SEII Associate Level position

Our Story

At Alight we believe a companys success starts with its people. At our core we Champion People help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to Be Alight.

Our Values:

• Champion People Be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.
• Grow with Purpose Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.
• Be Alight Act with integrity be real and empower others.

Alight helps clients gain a benefits advantage while building a healthy and financially secure workforce by unifying the benefits ecosystem across health wealth wellbeing absence management and navigation.

With a comprehensive total rewards package continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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Position: SEII Associate Level

We are looking for a seasoned Developer Analyst who combines strong technical expertise with learning agility and adaptability. This role demands the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies beyond ones core skill set to enhance client delivery and system performance.

This position is designed for a Developer Analyst who is ready to take on issue resolution and development work. Candidates should be prepared to drive technical excellence mentor team members and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement within a dynamic and evolving technical landscape.

Role Responsibilities:

• Design develop and maintain Java-based web services and standalone applications using best practices in software engineering.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of object-oriented programming multithreading and JVM internals.
• Build and deploy microservices using Java 8 Spring Boot Spring Cloud and containerized environments like Docker orchestrated via AWS Fargate or Kubernetes.
• Apply deep knowledge of microservices architecture including service discovery API gateways and inter-service communication.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs using JSON OAuth2 and JWT authentication integrating securely with internal and external services.
• Implement and maintain AWS cloud-native solutions using services such as EC2 Lambda S3 RDS Fargate CloudWatch and API Gateway.
• Apply design patterns (e.g. Singleton Factory Strategy DAO) and dependency injection to create clean modular and maintainable code.
• Practice test-driven development (TDD) using JUnit Mockito and other mocking frameworks.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and Ansible.
• Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions with strong proficiency in Git and build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Work with both relational databases (e.g. IBM Db2 PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB Redis).
• Monitor troubleshoot and resolve production issues ensuring high availability performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile/Scrum environment participating in sprint planning story breakdown backlog grooming and retrospectives.
• Participate in code reviews contribute to technical documentation and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Participate in architecture and design discussions contributing to scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Recommend improvements to development processes application architecture and deployment strategies.
• Mentor junior developers and actively contribute to technical knowledge sharing across the team.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and support production deployments.
• Hold or be willing to pursue AWS certification (e.g. AWS Developer Associate or Solutions Architect).

Additional Technical Skills:

• Cloud and AWS Proficiency: Essential for debugging and accessing EC2s.
• Infrastructure Automation Tools: Experience with Linux servers commands and log access to debug errors.
• Data Management: Advanced knowledge in managing data formats (JSON XML CSV).
• Agile Methodology: Strong foundation in Agile principles to adapt to fast-paced processes.
• Communication and Analytical Skills: Exceptional abilities in both verbal and written communication coupled with stellar analytical and problem-solving skills.

Technological Proficiencies:

• Proficiency in Java and related frameworks such as Spring Boot Hibernate and JPA.
• Experience with Microservices architecture and RESTful web services.
• Knowledge of build tools like Maven/Gradle.

Years of Experience:

68 years of experience in technology.

Education:

Bachelors degree required preferably in a Computer Science discipline.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind body wallet and life because its important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options wellbeing and support programs retirement vacation and sick leave maternity paternity & adoption leave continuing education and training as well as several voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight you understand that should you be made an offer it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alights employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation education verification employment verification and criminal check search against global sanctions and government watch lists credit check and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Inclusion

We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued respected and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger more innovative and more successful.

At Alight we welcome and embrace all individuals regardless of their background and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter more inclusive future.

As part of this commitment Alight will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring reasonable accommodation is needed please contact

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex race color religion creed national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability medical condition pregnancy marital or domestic partner status citizenship military or veteran status sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal state or local addition we take affirmative action to employ disabled persons disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs practices and observances unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note this job description does not restrict managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package continuing education & training and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries partners or purchasers of Alight business units.