Senior Java Expert Developer

Senior Java Expert Developer - Remote position

Experis IT is Europe's leading IT recruitment agency. With offices in Zurich, Basel, Geneva and Lausanne, we specialize in the Information Technology sector.

On behalf of a leading pharmaceutical company in Switzerland, I am looking for a Senior Java Expert Developer. This is a remote contract position. If you are interested in this role, then please check the criteria below:

Your Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Backend development of the RTS platform
• Extension and improving the API to fit internal and external needs
• Ensure seamless and efficient backend integration with our semantic database
• Improve the code quality with smart and sustainable automated testing strategies
• Participate in technical decision makings
• Proactively collaborate with a team comprising of informatics experts, software engineers and life science experts

What you must have:

• Sc in Computer Science or similar discipline
• +5 years professional Microservice Software development Expertise
• +3 years expertise in creation and usage of semantic data by using industry standard Java frameworks and triple stores (e.g. Jena)
• Good working knowledge of the SPARQL query language
• Extensive experience in test-driven software development
• Deep knowledge of SpringBoot
• Performance monitoring experience
• Strong working knowledge of best coding practices (TDD/BDD, pair-programming)
• Experience with continuous integration/delivery ecosystems (Jira, BitBucket, Jenkins)
• Strong analytical skills combined with conceptual thinking and structured working style
• Ability to work in a multicultural geographically distributed team
• Strong communication skills with fluent in English

Nice to haves:

• Experience with terminology management
• Experience with data standards
• Previous working experience within an AGILE environment (ideally SCRUM)
• Modelling skills
• DevOps experience

Overview:

• Start date: ASAP
• End date: 31.12.2019 with extension possibilities
• Location: remote
• Workload: 100%
• Travel: Potentially 1-2 travels per year for team building workshops.

Interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However, should you have any questions please contact Julie Mackerer on +41 61 282 22 17.