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It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships. The best part? We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client-first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor-client relationship.

Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

In 2022, Edward Jones invested $ 1 billion in technology infrastructure, digital initiatives, and virtual business enablement tools. We're currently in the test-and-learn phase and are looking for talented, motivated professionals, that want to be part of this transformational journey. Cloud-based architecture and modern technical capabilities will enable us to grow our impact while providing the best client experience possible.

You may be surprised to know that Edward Jones employs hundreds of software developers - all focused on creating world-class experiences for our clients and branch offices. If you've considered Edward Jones in the past, it's time to take another look. We are in the midst of embracing a modern, cloud-based architecture and are looking for exceptional individuals that want to be a part of that future.

Edward Jones is looking for an Open Systems Senior Java Developer who will utilize technical skills and provide technical leadership for team members by interacting with 3rd party vendors, enhancing applications, software, and tools, and providing support to our proprietary and vendor applications the in the Marketing Enablement product area. Our systems are key to the success of the Marketing and Experience Brand Management areas of Edward Jones, including Marketing applications and tools (Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Hearsay Relate, proprietary tools, etc). Solving complex issues and collaborating with other areas to generate solutions and address problems is key to the success of this position.

What You'll Do:

• Lead - Provide technical leadership related to software development tools, methodologies, best practices, and standards
• Mentor - Provide guidance, training, and mentorship on the business impact of the systems supported technical systems design, development of best practices, and Technology processes and tools

• Plan - Assist with defining and meeting business requirements, preparing detailed software specifications, and providing program or system-level estimates
• Direct - Provide direction as to the effective use of technology within the enterprise architecture
• Influence - Collaborate with Product Delivery Managers, Product Owners and/or associates in a matrix organization
• Design - Perform lead analyst role to design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs
• Develop - Modify and develop complex information systems involving most phases of systems analysis and programming

• Implement - Analyze, design, code and document programs and enhancements
• Test - Conduct code walkthroughs to ensure programs meet the specified quality standards
• Adapt - Shift work between different environments and multitask
• Monitor - Provide system support including some on-call pager support
• Responsible for working on JIRA stories and tasks to completion with each sprint, as part of an Agile delivery team that uses Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE)

At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:

Hiring Minimum: $92984
Hiring Maximum: $158325

Skills/Requirements

What You'll Need :

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or related technical field, or equivalent experience in information systems
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering application solutions for enterprise-level development and integration projects
• Open System development skills such as Java, JEE, JSP, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring JPA, REST, JSON, JUnit, Javascript, Oracle, SQL, Python, Kubernetes, HTML, and XML required

• Ability to work in both an agile team environment and as an individual contributor and experienced as a experience as a tech lead mentoring multiple junior developers
• Ability to design, develop, test, document, and implement quality software within targeted timeframes
• Ability to perform analysis of system requirements to determine feasibility, costs, and benefits and to prepare detailed software specifications and provide program or system level estimates to provide strategic direction and technical leadership to align objectives with the overall Firm strategy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain complex technical issues in business terms
• Presents ideas, thoughts, arguments, and information persuasively. Seen as credible and trustworthy,takes personal responsibility to improve processes and systems
• The capacity to quickly understand a broad range of emerging technologies and the ability to apply and exploit target technology to support firm objectives

What Sets You Apart:

• Knowledge of the Financial Industry
• Knowledge and experience with the following technologies a plus:

• Hearsay Relate Two-way Texting platform
• SalesForce Marketing Cloud / SF Data Cloud
• Qualtrics
• Cloud platforms
• Kafka

Awards & Accolades

• 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials in 2022, published Fortune July 2022, Great Places to Work® data as of March 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • Edward Jones was recognized as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. The privately held firm ranked No. 2 overall, in its fourth appearance on the list.
• 2022 Fortune Best Workplaces for Women, published September 2022, research by Great Places to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • Edward Jones has been named to the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women list by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine, ranking No. 45.
• 2022 Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, published April 2022, research by Great Place to Work®, data as of August 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
  • For the 23rd time, Edward Jones has earned a spot on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® ranking by Great Places to Work® and Fortune® magazine. Edward Jones ranked No. 35 on the prestigious 2022 list.
  • 2022 Best Places to Work For LGBTQ+ Equality, Great Place to Work® in partnership with Human Rights Campaign Foundation, published Equity Magazine January 2022, data as of July 2021. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
    • Edward Jones scored 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The ranking designated Jones as one of the best places to work for LGBTQ+Equality.

About Us

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 15,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

In a typical branch office, a financial advisor meets with clients and receives branch office support, so they can focus on building deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis, Tempe and Mississauga provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. We continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.