Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst

Description

The company is hiring an Applications Development Tech Lead Analyst for its Rutherford, New Jersey office.

This is a full-time technology role in the Applications Development job family.

The team builds and delivers Java microservices and works in an Agile Scrum process, with a focus on performance, availability and consistent behaviour across modules.

The anticipated posting close date is Dec 09, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Set API performance standards and build fallback mechanisms into services.
• Plan load testing based on usage patterns across regions.
• Make sure services follow the 12-factor principles for availability and consistency in every module.
• Find performance bottlenecks and propose infrastructure changes that improve network efficiency and connection handling.
• Assess existing systems and recommend software tools and infrastructure changes that support long-term scalability.
• Write impact reports for business stakeholders that show how well technology solutions are working.
• Learn how architecture, infrastructure and other business areas work together to reach business goals, then analyse problems in depth and design new solutions.
• Work with Product Owners and the Project Management team to understand customer needs and break them into user stories in JIRA.
• Run Scrum user story grooming sessions to walk stakeholders through requirements and implementation.
• Turn user stories into modern software designs, then write high- and low-level designs and technical specifications that developers code from, keeping each design aligned with the overall architecture blueprint.
• Set standards for coding, testing, debugging and implementation, and apply your knowledge of system flow to guide the team.
• Use test-driven development with JUnit and Mockito, and build microservices in Java 17, J2EE, Spring Boot, the Spring framework, Kafka, Hibernate, Oracle, REST and OpenShift.
• Deploy and roll out software across several environments using Jenkins, Lightspeed CI/CD and release orchestration tools such as RLM and Harness.
• Find and fix software defects and issues, and keep the product at a high standard of quality and performance.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree, or a foreign equivalent, in engineering (any discipline) or a related field.
• Six years of progressively responsible experience after your degree as a Software Engineer, Senior Specialist-Software Engineering or a related role that involves analysing business requirements and designing software to meet them.
• Those six years must include hands-on work with Java, J2EE, Spring Boot and other Spring frameworks, Spring Batch, Hibernate, Java Persistence API, JavaMail, JBPM, Python, Kafka and Spring Events.
• Those six years must also include Docker, OpenShift, Tomcat, Apache Web Server, NGINX, Jenkins, Harness, RLM, Helm charts, Gradle and Maven.
• Those six years must also include Bitbucket, GitHub and Jira.
• Those six years must also include Oracle and SQL Developer.
• Those six years must also include Log4j, Kibana, JUnit, Selenium, shell scripting, Autosys, Snyk, Checkmarx, Enterprise Design Thinking and Agile Architecture.

Conditions

Full-time position based in Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.

Telecommuting or a hybrid schedule may be allowed if you live within a commutable distance of the site, following the company policies and protocols.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Base salary ranges from $194,600 to $212,700.
• Eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k), life, accident and disability insurance, and wellness programs.
• Paid time off that covers vacation, sick leave and paid holidays.
• Benefits may vary by location, job level and date of hire.