J2EE Applications Architect

Estimated Duration: 12 months with possible extensions

Work Setting: 100% of the time at the Client’s site. No telecommuting or remote work. This is a non-negotiable requirement from the Client.

Required:

• Availability to work 100% of the time at the Client’s site in Tallahassee, FL (required);

• Experience in multiple IT areas (7 years);

• Relevant architecture experience (2-3 years);

• Experience in deploying web applications in an AIX, Websphere 7.0, and Oracle 11g database environment;

• Experience with conversion to Struts 2 framework;

• Experience with Web Services for communication;

• Experience developing and maintaining Oracle PL/SQL procedures and being able to retrieve update, insert, and delete data from Oracle databases.

Preferred:

• Experience as a J2EE Application Architect (6-8 years);

• Experience in building and deploying web applications in an AIX, Websphere 7.0, and Oracle 11g database environment;

• Experience with relational database design, object-oriented design and programming, and web development frameworks (specifically Struts);

• Experience with HTML, XML, SQL, JSP, JaveScript and Java;

• Experience using Rational Application Developer software;

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Analyze the current infrastructure of the Client’s website and make the necessary modifications to ensure a stateless environment;

• Research, recommend, and implement a better solution for dynamic caching;

• Analyze and implement changes to the website application to address any security vulnerabilities;

• Mentor applications staff to achieve self-reliance with all projects assigned and completed;

• Identify processes for improvement, document existing processes, identify and analyze gaps between current processes and product capabilities, design new processes, develop process performance measures, and assist the team with transition to a new process;

• Write technical documentation;

• Handle day-to-day management of assigned projects and prioritize workload.