Senior Java Developer to develop code, assist with unit testing, and make recommendations that support/improve Scrum Team processes for a large financial enterprise client

Our valued crown corporation client is seeking a Senior Java Developer to develop code, assist with unit testing, and make recommendations that support/improve Scrum Team processes!

3-year contract in Ottawa, ON (100% Remote - occasional team meetings/events will be held in the head office in Ottawa). This role has a strong chance to be extended for up to a maximum term of 3 years. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist Scrum Team on large project initiatives as well as smaller initiatives & bugfixes 
• Implement features and analyze how they will handle various scenarios
• Participate in the development of code and unit tests (automated or not) for a variety of products
• Create and contribute to mechanisms to enable effective and consistent coding practices
• Estimate capacity, velocity and throughput to enable accurate forecasting
• Assist with improving backlog clarity and maintenance processes
• Research, evaluate and make recommendations that support or improve Scrum Team processes
• Work with Scrum Team to develop documentation to support ongoing usage of their products
• Support the application once sufficient knowledge of the product has been acquired

Must-Have Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in a Java development environment, with demonstrated Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) application development experience (EJB, JDBC, JMS, JMX, JTA, Servlet, JCA or JAXB)
• Demonstrated experience web front end development (such as Thymeleaf, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax/JQuery)
• Demonstrated experience with relational database skills (SQL), writing stored procedures and PL/SQL using tools such as SQL Plus / SQL Developer
• Demonstrated experience working with significant Oracle Weblogic and Oracle database components

Nice-to-have Skills:

• Demonstrated operational experience in maintaining a high availability system
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French