Applications Developer Senior

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The Operations Strategic Capabilities Unit plays a fundamental role in enabling efficient business and program execution - from technologies and investments to supply chain, manufacturing and test operations, facilities management, and information technology services.
Applications Developer Senior
The Senior Applications Developer creates and maintains web and desktop applications that augment and integrate Commercial-Off-The-Self (COTS) solutions. Duties include but are not limited to, researching, designing, documenting, and modifying software specifications throughout the production lifecycle. The Senior Applications developer will also analyze and lead the effort to amend software errors in a timely and accurate fashion and provide status reports where required.
What You'll Do:

• Strategy & Planning:
  • Lead, assist, and collaborate with other application developers, business analysts, system administrators, and others in conceptualizing and developing new software programs and applications as well as maintaining existing applications.
  • Analyze and assess existing business systems and procedures.
  • Plan phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects.
  • Assist in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications.
  • Research and document requirements of software users.
  • Architect applications for ease of maintenance and longevity.
• Acquisition & Deployment:
  • Conduct research on emerging application development best practices, languages, and standards in support of development efforts.
  • Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.
• Operational Management:
  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance of business web services that adapt and extend functionality of COTS solution.
  • Provide general administration and optimization of Java EE application servers.
  • Collaborate with team members and business users to clarify requirements and confirm design/implementation.
  • Partner with business representatives to ensure requirements are well understood and documented to achieve successful delivery.
  • Actively work with the software development manager and architecture managers to align to a consistent technology vision and drive application development standards.
  • Research and recommend database development best practices.
  • Facilitate peer-programming and design sessions/reviews with team members.
  • Participate in code reviews.
  • Foster and be a leader of a collaborative and team-oriented environment.
  • Collaborate with other Application Developers on problem analysis and resolution and provide support as needed.
  • Ensure development quality is being tracked and improved using techniques like automated testing and peer code review.
  • Take the lead on solving and implementing difficult technology challenges and drive our team to successful delivery.
  • Consistently write, translate, code, and test software program and applications according to specifications.
  • Run and monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.
  • Administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
  • Generate statistics and prepare and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process.
  • Work closely with BA/QA team members to create test plans and ensure that issues are properly identified, fixed, and tested.
  • Liaise with other technical teams, network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.
  • Manage and/or provide guidance to junior software developers.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units, and the Company. Interact appropriately with others to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's in Information Technology or a related technical field plus 8 or more years related experience.
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of experience. Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education. Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education.
• Certifications in professional level Java programming.
• Experience developing in Java using object-oriented development practices.
• Experience developing web-based applications using Java.
• Experience working with web services (REST JSON).
• Strong knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) and database design.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated build/test tools preferred.
• Broad and deep understanding of application servers including experience with configuration and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of client-side development models using JavaScript, XML and HTML/CSS.
• Experience working with enterprise applications.
• Experience with the following technologies preferred:
  • Java 8+ / OpenJDK
  • Java Application servers (JBoss/WildFly, TomEE, Tomcat/Spring, WebLogic)
  • IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ)
  • Java Web Services, both SOAP (JAX-WS) & REST (JAX-RS, RESTEasy, Spring)
  • Maven/Ant/Gradle and version control (Git preferred)
  • HTML / CSS / JavaScript
  • Spring/Spring Boot
  • SSIS or other ETL processing tools
  • C# .Net application/framework development experience
  • Unit Testing/Test Driven Development/Behavior Driven Design
  • Azure DevOps/Team Foundation Server
  • Oracle RDBMS
  • PL/SQL development
• Experience with the following technologies/systems preferred:
  • Oracle Agile/PLM
  • Familiarity with the Aerospace industry
• Ability to be self-motivated and directed, detail-oriented, professional, and communicate with all levels of management.
• Ability to work under minimal direct supervision.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in regards to learning and understanding new technologies.
• Proven leadership ability.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products.
• Ability to be highly logical.
• Technically proficiency.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to Emphasize quality and process.

Hybrid Work Environment: This position may be performed working from both the office and another location, while typically requiring working in the office less than 3 days per work week. Travel and local commute between Ball campuses and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
Working Conditions:

• Ball Aerospace is a drug-free workplace, which is imperative to the health and safety of all employees and is required as a condition of receiving contracts from federal agencies. Please remember that regardless of the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and other states, possession and use continues to be illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This includes the use of some CBD products. A post-offer, pre-employment drug test is a condition of employment.
• Work is performed in an office environment, laboratory, cleanroom, or production floor.

Relocation for this position is available.
Compensation & Benefits:

• HIRING SALARY RANGE: $108,500 - $149,500 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
• This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, copy and paste https://bit.ly/3pNSnxv into your browser or visit our careers site.

US CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED
Ball Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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