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Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Data Analyst/Modeler

The Data Analyst/Modeler

Location: Manhattan/NY

Duration :6 months  to extend

The Data Analyst/Modeler will analyze business requirements, perform the necessary analysis to translate them to data requirements, develop enterprise data models at the conceptual, logical, and physical levels; identify and promote best practices and patterns for data modeling, and provide oversight for data modeling methodologies and processes.

Responsibilities include

Analyze and translate business requirements into data models - including definition of logical and physical models, model enhancements, metadata maintenance.

Interface with business analysts and application developers across multiple business domains including credit and market risk management Create and evolve models for counterparties, financial instruments, positions and exposures, to meet new and changing business requirements Perform complex data analysis and recognize patterns to help with Data Modeling or R&D projects with quick time-to-market requirements Manage flow of information between departments through the use of relational databases.

Focus on reducing process and data inefficiencies such as reducing data redundancy within an existing system or optimizing load and query performance.

Technical Requirements

Bachelors in Computer Science or related field

5+ years of demonstrable experience with relational database modeling and reporting using ERWin Data Modeler/ Model Mart.

Knowledge of reporting and ETL technologies/methods, including Data warehouses, operational data stores, data marts, star and snow-flake schemas

5+ years of demonstrable experience working with Databases such as

5+ Oracle, SQL Server databases in the minimum, excellent in writing SQL

5+ queries;

Excellent SQL skills to perform complex data analysis for data modeling, adhoc requirements, performance tuning etc

3+ years of demonstrable experience working on projects related to

3+ either financial or insurance industry (Risk Management is a plus)

Proficient in using SQL Queries, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio Knowledge of Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema modeling is a plus

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

PROJECT MANAGER PALN VIEW (code 0427 KERJON)

Location: Reston VA.

Duration: 6 months.

GC/Citizens or EAD preferred  failing which can be  H1 and C2C

We are seeking a seasoned PPM Project Manager for our client in Reston, VA.

Candidate must have implementation experience with Planview. Will be responsible for leading the integration within our client. Will act as a 3rd party advisor for the client and work with the vendor to develop solutions in our client's interest. Candidate must be delivery centric and will work on deliverables such as a communication plan within the organization, user adoption plan, and or training plan for the organization.

Candidate must have organizational change management experience, not just project management. Will need to understand the demensions of the tool and how it will affect the organization as a whole.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

QTP Automated Scripter

Position: QTP Automated Scripter
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Description: long-term contract opportunity

Responsibilities:

* Qualified QTP Specialist/Tester with minimum 5 years experience
with QTP Test Framework, and has over 11 years of IT experience with a BS/MS
degree.

Requirements:

* Expertise in QuickTest Pro (QTP) and Quality Center (QC), design
and implementation of QTP test frameworks.
* Expertise in QTP scripting language, and proven ability to read
and code Visual Basic and C.
* Expertise in testing web services using SOAPUI (Simple Object
Access Protocol User Interface) by creating new test cases and synchronizing
them in QC. Experience with working on applications built in a Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment.
* Experience in mapping requirements to test cases and the ability
to come-up with ideas to enhance the existing process.
* RDBMS skills (prefer DB2 experience).
* Participation in or leading the design and development of
automated implementations of tests using appropriate test harness.
* Creation of test data sets using database command line utilities
and tools.
* Experience with complex build processes integrated with automated
testing and QA reporting.
* Strong experience with manual testing, testing tools, writing
test plans, and reviewing test cases. Ability to deliver documents like
TestPlan, Reports etc. with high quality.
* Proven team player with strong interpersonal skills possessing a
demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects with varying priorities.
* Experience creating and implementing test environments for a
client-server or distributed system involving relational databases.
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* Microsoft Windows XP, Windows NT, and Office Suite.

Desired:

* Proven ability to support software engineering life cycle
(requirements analysis, design alternatives; detail program specifications,
test plans, test case scenarios, etc.)
* Effectively work in a team environment and adjust to dynamic
schedules.
* Strong ability to work smoothly and effectively in groups
comprised of widely ranging personality types.
* Detail oriented deliverable focused.

Education:

* An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in
Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11
years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science,
Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of
professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to
beginning work***

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Sr. Data Warehouse Specialist

Sr. Data Warehouse Specialist

Loc:Woodland Hills :CA

Duration 6 months.

