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Lead reverse-engineering of TIBCO BW/MFT processes, document business rules, and reimplement them as modular Java/Spring Boot microservices. Migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, ensure data consistency, and perform performance testing to match legacy SLAs.

Design, build, and maintain Java/J2EE multi-layer applications and APIs. Collaborate with architects and DevOps to implement CI/CD, code quality, testing, and database solutions (DB2/Oracle, PL/SQL). Support cross-team delivery, resolve technical roadblocks, and drive process improvements in an asset management/financial services context.

Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for front-end and web services. Integrate tests into CI/CD, write unit/component/integration/functional/performance tests, debug front-end and API issues, collaborate with Agile teams, and improve test coverage, release velocity, and production health. Work uses Groovy/Geb and Java/HttpClient and may involve contact center integration.

Design and enforce architecture and engineering best practices for Azure-based microservices. Create solution artifacts, ensure code quality (CI, testing, reviews), containerize and deploy services to Azure (AKS/Docker), integrate cloud storage/databases/security, and provide technical leadership for GenAI/RAG and API ecosystems.

Lead end-to-end program planning, execution, and delivery across cross-functional teams. Define scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and KPIs; monitor progress; manage stakeholders; enforce quality and process improvements; mentor project managers and drive program-level reporting and performance.

Design, build, and secure scalable full‑stack applications integrating enterprise contact‑center platforms (IVR, call routing, real‑time logging) and Salesforce. Collaborate in Agile teams, implement RESTful APIs, cloud‑native and containerized architectures, apply DevSecOps and TDD practices, and ensure secure, testable, high‑quality software.

Principal Automation Engineer driving QE modernization for data and API initiatives. Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks for APIs, data pipelines, and reporting; implement data validation strategies; perform performance testing; integrate tests into CI/CD; coach squads on QE best practices; produce quality metrics and dashboards.

Participate in project meetings and collaborate with product owners and QA. Design scalable Java microservices, document technical designs, implement and test code, triage production issues, and mentor junior engineers while supporting hiring efforts.

Design, develop, and maintain Airflow DAGs and ETL/ELT pipelines; integrate with databases, APIs, and cloud storage; optimize and monitor pipelines; troubleshoot failures; collaborate with data teams; ensure code quality, testing, deployment practices; document work and mentor junior engineers.

Gather and document business and functional requirements, analyze and improve processes, create BRDs/FSDs and user stories, support solution design, validate via UAT, and develop reports/dashboards while managing stakeholders and change.