[Hiring] Sr Java Application Developer @Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Role Description

The Sr Java Application Developer will perform a variety of programming tasks in support of the Big Data team within the VICTR department. This Sr Java Developer will be joining our team that builds and maintains large-scale clinical research data repositories, which contain data gathered from the EMR and across the clinical enterprise. We transform the data to make it more suitable for data mining and research, as well as build tools that allow researchers to explore and interact with the data. This person's main focus will be developing and maintaining applications that help researchers search and explore the data in our repositories.

Our applications are continually evolving to incorporate more data sources and provide greater utility, requiring flexible software architecture and the ability to rapidly refactor/modernize. As a senior application developer, you will work with stakeholders to define specifications, as well as collaborate with peers to integrate systems and build shared codebases. Our goal is always to produce software befitting of a leading medical institution.

Responsibilities

• Interpret functional requirements and translate it to technical designs, features.
• Author and maintain documentation of the system, covering how custom-built solution(s) or vendors´ product(s) are designed and built to integrate with existing systems and meet specific requirements in a consistent, coherent, and universal way.
• Leverage Best Practices to encourage the use of "open" technology standards, global technology interoperability and existing IT platforms.
• Ensure the IT ecosystem interactions are optimized for maintainability, scalability, interoperability, and security.
• Serve as the technical lead between software development and product management. Be a trusted advisor through outstanding knowledge and ability. Mentor less experienced members.
• Participate in roadmap development exercises that anticipate future requirements, address technical debt, and incorporate new, advanced technologies and capabilities.
• Identify areas where organizational spend can be optimized or be most useful to advance program objectives or improve performance.
• Evaluate existing and proposed systems and recommend upgrades and/or modifications.
• Lead complex troubleshooting; analyze problems; identify and locate the source of the problem; diagnose problems and develop logical, reliable solutions; and design and initiate corrective actions.
• Continuously improve the automated and build process.
• Be an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Software Engineering. MS preferable.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a hands-on, practicing Java developer.
• Understanding of how to manage cloud computing resources – IaaS and PaaS.
• Ability to review and recommend secure applications and computing resources, data, and users from threats and operational disruptions.
• Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and effective decision-making abilities.
• Works independently on multiple issues or requests with conflicting priorities and timelines.
• Project planning, execution, and monitoring experience.
• Strong communication skills, capable of communicating to a variety of audiences with varying technical knowledge.
• Experience on complex projects involving extremely large volumes of data; preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Ability to refactor code due to upgrades, changes in architecture, or adoption of new tools.
• Positive attitude, confidence, and emotional intelligence.
• Master new technologies quickly and able to switch between tasks/contexts quickly and effectively.

Requirements

• Required knowledge and experience in:
• Java (Java 11+ preferred), JavaScript, SQL.
• Front end frameworks: Angular, React, Vaadin.
• Spring Boot, Hibernate, YAML.
• Tomcat, Nginx.
• Databases: Big Query, Postgres, & MySQL.
• Databricks (nice to have).
• Experience creating and modifying data schemas.
• Cloud services, AD, key vaults, GAE.
• CI/CD solutions: Git, Jira, CircleCI, Liquibase, Kubernetes, Docker, Puppeteer.
• GCP (should have), Azure (nice to have).

Benefits

• Professional growth opportunities.
• Appreciation of benefits.
• A sense of community and purpose.

Company Description

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.