Java Developer (VUE)

Java Developer (VUE)

Job ID: 2013-16730
# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 9/12/2013
Job Location: US-MN-Bloomington
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Information Technology

Overview

Come join the global leader in computer-based testing, where technology is at the heart of our success. Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com) delivers secure, high-stakes admissions, certification and licensure exams for a variety of credentialing organizations. Some of the world's largest IT companies are our clients, so their expectations for technology excellence are high. We strive to meet or exceed their expectations by hiring top-notch employees who exemplify Pearson's core values--brave, imaginative and decent.

Our focus on employees has fueled sustained growth even in a down economy and has earned Pearson recognition from the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a Top Workplace numerous times in recent years.

Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses including the Penguin Group and the Financial Times (FT). Pearson is listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO).

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Position

As a Java Software Developer, you will be responsible for analysis, design, implementation, and unit testing to produce high-quality code for a project team responsible for supporting automation that presents exams to candidates, records responses, calculates scores and reports results. You will have the opportunity to use industry best practices while working in a team of high-performing professionals. You will also be responsible for maintaining and supporting mission-critical applications as necessary. In this role you will be expected to mentor associate software developers and continually contribute to process improvement activities.

Team:

The Pearson VUE development team is comprised of a group of inspired developers that thrive on developing cutting edge applications, with a passion for innovation and pride in producing excellent user experiences. Our work environment is collaborative, casual, flexible, agile and results driven. Since the business provides a mission-critical service to a demanding set of clients, high-quality performance is required to meet customer expectations.

The team is growing and looking to add similar minded professionals.

Location:

Bloomington, MN (494/100)

The Software Developer will:
- Implement & Perform -- Implement designs following Pearson coding standards and industry best practices; maintain and support mission-critical applications as necessary.
- Analyze & Design -- Ensure business and requirements artifacts are created that effectively model the customer's requirements. Use UML, Entity Relationship Models (ERM), or other tools to create design models from requirements.
- Review -- Participate in and lead requirement, design and code reviews
- Test & Deployment -- Work closely with other teams (eg, QA, configuration management, end users) to release high quality software. Create testable requirements and write and execute unit tests.
- Quality/process improvement -- Participate in group improvement activities and initiatives to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence
- Reporting -- Complete project documentation as required, including logging status, risk, progress, and effort on assigned work
- People development - Mentor and train new team members
- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent technology discipline.

3+ years of Java development required.

1+ years programmatic interaction with relational database systems.

Experience in OOAD, iterative development, agile processes, business objects, layered design, design patterns, SQL and UML.

Desired Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Experience with a dynamic programming language/scripting language preferred

1+ years experience working in agile environment preferred
- Experience with SQL programming (including stored procedures and/or triggers)
- Experience in software architecture
- Experience in computer-based testing, certification, and licensing industry

Experience with some or all of the following tools:
- Java EE
- Spring
- Tomcat
- SOAP Web Services (Apache CXF)
- Web Service Security
- Swing

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