SENIOR JAVA ARCHITECT

Location: WOODLAWN, MARYLAND.

This is a C2C position and H1 candidates are eligible

 

Our client in Woodlawn, MD has a contract opportunity for a Senior Java Architect for a long-term contract position.

 

Position Description:

 

·     Senior Java developer with architect level experience. Will be responsible for Java Middleware software that interfaces with z/OS and AS400 iSeries applications with a DB2 database

 

Required Skills:

 

·          Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

·          Experience with object-oriented programming.

·          Experience with the Java programming language.

·          Experience with SQL and one or more RDMS; preferably IBM DB2.

·          Experience with the following Java technologies: Java Servlets/JSP, JAXP, JAXB, JDBC, Apache Ant/Apache Ivy, and JUnit.

·          Experience with one or more Java MVC component frameworks; preferably Apache Wicket.

·          Experience with one or more Java MVC action frameworks; preferably Spring MVC with annotations (Spring @MVC).

·          Experience with XML, XPath, and XSLT.

·          Experience with DHTML (HTML/CSS/JavaScript).

·          Experience with AJAX and JavaScript libraries; preferably jQuery.

·          Experience with automated unit testing and the XP programming methodology.

·          Experience with one or more version control systems; preferably MKS Source Integrity.

·          Experience with  IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), Jetty

·          Experience with network programming;  HTTP and HTTPS.

·          Must be able to take a lead role on projects and perform as both a developer and lead.

·          Self-starting, hands-on, highly motivated individual required; team player who can adapt to changes in client requirements.

·          Ability to read other people’s code and hit the ground running.

·          Experience in systems analysis and design.

·          Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

·          Ability to research problems and provide solutions.

·          May be requested to mentor client project staff. 

·          Overtime may be required (2-4 hours per week).

·          Experience with an Eclipse-based IDE; preferably IBM Rational Application Developer (RAD).

·          Experience with Object-Relational Mapping (ORM); preferably using Hibernate.

·          Experience with Inversion of Control (IoC); preferably using the Spring Framework.

·          Experience with web service development; preferably using JAX-WS.

·          Experience with message queues; preferably IBM WebSphere MQ.

·          Experience with UNIX (Bourne) shell scripting.

·          Experience using JUnit with mock objects.

·          Experience with scripting IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) using wsadmin and Jython.

·          Experience with Eclipse plug-in development.

·          Experience with GUI application development; preferably Java Swing.

·          Develop and maintain technical documentation including, but not limited to:

•            Architectural specifications

•            Functional design specifications

•             interface design

•            Code documentation

•            Installation guides

•            Release notes

 

Desired Skills:

 

·          Proficiency in one or more of the following programming languages: Groovy, Python, C, C#, Visual Basic.NET, Lisp, Ruby, Perl.

·          Development experience on multiple platforms; preferably iSeries (IBM i, i5/OS, OS/400, AS/400), Windows, UNIX/Linux.

·          Distributed systems experience.

·          Profiling experience.

·          Experience with Open Source alternatives for commercial tools.

·          Release management experience.

·          System administration experience on iSeries, UNIX/Linux, and Windows.

·          Experience in the full lifecycle of software development in a release intensive environment.

·          Experience translating requirements to design.

 

Education:

 

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