Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Software Designer/Implementer (Oracle/J2EE) (multiple positions available) based in Okemos, MI. The primary duty of the Senior Software Designer/Implementer (Oracle/J2EE) is to lead/contribute to the analysis and design speci?cations, and perform programming and testing of system components (WebLogic, Java, .Net, etc.). This position provides technical direction and support to users, peers and other domain/feature team members ensuring standards are followed and participate in collaboration across ISS and the Business. Specific duties include: 1) Participate in the analysis, design, and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of application components. Facilitate the creation and maintenance of analysis and design models. 2) Contribute to implementation modeling including definition of distribution of system across physical nodes, definition of run-time architecture, concurrency requirements, inter-process communication mechanisms, and process lifecycles. 3) Participate in software design and programming reviews and can articulate design and enterprise programming standards and guidelines and promote adherence to standards. Mentor team members on story card refinement and code craft. 4) Advocate development best practices and code quality within their team and in Communities of Practice. 5) Facilitate adherence to deployment activities, automated testing practices, and development of secure coding practices, and employing application security testing methodologies (SAST & DAST) as defined by the enterprise coding standards. 6) Assist the Lead SDI with issue resolution, scalability metrics, integration issues, and response to critical production issues via conference call as required. 7) Maintain knowledge of business requirements. 8) Assist with interviewing, training, developing, and evaluating staff to meet corporate goals and objectives. 9) Apply a thorough understanding of the Java collections framework, comprehensive knowledge of Web and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) container models, J2EE transactional control, as well as knowledge of multiple J2EE persistence strategies: Data Access Object (DAO), Object-to-Relational (O/R) mapping, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), and transaction demarcation. 10) Employ iterative software development practices, recent Oracle SQL, Object-oriented, Service-oriented, and Microservices design, including knowledge of data transfer objects and associated design patterns. Tools and technologies utilized by the Senior Software Designer/Implementer (Oracle/J2EE) include: web technologies JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, XML, JSON, Rest and SOAP services for building single page applications; Java and J2EE development skills including recent experience with application and web servers like WebLogic, WildFly and Tomcat; Docker, Kubernetes, Bootstrap, Elastic, Kibana, and Logstash (ELK stack); Public and Private cloud deployment; Continuous Integration (CI/CD) practices; DevOps pipelines and the ability to work in a DevOps culture; application code scanning tools like Fortify and Rapid7. Position is a hybrid position with an in-office requirement. Worker must live within a commutable distance of Okemos, MI and be able to work in-office as required.
This position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology Management, Engineering, or related field plus five (5) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in a software applications design and programming position. In the alternative, this position requires a Master’s degree or equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology Management, Engineering, or related field plus three (3) years of experience in a software applications design and programming position. Must also have three (3) years of experience, which may be concurrent, with each of the following: 1) Contributing to implementation modeling including definition of distribution of system across physical nodes, definition of run-time architecture, concurrency requirements, inter-process communication mechanisms, and process lifecycles. 2) Facilitating adherence to deployment activities, automated testing practices, and development of secure coding practices, and employing application security testing methodologies (SAST & DAST) as defined by the enterprise coding standards. 3) Applying a thorough understanding of the Java collections framework, comprehensive knowledge of Web and Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) container models, J2EE transactional control, as well as knowledge of multiple J2EE persistence strategies: Data Access Object (DAO), Object-to-Relational (O/R) mapping, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), and transaction demarcation. 4) Employing iterative software development practices, recent Oracle SQL, Object-oriented, Service-oriented, and Microservices design, including knowledge of data transfer objects and associated design patterns. 5) Utilizing web technologies JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, XML, JSON, Rest and SOAP services for building single page applications; Java and J2EE development skills including recent experience with application and web servers like WebLogic, WildFly and Tomcat; Docker, Kubernetes, Bootstrap, Elastic, Kibana, and Logstash (ELK stack); Public and Private cloud deployment; Continuous Integration (CI/CD) practices; DevOps pipelines and the ability to work in a DevOps culture; application code scanning tools like Fortify and Rapid7. All experience may have been gained concurrently. Position is a hybrid position with an in-office requirement. Worker must live within a commutable distance of Okemos, MI and be able to work in-office as required. Salary: $104,062/year. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please apply online at www.deltadentalmi.com/careers.
