Job role:
The Senior MTS makes technical architecture and development decisions as well as designs, codes and debugs quality software programs for assigned projects, including necessary documentation.
Engineers who demonstrate a full competency and comprehensive knowledge of one or more technical fields. Represents the full professional career level for some engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Designs solutions to large complex features/problems involving other more junior team members
• Decisions may impact the larger organization
• Performs analysis and design of one or more difficult projects, having significant latitude in performing technical work
• Develops innovative ideas and solutions for projects
• Identifies issues and critically evaluates implications of ideas or solutions
• Performs analysis of a complex workload and initiates solutions
• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge of components of a project and involved design and implementation
• Demonstrates distinguishing technical expertise
• Contributes to and adds input on papers, proposals, presentations and reports
• Delivers robust, scalable, quality software products on time and on budget.
• Plans, processes and performs all jobs in an efficient manner with no assistance from the supervisor.
• Performs analysis of current software including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs and designing solutions to problematic programming.
• Provides assistance to testers and support personnel as needed to determine system problems.
• Participates in development of long-range planning for new projects and facilities.
• Documents code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database levels.
• Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct and that program results are accurate; assists lower-level programmers with programming assignments.
• Responds promptly and professionally to bug reports.
• Reviews and repairs legacy code.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications:

• Excellent object-oriented architecture and design skills with a working knowledge of data modeling, UML and design patterns.
• Expert knowledge of object-oriented languages.
• Ability to learn new programming languages quickly.
• Good knowledge of mathematical and statistical principles and formulas.
• Complete understanding of both Agile and Traditional SDLC: requirements analysis, implementation, unit testing, peer reviews, code reviews and integration management.
• Ability to identify tasks which require automation and automate them.
• A solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts.
• Experience and ability to teach or instruct co-workers.
• Ability to work in a team environment in close cooperation with other members of the company’s team worldwide.
• Knowledge of database technologies, networking and operating systems from the software engineering perspective.
• Knowledge and experience in structural design of rich, intuitive, modular and interactive graphical user interfaces.
• Knowledge of J2EE application servers (WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss), Java Servlet Containers (mainly Jakarta Tomcat), Web services, and related technologies.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and/or modeling
• Knowledge of theoretical and applied informatics.
• Ability to manage and realize problem solutions within a specified time range.
• Demonstrable creativity and analytical thinking.
• Experience and ability to teach or instruct co-workers.
• Ability to learn quickly, conceptualize and propose innovative ideas and solutions.
• Strong and effective inter-personal and communication skills.
• Good command of English (oral and written).
• Demonstrable strong documentation skills.
Leadership, Collaboration and Business Processes:

• Establishes a reputation of leadership within a team
• Demonstrates influence within area of expertise
• Provides direction and guidance to other team members
• Leads group in improving experimental methodology, and researches industry standards and works to implement them
• Encourages and leads teamwork
• Works collaboratively across other teams
• Proactively seeks and asks feedback for improvement and expected to provide feedback to other team members
• Suggests improvement to business processes and policies to solve problems and get things done
• Generates ideas to reduce cost, improve quality and / or gain process efficiencies

Education: Ph.D or M.S. in Computer Science, Math or Physics.

Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience
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