Works with Business and Technical Staff to formulate and deliver solutions requiring Data Warehouse or Business Intelligence applications.

Roles and Duties:
Data Warehouse Technical Design, Development and Support
User Requirement Refinements
DataWarehouse Design
Technical Specifications
Data Warehouse Job Re-engineering
o Base Tables
o Data Mart
o Outbound extracts
Environment troubleshooting
Expert Performance Tuning
Spot Production Support
Server Replacement Support

Skills Required:
6+ years in DataWarehouse design and development; DBA certification
6+ year in DataWarehouse Application support
Development team lead experience

Platform Expertise Required:
6+ Oracle DB, DataWarehouse focus
6+ PL/SQL
6+ UNIX/Solaris
3+ Cognos

Friday, April 22, 2011

Sr. LDAP Engineer

Duration : 8 months

Loca: Thousand Oaks CA

GC .Citizens . EAD or H1 transfer .



Job Summary
The primary responsibility of this position is the Unix configuration and operations management, along with daily systems management tasks in a complex environment. The environment contains multiple platforms of Sun hardware, Solaris software, RedHat software, and other infrastructure products. You will also be responsible for ongoing improvement of processes and applying best practices for the environment.

Job Responsibilities
Provides technical leadership and technical architectural design, strategies and plans that will be a delivered on an ongoing basis.
Responsible for implementation of developed plan architectures.
Responsible for ongoing support for Business Continuity and High Availability.
Responsible for assisting with Capacity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning and design as applicable.
Provides ITIL Process Planning as applicable.
Recommend changes to procedures which result in operational optimization
Participate in Root Cause Analysis reviews when applicable.
Rotational 24x7 On-Call Support

Basic Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must possess the following skills/experience:
5+ years as a Unix Engineer
3+ years working with Solaris 9 or 10 (specifically virtualization, containers and zones)
Must have experience working with Sun Hardware
Must have experience supporting large, Fortune 100 environments.
Experience working in regulated environments, e.g. biopharma, defense, etc., preferred.
Candidate must have demonstrated experience architecting, designing, and implementing LDAP infrastructures based on Sun One Directory Server in large scale, distributed environments.
Candidate should be intimately familiar with deploying LDAP into virtualized environments.
Candidate should be comfortable working with a multi-Master environment with many distributed Consumers.
Candidate should be familiar with Sun One DS product version 5.x and 7.x.
Candidate with experience performing upgrades and technology refreshes, sizing and scoping LDAP environments, and providing formal recommendations for upgrading and improving the stability of mission critical LDAP infrastructures for large scale enterprise customers are preferred.
Candidates with specific experience leverage Sun One DS as a corporate LDAP and as an identity service for Solaris and Siteminder are desirable.
recent, large enterprise environment experience in a highly regulated industry
able to take the initiative, take ownership of issues and see them to completion, and are very comfortable documenting activities (highly regulated environment)
Experience in general Unix/Linux systems Engineering - MTAs, web servers, load balancers, Veritas Cluster Server (VCS), storage (EMC, NetApp), network and host security, and relevant protocols (SMTP, HTTP, SSL, DNS, NFS).
Basic programming/scripting
Experience in package installation and monitoring of Application Servers
RPM (RedHat Package Manager)
Solid grasp of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.
Outstanding troubleshooting ability.

Masters degree
OR
Bachelors degree & 2 years of directly related experience
OR
Associates degree & 6 years of directly related experience
OR
High school diploma / GED & 8 years of directly related experience

Preferred Qualifications:
Applicable recognized certifications - RHCSE, RHCSA,
Familiarity with Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas Cluster Server, MS SQL Databases      

Web GUI Designer/Developer

Web GUI Designer/Developer
Location: DC.

Duration : 8 months to extend.

