Java Developer leading design and development on the Equity Plan Participant Platform team at Morgan Stanley, collaborating with architects and developers to deliver solutions.
Responsibilities
Collaborates with Systems Architects, Software Team Leads and other Software Developers to design, develop and deploy technical solutions
Analyses complex information, designs, develops and troubleshoots database applications
Reviews functional requirements and prepares and documents technical program, subsystem and system designs and solutions and their associated project task descriptions and effort estimates
Uses both industry-standards and company's existing systems architecture, design techniques and development standards and reviews new work with others to ensure it complies with industry and company standards
Documents technical requirements, program and subsystem designs, project task descriptions, effort estimates, and unit and integration tests
Performs new development, maintenance fixes and enhancements to meet business requirements
Assists other teams to troubleshoot application issues in production, quality assurance and other environments
Develops, reviews, refines, uses and documents plans for both automated and manual unit and integration tests and/or assures unit and integration tests are successfully completed prior to production
Tests programs for integration prior to production
Mentors other software developers and IT staff members
Documents resolutions to system problems
Documents design for system requirements
Requirements
6+ years of experience in Java
Bachelor’s degree (pref. Computer Science or related degree) or equivalent experience
Highly self-motivated, with the ability to complete tasks with minimal guidance, and to learn independently
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills in working in a cross-functional team comprised of Product Analysts, QA, UAT, Development and PMO members
Ability to juggle tasks and priorities to meet rapidly changing deadlines
Must work with System Architects to review/approve program and subsystem designs
Java Data Structures & Algorithms
Spring Framework
JDBC and JPA/Hibernate
Advanced Java Concepts
API/API Design
Proficiency in UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Windows distributed computing
Java IDE (preferably IntelliJ IDEA)
Relational DB principles using Structured Query Language (SQL), (preferably Oracle)
Agile/Scrum methodologies
Message Queues/Kafka (nice to have)
Benefits
Comprehensive employee benefits and perks
Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work
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