Proficiency programming in more than one object-oriented programming language; JAVA, Python etc. o Experience with Elastic Search, Graph DB (Neo4J, Data Stax etc.) o May include learning languages such as; Hadoop, Storm, Spark, Kafka, Hive, NFI, Scoop, etc. o Service Development focus of Elastic Search - writing and fine tuning Experience with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol Proficiency using versioning tools: GIT, GNU, RCS, SCCS, CVS, SVN, Mercurial, Monotone, etc Demonstrated organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance Must demonstrate initiative and effective independent decision-making skills Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment In-depth understanding of the systems development life cycle Proficiency using debugging tools; Advanced Debugger, Allinea DDT, AQ time,, ARM, CA/EZTEST, etc High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy Manipulate data from various sources / formats such as: flat files, relational databases, non-relational databases, XML, JSON, etc.