Fico Blaze Developer

Key Responsibilities:

1. Application Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain decision services using FICO Blaze Advisor.
• Build business rules, rule flows, decision tables, and templates per business requirements.
• Integrate Blaze decision services with core applications and databases using APIs.

2. Business Rules & Strategy Management:

• Translate business logic and decisioning strategies into executable rules.
• Work with risk and product teams to understand policy, credit, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure traceability, versioning, and auditability of rules and decisions.

3. Testing & Validation:

• Perform unit and system testing for Blaze decision logic.
• Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and resolve issues or enhancements.
• Validate rule execution for performance and accuracy.

4. Documentation & Compliance:

• Maintain technical documentation, version control, and rule traceability matrices.
• Ensure all changes adhere to governance and compliance standards (e.g., audit trails, change control).

5. Performance Optimization & Support:

• Monitor performance of Blaze decision services in production.
• Optimize rule execution and decision tree structures for efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide Level 2/3 support when needed.

Key Requirements:

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience:
• 3–7 years of experience in software development, with at least 2–3 years hands-on in FICO Blaze Advisor.
• Experience with Java, REST APIs, and rule-based engines.
• Skills:
• Strong command of FICO Blaze Advisor development and rule maintenance
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE technologies
• Experience with XML, JSON, Web Services, and relational databases (SQL)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git), and DevOps practices
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills