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About the Full Stack Developer Role

Emdad By Elm is seeking a skilled Full Stack Developer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves developing, maintaining, and integrating Java Portlets and Spring Boot applications within enterprise portal environments. The role is crucial for supporting secure, scalable, and high-performing digital services, requiring close collaboration with development, integration, and infrastructure teams.

Role Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be responsible for end-to-end development, focusing on Java Portlet development (JSR 286/362), portal platform customization, and seamless integration with systems like IBM DataPower, IBM Db2, and Couchbase. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to significant enterprise application development within a dynamic team.

• Assist in building and maintaining Java Portlets and Spring Boot applications.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to solve complex development tasks.
• Develop and deploy portlets that strictly adhere to JSR specifications and established portal standards.
• Ensure optimal portlet performance, robust security, and seamless integration with the overall portal theme and layout.
• Integrate portlets with IBM DataPower-secured APIs, IBM Db2, Couchbase, and other essential data sources.
• Work closely with Integration teams to configure and troubleshoot DataPower policies and service mediation.
• Design and implement DataPower policies to effectively secure and mediate traffic between portlets and backend services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Actively participate in team meetings, code reviews, and technical discussions.
• Stay current with Java/Spring and backend development best practices and emerging technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 6-8 years of hands-on experience in Java development, enterprise portal technologies, Portlet development (JSR 286/362), Spring Boot, IBM DataPower integration, and enterprise application development.
• Solid understanding of Java (Java 8 or higher).
• Expertise in Java Portlet Specification (JSR 286 or JSR 362) and a strong understanding of the Portlet Lifecycle phases (Action, Render, Event, Resource).
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is crucial for markup within portlets.
• Familiarity with JavaServer Pages (JSP) or other view technologies used in portlet rendering.
• Basic knowledge of the Spring Boot framework or other MVC frameworks, such as Spring MVC Portlet.
• Familiarity with RESTful API development for portlet-to-backend communication.
• Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
• Familiarity with build automation tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Basic understanding of JSON, XML, and data interchange formats, with a specific emphasis on *********
• Proficiency in IBM DataPower Gateway, including service mediation, security (OAuth/SAML/LDAP), and protocol transformation (XML to JSON).
• Direct experience with a commercial portal platform such as Liferay DXP, IBM/HCL WebSphere Portal, or Oracle WebCenter is highly preferred.
• Understanding of Inter-Portlet Communication (IPC) via Public Render Parameters or Events.
• Experience configuring Multi-Protocol Gateways (MPGW) and Web Service Proxies (WSP) within DataPower.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Exposure to IBM Db2, including querying, basic administration, and integration.
• Basic familiarity with NoSQL databases, particularly Couchbase.
• Basic experience with Git and version control platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
• Familiarity with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or platform-specific IDEs like Rational Application Developer.

Key Technical Skills

• Java (Java 8+)
• Java Portlet Specification (JSR 286/362)
• Portlet Lifecycle (Action, Render, Event, Resource)
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• JavaServer Pages (JSP)
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC Portlet
• RESTful API Development
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Maven, Gradle
• JSON, XML, ********
• IBM DataPower Gateway (Service Mediation, Security - OAuth/SAML/LDAP, Protocol Transformation)
• Commercial Portal Platforms (Liferay DXP, IBM/HCL WebSphere Portal, Oracle WebCenter)
• Inter-Portlet Communication (IPC)
• Multi-Protocol Gateways (MPGW), Web Service Proxies (WSP)
• SQL, Relational Databases
• IBM Db2
• NoSQL Databases (Couchbase)
• Spring Data JPA, Spring Data Couchbase (Plus)
• Git, GitHub, GitLab
• IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Rational Application Developer)
• Spring Modules (Spring Security, Spring Data, Spring MVC)
• Unit Testing (JUnit, Mockito)
• Containerization (Docker)
• CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Microservices Concepts
• Front-end Frameworks (Angular, *****, React Native) for SPAs

Professional Attributes

• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Effective time management and attention to detail.