Lead Automation Developer needs 8 years of experience working in an IT environment. Lead Automation Developer requires: Locations: Charlotte, NC; Iselin, NJ Hybrid BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field Eight (8) years of experience working in an IT environment. Strong proficiency in writing robust software for large-scale web applications in a dynamic environment with rapid release cycles Five (5) years of hands-on experience in object-oriented languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, and Groovy Experience with JAVA ecosystem tools such as Struts or Spring or Maven or Gradle or Ant or Junit or Spock or Hibernate, etc. Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB & Aurora database Experience working with Linux OS, Windows OS, AIX, Solaris Experience in the deployment of automation and continuous delivery pipeline tool Preferred M.S. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field Minimum of 2 years experience working with at least one primary cloud provider (such as AWS, Azure, or Google Platform) Prior working experience in the financial services industry A highly motivated, innovative, and self-directed thinker Eagerness to stay up to date with current trends and a desire for continuous learning. Familiar with web technologies (i.e., Angular, HTML, CSS, JS, and JQuery) Proficient with scripting languages such as Perl, JavaScript, VBScript Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Experience working in an operations environment Production-level experience developing Terraform or Cloud formation templates Technical knowledge on Containers and Container orchestration, such as Kubernetes Lead Automation Developer duties: Create architecture diagram and design flow diagram Develop tools to improve software development, deployment, and monitoring of applications Participate in the rolling out of new applications and product features Manage day-to-day technical challenges and communicate to the manager any risks or issues associated with the development activities Assist manager with the estimation of technical timelines and allocation of technical resources to a specific task Coordinate coding and unit testing phases of system development and facilitate Code Reviews. Identify opportunities for system reuse and system simplification.