Software Engineering Specialist

ANTLR programming.

Role: Software Development Specialist

Experience: 7+ Years

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Expert-level Java knowledge and debugging

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• Help keep Java libraries in sync by porting code from other technologies.

• Extend runtime Java libraries with new functionality, which typically is re-implementing functionality found in legacy systems, but now in a Java environment

• Help create custom plugins (mostly in Java) for existing tools, to help with project-specific needs

• In-depth understanding of object-oriented concepts

• Need to have written at least 2 ANTLR v3 parsers

• Deliver within the scope of the project, within the scope of a Factory project, while not compromising on quality.
• Work closely with team members and clients to achieve desired results.
• Thrive in an environment of collaboration and change.
• Mentor junior team members on Mainframe migration
• Identify and bridge the knowledge gap among team members from different backgrounds, like Java, Mainframe, etc.
• Thrive in an environment of collaboration and change.

• Learn the Astadia Factory tools to perform mainframe transformations

• Expert database development knowledge.

• SQL development
• Understanding of database concepts
• Ability to create/maintain database objects
• Query tuning
• Database locking
• Extend existing conversion tools (e.g. COBOL to Java, JCL to PowerShell, …), by extending their grammars and conversion rules
• A plus for the role is some experience with mainframe application technologies (COBOL, CICS, DB2, etc), and the ability to understand the transformation from a legacy code set to a modern code set
• Scripts/Python development experience will be an advantage

Education and Experience

• BE in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ Years of Development professional experience in

  Java experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Good hands-on experience in ANTLR

• Need to know the differences between Java 8, 17, and 21
• Interest in learning about legacy technologies, as the libraries typically implement functions available in these legacy technologies
• SQL development.
• In-depth understanding of Java OO concepts
• Experienced in unit testing, test-driven development, integration testing, and deployment using cloud technologies.
• Certifications in any cloud technologies.

Experience with Waterfall and Agile Development Methodologies