Software Solutions Engineer (Java) at Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) in New York, New York

Job Description:

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.

The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance.

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What we do: 

The Federal Reserve Financial Services is seeking an experienced professional to work on planning and development of critical Fedwire applications, including Securities, Funds, NSS and Settlement systems. Top 5-10 technical skills required for the job: J2EE Spring framework including Spring integration and Spring Batch Oracle Websphere IBM MQ Series UNIX Maven JUnit Preferred Skills: Knowledge of Financial Services industry are a plus, working knowledge of cloud technologies is a plus.

Your role as Software Solutions Engineer:

Participate in the detailed technical design of applications with the System Architect Develop functions and application components in Java on Websphere platform. Integrate written components with frameworks and other common components Make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code. Develop documentation artifacts Support testing (Unit, Functional, Performance, Access controls). Designs, develops, and implements web-based Java applications to support business requirements. Follows approved life cycle methodologies, creates design documents, and performs program coding and testing. Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.

What we are looking for:

• Relevant work experience in Java/J2EE distributed application Development. Includes strong experience with various J2EE components and services


• Demonstrated working experience with JAVA, J2EE, JavaScript, JDBC, HTML.


• Relevant work experience with Spring framework and good understanding of AOP concepts


• Strong analysis and design skills, including requirements analysis, OO design patterns


• Knowledge of common JEE patterns, General knowledge of open-source frameworks


• Experience with building and delivering mission critical, fault tolerant application


• Strong experience with Messaging (MQ/JMS) based Integration applications


• Strong understanding of Application resiliency, security, scalability and general performance concepts. Keen understanding of performance issues and end to end debugging capabilities


• Proven working knowledge of the JEE architecture Proven working knowledge of WebSphere or Eclipse IDE; Strong knowledge of SQL, stored procedures (PL/SQL) and database fundamentals (Oracle 11g


• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field


• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goal


• Strong multi-tasking and collaboration skills.


• Strong verbal, written verbal and presentation skills.


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.


• Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously and produce high quality products.


• Strong problem solving and analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to assimilate new information, understand complex topics and arrive at sound analysis and judgment.

Touchstone Behaviors set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of our careers and aspire to achieve in our continued growth and development.   
Communicate Authentically: Empathetically engage one another with direct and transparent dialogue and listening. Actively discuss viewpoints with respect and compassion in a timely and candid manner, taking into account verbal and nonverbal cues. Ask questions, learn from each other, and share information widely to move the Bank's work forward. 
Collaborate Inclusively: Inspire a diverse and inclusive environment that empowers others to contribute meaningfully. Intentionally bring a diverse set of people together to achieve positive business results. 
Drive Progress: Grow and adapt to changing priorities in the Bank. Experiment with new concepts and take appropriate risk to drive innovation. Remain curious and action oriented, navigating through ambiguity and uncertainty to drive outcomes. 
Develop Others: Equitably champion, mentor, and develop others to grow professionally. Demonstrate vulnerability and empathy to create a trusted environment. 
Take Ownership: Establish an environment of action and excellence by holding self and others accountable to execute to the highest standard.

Benefits:

Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Fully paid Pension plan and 401k with Generous Match


• Comprehensive Insurance Plans (Medical, Dental and Vision including Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA)


• Subsidized Public Transportation Program


• Tuition Assistance Program


• Onsite Fitness & Wellness Center


• And more
  

This position requires access to confidential supervisory information (CSI) and/or Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) information. Access to CSI and FOMC information is limited to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, individuals who meet the definition of “protected individual” under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), and certain other nonimmigrants. All non-U.S. citizens authorized to access CSI and/or FOMC information must sign a declaration of intent to expeditiously become a lawful permanent resident and thereafter a U.S. citizen when eligible. In addition, candidates must undergo an enhanced background check.  

The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.  

  

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.  

  

We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at ny.leaves@ny.frb.org and we’ll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box.   

  

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.  

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Information Technology

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

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