FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
If you are a passionate and qualified Lead eCommerce Java Developer with web application development experience in a Java/J2EE environment, please read on!
We are looking for exceptional talent to join a Fortune 500 company! Apply today!
Emerald Resource Group is the ultimate destination for IT Professionals at every stage of their careers.

We are currently assisting a top employer recruit for Lead eCommerce Java Developer in Cleveland , OH.
Our client is a global leader offering industry-leading innovation, value-added service and expertise and is committed to people, quality, growth and performance.

**Candidate must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future.**
WHAT'S COOL ABOUT THIS POSITION:
You will join a culture that values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. Share your strengths, show what you can do, feel free to innovate, grow and discover!

You will thrive in a workplace where you will have the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive the company forward.
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
As the Lead eCommerce Java Developer , you will be responsible for providing technical consulting to management, business users, and technical associates and you will work closely with other developers as a mentor. You are expected to be a consistently reliable technical professional that can handle all job responsibilities autonomously while executing at the highest level. The primary purpose of the position is to act as a technical resource in designing, developing, and providing support for our eCommerce applications. This role will be an integral part of a development team responsible for the technical aspects of eCommerce-related strategic initiatives. You will also work with engineers and architects to lead continuous improvement initiatives.
WHY MAKE THE SWITCH:

• Competitive Salary, with increases based on performance.
• Freedom to make decisions about what we should do and how, and the ability to influence your ideas on projects.
• Collaborative and embracing culture, committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace.
• Comprehensive healthcare plan that includes health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Paid Holidays.
• Plan for your future with our 401k matching program.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Planning:

• Work with business and IT teams to plan new features, gather requirements, and provide solutions.
• Acquire and interpret business requirements, create functional specifications, and determine the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Ability to work with new technologies while showing drive, versatility, adaptability, and creative thinking.
• Help foster a culture of innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Acquire and interpret business requirements, creates a functional specification, and determine the most efficient/appropriate technologies.
• Work with users to review standards in determining the best design to meet project requirements.
• Responsible for leading implementation of approved architecture design.
• Submit and review technical and process improvement recommendations as a member of the technical leadership team.

Acquisition & Deployment:

• Perform complex programming assignments requiring an advanced aptitude for established programming standards, methods, and best practices.
• Lead team in designing application and database components for new features.
• Perform analysis of business models, logical specifications, and/or customer requirements to design and build Internet solutions utilizing multiple technologies.
• Mitigate significant risks associated with projects, which have high technical complexity and/or involve significant challenges to the business.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure shared use of standard tools and processes.

Operational Management:

• Maintain and modify applications; make approved changes by amending application documentation, developing detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
• Provide support for critical application problems and issues.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the discovery and investigation of critical production problems as required.
• Collaborate with business domain experts to analyze and assess existing business-critical functions.
• Lead in the definition, gathering, development, and documentation of business and/or technical requirements, objectives, deliverables, design specifications, and project plans.
• Lead in requirements gathering and design responsibilities. The ability to create documentation such as technical requirements and high-level design for smaller portions of the system will be needed.
• Collaborate with other developers, programmers, and designers in conceptualizing and developing of new software programs and applications.
• Participate in software design reviews and code reviews.
• Assist in the diagnosis and correction of system issues and software bugs.

Incidental Functions:

• Conduct research into new technologies, including tools, components, and frameworks.
• Train and knowledge share with development teams.
• Mentor and coach other developers and/or Professional Apprentices.
• Project and task management and reporting as necessary.
• Make presentations to management, clients, and peer groups as requested.
• Provide off-hour support for critical application problems and issues.
• Analyze the performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with clients and approval of supervisor.
• Assist with other projects as may be required to contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the work.
• Participate in hiring activities and fulfilling affirmative action obligations and ensure compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
• Minimal travel is required
• Work outside the standard office 7.5-hour workday may be required.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.
• 8 years IT experience.
• 6 years of web application development experience in a Java/J2EE environment, including Java Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP).
• 6 years of object-oriented analysis and design.
• Experience working with customers to build and formulate business requirements.
• Experience working on all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience with the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern.
• Experience with SOAP and/or RESTful web services.
• Experience creating and consuming APIs
• Experience with a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Experience with version control systems such as git, mercurial, or subversion.
• Experience with command-line tools.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience with microservices.
• Experience with HCL Commerce or IBM Websphere Commerce platforms.
• Experience with the Spring or Spring Boot framework.
• Experience with virtual machines and containerization.
• Experience with unit tests and automated testing.
• Experience with automated build scripts (such as Gradle, Ant, Maven).
• Experience with continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD).

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
• Strong systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.
• Willingness and ability to train and teach others.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Advanced analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong ability to translate an idea or need into a completed solution or work product.
• Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity.

SALARY:

• Up to $145,000

Our clients is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, our client requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.
INTERESTED BUT NOT SURE?
We know the confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you! For any follow up questions email your Recruiter MARK KRUSINSKI JR directly at markjr@emeraldresourcegroup.com or call at 440-627-6920.
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