This is for multiple projects cross web applications. The projects will require designing Web GUIs by leveraging the latest web technologies:


Tasks:
Perform Web GUI design and development in support of multiple projects which will include:
1. Work with web application architect, technical leader and business analysts on the design and development for web GUI
2. Defining web design standards
3. Define web UI across all client web applications
4. Translate business requirements into high quality mock-ups with graphic elements
5. Translate design charter and mock-ups into standards-based HTML and reusable CSS, for handover to Java development team
6. Develop solutions to cross-browser compatibility issues and 508 compliances
7. Document design and transfer maintenance work to internal staff
Projected Level of Effort:


Skills Web GUI designer developer:

Required Skills::
5+ yrs web UI design experience
Expert in web UI technologies (HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, absolute/relative positioning layouts, adaptive to screen resolution)
Cross-browser technologies and HTML validation
Proficiency using Photoshop/Illustrator/Dreamweaver/Fireworks, Firebug
Excellent fundamental graphic design and web design skills including presentation, layout, composition, color, and readability
Demonstrated experience in designing, developing or managing user interface development standards for medium to large scale web applications

Optional Skills:
Development experience in AJAX, JavaScript Framework like DOJO, Prototype or JQuery
Knowledge of web standards, design patterns, browser compatibility and accessibility.
Usability
Information Architecture
Software:
1. Dreamweaver
Languages:
1. HTML/DHTML
2. CSS
3. JavaScript

Technical Data Warehouse Architect

Technical Data Warehouse Architect

Location: Wilmington, DE

Duration: 5/ months


Role Description:

At least 10 years of technical background in Data Warehousing, high end databases, query tuning, database architecture Experience with data modeling both dimensional and ER, especially with Teradata Experience working with high volume of data and unique technical problems that come with high volume Proven experience working with large technology teams and driving largely undefined project charters to conclusion Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Thursday, April 21, 2011

CBP cleared project.

 
Must be CBP Cleared already.
Location: DC
Duration: Long term
This is for Federal  project.

 

Job summary – Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer assesses existing technology and evaluates alternative hardware or software architectures. The Systems Engineer assists in migrating existing applications from a mainframe environment to web-based client server or GUI environment; redesigns or modifies existing applications; evaluates commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software; or develops new software in anticipation of future requirements. The Systems Engineer designs, develops, and maintains applications.

Summary of functional responsibilities

· Design and implements data processing systems which meet customer business needs.

· Lead and participate in system design teams. Assist others on technical or industry-related issues.

· Interface with customers and assists in defining requirements. Anticipate customer problems and recommends solutions.

· Develop and codes programs to integrate multiple subsystems.

· Plan, schedule, and coordinate project implementations and ensure that customer requirements are met.

· Perform run time improvement planning and implementation.

· Establish and maintain security, integrity, and business continuity controls and documentation. Develop plans for backup and disaster recovery.

· Identify and recommend system enhancements to improve or expand customer services. Evaluate hardware or software product alternatives and makes recommendations.

· Customize purchased applications and assist in maintaining program libraries and technical manuals.

Experience requirements

  • Knowledge and understanding of system development and integration methodologies and standards is required.
  • Strong knowledge of COBOL/CICS programming including design and development of background transactions and non-terminal attached tasks.
  • Understanding of Java programming and object-oriented design

· May have familiarity and experience with standardized project management and process improvement methodologies (e.g., SEI CMM, ISO, IEEE, PMI, etc.).

  • Security: Persons who fill this position will be required to receive a favorable background investigation prior to being assigned to fulfill all defined functional responsibilities. Persons with an existing BI are preferred.

Minimum education requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills may be acquired.

Levels

Level II: Under direct supervision, works from specifications to assist in developing and modifying operating software systems applications. Applications generally deal with utility programs, position control language, macros, subroutines, and other control modules. A minimum of three (3) years of experience is required.

Level III: Under general supervision, works from specifications to develop or modify moderately complex operating software systems applications. Competent to work on most phases of software systems programming applications, but requires instruction and guidance in other phases. A minimum of five (5) years of experience is required.

Level IV: Under general direction, formulates and defines specifications for complex operating software systems programming applications or modifies/maintains complex existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Responsible for applications dealing with the overall operating system. Competent to work at the highest technical level on all phases of software systems programming applications. May have responsibility for the evaluation of new and existing software products. May assist other systems programmers to effectively utilize the system's technical software. A Master’s degree and a minimum of six (6) years of experience is required.

