Software Developer - Cloud

About Us

Who is Mercedes-Benz Financial Services?

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, part of the global company Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG is the captive financing and mobility solutions company of the global luxury automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz AG. We offer a comprehensive range of automotive financial and insurance products that make it easy for our customers to drive their dream Mercedes-Benz vehicle.

Why work at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services?

Working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to join an innovative team where you are valued for your contributions. As an employee, you will experience career development in a positive, employee-centric environment. We’re a global company that not only offers best-in-class products to our customers but also best-in-class benefits to our employees. Our employees experience a comfortable, friendly environment and relaxed, inclusive culture.

Benefits

When working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, you will enjoy a comprehensive and amenity-rich benefits package offering something for every employee at each stage of their life.

As a new employee, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the following benefits that go beyond – beginning day one:

Get Rewarded! Competitive salary plus an annual bonus based on company performance and/or personal yearly performance

Need a vacation? How about just some time for YOU! In addition to our vacation time, you’ll receive fifteen (15) additional corporate holidays, which will allow you to celebrate religious holidays or escape to the spa! Designed to be flexible, we let you decide which days are most important to you!

Ride in Style - All employees are eligible to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Employee Lease Program

We want you to be healthy!Outstanding medical, dental, and vision insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability plus on-site exercise facilities

Is your family growing? Enjoy generous paid Family Leave Programs- Six Weeks for New Parents; Adoption Expense Reimbursement Programs - up to $6k per child

Want to go back to school?Tuition Assistance Scholar Program - receive up to $8k in vouchers to complete business-related coursework

$6k for undergraduate

$8k for graduate

Job Overview

The Software Developer for cloud designs, builds, configures and tests cloud platforms, solutions and integrations. This is done on Mercedes-Benz's on-premesis cloud and public cloud with Microsoft Azure based on IT and business requirements. This position requires a proactive mindset, technical background, and End User analysis skills to develop/support solutions(s) within the IT department. Hands-on experience with designing, developing and building medium to large-scale solutions.

Flexibility and ability to adapt to a variety of responsibilities and settings, self-drive and motivation to continuously learn and apply new technologies and solutions are key success factors. This position requires hands-on experience with key cloud technologies like Kubernetes, docker containers, infrastructure automation and configuration tools like Chef, puppet, PowerShell, python, logging and monitoring tools, docker registry, Gitlab or GitHub code repository, DevOps tools and supporting processes and documentation relevant to maintenance of solutions.IT experience in designing prototypes, proof of concepts and building reference models.

Responsibilities

As a software developer for cloud, configure the Kubernetes clusters and develop scripts to deploy docker containers using integration with DevOps tools. Understand the functional aspects, processes, inbound and outbound interfaces, load balancing requirements and database requirements to onboard the projects in Container as a service environment. Strong understanding of Kubernetes master configuration to ensure zero downtime and failover of production workloads. This profile will leverage all available skills to enhance and strengthen our infrastructure provisioning to support application development capabilities and create solutions that are robust, scalable and secure. (40%)

Capacity management and proactive recommendationsto the customer to increase capacity as needed. Work with end users and other IT colleagues to develop infrastructure change system requirements; Keep up with the pace of change in cloud space in terms of technology. Support platform upgrades conducted by central team. Work with Security to ensure development of secure and robust solutions. (30%)

Plan/Communicate: Assist as necessary in developing project plans and schedules; Track progress to plans; Communicate status, issues and risks to supervisor, colleagues and stakeholders on a timely basis. Provide Operational support and collaborate with managed service provider to resolve production issues. (20%)

Develop strong and productive relationships with business partners, colleagues and management. Collaborate with DFS colleagues in other regions for building scalable solutions. (10%)

Qualifications

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
• This position requires a minimum of 3+ years of overall work experience. Preferred experience includes:
• Information Technology: 3+ years

Education

Bachelor's Degree is required, Master's Degree is preferred. Recommended majors include:

Computer/Information Science

Engineering

Additional Knowledge

Work with end users and architects to understand and implement new requirements

Work in an agile team environment to develop, test and deploy software, platforms and changes using agile methodologies, concepts and framework such as Scrum and Kanban

Develop high performance, scalable solutions, front end to backend services, integration of solutions

Proficient in deploying, configuring and managing Kubernetes based docker containers, Microservices concepts, familiarity with cloud deployment patterns IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, knowledge of infrastructure automation and configuration with chef, puppet, python, PowerShell, ansible technologies. Experience in the integration with backend systems through Apigee/ ESB, and IAM tools like OpenID/ SAML for user authentication, configuration and use of logging and monitoring tools like ELK stack and Grafana,Knowledge of database access patterns and JDBC

Familiarity with Restful APIs

Development experience in cloud environment using springboot, Java. Provide operational support when necessary

Experience in analytical, problem solving, troubleshooting, performance tuning and conducting root cause analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

• Ability to Collect data and establish facts and identify trends and variances
• Facilitation skills
• IT skills
• Application development

Database

e-Technologies/Web

Middleware

Programming

• Presentations skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Project Management skills

Team member

Additional Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills Presentation skills Performance Skills/Individual Competencies:
• Dedication and high motivation
• Focus on end user needs
• Understands processes well
• Demonstrate and support top performance
• Create and demonstrate accountability and credibility
• Timely escalation
• Regular communication

Team work in an agile environment

• Ability to follow processes and guidelines.
• Technical knowledge
• Must be passionate about technology, quick learner, excited about learning and embracing new technologies as needed.

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Mercedes-Benz Financial Services offers competitive salary, performance-based bonuses and a full suite of benefits including 401(K) with match, generous vacation and personal time, a Mercedes-Benz car program as well as flexible work arrangements.

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