Application System Engineer (Java, XSLT, Datapower)

Unclassified - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Senior

Phoenix, AZ

About the position

The position is for a senior technical developer specializing in integration solutions on the LendingGrid middleware platform, which supports over 200 business services and handles more than 2 billion annual transactions. The role involves leading integration projects, designing complex technical solutions, and managing the software development life cycle across various environments. The candidate will act as a key technical resource, providing hands-on analysis, design, and development expertise, particularly with IBM Datapower appliances.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration projects using multiple architectural styles on the Lending Grid platform using SOAP/WSDL, REST, and EDA.
• Design and document complex technical integration solutions.
• Develop and implement complex solutions.
• Manage Software Development Life Cycle of solutions through multiple non-production and production environments, including automation of deployments.
• Provide support for Level 1 and Level 2 teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years application development and implementation experience.
• Experience and technical knowledge of web services, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Enterprise Service Buses (ESB).
• Experienced WebSphere Datapower XI-52 solution developer.
• Expertise in XML, XSLT, and XPATH.
• Experience using and writing various scripting languages (Unix shell, Python, Ant, etc.).
• Working knowledge of SOMA, SOAP, REST/ROA interfaces.
• At least 4 years of Web Services architecture, design, development, and integration skills on a Java/J2EE platform.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with an excellent understanding of system development methodologies, techniques, and tools.
• Very strong soft skills (written/oral communication, customer service, team player, self-starter, proactive, problem solver, work independently without a lot of direction).

Nice-to-haves

• Familiar with general security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signatures), PKI concepts, and SSL.
• DataPower troubleshooting, services instrumentation, monitoring, and logging.
• Experience with various tools including SoapUI and JMeter.
• Experience with version control systems such as CVS and SVN.
• Experience with developing messaging solutions using IBM WebSphere MQ.
• Experience opening PMR and trouble tickets to IBM.
• Experience with performance testing/monitoring and tuning.