Sr. Software Engineer Jobs

On behalf of our client, Affinity is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join our client in the Financial Services field.

Responsibilities:

• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis in support of incident and problem management. Recommended options to address identified issues.
• Evaluates priorities, design goals, risks, options, and compromises and recommends most suitable approach.
• Direct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Performs detailed technical design of proposed solutions.
• Develop, and maintain supporting documentation as required.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades for optimal performance of company workstations.
• Familiar with architectural patterns that contribute to the production of secure, reliable, manageable, and high-performance solutions.
• Evaluates relevant risks and determines mitigation strategies.
• Perform architectural modelling to assist in determining solution efficacy.
• Performs estimating, prioritizing, planning, and coordinating of work to reliably and consistently deliver according to plan.
• Identify requirements and manage the procurement process and vendor selection for new technologies.
• Develop and review software programs, code, and unit tests for new and existing applications and systems, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met.
• Gather statistics and prepare and write reports on the status of the programming process for discussion with management and/or team members.
• Provides ongoing system maintenance and monitoring to ensure adherence to SLAs.
• Participates in development, implementation, and maintenance of plans to ensure continuation of critical operations in the event of a disaster or interruption.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Development of web-based applications and API services
• Experience in AAA (authentication, authorization, access control) principles and the use of OpenID Connect, SAML, OAuth and related technologies
• Experience in micro services and distributed system architectures.
• Functional, unit, and shift-left testing principles and methodologies
• Architectural practices with specific emphasis on modelling and design
• Secure coding, design and related practices used to reduce the risk of unauthorized access and information disclosure
• Experience in automated software engineering concepts including CI/CD and related process used to streamline cycle time and improve product quality.
• 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer in a similar industry

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a full-service Information Technology services and staffing company. We believe recruiting is about creating long term relationships that foster a mutually beneficial partnership - an affinity. Bringing a new style of recruiting founded on five core principles: Transparency – Flexibility – Efficiency – Agility – Inclusivity.

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Job Number: 8712