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Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Develop web applications and web services using Java, Python , Spring, Spring Boot, SOAP, REST, XML, HTTP, and other web technologies.

Manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments, excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses.

Deliver high-quality projects on time, demonstrating the ability to design architecture, write high-quality code, and execute effective unit tests.

Optimize performance tuning for high utilization, 24x7 access.

Integrate third-party products with existing infrastructure, including cloud platforms like AWS, ECS, Kubernetes, and relational/non-relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Aurora, Amazon RDS, and Dynatrace.

Apply security tools and practices to ensure secure coding and data protection in software applications, including Veracode, Crisma, and SonarCloud (preferred).

Conduct comprehensive testing of applications and systems, including unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing to ensure the robustness and scalability of software solutions.

Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects.

Work with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements.

Research, design, and develop computer software systems in conjunction with hardware product development, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.

Analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.

Consult with hardware engineers and other engineering staff to evaluate the interface between hardware and software, and operational and performance requirements of the overall system.

Formulate and design software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.

Develop and direct software system testing procedures, programming, and documentation.

Ensure the work area is clean, secure, and well-maintained.

Perform miscellaneous projects as assigned.

Update technical skills as required.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities

Experience with Web Services development: REST/SOAP/SOA/XML/HTML.

Strong experience with cloud platforms: AWS, ECS, Kubernetes (preferred).

Strong experience with databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra, Aurora, Amazon RDS, Dynatrace.

Experience with Java frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot.

Experience with security tools and practices: Veracode, Crisma, SonarCloud (preferred).

Experience with testing frameworks: Unit testing, integration testing, performance testing, and using tools like JUnit, TestNG, or similar.

Good understanding of issue troubleshooting and performance tuning.

Commitment to quality through the ability to translate complex technical requirements into functional software using best practices to write high-quality code.

Experience with programming languages: Java and Python.

​Ability to work effectively in both self-managed and team-based Agile projects and provide technical guidance and leadership to other team members.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Competencies:

Organizational or Student Impact:

Follows technical/ business processes; helps support change when necessary.

Executes complex, specialized technical projects/assignments.

Responsible for major or many components in the area of expertise.

Limit errors to prevent impact to client operations, costs, or schedules.
 

Problem Solving & Decision Making:

Individual meets department and personal goals with little direction/ supervision.

Leads key technical projects, programs and may facilitate leadership and development of technical teams.

Drives project methods, techniques, and procedures.
 

Communication & Influence:

Communicates with parties within and outside of the university (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.)

Works to influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, procedures, and practices.
 

Leadership & Talent Management:

Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the technical area.

Responsible for managing significant/complex technical projects at this level, involving delegation of work and review of work products.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Subject matter expert in the area of responsibility or has extensive knowledge of several technical areas.

Typically requires a technical university degree or equivalent experience.

5 years of prior relevant experience.

 

LOCATION: GUADALAJARA & MÉRIDA.

 

Department Specific Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Minimum of 5 years' experience and a proven track record in developing web-based applications and web services using Java, Python, Spring, Spring Boot, SOAP, REST, XML, and other web technologies, including experience interfacing with databases and integrating third-party products with existing infrastructure.

Other Technical Experience That Would be a Plus

NetBeans

Subversion

Jira

Agile/Scrum project development

Application Integration with legacy systems

JSF, J2EE, Java EE, jQuery, JavaScript

SQL

Oracle or other database interfaces


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