Software Specialists is a company with extensive consulting experience in the Information Technology Industry. Incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1998, we bring over a decade of experience in providing IT talent to Fortune 1000 companies.

As a trusted partner, Software Specialists provides consulting solutions for our Clients that are not only flexible, but minimize risk while maximizing results and meeting their business goals. Recruiting and retaining the highest caliber resources ensures our consultants are capable of creating systems that our Clients can build upon to make their organizations more robust, agile and equipped for future shifts in the I.T. and global business world.

Title: Java Developer

Location: Cary, NC

Duration: 6+ Months Contract to Hire​

Job Description:

- Working with business analysts to identify gaps in functionality and feeds to downstream systems.
- Working with the QA team to ensure high quaility outcomes
- Developing, testing, and releasing missing functionality and feeds.
- Planning, testing, and executing the GPS migration of trading on a desk-by-desk and book-by-book basis.

Required
- Experienced developer (5+ years minimum) in software development
- Primary skill sets – Java, Oracle, Linux
- Knowledge and understanding of current best practices in Core Java and J2EE development
- Excellent organizational, problem solving, and written/verbal communication skills. 
- Experience with all phases of the systems development lifecycle 
- Very thorough understanding of the Java technology fundamentals and design patterns used in the implementation of STP and Post trading systems. 
- Good experience in building distributed caching systems.
- Good understanding of the Fixed Income domain.

Recommended
- Oracle Coherence experience a plus
- FreeMarker, JQuery, Drools, Spring a plus
- .NET experience a plus