Software Engineer - Senior Engineer

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., helps data-driven leaders use the value in their data to innovate intelligently and reach outcomes that matter for business and society - what we call a double bottom line. Only Hitachi Vantara combines 100+ years of experience in operational technology (OT) and 60+ years in IT to unlock the power of data from your business, your people and your machines. We help enterprises store, enrich, activate and monetize data for better customer experiences, new revenue streams and lower business costs.

Come join our team and our employee-focused culture, and help drive our customers' data to meaningful customer outcomes.

The Role

This position will work as a member of the Software Engineering team to develop and maintain parts of the Lumada software suite.
Qualified individuals must have a solid background in the fundamentals of computer science, and some background in distributed computing, large scale data processing, performance tuning and user interface design. The successful candidate will work with architects, product management, usability, quality and documentation.

Duties

Develop and test Java software components and classes as part of the Engineering Team using the Scrum development process
Develop and test efficient and intuitive user interfaces using HTML/CSS/Javascript
Assist the technical support team in the isolation and resolution of customer issues
Author developer documentation and participate in the development of end-user documentation
Mentor and advise junior team members
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the project team
Support consultants, partners, and the open source community
Simultaneously handle multiple tasks and projects

Required Skills

Professional experience in troubleshooting, maintaining, or developing data-driven applications connected to relations databases, XML sources, web services, flat file, and big data driven backend system.
Hands-on experience with one or more of the following core technologies:
5+ Years experience in Java Object Oriented Software Development
Experience with SQL and an understanding of relational databases and architecture
Experience with scalability analysis and performance monitoring and measuring techniques
Experience with multi-threaded / multi-user server-side software development
Experience with web service technologies (REST, JAX-WS, etc.)
Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux
Experience with software development best practices and design patterns
Experience with build related tools such as Ant, Ivy, and/or Maven
Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
Must be able to quickly understand technical and business requirements and be able to translate into technical implementation
4-year University degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products
Skilled in navigating the dynamics of working as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment