Associate Director – App Dev

Key Responsibilities

• Monitors development work to make sure resulting software meets established goals.
• Manages the identification of business needs, conducts requirements gathering, and defines scope and objectives for the information technology (IT) systems.
• Advises the development and implementation of new products, processes and operational plans.
• Manages the configuration, customization, diagnosis and enhancements of operating systems software.
• Oversees training of users within the organization on new.
• Manages performance of the direct reports through regular, timely feedback as well as the formal performance review process to ensure delivery of software development projects and engagement, motivation and development of the team.
• Works with functional leadership teams to ensure that the transition to new programs and implemented solutions is smooth and effective.
• Design and development using JAVA , J2EE, MicroServices, Spring Boot, Mulesoft technologies AWS & Devops.
• Identify and manage dependencies on impacts of downstream applications and components to minimize adverse effects on other projects and / or programs.
• Understands how to optimize joint development efforts through appropriate project design, database use, code creation, and software architecture Lead design sessions within the development team.
• Identify opportunities for system reuse and system simplification
• Develops design specifications in compliance with IT Architecture, resolves user issues and provide recommendations as appropriate

Qualification & Requirements

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated and strong experience with Java Development (1.8 and above), Spring Boot, ability to design API and RESTful services and an understanding of transactions
• Strong experience writing Microservices using Java 1.8 and above.
• Good Experience in Behavior Driven Design (Cucumber, Gherkin).
• Data design experience in application, noSQL, familiarity with modern technology and architecture (cloud, virtualization, object stores, etc.), and experience with SDLC tools and agile development methodology
• Experience with Angular JS preferred.
• Experience with spring cloud , swagger and devOps tools preferred
• Experience in Domain Driven Design preferred.
• Experience with Mulesoft preferred.
• Experience in SAFe Agile methodology preferred.
• Experience in building presentation layers using Front-end technologies
• Good problem solving skills and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to lead technology initiatives, develop reports, dashboards, and processes to continuously monitor data quality and integrity, an ability to interpret system / business requirements and prepare specification and design document.

Related Skills

Collaboration, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Data-Driven Business Intelligence, Data Engineering/Analytics, Data Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Problem Solving, Programming, Resourcefulness, Statistics, Story Telling

Benefits

Retirement benefits

• Retirement Plan – Build wealth for your retirement with company contributions ranging from 5 to 12.5 percent of your eligible earnings based on your age.
• 401(k) plan – Maximize your savings with a 3 percent match on your before or after-tax contributions.
• Retirement Healthcare Savings Plan – We’ll help you save for future healthcare expenses with a $750 company match.

Health and wellbeing

• You get choice and flexibility, from our health plan options with different levels of cost sharing and an option that includes company contributions to your Health Savings Account.  Whether you need family planning benefits, mental health support,  or high-quality specialized surgical networks, we have programs to help meet your needs. In addition to dental, vision, life insurance and disability coverage, you can also earn rewards for participating in wellness programs.

Work life benefits

• Our family support program includes programs like adoption and surrogacy assistance, homework ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​assistance, and even back-up child/elder care.
• Education is essential to your success so we offer associates a generous tuition reimbursement program. You and your family members can participate in discounted degree programs with various partner universities and college admissions coaching.
• We also offer valuable money-saving and protection programs like corporate discounts and group voluntary plans such as accident insurance, auto/home insurance, identity theft protection, critical illness insurance and legal assistance.
• Giving you the ability to re-charge, reconnect and balance your priorities, we offer industry leading time away programs including 8 weeks of caregiver leave, 16 weeks of parental leave, paid holidays and generous time off plans.

Below is a sampling of what we’ve done in some of our larger offices such as New York and Charlotte. While all amenities won’t be the same across all of our locations, we are working hard to create offices that are technologically advanced with hybrid work options to make working easier.

• Food halls
• Dining Areas
• Outdoor and Rooftop Lounges
• Fitness Centers
• Pharmacy
• Mother’s Rooms
• Game Areas
• Golf Simulator