Java Developer - Back-End

Title: Java Developer – Back-End

Division / Dept.: Information Technology

Location: Highland Heights, KY (Office/Home Based)

Note: Full time, Benefits, Relocation Assistance Available

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.  At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health! 

Our colleagues in corporate strive for excellence in every task, at every moment. We are game changers seeking improvements to processes and more efficient ways of working or adapting to changing financial and industry environments.

As an IT Systems Developer you will design, develop and analyze information systems supporting a laboratory environment.

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees.

Summarized Purpose:

Provides systems analysis, design, development, testing and support for moderately complex technical information system components.

Essential Functions: Analyzing requirements, designs and develop application component and services Understanding Application architecture, codebase and resolve defects on time with quality Performs system analysis and prepares details documentation including software design specification, unit test cases and release notes Ensures all activities are performed with quality and compliance by writing clean code with proper exception and error handling Assists with database design Coordinated with Operation staff on deployment of applications Works with business partners to analyze and address support request to include training Performs unit and system tests and, as needed, validation testing and brings good coverage on junit testing

To learn how PPD can advance your career, apply now!

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Title: Java Developer – Back-End

Division / Dept.: Information Technology

Location: Highland Heights, KY (Office/Home Based)

Note: Full time, Benefits, Relocation Assistance Available

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.  At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health! 

Our colleagues in corporate strive for excellence in every task, at every moment. We are game changers seeking improvements to processes and more efficient ways of working or adapting to changing financial and industry environments.

As an IT Systems Developer you will design, develop and analyze information systems supporting a laboratory environment.

At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees.

Summarized Purpose:

Provides systems analysis, design, development, testing and support for moderately complex technical information system components.

Essential Functions: Analyzing requirements, designs and develop application component and services Understanding Application architecture, codebase and resolve defects on time with quality Performs system analysis and prepares details documentation including software design specification, unit test cases and release notes Ensures all activities are performed with quality and compliance by writing clean code with proper exception and error handling Assists with database design Coordinated with Operation staff on deployment of applications Works with business partners to analyze and address support request to include training Performs unit and system tests and, as needed, validation testing and brings good coverage on junit testing

To learn how PPD can advance your career, apply now!

#GD

#LI-JC1

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills Must be able to multitask and pay close attention to detail Solid knowledge of Java Excellent in Java 8 coding skills, using predicate, lambda expression, streams, Collections API, Concurrency API and other features of Java 8 Good in data structures, multithreading, OOAD and design patterns Experience in REACT, Java Script and front-end technologies Hands on with JEE: JDBC, Hibernate, JPA and JMS Frameworks: Spring, Spring MVC and Springboot Web Services: Rest/SOAP webservices Expert in debugging: Local and Virtual machine Database: good in writing DML and DDL queries using SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning and query optimization Testing: Junits and Mockito Server: Tomcat 6 and 8.x Other: Linux/Unix, Git/SVN and Maven

PPD Benefits Overview:

PPD offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, employee assistance program, wellness program options and more.

Other benefits include: 401k with matching contributions, life insurance, long term and short term disability insurance, flexible medical and dependent care spending accounts. Work life balance programs including paid time off for vacation/sick time, paid holidays, floating holiday and vacation sell back program. Wellness benefits including health and wellness programs, fitness facility access or discount, health coaching and more. Education reimbursement and tuition assistance programs, professional development training, skills training, education loan repayment plan, dependent scholarship program and more. Employee appreciation events, service recognition awards, annual reviews, merit plans and bonus plans Community connections and activities including philanthropic engagement, volunteer service projects and more Other great options including pet insurance, legal and financial services plan, auto and home insurance discounts.

Below Is Listed The Working Environment/requirements For This Role

PPD values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds Able to work in non-traditional work environments Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years’) or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills Must be able to multitask and pay close attention to detail Solid knowledge of Java Excellent in Java 8 coding skills, using predicate, lambda expression, streams, Collections API, Concurrency API and other features of Java 8 Good in data structures, multithreading, OOAD and design patterns Experience in REACT, Java Script and front-end technologies Hands on with JEE: JDBC, Hibernate, JPA and JMS Frameworks: Spring, Spring MVC and Springboot Web Services: Rest/SOAP webservices Expert in debugging: Local and Virtual machine Database: good in writing DML and DDL queries using SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning and query optimization Testing: Junits and Mockito Server: Tomcat 6 and 8.x Other: Linux/Unix, Git/SVN and Maven

PPD Benefits Overview:

PPD offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, employee assistance program, wellness program options and more.

Other benefits include: 401k with matching contributions, life insurance, long term and short term disability insurance, flexible medical and dependent care spending accounts. Work life balance programs including paid time off for vacation/sick time, paid holidays, floating holiday and vacation sell back program. Wellness benefits including health and wellness programs, fitness facility access or discount, health coaching and more. Education reimbursement and tuition assistance programs, professional development training, skills training, education loan repayment plan, dependent scholarship program and more. Employee appreciation events, service recognition awards, annual reviews, merit plans and bonus plans Community connections and activities including philanthropic engagement, volunteer service projects and more Other great options including pet insurance, legal and financial services plan, auto and home insurance discounts.

Below Is Listed The Working Environment/requirements For This Role

PPD values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds Able to work in non-traditional work environments Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities