Java Architect

Job Title: Java Architect- DevOps Skills and API

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Type of Hiring: Permanent (3 days a week in office. 2 days remote.)

Language: French- Good to have and English Advanced

Note: We are looking for EU/Swiss Citizens only

Job Description:

Must have:

• Substantial experience with the Java language, the JVM and related Java technologies, features and constraints.
• Substantial experience with REST APIs (including REST API design, versioning and maintenance) and good knowledge of networking.
• Practical experience with build pipelines, Java application delivery and deployment to Linux or Kubernetes.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in French and/or English.
• Master’s degree in technology or equivalent.
• Residency in Switzerland from the start of the mission.
• In-depth software engineering knowledge and expertise; development, maintenance and software improvement
• Firm belief in automation, infrastructure as code (eg: Puppet) and XaaS.
• Open-mindedness and team spirit. Ability to work independently, excellent organizational skills and keen attention to detail.

Would be a plus:

• Knowledge of the Spring framework
• Experience with TLS/SSL, certificates and encryption in general
• Experience with network security and firewalls
• Some knowledge of containers and orchestrators (eg: Docker and Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in other programming languages : Python, Bash scripting, SQL DBs (MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle) or NoSQL (MongoDB, ElasticSearch)
• Interest in finance; good financial knowledge would be an advantage.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

"Technical Architect"

• Creating, modularizing and continuously improving our PAS B2B applications & APIs, from guidelines established with Solution Architects.
• Collaborating with software engineers to implement said applications & APIs.
• Promoting code out of our software factory to production, pushing for maximum automation but without making any compromises on the quality of the delivered solution.
• Collaborating with DevOps for setting up state-of-the-art analytics and monitoring capabilities, providing both prescriptive and predictive insights.
• Collaborating with DevOps for designing and writing code for infrastructure, quality assurance, configuration or security components.
• Diagnosing production issues, performing root-cause analysis and working with all members of the cross-functional team to propose solutions.
• Providing continuous guidance to software engineers around operational challenges, such as reliability and manageability, making sure that software implementations are production-proof.
• Promoting data-driven decision-making and identifying the metrics that matter.

Training

• EPFL or equivalent.