Java/J2Ee Application Developer

JAVA/J2EE Application Developer

Location: Detroit, MI
Duration: 9-10 months

Description:
Dept. Senior Health Srvcs IT

Top Three Skills/Experience
Minimum 3-5 years JAVA/J2EE/J2SE development experience, preferably gained on multi-tier web-based business applications
Minimum 3-5 years working with standard J2EE development frameworks
Minimum 1 -2 years of JAVA batch programming experience

Engagement Description (Web App Dev)
Solid Java developer with hands-on experience analyzing, developing and maintaining large scale, mission critical applications in a multi-platform J2EE, J2SE, and web systems environment
Works with the front-end web developers and DBAs to deliver a rich experience for users
Develops programs which interact with complex databases and communication protocols
Codes with future proofing and re-usability of code in mind and fully aware of the effects of certain coding practices
Interfaces with senior technical staff to explore and suggest strategic technical solutions
Monitors work against the production schedule and produce progress updates, reporting issues or technical difficulties to senior colleagues routinely
Responsible for work quality and process as well as that of the wider team, ensuring it meets the teams and corporate technical standards
Takes responsibility for technical documentation, ensuring that all work carried out is tested, well documented, and accessible to all parties
Applies relevant design, coding and documentation standards as required.
Ensures appropriate quality standards are applied to all design and development work.

Required Skills/Experience
Minimum 3-5 years JAVA/J2EE/J2SE development experience, preferably gained on multi-tier web-based business applications
Knowledge and experience of working with Spring, Hibernate, Struts2, Maven, SQL, XML, Tag Libraries JSPs, JavaScript and JQuery
Minimum 1-2 years building MS Access applications.
Minimum 1-2 years designing / updating SQL and a Technology company databases.
End-to-end understanding of common SDLC models and artifacts
Demonstrated ability to quickly and effectively understand and translate product and business requirements into technical solutions.
Excellent documentation skills, experience creating multiple conceptual design and detail design documents.
Comprehensive unit and functional testing experience to ensure code quality.
Experienced in team-focused working environment.
Able to apply structured thinking, simplifying complex problems into component parts.
Able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others.
Strong communication skills: able to get one's message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
Takes a proactive approach to work without close supervision.
Maintains personal effectiveness, embracing challenging deadlines, change and complex problem solving, approaching tasks with motivation and commitment.

Preferred Skills/Experience
Previous healthcare experience
Development of ColdFusion and C# applications
Experienced using industry standard Java IDEs
Experienced in Service Oriented Architecture development.

Educational Requirements
Bachelors degree in a related field preferred.