Sr. Software Engineer Java/J2EE

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StoneRiver Group is a holding company that owns several insurance services businesses, including StoneRiver National Flood Services, StoneRiver Insurance Solutions, StoneRiver RegEd, Emerald Connect, StoneRiver Pharmacy Solutions and Progressive Medical. The businesses are operated as separate companies with independent management teams. The StoneRiver Group affiliated companies are committed to being the provider of choice for the Life/Annuity, P&C/Workers Comp and Reinsurance markets. Hundreds of insurance carriers, as well as thousands of agents, brokers, and dealers, and tens of thousands of pharmacies rely on us. Through innovative solutions, flexible services offerings, and strategic sourcing options, we provide the agility to remain competitive in the changing insurance landscape today and tomorrow.


Position Summary:
Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software using StoneRiver coding practices and methods. Code will be written to accurately reflect written specifications supplied as part of each software project. Senior Software Engineer will work as a resource to deliver critically important and or high impact items. They will work directly with many different teams including Product Management, Quality Assurance, and Professional Services. Will also play a major role in code review, and eventually grow their experience to the point of being an expert resource for deep knowledge of an area of the system. Reports to the development manager.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
Act as Technical Lead for the analysis and design for software subsystems
Provides accurate estimates for analysis, design and development activities for subsystems
Have good understanding of the requirements in the area of functionality being developed
Develop technical documentation for subsystem in accordance with defined software architecture and applicable project design standards
Work with Business Architect in collaboration sessions to capture business requirements in the form of Use Cases
Autonomously code software from technical documentation
Code and execute unit tests
Update technical documentation and unit tests when making software changes
Debug code, make and test code fixes
Adhere to defined coding standards and other defined quality standards
Review code and design from other team members and provide constructive feedback
Adhere to project development processes including documentation, defect tracking, software configuration management, status reporting and Quality Assurance processes
Participate in and contribute to software architectural design discussions
Resource Management:
People Management: N/A
Fiscal Management: N/A
Property Management: N/A
Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License, Training:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science and/or related field; related work experience can be substituted for educational requirement
Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 or higher preferred
5 software development experience, including core enterprise business applications
In-depth knowledge of Java programming language and J2EE architecture
Superior knowledge of SQL, including complex multi-table queries
Understanding of logical database design and physical database structures
Strong knowledge and experience of RDBMS, especially tuning of complex database queries
Understanding of complex multi-user issues, concurrency and transaction management
Advanced knowledge of key StoneRiver standard development tools: Eclipse, UML modeling tools
Working knowledge of other StoneRiver standard development tools: ClearQuest, ClearCase
Knowledge of analysis, design and implementation disciplines in RUP and of overall iterative software development lifecycle
Demonstrable understanding of OO software design
Working knowledge of application servers (JBoss, WebSphere), including configuration, monitoring and tuning preferred
Experience with various open source tools and projects, such as ANT, Maven, CXF, Spring, Hibernate preferred
Experience with ESBs, rules engines, and/or BPMN engines preferred
Experience in Flash and/or Flex development preferred
Excellent oral and written communication skills able to present designs, and facilitate design discussions
The ability to interact with external and internal clients
Ability to work as part of a team working towards a common goal
Strong team player with flexible attitude
Well organized and professional
Good analytical skills and attention to detail
Physical Conditions/Requirements:
Position requires the ability to hear and communicate clearly, orally and in writing.
Uses vision to view screens, create and review documents; requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
Capable of using a keyboard effectively
Frequently required to sit for long periods of time, stand and walk
Occasional travel to meetings or outside training may be requiredEmployee must perform all of the essential functions/responsibilities for classification in this position.
Unique Functions, Job Requirements, Skills, Abilities, Education, Certification, License or Training to
this Position
Sun Certified Programmer for Java 5 or higher preferred
Insurance software experience, specifically Workers Compensation preferred
Working knowledge of Flash and/or Flex is preferred.

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StoneRiver, Inc.

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