Software Engineer

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Software Engineer in Westlake, TX.

Key Tasks:

• Champion the effort to create and maintain high quality service documentation
• Write concise and clear technical specifications based on analysis of complex business requirements
• Coordinate multiple development work streams through integration and ensure architecture is scalable and extensible
• Define, maintain and support development environment while adopting industry best practices and tools
• Ensures code reviews, unit testing and integration testing is completed efficiently and effectively
• Help coordinate the delivery of technical components across internal/external technical teams
• Work closely with business partners and management team in evaluating current systems and making decisions on future development
• Provide technical leadership to more junior team members of the team

• 5-8 years of hands-on software development and Oracle experience
• 6+ years of Java EE development experience
• A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment while meeting deliverables
• Curiosity to stay abreast with new and emerging technologies and concepts and to find ways to apply those to business problems
• Experience with Agile development methodologies such as SCRUM, Extreme Programming, TDD, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communications, must be able to actively engage other team members
• Expert-level knowledge of writing complex SQL queries using Oracle
• Expert-level hands-on experience with Oracle PL/SQL (Stored Procedures, Functions, packages, triggers)
• Experience with performance tuning queries and stored procedures to handle large volumes of data
• Working experience using GitHUB for Source Code Management (SCM) in a Data Engineering Practice
• Investment/financial services experience is highly desired preferably within the equity compensation space

Technical:

• DevOps concepts governing SCM, continuous integration, monitoring, and deployment processes
• Docker containerization and AWS cloud deployment and application management via the AWS console
• Understanding of and experience with Microservices Architecture concepts and emerging patterns such as APIs, JAX-RS, REST/JSON
• Application development using Java EE, Spring framework
• Relational databases like DB2 or Oracle as well as no-SQL databases
• Familiarity with infrastructure technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Kafka, MSSQL, DataDog)
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, UDeploy), containerization (Docker), and version control (GIT, GitHub, gitflow)
• Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS or Azure (preferred)
• Client-side unit testing frameworks and test runners

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.