QlikView developer

QlikView developer
 
Location: Jersey City /NJ
Duration 8 months
 
MUST be a QlikView developer or have strong expertise with QlikView
Responsibilities:
Analysis of legacy reports, working directly with the business to provide appropriate solutions
Hands-on analysis, design and development of reporting dashboards and parameterized and cross tabular reports
Design and development of reporting cubes and data structures required for reporting
Prototyping reports to test data models and refine requirements
Tuning the database and data model to meet business needs and reporting performance
Analysis of data coverage and content for specific topic areas, to determine and resolve issues

Requirements:
4+ years experience of Business Intelligence and reporting development using QlikView and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting/Analytics Services (SSRS/SSAS)
Experience with working with MS Access
Additional knowledge of using other BI tools including COGNOS and Business Objects
Additional experience with Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), ETL development and data normalization techniques and tools, would be highly beneficial
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Detail-oriented, with ability to drill down into detailed business and technical specifics
Self-starter with exceptional teamwork and team-building skills
Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines and deliver in a fast-paced environment
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Project)
Strong academic background including undergraduate degree
Experience in the financial sector

Desired:
Understanding and knowledge of ITIL 3.0 best practices with focus on incident, problem and change management considered a plus
 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

7 New requirements in Baltimore , MD.


Position: DB2 Database Administrator/Modeler
Location: Baltimore (Gwynn Oak), MD
Description: long-term contract
**Must have 11 years with bachelors, or 9 years with masters degree**

Responsibilities:

·          Under the Disability Case Processing System program, Client  supports the full range of IT integration services supporting a multi-platform computing environment, including: information systems modernization initiatives, software engineering, project management, infrastructure services, data warehousing, database administration, research, planning, security, federal enterprise architecture initiatives, research and all levels of Internet, Intranet and Web portal initiatives and migrating legacy architecture to web-based platforms. Lockheed Martin has an immediate need for a highly motivated Data Modeler/Architect. The candidate must be able to pass a Federal Suitability Check for a position of public trust. The candidate will be responsible for database modeling/design for a SOA based JEE based software system with a user base of 30,000 - 50,000 users. client  has an immediate need for a highly motivated Database Administrator to provide mainframe DB2 performance review in various environments (development, validation, integration, and production). Additionally, the resource will be responsible for the migration of DB2 stored procedure definitions in the DB2 catalog as the DCPS application is migrated over the lifecycle. Direct interaction with the application development team will be required.

Requirements:

·          Minimum of 11 years of IT experience.
·          At least 6 years of solid technical experience with DB2 administration on the z/OS platform.
·          Mainframe DB2 DBA experience at least at Version 8.
·          Prior experience in mainframe application development.
·          A strong knowledge of how to read/tune SQL is required.
·          Experience with CA DB2 tools.
·          Experience with Omegamon for DB2.
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills.
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical. Candidate must be able to effectively interact with all levels of customer staff, and be able to flourish in a government contract setting.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.

Desired:

·          Experience with database modeling (logical modeling).
·          Experience with data warehousing in the DB2 environment.
·          Experience with DB2 Version 9.
·          JEE Software Development.

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with  9 years of professional experience


***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: Business Intelligence/Management Information Requirements Analyst
Location: Baltimore (Gwynn Oak), MD
Description: long-term contract
**Must have 11 years with bachelors, or 9 years with masters degree**

Responsibilities:

·          Under the Disability Case Processing System program, client  supports the full range of IT integration services supporting a multi-platform computing environment, including: information systems modernization initiatives, software engineering, project management, infrastructure services, data warehousing, database administration, research, planning, security, federal enterprise architecture initiatives, research and all levels of Internet, Intranet and Web portal initiatives and migrating legacy architecture to web-based platforms. Lockheed Martin has an immediate need for a highly motivated requirements analyst with an extensive background in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects. The candidate must be able to pass a Federal Suitability Check for a position of public trust. The candidate will be responsible for requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation analysis efforts to develop a Management Information system/architecture in support of a SOA based JEE based software system with a user base of 30,000 – 50,000 users.

