Associate Architect(Java, ELK)

Position Description:

• We are in search of a dynamic and motivated Associate Architect to join our team. As an Associate Architect your responsibilities encompass the entire software development life cycle, from design and coding to maintenance and deployment.
• The successful candidate will be a self-starter, highly motivated and possess the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• As the successful individual grows, there will be opportunity to add further responsibility and ownership, focused on driving innovation and products to meet the demands and needs of the industry.
• This role will be focused initially on remotely deploying our web applications to customer networks and maintaining them. Training will be provided.

Position Requirements

• Design and develop secure desktop and web applications for real time systems.
• Create applications using coding best practices and internal ePS coding guidelines.
• Strong project time management and prioritization skills.
• Communicate questions, concerns, status and provide recommendations to managers.
• Ability to estimate projects accurately, build project schedules based on level of effort, communicate deliverables, document updates and stay on schedule.
• Liaise with key business and technology teams (understanding our business and marketing goals) to ensure stylized, integrated and aligned solutions are created.
• Unit testing and documentation.
• Help maintain code quality by being part of regular code reviews.
• Regular visits to customer sites for software testing, deployment and upgrades.
• Ensure you and the team are always working in a safe manner, adhering to the customers and ePS H&S rules and Risk Assessments.

Skills:

• 8+ years experience of web applications development.
• Experience of Java, Spring, RabbitMQ, Nginx.
• Experience of ELK stack is must.
• Experience in building distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of developing applications using latest web standards including security.
• Experience of configuring and deploying applications on Webservers including Tomcat.
• Experience of writing applications in Angular or similar JavaScript framework.
• Experience of backend database development and creating reports using TSQL.
• Experience of deploying web applications using Docker would be an advantage.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline, automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Familiarity of working within a scrum/agile team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with customers.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet project deadlines.

Requirements:

• Willingness to travel. This role involves traveling to sites, sometimes on weekends. These trips can vary between one day site visits up to two weeks installations. Extra pay and expenses are provided.
• A clean driving license.
• A valid passport.

At ePS, we are a global team that solves unique business challenges for our customers worldwide. We believe in and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where our rich diversity fuels continuous innovation and success, valuing everyone's expertise and unique perspective. Our commitment to our customers and to an inclusive culture will be evidenced through our actions, outcomes, and the quality of our products and services.

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