Java Developer Consultant

Location: PH - Philippines - A5R0   
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Shaira Bautista  
Sponsorship Available:  No
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

The Opportunity

This position will be a member of Information Technology organization, reporting to an IT team leader. The Java Developer will deliver software solutions to the customer in support of business needs. Typical activity could include but not limited to: adding new software feature functionality, identifying and fixing software flaws, generating unit tests, writing functional tests, performing upgrades, migrating data, applying 3rd party software patches, delivering service requests and providing incident coverage. The incumbent will also provide early life cycle support during upgrades and beta releases on production servers.

The Java Developer can apply standard programming procedure and detailed knowledge of pertinent subject matter to a sub-system area. They will work according to approved specifications. These work assignments will require analysis, investigation, objectivity and creativity in arriving at a solution. The Java Developer must be able to apply knowledge of current technologies and methodologies (Agile, XP, or similar) with business subject matter to develop potential technical solutions. This position will influence peers through focused learning exercises, general collaboration of ideas, and experimentation. 
 

Principle Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Analyze, design, develop, and release Digital Business Solutions and process to support key business functions for R&D and tire testing systems. Uses proper design patterns within software application code, continually refactoring as necessary.
• Develop and completes unit tests to support production code using test driven development techniques.
• Works with product owner and team members to understand requirements. Monitor code quality and technical debt and make sure agreed upon targets are met.
• Confer with the stakeholder community on problem determination. Make joint analysis decisions on cause and correction methods. Perform tasks necessary to ensure data integrity and system stability.
• Perform troubleshooting and investigation activities as it relates to technology incidents/outages/bugs. Develop break-fix solutions to problems involving causes that are not obvious. Identify and respond to problems by diagnosing and correcting errors that do not have a known cause.
• Draw solutions from others and recommend courses of action, all the while, growing understanding of company culture and business practices.
• Provide advice and implement secure technical solutions necessary to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems.
• Write and maintain all documentation supporting primary area of responsibility. This documentation may serve as input for management presentations or as training material for stakeholder community and operations support group.
• Expand use of current information technologies, techniques, and processes as they apply to Goodyear. Increase breadth and depth of technical knowledge by expanding knowledge base. 

To Join Our Team, You Will Need
 

• Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline
• More than 5 years of Java development experience
• Advanced expertise of Java and Java frameworks such as JakartaEE, Spring, Quarkus, and the like.
• Strong knowledge of agile methodologies (Scrum, TDD, DevOps,etc.)
• Experience in enterprise grade software development, working with modern development technologies and methodologies (Java frameworks, Scrum, TDD, DevOps, Middleware, databases, Unix/Linux).
• Good to have experience in Front-End technologies using Java frameworks such as Vaadin.
• Experience in building complex software engineering solutions.
• Exposed in multiple, diverse infrastructure, application, and processing environments.
• Understanding of Business Process Area supported - Continued growth in understanding company culture and business practices.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision & interact with user representatives on a regular basis.
• Ability to build customer relationships through delivery of stable working solutions and follow-up.
• Strong organizational, communication and time management skills.
• Ability to complete assignments on time and with minimal errors.
• Ability to think out of the box and beyond your area of responsibility. Develop and showcase proof of concepts using new technologies.
• Able to coach and mentor junior associates.

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Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate