We have a direct hire / Senior Systems Engineer opportunity.  Interested candidates must possess at least 5+ years of programming experience with J2EE specifications (OOAD, Core Java, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JMS, JDBC, Web Services, XML, and JavaScript).  Experience with scripting languages like Perl and Groovy is a plus.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of programming experience with J2EE specifications (OOAD, Core Java, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JMS, JDBC, Web Services, XML, JavaScript)
• Proficient knowledge of object-oriented analysis, design and development with strong knowledge of Design Patterns
• Expert knowledge of SQL using Oracle, DB2, or SQL Server
• Excellent hands-on experience with UML Modeling (Activity Diagram, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Collaboration Diagram, Use Case Diagram, Deployment Diagram, etc.)
• Experience with design tools like Rational Rose and IDE tools like Eclipse
• Experience with application servers like Weblogic, Websphere, or JBOSS
• Expert knowledge using Web Services, WSDL, SOAP – XML
• Good working knowledge of UNIX and Windows operating environments
• Experience with frameworks like Struts, Tiles, Hibernate, Spring, XML, XSLT, and JUNIT
• Experience with performance tuning, caching, clustering and related concepts is preferred
• Experience with ANT, Clear Case, and Clear Quest is preferred
• Experience with scripting languages like Perl and Groovy is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Role / Responsibilities:

• Interpret end-user business requirements to develop and/or modify technical design specifications
• Understand the business process and recommend solutions that effectively meet the needs of the business
• Code and successfully perform unit and integration testing of software to ensure proper and efficient execution as well as compliance to the business and technical requirements
• Work with other software engineers to design interfaces between software applications in order to complete design requirements
• Use system traces and debugging tools for problem determination and system tuning
• Participate in the migration of applications to quality assurance and/or the production environment
• Work with managers and team members to produce development standards
• Perform necessary production support tasks involving on call responsibilities that would involve both during and after work hours