Software Engineer

This is a remote role.

Needs to be able to work Eastern Standard Hours starting hours between 7 : 00 AM - 9 : 00AM ending 8 hours later.

Monday - Friday - After hours and weekends for support and monitoring production releases.

Desired Start Date : 12 / 3 / 2025

Duration :

3 Months-temp to perm if the right fit

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting complex problems and providing solutions to overcome those problems using the latest technologies.

Collaborate internally and across departments with peers to deliver products / solutions that align to Fergusons strategic vision.

End-to-end ownership of solutions, ensure accuracy and completeness of solution by having recurring check points / audit loops with technical implementation teams.

Provide technical leadership on complex projects and as needed will be an escalation point on production outages.

Complete design and code reviews.

Review team practices to identify areas of improvement.

Work with vendors to resolve 3rd Level support issues.

Skills Required / Desired

The ideal candidate will need to have excellent technical skills and experience to include the following :

Java

Spring

Expert level experience developing REST style services that deliver responses in both JSON and XML.

MongoDB / Relational DB

Familiarity with IntelliJ, Eclipse, Maven, BitBucket & GIT / GitHub.

Experience with Azure Kubernetes service and hybrid cloud.

Linux and bash scripting

Agile exposure to SCRUM and Kanban, with a focus on JIRA for board management.

Solid understanding of IT infrastructure components (hardware, software, network, operating systems, storage) and Cloud platforms components (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS).

Good knowledge of IT disciplines, e.g., software applications and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance, systems management, etc.

Strong knowledge of application development lifecycles, to include waterfall and agile methodologies and understanding of CI / CD pipelines.

Foundational knowledge of Microsoft Azure.

Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to details.

Must be collaborative in decisions making and facilitate working to consensus to gain agreement when proposing solutions or taking ownership.

Ability to create technical design documents with presentations using Microsoft Visio and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Ability to work in a virtual team environment.

Prior Experience

A bachelors degree in a Computer-related or Business-related field or relevant work experience is typically required to perform at expectation.

At a minimum 5 years of professional IT experience, with at least 3 years of hands-on implementation experience leading high-stake and complex IT projects.

Expert level experience developing JAVA services in an enterprise environment.

Other Skills and Qualities

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position :

Problem solving a creative, analytical mind able to review large quantities of data and quickly bring solutions to life.

Interpersonal skillsthe individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things.

Oral communicationthe individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.

Written communicationthe individual edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and can read and interpret written information.

Planning / organizingthe individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.

Quality controlthe individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Adaptabilitythe individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands, and can deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

Dependabilitythe individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance