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JOBG8

Location

United States

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Java Developer III (Lead Developer)

Skills: Java/J2EE, Google Web Toolkit (GWT) or JSP, Hibernate, AJAX and Oracle/MySQL, N-tier application architecture

Compensation: Competitive rate - once converted perm, 10% match on 401K!

Unleash your talent! Utilize your development skills while working for this premier University. Enjoy work/life balance
in an educational setting where your work is valued!

Summary

This is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity inside the perimeter. The Senior Developer will be responsible for
mentoring senior and junior level developers with respect to emerging technologies and also lead/manage small-to-medium
sized technology teams. Responsibilities related to software development projects will include participation in overall
solution design, ensuring use of existing enterprise architecture and development patterns.

You will participate in the development of new architecture patterns or components and compliance with any regulations or
enterprise policies impacting design, development and operation of deployed software. Ideal candidate should have
experience working within a project team, following established application development patterns, being a positive
collaborator in the application development environment, and contributing to the overall enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

* Design and build software as per the technical and functional specifications, enterprise application development
patterns, and technical standards.

* Interact with the clients/stakeholders to understand the requirements.

* Mentor other developers with respect to emerging technologies and enterprise development practices and standards.

* Lead the evaluation of emerging technologies, develop proof-of-concepts, and promote the usage of these emerging
technologies

* Lead and manage small-to-medium sized technology teams.

* Work as a positive team member of a project that may consist of Business Analysts, Project Managers, Information
Architects, Architects, and/or Database Administrators to deliver quality applications and components within scope,
on time, and within budget.

* Ensure software development standards, enterprise patterns and components are utilized in software development
projects.

* Communicate with stakeholders in requirements and design process

Qualifications

* In-depth understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design principles.

* Understanding of N-tier application architecture, software design patterns

* Hands on experience with Java/J2EE, Hibernate, XML, AJAX, web-services and SQL.
Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies like Agile/Scrum.

* 1-2 years prior experience designing and implementing large-scale multi-tier web-based applications.

* Excellent knowledge of Linux/Unix commands

* 1-3 years prior experience working with RDBMS like Oracle, Microsoft SQL server or MySQL database

* Experience implementing applications using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Event Driven Architecture
principles.

* Experience building enterprise application in another application framework (.NET, PHP or ColdFusion) besides
Java/J2EE.

* Experience building web applications using Google Web Toolkit (GWT) a plus!

* Knowledge and use of Subversion source code management and Jira defect/feature tracking tool a plus!

* Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL databases a plus!

* Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering, with 4+ years' work experience or Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering with 5-6 years of work experience, or High-school
diploma with 8+ years' experience in software development

Benefits

Our IT consultants enjoy a wide array of benefits including: medical, dental, 401K, life insurance, Employee Assistance
Program and more. Once converted perm - enjoy great medical/dental/vision, normal work hours and 10% match on 401K!