Software Engineer

Role: Java Software Engineer

Job Type: Contract (Casual Contract/Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Sydney

Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to support the end-to-end management of applications at AAL, including new development, enhancements and maintenance, to ensure that it meets the customer's requirements and aligns with AAL architecture, methodologies and standards.

Key competences:

•Extensive experience in Java development (Spring/SpringBoot, J2EE), Web services (REST, JSON, SOAP, XML).

•Expert at persistance technologies (Hibernate/JPA).

•Understanding of Relational Database and SQL database tuning, transaction locking techniques and query optimisation.

•Some experience on web development (Angular, HTML, JavaScript, JSP).

•Experience in working on structured ‎‎(Iterative or Agile Scrum) SDLC process‎es.

•Strong level design skills in OO Design, UML, domain modelling etc.

•Experience in delivering software projects into production environments in Insurance or Financial Services organisations.

•Experience with end to end web application performance tuning including database layer.

•Familiariaty with cloud providers (AWS/Azure), containers, spring boot, and container platforms such as Kuberneties or OpenShift.

•Familiariaty with web application security concerns including OWASP top 10.

•Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.

•Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact and influence.

•Highly developed 'first principles' problem-solving skills, combined with a curious and creative mind-set.

Specific activities required:

•Drive the development of software that meets the functional and non-functional requirements of business users and taking into consideration future maintenance

requirements.

•Lead the development and review processes across a squad of 3-5 developers.

•Collaborate across squads to ensure software is being built and tested in a cohesive manner.

•Build new or enhance existing Java based applications on spring or springboot frameworks or legacy J2EE apps.

•Lead the design build and diagnose issues on REST and SOAP based services.

•Ensure security requirements are addressed incoperating JWT, O-Auth and API security patterns where required.

•Ensure code is tested in line with quality engineering and CI/CD practices.

•Understanding of web and browser mechanics and TCP-IP/HTTP traffic.

•Able to performance tune java systems through analysis of heap and garbage collection statistics.

•Able to openly and collabratively discuss business requirements to ensure fit for purpose solutiouns.

•Lead meetings with business users to gather/ validate requirements for the technology solution.

•Familiar with UML and able to ‘design’ software in an agile environemnt though use of collabrative tools/whiteboards/wiki pages etc.

•Mentor peers, provide technical advice and guide team members to ensure high quality cost effective development.

•Review and ensure that adequate supporting documentation is prepared for software code in line with AAL requirements and standards.

•Ensure that time and effort is logged in appropriate systems as required to support with accurate forecasting and allocation of work within the team.

•Proactively look to identify security and other risks in the software solution through thorough analysis and unit testing.

•Lead production support and maintenance activities for relevant applications and systems to ensure minimal disruption to business users.

•Identify opportunities to continually improve development practices that results in better efficiencies and end user experiences and drive the implementation of these.

•Key Stakeholders and Relationship

Internal

-Business users: Work closely with relevant business users to ensure that the solution is fit for purpose. Support business users with troubleshooting and solving incidents in production environments, as required.

-Program/Project Managers: Collaborate closely with Program & project Managers who represent the financial, functional and non-functional interests.

-Back-end IT teams: Work closely with relevant back-end IT teams such as DBAs, server administrators, security team, testing team to ensure that applications run smoothly, and or changes for development are made in accordance with desired outcomes.

External

-Consultants and service providers: Engage with external consultants to deliver projects as required.