Sr level Java Architect

We are seeking a Java Architect. Must have 5+ yrs of architecture experience.

This role requires an experienced architect with a minimum of 5 years in Java, web development and architecture.

 

Required Skills:

1. Strong Java Architect

2. Strong leadership, software architecture and communication skills.

3. Needs to work well in a team environment and have demonstrated

  effectiveness at building teams.

4. J2EE architecture

5. Web application architecture

6. Web application development (all phases of the lifecycle) 7.  Design Patterns 8.  OOAD with UML 9.  RDBMS (esp Oracle, and DB2) 10.Business client relationship building

 

Experience with: 

1.  Eclipse-based development environment 2.  J2EE server environment 3.  SOA based web applications 4.  Requirements gathering, modeling and analysis

 

--Helpful Skills--

1. Web Services concepts, standards and technologies 2. Service Oriented Architecture concepts 3. XML 4. JSP 5. HTML/CSS/Javascript 6. SQL 7. Hibernate 8. Spring 9. Junit 10.Struts 11.RUP 12.Ajax 13.IBM MQ 14.IBM CTG 15.VS version control

 

Assignment details:

 

The role primarily interprets architecture and requirements documents through building designs in UML.  The role also works with the development team to ensure the design and architecture are realized in the code.  The only coding would be to prototype a design.  Typical design decisions are how to use design frameworks and tools (i.e. Spring, STRUTS, Hibernate, Ajax) to realize the architecture and requirements.  We also specifically evaluate new open source frameworks and tools regularly.

 

Designers are often architects as well, depending on the position.  It seems that every company has a slightly different definition of the two titles.  To us, Design work is essentially interpreting architecture and requirements documents, creating the UML diagrams (i.e. sequence diagram), writing sample code to help explain the design to developers and finally following the design through development via answering development questions and participating in code reviews where the designer is accountable for ensuring proper execution of the design, not accountable for java development and/or coding practices.

 

Without experience in an architect role, it is difficult to be an effective designer.

 

Here is a listing of skills I view as critical for a designer.  As with architects, SOA knowledge is important for a designer, but equally important for design are experience levels with data access methodologies and performance optimization techniques (i.e. Hibernate, Spring JDBC and other ORM/mapping technologies), design framework expertise including designing applications with STRUTS, Spring, JSF, etc. and excellent java skills which are especially useful as a designer for application performance aspects and code review accountabilities.  Thorough knowledge of design frameworks (Gang of Four) is essential.  Leadership and communication skills are critical for successfully working with development teams throughout the development process as designs are implemented and modified.

 

 

 



Shannon Coleman

Datum Software

Account Manager

Office: (678) 527-6421

Cell:  (678) 457-4476

Fax:  (678) 992-1941

Shannon@datumsoftware.com

www.datumsoftware.com