Senior Java Web Developer & Tech Mentor

ITA Group; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ITA Group is seeking a Software Developer III to design and implement technical solutions for well-defined business problems within Horizon and related applications. You will work with the project team to deliver quality code, unit testing, and documentation, aligning with established development standards.

Responsibilities include architecting and coding web applications, estimating efforts, meeting timelines, mentoring peers, and troubleshooting production issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related major or an Associate’s degree with comparable work experience.
• Four to eight years of demonstrated knowledge of client server and/or web based applications.
• Four to eight years demonstrated knowledge of relational database concepts.
• Four to eight years experience supporting production systems in a production environment.
• Four to eight years experience working with the following technologies/tools/frameworks: Java (8+), Spring technologies, Relational databases such as MS SQL Server, Oracle, etc, Git Version Control.
• Ideally also: Kafka, ORM tools such as Jooq, Entity Framework or NHibernate, C#, Automated tests frameworks, MVC / MVP design patterns, Deployment automation such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef, Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub CICD.

Responsibilities

• Architect, code and test new web applications or enhance existing Horizon application components.
• Follow given project management framework principles to insure that enhancements are properly estimated terms of time, skills and resources required.
• All agreed commitments are accomplished according to set timelines and accepted criteria.
• Peer team members have a clear understanding of status, issues and the action plan needed to accomplish the goals and tasks of the project.
• Follow the standard coding practices to ensure consistent and efficient web site development.
• Support and troubleshoot existing web sites as required, with minimal supervision.
• Work with internal and external IT contacts to resolve data issues and offer cost-effective alternative solutions while meeting client requirements.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the core Horizon application components.
• Undertake assigned research, development and completion of internal projects.
• Train and mentor others in software development standards and practices.
• Increase personal knowledge of pertinent, leading technological issues by partaking in training initiatives offered and suggesting/requesting appropriate training as necessary.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of the hardware and software used in the company. Attend training as needed and request training from others with regard to any new technology being utilized.
• Further ITAGroup technology growth by providing input into current and future technology advances and ways to take advantage of them.
• Develop understanding how ITA Group’s technical platform supports company goals, take appropriate training courses when needed.

Skills

Java

Spring

SQL Server

Oracle

Git

Kafka

Jooq

EntityFramework

NHibernate

C#

CI/CD

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub CI/CD

MVC/MVP

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related major

Associate’s degree with comparable work experience

Tools

Java

Spring technologies

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Git

Job description

ITA Group is seeking a Software Developer III to design and implement technical solutions for well-defined business problems within Horizon and related applications. You will work with the project team to deliver quality code, unit testing, and documentation, aligning with established development standards.

Responsibilities include architecting and coding web applications, estimating efforts, meeting timelines, mentoring peers, and troubleshooting production issues.