Java, J2EE Sr. Developer

[johnbukowski]

I have a contract to hire position here in Omaha, three months
contract, then direct. Contact me for rates and salary level

Purpose of Position
This position is responsible for providing leadership and technical
deliverables in the design, development, testing, documentation, and
implementation of system enhancements or new application development;
leading the technical team and internal users in the identification of
areas of application improvement; providing direction for methodology
and process improvement initiatives; ensuring adherence by the team to
team and organizational standards in day-to-day work; and providing
support to users of the application.


Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions)
Lead the evaluation of user requests or design specifications for new
or modified application functionality and estimate efforts required.
Analyze, design, code, test, document, implement and maintain
application changes. (35-70%)

Lead the effort to provide technical support to system owners as well
as other information technology groups to help ensure effectiveness of
information technology systems in enabling customers to conduct day-to-
day businesses. The support includes, but is not limited to, answering
customer questions, interpreting system functionalities, completing
data requests, making emergency fixes and performing other critical
support functions. (10-30%)

Lead the effort to collaborate with end users to analyze and develop
business requirements for business application enhancements and
problem resolutions. (10-25%)

Provide guidance and direction to team members as necessary in the
completion of assigned projects. (5-20%)

Participate in on-call rotation, including after hour and weekend
support. (0-20%)

Provide technical input to assist in development of project planning.
(5%-10 %)

Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned. (5-10%)

Demonstrate advanced technical knowledge and expertise of applicable
application development and the ability to apply such knowledge to
business needs.

Demonstrate the ability to acquire extensive knowledge of the
applications supported by the team, extensive understanding of the
interfacing applications and apply that knowledge to satisfy business
needs.

Demonstrate an extensive understanding of Object Oriented Design with
the ability to create and maintain Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams
and Interface Diagrams for the applications. Have the ability to apply
Design Patterns and instruct other developers in the use and purpose
of the Design Patterns being applied.

Participate in a lead role on development and support teams resulting
in contribution to achievement of team goals and objectives.

Analyze and solve complex business or technical problems involving the
development and deployment of applicable technology.

Translate written and oral communications into clear functional
specifications, well-crafted designs and high-quality work products.

Perform responsibilities as directed within determined time frames and
with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency.

Position Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related
technical field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically six years
of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates
applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.)

Six years or more of demonstrated experience in business analyst,
programmer analyst and/or systems analyst role.

Job-related experience (from options below)

Experience with project methodologies including project management
tools, estimating, and documentation of requirements, use cases and
test plans.

Effective oral and written communications skills, including
presentation, training and interpersonal skills.

Effective analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects
concurrently.

Six years or more of demonstrated experience with JAVA development
using J2EE, JSPs, Hibernate and Spring to build web applications. Must
have server-side JAVA experience with Object-Oriented Modeling and
Design experience as well as middle-tier application logic experience.

Three years or more of demonstrated experience with Hibernate, Spring,
junits and javaScript.

Three years or more of demonstrated experience with XML, Eclipse and/
or SUN JAVA compiler is preferred; Websphere Studio Application
Developer or Rational Application Developer preferred.

Exposure to Unified process and familiarity with UML and Use Cases is
required.

Three years or more of demonstrated experience with experience using
Microsoft SQL Server or other relational database for developing
stored procedures. Experience in identifying, analyzing/resolving
related performance issues is a plus.

Experience with Microsoft Enterprise Project Server and Microsoft
SharePoint Services is a plus.