Java Developer

Java Programmer

Location : NY

Duration : 12+months

Rate : On W2 basis

USC only

Minimum Requirements:

Top skills required for the job:

• 7 to 8 years of relevant work experience.

• At least 7 years of working experience with JAVA, Servlets, SPRING Framework, JSPs, JDBC, JavaScript, HTML, XML;

• Strong analysis and design skills, including requirements analysis, OO design patterns, and UML

• Experience with performance tuning/scalability improvements

• Strong testing skills;

• Proven working knowledge of the J2EE architecture;

• Proven working knowledge of WebSphere Application Server and Eclipse IDE;

• Proven working knowledge of the Spring Web application framework;

• Strong multi-tasking and collaboration skills; • Strong verbal, written and presentation skills;

• Good written, verbal and interpersonal skills; • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

; • Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously and produce high quality products; • Strong problem solving and analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to assimilate new information, understand complex topics and arrive at sound analysis and judgment;

Critical Skills: Java and Spring Framework working knowledge is critical, SQL Server

Preferred Skills: JAXB, JQuery, Subversion, Maven, Ajax, JUnit

Applicant must meet ALL of these requirements.

Description:

Description:

As a member of the Application Development staff, the candidate would participate in the development and implementation of internal and mission critical external distributed web applications.

The position is for an advanced Application Developer who has very strong experience developing and implementing applications using the J2EE architecture.

The candidate will be responsible for building web applications based on the established system architecture and will be involved in the entire project life cycle (requirements gathering, development, deployment and maintenance).

• Provide technical leadership responsibilities and overall technical expertise to the development team;

• Participate in the analysis and design of applications with the System Architect and Business Users (including business model, security model and Business components);

• Translate business model and user requirements into software specifications; • Develop functions and application components in Java on Websphere platform;

• Make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code; product evaluation and buy versus build recommendations

• Develop documentation artifacts; • Research new technology and development tools to remain abreast of current and emerging technology. Ability to self-train on new technology/productions and coach junior staff

. • Support testing (Functional, Performance, Access controls); • Production support during weekend/off-hours work, when required

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the development team. Design solutions that are aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with the organization's architectural standards.

• Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget.

• Responsibilities will include participation in component and data architecture design, performance tuning, product evaluation and buy versus build recommendations.

• Knowledge in application and database related performance tuning a big plus.

• Research new technology and development tools to remain abreast of current and emerging technology. Ability to self-train on new technology/productions and coach junior staff.

• Support production/operational issues; performs problem identification, escalation and resolution.