Java/AWS Engineer (Arizona)

Sr. Software Engineer - Java/AWS (Contract)Location: Scottsdale, AZ (HYBRID)Status: US Citizen/GCH onlyPosition: $70/hr - $80/hr W2MUST ALREADY RESIDE IN ARIZONA FOR HYBRID WORK SCHEDULEUS CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD HOLDER ONLYOverall PurposeThis position designs, develops, tests and maintains software product applications.Essential FunctionsDesign, develop, document, test, and debug new and existing software systems and applications.Serve as technical expert on development projects.Drives full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements.Support, maintain, and document software functionality.Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.Drive software design meetings and analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.Complies with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.Desired SkillsAutomationAbility to use Unix/Linux command line programs and create/edit scripts.Able to analyze results of automated deployment scripts and make modifications.DesignAble to prepare detailed design documents from requirements.Familiar with Reporting tools such as Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports, BIRT, etc.General understanding of software environments and network topologies.Able to demonstrate OOA/OOD skills.Demonstrable understanding of distributed, component-based architectureWorking knowledge of networking and/or telecommunications protocolsA solid understanding of event driven / asynchronous programming and multi-threadingDemonstrable technical design skills (UML experience a plus)Familiar with TDD/BDD.Familiar with SOA framework, web services, etc.CodingCommon Developer Skills- Competent (5+ years) Java or C# or C++ or Objective-C language programming skills.- Competent with SQL or PL/SQL and relational database concepts.- Experience with source code control systems.- Experience with secure programming techniques is highly desirable- Able to perform code reviews to ensure the code meets the acceptance criteria.TestingAble to maintain test scripts as needed.Prepares test strategy, test plan, test cases, and test summary documents.Experience with automated functional software testing frameworks, such as Cucumber, Selenium, etc.Performs unit, functional, load, user interface, performance, regression and system integration testing on new code or modified code prior to production releases.Produce and report project test metrics.Possess advanced knowledge of QA/QC techniques; preferred certificationsAssists with new staff on testing techniques and test methodologiesSupportResponsible for responding to situations in a timely manner, and meeting predetermined deadlinesAbility to support/maintain existing products and add new features as requested by customers.Central point of contact for support of UAT/production applications as neededKeen troubleshooting skills across tiers/domainsAbility to work on multiple projectsCollaborationAgile/Lean methodologies experienceSolid understanding of an iterative software development processAble to guide the team to produce estimates for all project activities and tasks.Responsible for eliciting user and functional requirements and ensuring they are consistent and completeMentor and monitor Software Engineers in the technical aspects of their assignments.ExperienceEducation and experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and/or 5 or more years of related industry experience.Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Rest APIsExperience with AWS Cloud\"We are GTN – The Go To Network\"