The Technology and Operations Division of Zions Bancorporation has team members in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Dallas, and Houston, and is dedicated to creating success for the banks that make up Zions Bancorporation. The 1500-member division builds and maintains the world-class infrastructure of the entire corporation, and also contributes to the company's bottom line by providing exceptional customer service.

Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation's premier financial services companies, consisting of a collection of great banks in select high growth markets. Zions operates its banking businesses under local management teams and community identities through over 500 offices and 600 ATMs in 10 Western states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. Zions Bancorporation is a leader in small business lending, and agricultural and public finance. The Corporation also operates several new technology ventures such as Contango and NetDeposit. Zions Bancorporation's common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ZION, and the company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ Financial 100 Index.

Programmer Analyst (Java EE)

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Java EE/Portal Developer
Position Description:
The Java EE/Portal Developer is a part of a team that assists with building and deploying software in a standardized way. Ensure processes, services, business rules, and the repository are aligned with best practices and Zions standards with respect to performance and governance.
Job Duties

• Learn about in house and 3rd party products, help build the in-house products, and create deployment routines to configure the same software for multiple environments.


• Ensure that both functional & non-functional usability requirements are met through the use of information architecture practices.


• Provide after hours support for code deployments and changes and general support.


• Contribute design considerations for new products or architectural changes to existing products.


• Build relationships with cross functional teams, leveraging communication and presentation skills. Recognize interdependencies and relationships that foster value creation across our business, and across the enterprise.

Requirements:

• 8+ years experience including 4+ years of Java/J2EE experience combining development, testing and troubleshooting. Understanding of J2EE architecture and components.


• Web application frameworks (Spring, Struts).


• Experience with Portal development desired.


• Weblogic and/or WebSphere Application Server.


• Thorough knowledge of software development lifecycles.


• Knowledge of SQL and Database Systems. Familiarity with Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 a plus.


• Experience with Hibernate.


• In-depth knowledge of data modeling concepts, broad knowledge of integrated application development methodology.


• Excellent debugging, problem solving and testing skills


• Fault tolerant software design - highly scalable and high performance software development


• Familiarity with CVS


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent problem resolution skills, must like working in a team environment and have good interpersonal skills.


• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field of study (or equivalent level of education and experience).

Desirable skills:

• Financial or Banking services experience


• Unix experience

Equal Opportunity Employer

We have many opportunities both at the Bancorporation and at our affiliates. Wherever you find your fit in the Zions family, we look forward to working with you!