State Street Global Advisors - Senior Software Developer-AVP - State Street

State Street Global Advisors is looking for an application developer with Masters or Bachelors in Computer Science, for our Next-Gen Reporting Platform Team, a part of Application Technology Solutions. This is a hands-on development position for a candidate with proven record of software development and execution excellence.

The candidate must have excellent development and problem-solving skills, someone with creativity and self-motivation to deliver on mission critical projects with tight timelines and competing priorities.

What you will be responsible for

• Development, maintenance and support for APIs/microservices, Web-based user interfaces, scheduled and event driven jobs and application integration.

• Leveraging Java, Spring Boot, SQL and shell scripting as core programming languages and frameworks for development.

• Development of new and migration of existing on-prem applications to AWS.

• Implementing containerized solutions using Docker and deployments on container orchestrators such as AWS ECS/EKS.

• Working with CICD tools for application builds, code scans, deployments and Infrastructure As Code (IaaS) on AWS.

• Participating in technical design, application build, configuration, unit testing, and production deployment.

• Providing technical expertise and ownership in the diagnosis and resolution of issues, including the determination and provision of workaround solution or escalation to service owners.

• Working with Technical Team Lead, Developers, BSA, QA and DevOps engineers in agile framework.

• Acting in accordance with Risk Excellence and role model Ethical behavior and decision making as part of our Way Ahead foundation.

What we value

• Must be conceptually strong in cloud computing and some hands-on experience with cloud native application development, preferably on AWS.

• Hands on experience in designing, developing and deploying complex applications.

• Familiarity with AWS services, such has EC2, S3, Lambda, VPCs, Load balancing, ECS/EKS, networking,  health monitoring and troubleshooting using tools like Kibana and Grafana.

• Knowledge of Cloud Security in AWS, specifically IAM Roles & Polices, Security Groups and Encryption keys.

• Knowledge of building systems using modern, scalable, resilient, cloud native architectures (Containers, Serverless, etc.).

• Hands on experience in application development using Java, JEE, REST API, Web Services, Microservices.

• Experience working with event driven architectures and messaging services such as SQS, SNS, Kafka etc.

• Hands on experience with SQL and databases such as PostGreSQL, Oracle etc.

• Experience with event based, micro-batch and batched high volume and high velocity transaction and data processing system.

• Experience with some data streaming technology is a plus.

• Proficiency with CI/CD tools and DevOps.

• Ability to work in an on-shore/off-shore model working with development teams across continents

• Finding opportunities to innovate and take thoughtful risks in order to get things done better and faster.

• Effective in an agile environment and deliver value incrementally, particularly when prioritizing against external dependencies.

• Strong, proven technical skills, with a track record of successfully building complex systems.

• Passionate for learning new skills and capabilities.

• A certification in AWS is a plus.

Education & Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Masters with 1+ years or Bachelors with 2+ years of experience in Information Technology.

• Experience working on enterprise application design and development.

• Experience in agile delivery & adhering to SDLC processes is required.

• Strong team ethics and team player.

• Strong communication (verbal and written) both internally and with vendors.

• Focus and desire to deliver high quality services.

• Ability to work in a high pressured and time sensitive environment.