Requirements:

·          Minimum of 11 years of IT experience.
·          Solid technical experience with requirements analysis efforts for large scale successful IT system implementations. Demonstrated experience as a system requirements lead is a must.
·          Demonstrated experience of at least 6 years with requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation for Business Intelligence, Management information and Data Warehousing projects/solutions/systems.
·          Prior experience with documenting metrics for Management Information in the form of a Fact/Qualifier Matrix is a must. Experience using a fact/qualifier matrix as a data warehouse development tool to organize specific business information needs into a format that aids in developing relational and multidimensional data structures is required.
·          Demonstrated experience with handling requirements Elicitation efforts spanning diverse, large and geographically disparate stakeholder sets using RAD/JAD techniques.
·          Experience with requirements elicitation for developing Business Intelligence dashboards, key performance indicators (KPI's), and reports using Business Intelligence tools.
·          Proven ability to document and progressively elaborate requirements using use-cases; to develop general user requirements, detailed functional requirements and system specifications.
·          Experience producing meeting minutes for requirements elicitation sessions.
·          Experience conducting RAD/JAD sessions to gather requirements.
·          Experience extracting and documenting data requirements from Management Information business/functional requirements.
·          Solid understanding of relational databases and data warehousing concepts is a must.
·          Understanding of data modeling concepts is required.
·          Proven experience with the following tool sets:
o    Rational Requisite Pro
o    Microsoft Office Suite
·          Demonstrated proficiency in Data-Management concepts, practices and procedures, extensive knowledge of DBMS in multi-tiered, Web/Client/Server environments, as well as extensive knowledge of data integration, data quality, multi-dimensional design and ETL tools, processes and methodology.
·          Experienced having functioned as the subject matter expert for Business Intelligence by preparing reports and presenting recommendations to upper management.
·          Specific experience having worked on data warehousing projects is required.
Desired:

·          Data Modeling experience (development of logical models).
·          Knowledge and familiarity with the Information Builders suite of tools:  WebFocus Dashboard reporting, Focus, Performance Management Framework (PMF), Visual Discovery, DevStudio, Report Caster, Maintain, Active Reports.
·          Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem solving abilities.
·          Experience with reporting and basic SQL queries.

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with  9 years of professional experience


***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***





Position: Senior Java Developer
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Description: long-term contract opportunity
Responsibilities:

·          The Senior Java Developer will demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in designing, developing, maintaining, and supporting complex enterprise level applications and other system software using SOA principles, strong working knowledge of server administration, and database concepts, and superior oral and written communications skills to effectively convey progress, issues, reports, and other customer deliverables with clarity and value. Evaluate requirements and provide design and development solutions. Works without technical oversight, and possibly as the leader of a team as required. Mentor and train junior developers.

Requirements:

·          11+ years IT Software development experience in Java
·          Demonstrated technical leadership proficiency, coupled with exceptional strategic and critical thinking skills
·          Must be creative, innovative and able to provide original concepts and designs for complex architecture
·          Demonstrated proficiency to create and maintain technical documentation of architecture, high and low level design documents for applications development
·          Demonstrated proficiency to initiate, create, and maintain well-written Software Requirements Specification (SRS) documents, ongoing progress reports, project planning/monitoring documentation, etc.
·          Superior communication skills to articulate and present ideas and concepts effectively.
·          Exceptional and proven problem solving skills
·          Actively participates and leads design initiatives, design meetings, architectural review, and code review for complex enterprise-level systems
·          Strong relational database experience – preferably DB2
·          Strong working experience with Web architecture and Web design and development tools and languages such as Java Servlets, JDBC, JavaBeans/EJBs, SQL, JSP,  JavaScript, Struts, Tiles, HTML
·          Experience working with JMS, Message Driven Bean, MQ Series
·          Experience with XML processing such as XSD, XPath, XSL, XSLT, etc.
·          Knowledge of Internet Explorer 6 and/or 7
·          Experience working with IBM Web Sphere Application server
·          Experience with complex programming, program debugging, data analysis, problem analysis and resolution issues within OO application systems
·          Self managed with the ability to coach and mentor others
·          Designs, develops, integrates, and deploys architectural and programming solutions, with adherence to standards, plans, and specifications
·          Leads the formulation, review and recommendation for new and improved business and process solutions with stakeholders, utilizing knowledge and experience to define opportunities.
·          Contributes to all areas of the development process, including data modeling, system architecture and design, technology selection, unit and regression test design and implementation, etc.
·          Must be able to obtain a public trust clearance

