Java Lead

Local candidates Preferred. This opportunity does not provide Visa sponsorship. No corp to corp applicants please. Candidate must be available to work on our W2.

Title:  Lead Java Developer

Duration: 10 months contract-to-hire opportunity

Location: Bloomington, MN.

Position Description:

Technically require n-depth experience in:

• Java
• J2EE
• SOA
• Web services (SOAP and REST)
• Spring
• Hibernate
• Lead experience with excellent design.
• Experience in designing and implementing end-to-end solution architectures for large and complex systems.
• Extensive experience in building and consuming RESTful or SOAP web services.
• Support existing Web Services and perform enhancements.
• Experience in software development using standard J2EE frameworks that include Spring and Hibernate.
• Experience with SOAP UI, Postman, JUnit, continuous integration and development tools like GIT, Jira & confluence.
• Experience with continuous development and tools like Jenkins.
• Experience using build technologies like Maven.
• Experience in performing thorough unit testing and code reviews.
• Good analytical skills for trouble shooting production issues.

Day-to-day Responsibilities:

• Lead designs application solutions based on detailed application requirements, and define data structures and data sources to satisfy the application solution.
• Lead also works closely with architects, developers, customer representatives, project managers, etc. to ensure that application solutions meet customer requirements.
• Level Expectations: Possess an expert level knowledge of the tools and processes required by the role
• Ability to perform functions at all levels of a process
• Will serve as technical lead in area of expertise Will have duties instructing, directing, and checking the work of others
• Possess excellent communication and relationship skills
• Comfort ability interfacing with ESI director level management for technical briefings, status reports, etc.
• Essential Functions: Improve application quality and reliability by implementing good standards and processes Increase productivity by implementing tools and processes
• Ensure quality is maintained by following development patterns and standards
• Design and build prototypes i.e. the Rapid Prototype, which becomes the application system Define physical program units and data structures based on the logical model to satisfy the requirements of the application
• Prepare deployment and post deployment plans to support the conversion and deployment of the solution Interact with architects, analysts, project managers, developers, customer representatives, and QA managers to ensure that application solution meets customer need

Qualifications: Over 10 years of work experience in application engineering