Software Engineer

Type: Contract | Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK ONSITE 3 DAYS/WEEK (TUES, WED, THUR). CONTRACT ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ABOVE MAX RATE.


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Fifth Third Bank provides a variety of career development opportunities to help you build and sustain a strong future. We are proud of our workforce and of our employees' desire to stretch, learn and grow.
GENERAL FUNCTION: Designs and implements technology and software solutions as a member of an agile squad. Being assigned to an agile squad means this role also participates in all agile ceremonies driving activities from architecture and design to delivery. Models software development best practices and leads communities of practice to continuously refine and document standards and best practices.
Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensures that actions and behaviours drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and implement new features while continuously improving quality of technical products and applications
Serve as hands on developer on an agile squad
Work collaboratively with other software engineers to define system architectures and design solutions
Develop software meeting code quality standards and metrics
Practice test-driven development
Participate in communities of practice by contributing to and following standards, reviewing others code, and sharing knowledge
Achieve operational excellence by automating processes and writing maintainable, supportable, and testable code
Maintain effective partnerships with operations and engineering teams to drive service improvement
Remain current on IT trends pertaining to their area of practice
Assist with problem resolution for end users and customers
Contribute to the definition of operational procedures for software development
Maintain appropriate controls and documentation to ensure compliance of audit requirements
Other duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems or comparable with 1+ years of experience
1 to 3 years’ experience in Java 8 or higher
1 to 2 years’ experience in Java Spring & Spring MVC
1 to 2 years’ experience in micro-service oriented architecture & development
1 to 2 years’ experience supporting vendor, commercial off the shelf applications
1 to 2 years’ experience with Relational Databases (DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, etc)
1 to 2 years’ experience working in agile/scrum teams
Prior experience with Git, GitHub, Jenkins and JFrog
Understanding of Software Development Methodologies
Understanding of security best practices
Strong problem solving skills
Strong collaboration skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
 

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