Java Application Engineer

Place of work
Bratislava
Contract type
full-time

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

In a team of business analysts and application engineers you will be responsible for the software development aspects in a reinsurance application project. The project will include the implementation of challenging business functions both on the server and on the client-side. The main server-side functions are implemented as batch functions. You will be involved in all steps of the project. Learning opportunities will be provided working, both supervised and unsupervised, in a collaborative team environment.
On this position you will be responsible for:
- Work on technical concept and design of the solution in a close cooperation with other IT team members and under supervision of the IT project leader
- Discussion, iteration and agreement of the concept and design with the Business Analysis and the project leader
- Taking an active role in the implementation phase in collaboration with internal and external partners
- Documentation of the technical solution, the data model and the implementation
- Contribution to the respective change management process
- Open and active cooperation with the project leader and other team members in various locations
- In the middle term, taking over and managing subprojects for their whole lifecycle
- Support production processes (monitoring, issue resolution)
- Provide stand-by duties when required

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Other knowledge

Java - Advanced

Personality requirements and skills

- Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical field or experience in the respective areas
- Knowledge and experience in Object-Oriented software development (Java, J2EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, Maven, XML, Swing)
- Knowledge of relational data model and databases
- Good command of English is a must
- Good level of communication, commitment to work in a decentralized team
- Ability to structure and drive priorities
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Independent and responsive in character and work
- Experience in IT topics and tasks, interested in new trends, developments and processes
- Flexible and open to new tasks, with willingness to learn
- Experience in batch programming is an advantage (target infrastructure is an extended Websphere Application Server, WAS XD on IBM/zOS landscape)
- Interest in structured programming (Cobol, TSO, JCL, z/OS, Batch) to assist tasks on the legacy system

Advertiser

Brief description of the company

As the world's leading and most diversified global reinsurer, we offer as our core business financial services products that enable risk taking essential to enterprise and progress. Our company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1863, and operates in more than 25 countries and provides its expertise and services to clients throughout the world. We combine financial strengths with experience, knowledge and creative thought to explore new opportunities in the interests of our clients, staff and shareholders.

Number of employees

1700 and more employees

Company address

Contact

Contact person: Lucia Vargova

ID: 1715355  Dátum zverejnenia: 15.4.2014