Overview:

8 West Consulting is one of the country’s largest software development organisations. Formerly named DeCare Systems Ireland, the company has been operating successfully in Cork city since 1998. 8 West Consulting employ a wide range of technologies including Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows), Java SE/Java EE (WebLogic, WebSphere, Spring, Akka, Hibernate, GWT, etc.), Microsoft .NET (ASP.NET, C#, etc.), JavaScript (AngularJS, JQuery, dojo, etc.), various database management systems (MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server, MySql, etc.). 8 West Consulting provides consultancy and leading edge software solutions for a wide variety of US, EU and UK based clients in the insurance, healthcare, retail and public sector markets.

For more on 8 West Consulting visit our website www.8west.ie

We are seeking an experienced Java developer for a contract position at our development office in Cork. This will be a technically challenging position, working on a major enterprise application. The role will require constant interaction with other developers in the team and project management to develop and maintain a robust, scalable, and performant system. The successful candidate(s) for these roles will have a minimum of 3 years commercial experience in back-end and front-end Java EE technologies (Java, JPA, JSP, GWT, Spring Hibernate, Spring Boot).

Responsibilities

• Develop/Maintain multi-tier applications in Java
• Develop front-end, service and data layer.
• Develop unit tests, understand build systems and source code control (MVN, GIT)
• Peer review of detailed designs, code and unit tests.
• Bug fixing and enhancement implementation.
• Production support
• Adhere to and promote internal information security policies and procedures

Technical Profile

• N-Tier application design and development
• Spring, Hibernate, JPA, REST
• Excellent knowledge of Java EE
• GIT
• Maven
• Web development (CSS, HTML, JavaScript, AngularJS 6+)
• Web Service Development
• Strong application process flow and problem-solving techniques
• Ability to set and work to fixed deadlines
• Good level of software engineering literacy and communication skills
• Knowledge of design patterns

Desired Skills

• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC
• AngularJS 6+
• Atlassian suite (JIRA, Bitbucket, Bamboo, Crucible, Confluence)
• Rules Engines knowledge particularly Drools
• Groovy

Personal Profile

• Third level IT or related qualification
• Articulate, confident, self-starter
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Willingness to learn and expand skillset
• Innovative problem solver
• Please note this is a daily rate contract position. Candidates who apply must be eligible to work in Ireland holding either EU Citizenship or appropriate visa. Visa is required in advance of applying for this position. 8 West Consulting do not provide sponsorship for this role