The Software Engineer role is a key technical role responsible for influencing the design of and executing the implementation of the core systems in the WebOps ecosystem, including the core business web application, the REST integration layer, and the SOAP-based mobile web services. The successful applicant will be involved in maintenance and new feature design and development as well as preparing and implementing optimizations, improvements, upgrades, and adaptations within the existing platform. This role demands a hands-on independent approach, with the ability to understand architecture direction and to deliver stories without daily oversight. He/she will work closely with the lead engineers and technology architects to understand the business need, design and develop solutions to the software platforms, and create/update documentation of the technologies being developed. The incumbent is a technologist who is passionate about technology and uses this inquisitive nature to anticipate and test IT industry technologies and future directions and brings the results of that passion to benefit his/her software delivery, but also knows older patterns and implementations. Requirements * 5+ years of experience in a senior software development role, with a focus on web application, REST API, and SOAP XML web service technologies, within an agile environment. * Proven experience with building robust, reliable, and scaleable monolithic web applications as well as with REST, SOAP, and MQ integration technologies. * Strong experience with languages such as Java 8 (Spring Boot a plus) and SQL (SQL Server). * Expertise with both newer and older design patterns and tools, particularly Struts, Tiles, JSP, JSTL, Hibernate XML mappings, Java 8/11, and Linux Application Servers. * Strong capabilities within SQL, with the ability to design and optimize performant and reliable data persistence solutions * Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, with a focus on cloud-native solutions. * Experience in evaluating and preparing for the optimization of monolithic and/or legacy implementations to provide better performance, scale, and reduced tech debt. * Experience building security into the code side of the tech stack. * Excellent problem-solving abilities, logical thinking, and leadership (by influence and example) skills. Responsibilities * Develop robust, testable solutions. * Collaborate with architects, other developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to prioritize new features, tech debt remediation, updates, and optimizations. * Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and security practices. * Identify opportunities for improvement in current technology and that of individual systems. Avoids the creation of tech debt, identifies tech debt quickly, and prioritizes the swift remediation of technical debt. * Participate in code reviews and other activities to ensure code quality and performance * Maintain DevSecOps scripts (build, test, deploy) and help implement automated testing and deployment