Desired:

·          Designs, develops, integrates, and deploys innovative enterprise-level system solutions, applying reverse-engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop strategic solutions
·          Provides technical expertise, support, and oversight in design and development of IT architecture, SDLC documentation, process improvement, logical and physical database and application design, change control, and problem resolution
·          Experience working with deployment scripts – server build, installs, etc.
·          Experience implementing SOA Web Services, including security
·          Section 508 experience
·          Ability to independently and rapidly learn new technology, as needed
·          Familiar with MS Word, Excel, Visio, and Project
·          Familiarity with project management frameworks
·          Project management experience
·          Develops time/cost estimates

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11+ years of professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***



Position: J2EE SOA Security Expert
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Experience: must have 11 years w/ Bachelors; or 9 years with Masters degree.
Description: long-term contract



·          Solid experience with enterprise application IT security, including recent senior/architect level roles in at least two large scale successful Service Oriented Architecture Systems Integration implementations
·          Information System Security Professional (CISSP) Certification or equivalent
·          Experience with SOA service security design and implementation
·          Experience with systems security architecture design and implementation
·          Experience with implementing Security Policy Management
·          Experience with cryptographic techniques, securing communication, authenticating and authorizing application users,  securing XML Web services, integrating PKI and distributed audit logging
·          Experience with LDAP v3 protocol, LDAP SDK, WS-Security, SAML assertions and digital certificates
·          Experience with the design, development and integration of complicated software systems in client-server, distributed, web based and multi-tier environments over various flavors of operating systems, and extensive Relational and Object Oriented database systems implementation
·          Strong object oriented software development experience in JAVA, J2EE technologies like JSP, Servlet , JSTL, EJB, JMS, JNDI, JDBC, JAXB, JSF, Struts, JPA, Hibernate, Tiles, ANT, Maven, log4j and Junit
·          Strong XML technology experience such as XSD, XPath, XQuery, XSL, XSLT, etc
·          Extensive experience with developing Java Web Services WSDL, SOAP, XML , RESTful, Web Services Development Kit, WS-I, WebSphere, JBoss, WSDL
·          Extensive experience with full software development life cycle (SDLC) including business requirements analysis, system design, development
·          Working knowledge of utilizing J2EE development IDEs such as WebSphere Rational Application Developer (RAD) and WebSphere Integration Developer (WID)
·          Experience with relational and Object oriented database design and implementation using DB2
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical. Candidate must be able to effectively interact with all levels of customer staff, and be able to flourish in a government contract setting.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.

Desired:

·          Experience with FUSE ESB
·          Experience with JBRMS/DROOLS by RedHat
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Registry and Repository, and DROOLs
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using jBPM, DROOLS, and WebSphere Registry and Repository
·          Experience working as a government contractor

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 9 years of professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: JEE SOA Solutions Architect
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Experience: must have 11 years w/ Bachelors; or 9 years with Masters degree.
Description: long-term contract



·          Demonstrated experience as a SOA solution expert in leading and managing J2EE/JEE based software development efforts for large scale successful Service Oriented Architecture implementations (user base of 30,000 – 50,000)
·          Experience with SOA implementation involving the use of Enterprise Service bus, Rules Engine, Process Orchestration, BPM, BPEL, Web Services, MQ, JMS, XML technologies
·          Extensive knowledge in creating standards, best practices and guidelines for SOA infrastructure/implementations
·          Knowledge of multiple aspects of integration and SOA processes, patterns and technologies
·          Experience in developing SOA guidelines, policies and processes and guiding design teams
·          Strong object oriented software development experience in JAVA, J2EE/JEE technologies
·          Solid technical experience with J2EE technologies such as Core Java, JSP, EJB, JDBC, JMS, Spring, and Servlets
·          Extensive experience in developing Java Web Services WSDL, SOAP, RESTful, JAX-WS, JAX-RPC,WS-Security
·          Experience with enterprise-level SDLC
·          Proven experience in technology and solution leadership
·          Current industry experience and perspective with data governance strategies and principles
·          Current industry experience with data management principles and best practices
·          Effective independent and team player and with high adaptability to new technologies
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical. Candidate must be able to effectively interact with all levels of customer staff, and be able to flourish in a government contract setting.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.

