Java Software Engineer- W2 - eTek IT Services, Inc.

Required Skills

• Java + Spring Boot • React OR Angular experience - either is fine • Kafka experience - moving towards this, would be open to RabbitMQ as well • Openshift or any public cloud experience

As a Sr Engineer you will be considered a technical expert in one or more phases of application and/or systems engineering. This includes providing design recommendations based on long-term IT organization strategy and expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business. You will determine specifications, plan, design, and develop business critical software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes - either individually or in concert with product team.

- Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, designers, and stakeholders across the company to deliver high-quality products and services that meet the needs and expectations of our users and partners.

- Learn from and contribute to a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement that fosters personal and professional growth.

- Be part of a mission-driven organization that values diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility.

At Thrivent, we are focused on a digital transformation that will deliver modern, innovative experiences for our clients, financial advisors, and employees. We are investing in data and technology, using DevOps practices, and building an engineering culture of empowered technical experts. Our technologists are involved in work that includes cloud native development, digital architecture and integration, and automation.

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Job Description

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DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES:&

Designing Solutions

Apply technical knowledge to drive outcomes for customers.&

Ability to work and problem solve independently on initiatives that align to the broader software engineering strategy.

Developing Software

Member of team that can work independently, as well as collaboratively with team, in developing core software for the product that delivers outcomes.

Consistent and dependable in delivering core software that delivers outcomes and meets/exceeds the team’s expectations for stability, scalability, resilience, etc.

Learning and Applying New Techniques

Shares new ideas and techniques with team; Encourages junior engineers to invest in learning as a part of their job.

Collaborating within the Team

Participate in team’s collaboration sessions to provide technical expertise to solve a problem/remove technical roadblocks for the team.

Participate in product planning and implementation. Helps team to understand and decompose work.

Defining Engineering Standards and Patterns

Contribute to develop engineering practices, templates, and frameworks in collaboration with the team.

DevOps

Continuously assessing technology to build more stable, scalable, and resilient software, using data to measure progress

Promote and expand on the use of the CI/CD pipeline to improve the deployment and build process.

Participates in the team support rotation and provides expert knowledge on focus subsystems.

Selecting Managing Technology Vendors

Contribute to define the selection criteria for selecting the right technology vendors.

Participate in proof of concept / technology along with the vendor.

Coaching Engineers

Provide guidance to junior engineers to help them learn foundational software engineering skills.

Provide technical expertise and help the team to solve technical/software issues.

Provide trainings to the junior developers and groom them.

Provide domain expertise on software products in their area to junior engineers to help them learn/grow their skills and contribute as part of the team.

Building Talent

Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.& ?

Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.& Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.& &

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QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS:& &

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience

& 7+ years of experience in engineering environments, taking abstract concepts and ideas, and formulating a detailed software engineering plan to deliver.

Sound knowledge of industry standard Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices&

Sound knowledge of version and revision control practices and procedures& &

Sound knowledge of systems design concepts that provide security and stability.& &

Expertise in JAVA, REST, SOAP, Kafka

Expertise in SpringBoot, Spring Integration

Expertise in debugging code and/or complex log files for troubleshooting and analysis of product defects&

Expertise querying databases for complex data lookup/update&

Perform code reviews with associate team members.

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Financial Services industry experience&

GitHub

Playwright Test Automation

Mainframe knowledge a plus

Coach / mentor other team members as appropriate&

We exist to help people achieve financial clarity. At Thrivent, we believe money is a tool, not a goal. Driven by a higher purpose at our core, we are committed to providing financial advice, investments, insurance, banking, and generosity programs to help people make the most of all they’ve been given.&

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At our heart, we are a membership-owned fraternal organization, as well as a holistic financial services organization, dedicated to serving the unique needs of our clients. We focus on their goals and priorities, guiding them toward financial choices that will help them live the life they want today—and tomorrow.