Senior Java Developer

at  Thales

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.
We have been present in Saudi Arabia for 40 years and with over 600 employees to date, we are growing rapidly. Together we are delivering our signalling, control and train protection systems for the North –South Railway (NSR), the longest system of it’s kind in the world. Together we are key suppliers of In-flight entertainment and connectivity systems as well as air traffic management solutions in Saudi. We are making Saudi Arabia a safer place by securing the country’s critical infrastructure and e-security solutions that secure the country’s electronic payment systems. Thales has been selected to supply major electronic systems for air defence and the Group also supplied communication and optronic systems for the Army, the Saudi Arabia National Guards and the Air Force.

OVERVIEW:

Thales DIS - Gemalto, World leader in Digital Security, has strong presence in Middle East providing hardware, software and consulting services to government sector.
The role here includes supporting KSA ongoing projects of e-ID and e-Passport but also Oman program, Qatar DigID, and other projects in the region. So, it is a transversal role with strong requirement for travel, when needed.

Within this context, we are looking for a senior software engineer able to fulfill the following objectives:

• Analyze requirement, build Architecture and design of enterprise solutions with strong experience in design patterns and architectures
• Backend/Frontend development using Java as a programming language utilizing state of the art frameworks but also some legacy components of Java EE technologies (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Web services)
• Experience in database skills (SQL, JDBC) using any RDBS
• Experience in any of the application servers like Websphere/JBoss and web servers like Tomcat/Apache
• IT capabilities & knowledge (Windows platform/Unix platforms)
• Willingness to travel to other countries as per the project needs

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Engineering degree in Computer Science
• Arabic speaker with fluent English skills.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in software development
• Proven experience in complex software projects

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Knowledge in Cloud, Micro-services, C# programming language
• Familiarity with smart card technology and cryptography concepts
• Experience in planning and scheduling tools, like MS Project
• Experience using any version control system and issue tracking.
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• Strong analytical and architectural skills
• Accountable on the design and quality development of solutions
• Clear Documentation and adherence to security guidelines
• Troubleshooting and skills to optimize the architecture, code, data structure, bandwidth, memory, and CPU use of the server…
• Professional customer interfacing, working onsite when needed and taking extra miles to secure project milestones
• Proactive Communication with peers, and projects stakeholders