Java Developer (061212SHELKOU)

Location: Baltimore, MD (21202)

# of Openings: 1

C2C Rate:  $55/hr

Responsibilities of the position include:

·         Develop and maintain architecturally sound, modular, component-driven software applications.

·         Develop web services to meet defined acceptance criteria.

·         Provide direction to and mentoring for less experienced members of the staff.

·         Identify risks that might impact the success of the project and mitigate those risks through application of experience and knowledge.

·         Maintain system and design documentation and prepare materials for project reviews.

·         Support the implementation, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and production release for the project.

·         Act as a role model and advocate for best practices around test-driven development, agile software development, and customer-centric software.

Requirements:

·         Experience using Java, Java EE, Web Services(SOAP/RESTFul), Axis2, CXF or other similar tools and libraries.

·         3 to 10 years of experience in software development using Java technology.  Candidates should have a solid understanding and practical experience with tools and libraries such as Spring, iBatis, Groovy, Grails, Maven, JAXB, XmlBeans, Tomcat, junit or TestNG, jmock or EasyMock, Subversion, Hudson.

·         Extensive understanding of database design and SQL is required (MySQL is perferred)

·         Experience building and/or consuming services using an Enterprise Service Bus

·         Demonstrated proficiency with XML, XML Schema, and Xpath, and DBUnit

·         Strong working knowledge of design patterns, object oriented analysis, design, and programming.

·         Must have knowledge of software development best practices, including test-driven development, continuous integration, Agile, Scrum, and/or other rapid application development methodologies such as TDD, extreme programming, continuous integration, and pair programming

·         Familiar with agile estimation and planning techniques

·         Experience with SoapUI, EhCache is desirable but not mandatory

·         Must have good oral and written communication skills.