Software Engineer II Position Available In Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced software engineering professional. This position will contribute to new technical innovations, partner with peers, and contribute to solution design and software delivery in a multi-cloud environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop highly available, reliable and scalable modern SaaS Cloud-Based solutions Build, test and deliver micro-service / micro-frontend-oriented systems with quality and security best practices using DevOps, TDD, and Platform Engineering techniques. Review and provide feedback on customer-focused software designs and architecture using modern software design modeling tools Complete complex critical priorities as a member of an Agile team Participate in domain-driven software design and code reviews sessions Contribute to coding and delivery best practices using modern version control and analytic tools Develop and deliver self-healing systems using modern observability tools Modernize systems using containerization and orchestration technologies Partner and contribute to the continued improvement of CI/CD build and delivery systems Contribute to the evaluation and adoption of new innovative technologies and practices Foster a team focus on improving team SDLC efficiencies and quality practices Self-educate and improve team agile practices using Vertex’s existing Agile SAFE method Contribute to a Build-Run team improving MTTD and MTTR for internal and external clients. Participate in team practices for Incident Management and On-Call procedures Participate in demonstration of product features to program stakeholders Partner and influence team members and peers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Candidate must be proficient in the following: Technical Build and delivery of applications and systems on top of AWS, Azure or GCP Software design patterns with variety OOP and functional programming languages. Deliver application enabled enterprise event-driven systems Apply Enterprise messaging technologies like Pulsar, SNS/SQS, ASB, and/or others Application frameworks such as Java Spring Boot, .NET Core, MVC, etc Object-Relational Mapping frameworks like Hibernate, EF, or similar at scale Design Open API contract-first RESTful services versioned and deprecated at scale Distributed Web Apps using JavaScript and CSS technologies like (React/Redux, Angular) Relational scalable storage using Postgres, MSQL, w/ TSQL query optimizations Non-Relational database technologies and cloud storage like S3 Scaling application optimization for Network, Memory and IO performance concerns Observability and monitoring with Open Telemetry, Datadog, CloudWatch or similar Help define and implement application and system metrics like KPIs, SLIs and SLO Containerization and Orchestration with IaC using Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, TF CI powered Performance, E2E, Functional and Unit testing using TDD and BDD methods Test automation technologies such as Junit, Spock, Cypress, Groovy, Python, Selenium Source security and analysis technologies like SonarQube, Dependabot, Snyk CD experience using GitHub Actions, Terraform, Go, PowerShell and/or Python Exposure to AI automation pair programing with GitHub Copilot or similar Security experience with OpenID, OAuth, Rapid7, Cobalt Interpersonal Must be results oriented, customer focused, acting with urgency and purpose. Ability to make data-driven decisions guided by commitment to customer outcomes Strong time management and peer-partnership to ensure alignment in commitments Adaptive verbal and listening skills being clear and concise while practicing empathy to create an environment which fosters trust in which to provide meaningful feedback Strong written and presentational skills with the ability to represent various viewpoints. Passionate hunger for learning and applying emerging technologies Proven ability to root cause system issues and create/own remediation plans

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent education and experience 4-6 years of experience in application development Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience Other Qualifications The Winning Way behaviors that all Vertex employees need in order to meet the expectations of each other, our customers, and our partners.

• Communicate with Clarity
• Be clear, concise and actionable. Be relentlessly constructive. Seek and provide meaningful feedback.
• Act with Urgency
• Adopt an agile mentality
• frequent iterations, improved speed, resilience. 80/20 rule
• better is the enemy of done. Don’t spend hours when minutes are enough.
• Work with Purpose
• Exhibit a “We Can” mindset. Results outweigh effort. Everyone understands how their role contributes. Set aside personal objectives for team results.
• Drive to Decision
• Cut the swirl with defined deadlines and decision points. Be clear on individual accountability and decision authority. Guided by a commitment to and accountability for customer outcomes.
• Own the Outcome
• Defined milestones, commitments and intended results.

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