Full Stack Java Engineer at Prudential Ins Co of America in Newark, New Jersey

Job Description:

Job Classification:

Technology - Software Development/Quality Engineering

Prudential’s Global Technology team is the spark that ignites the power of Prudential for our customers and employees worldwide. Our organization plays a critical and highly visible role in delivering customer-driven solutions across every area of the company. The Global Technology team is made up of diverse, agile-thinking, and highly-skilled professionals; we use our combined capabilities to enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency.

The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA. When you join the Global Technology organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock a challenging and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

As a Full Stack Java Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting Java based external facing application and working with different teams within the company on enhancements, production support and documentation. As a Full Stack Java Developer on this Global Technology-PGIM Systems team, you will partner with end users, product owners, and QA team on challenging assignments using Agile methodology and work with state-of-the-art technologies. Responsibilities will include daily stand-ups, technical meetings with QA and product owners, development, unit testing, presentations, training, etc. We offer our technology professionals access to a variety of resources for professional development so you can grow your career with Prudential. Candidate should work independently with minimal guidance.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Work closely with product owner to understand business requirements and transform them into testable components
• Employ industry best practices to deliver world-class solutions. Ensure developed solutions remain compliant with all applicable Prudential standards
• Drive software development activities to meet schedules and timelines
• Research problems discovered by quality assurance or product support with a strong sense of ownership and develop solutions to address the problems
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and how they can be applied to Prudential
• Enable change, help accelerate innovation
• Demonstrating experience with taking intelligent risks and leveraging a ‘test and learn’ mentality
• Committed to a spirit of authentic partnership – to colleagues both internal and external to the organization
• Conduct unit testing and integration testing for functionality
• Support Batch processes written in Java, Python, Unix Script

Qualifications:
• 3-5 years’ experience in Java/J2EE, Eclipse, WAS, Liberty
• Good understanding of relational database concepts (SQL Server, DB2)
• In-depth knowledge of MS-Excel
• Knowledgeable in Python, PowerShell, Unix Scripting.
• Acquainted with Agile development (Jenkins, Bitbucket, JIRA, etc)
• Experience with Web Services and modern UI/UX is a plus
• Possess excellent organization, communication and time management skills
• Strong diagnostic, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills

*this position is Hybrid based out of Newark, NJ-

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ and its affiliates.

Note that this posting is intended for individual applicants. Search firms or agencies should email Staffing at staffingagencies@prudential.com for more information about doing business with Prudential.

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES:
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