Desired:

·          SOA certification
·          Experience with FUSE ESB
·          Experience with JBRMS/DROOLs by RedHat
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Registry and Repository, and DROOLs
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using jBPM, DROOLS, and WebSphere Registry and Repository
·          Experience working as a government contractor

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 9 years of professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: Drools Developer
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Experience: must have 11 years w/ Bachelors; or 9 years with Masters degree.
Description: long-term contract

Demonstrated experience as a strong JBoss Drools Architect/developer in leading and managing J2EE/JEE based software development efforts for large scale successful Service Oriented Architecture implementations (user base of 30,000 – 50,000)
·          Solid experience with JBoss Drools Expert, Drools Flow/jBPM5, Drools Guvnor, Drools Fusion, Drools Planner
·          Expert understanding of J2EE full cycle development
·          Solid experience with Java web architecture and UI frameworks
·          Experience with application messaging and integration technologies
·          Prior experience with an Enterprise Service Bus( ESB) product a strong plus
·          Experience with developing application prototypes with sufficient detail to allow others in the development team to complete the development work
·          Strong object oriented software development experience with JAVA, J2EE technologies like JSP, Servlet , JSTL, EJB, JMS, JNDI, JDBC, JAXB, JSF, Struts, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, DB2, Tiles, ANT, Maven, log4j and Junit
·          Strong XML technology experience such as XSD, XPath, XQuery, XSL, XSLT, etc
·          Solid understanding of Java Web Services WSDL,SOAP, XML , RESTful, Web Services Development Kit, WS-I
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.

Desired:

·          JEE Solutions Architecture/ Systems Architecture Certification or equivalent
·          Experience with FUSE ESB
·          Experience JBRMS by Redhat
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Registry and Repository, and Drools
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using jBPM, DROOLS, and WebSphere Registry and Repository

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 9 years of professional experience.
***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: JEE Solutions/Systems/Applications Architect
Location: Baltimore (Woodlawn), MD
Experience: must have 11 years w/ Bachelors; or 9 years with Masters degree.
Description: long-term contract

Demonstrated experience as a JEE solutions/application architect having led J2EE/JEE based software development efforts for large scale successful Service Oriented Architecture implementations (user base of 40,000 – 60,000)
·          Experience with designing software architectures that address aspects such as security, deployment, performance, caching, sizing, scalability, and service availability
·          Expert understanding of J2EE full cycle development, Web Services and in depth experience with WebSphere Application Server
·          Experience with application messaging and integration technologies
·          Solid understanding of Java web architecture and UI frameworks
·          Experience with JEE application development involving an ESB product is required
·          Hands-on experience in developing BPM based applications
·          Proven experience in technology and solution leadership
·          Experience in developing application prototypes with sufficient detail to allow others in the development team to complete the development work
·          Strong object oriented software development experience in JAVA, J2EE technologies like JSP, Servlet, JSTL, EJB, JMS, JNDI, JDBC, JAXB, JSF, Struts, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, DB2,Tiles, ANT, Maven, log4j and Junit
·          Strong XML technology experience such as XSD, XPath, XQuery, XSL, XSLT, etc
·          Extensive experience in developing Java Web Services WSDL,SOAP, XML , RESTful, JAX-WS, JAX-RPC, WS-I,WS-Security
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical. Candidate must be able to effectively interact with all levels of customer staff, and be able to flourish in a government contract setting.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.       

Desired:

·          JEE Solutions Architecture/ Systems Architecture Certification or equivalent
·          Experience with FUSE ESB
·          Experience JBRMS by RedHat
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Registry and Repository, and DROOLs
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using jBPM, DROOLS, and WebSphere Registry and Repository

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 11 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 9 years of professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: JEE Senior Developer
Experience: must have 6 years w/ Bachelors; or 4 years with Masters degree.
Description: long-term contract

  Demonstrated experience as a strong Senior Java JEE developer for large scale successful implementations (user base of 40,000 – 60,000)
·          Strong object oriented software development experience with JAVA, J2EE technologies like JSP, Servlet, JSTL, EJB, WMQ, JMS, JNDI, JDBC, JAXB, JAXP,DOM,SAX, JSF, Struts, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, Tiles, ANT, Maven, DB2, log4j and Junit
·          Strong XML technology experience such as XSD, XPath, XQuery, XSL, XSLT, etc
·          Experience with developing Java Web Services WSDL, SOAP, XML , RESTful, JAX-WS,JAX-RPC
·          Solid experience with Java web architecture and UI frameworks
·          Experience with application messaging and integration technologies
·          Prior experience with an Enterprise Service Bus( ESB) product a strong plus
·          Experience in developing application prototypes with sufficient detail to allow others in the development team to complete the development work
·          Have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills
·          Must be able to navigate in a Windows workstation setting, and have excellent knowledge of the Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
·          Strong verbal and written communication skills are critical.
·          Candidate should be able to adapt to a changing environment.

Desired:

·          JEE Solutions Architecture/ Systems Architecture Certification or equivalent
·          Experience with FUSE ESB
·          Experience JBRMS by RedHat
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using WebSphere Process Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Registry and Repository, and DROOLs
·          Expertise with SOA system implementations using jBPM, Drools, and WebSphere Registry and Repository

Education:

·          An undergraduate degree (BA/BS) from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 6 years of professional experience, or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a computer related field with 4 years of professional experience.

***Candidate must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to beginning work***




Position: Application Administrator
Location: Baltimore, MD

Job Summary:
An Application Administrator is responsible for all aspects of application administration.  This includes installing, deploying, and maintaining applications on the Unix Solaris 10 platform.  This individual needs to have a minimum of 5 years experience with system/application administration, preferably an enterprise wide application suite.  In addition, the individual needs to have knowledge of weblogic administration and have a good understanding of overall information technology concepts, including the system development life cycle.  Unix expertise and scripting is a must.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Works closely with other system administrators in performing functions such as application installs, clones, patching, and overall maintenance activities
  • Analyze, install, and maintain tools required for system implementation
  • Write shell scripts to automate system functions.  Unix shell scripting is a must and other scripting experience is a plus
  • Perform system configurations and weblogic administration
  • Work with Corporate infrastructure teams to facilitate maintenance and implement key technologies
  • Contribute to architecture design and implementation based on results of performance and operational readiness testing
Job Specifications:
Knowledge:
  • Minimum 5 years experience working on Solaris 10 operating systems
  • Experience with Weblogic and Apache administration
  • Strong scripting skills, primarily Unix shell scripting
  • Knowledge of / experience with application development languages, utilities, life cycle methodology and software configuration management tools.
  • Knowledge of / experience with relational and/or object oriented databases, primarily Oracle, SQL, SQLPLUS
  • Understanding of single sign on, high availability, disaster recover, and load balancing technologies
  • Advanced understanding of concepts, practices and procedures in information technology. 
  • Understanding of business unit needs to provide IT support within their functional area. 
  • Experience with the Oracle Utilities Suite of Products is a plus
Skills/Abilities: (Typical skills and abilities may include the following:)
  • Ability to meet deadlines while executing upon complete and accurate deliverables.
  • Am flexible in working after hours and on weekends if necessary to support aggressive project delivery
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with team members and supervision.
  • Ability to work effectively within the organization and collaborate with technical and non-technical professionals and internal clients to understand business processes and execution delivery.
  • Ability to recognize business problems or technical issues, inform supervision, and assist in developing feasible IT solutions.
  • Ability to design and implement system scripts on a Unix and Windows platform.
  • Ability to produce quality application documentation including requirements, design, test procedures, support logs, etc.

Technical Skills:
  • Unix Solaris 10, Redhat Linux, vi editor
  • Weblogic 10, Apache administration
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, 2000
  • Oracle 10g, 11i
  • Scripting language – Bash shell, Powershell, ANT, Perl, Awk, WLST, etc.
  • Java, SQL, PLSQL

Education/Experience:
·         Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline or the equivalent combination of formal education and experience.
·         Minimum 5 years system administration experience dealing with large enterprise applications.
·         Weblogic and Apache experience is a must, primarily experience configuring JMS modules, creating domains, clustering, etc.

Physical requirements, working conditions, and other factors to consider:
       ·      Overtime when required by work schedules and workload
·      May perform other duties to meet the team deliverables