Job Description:

The developer will join the IT team in implementing a services oriented architecture (SOA) running on the IBM Websphere middleware stack (Websphere Application Server (WAS), Websphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB) and Websphere Process Server (WPS)).The platform will integrate data from legacy and external systems coming through Message Queue (MQ) and other formats and interface to Oracle databases as well as web service interfaces to other systems. Projects are implemented using an Agile methodology to incrementally deliver business value.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who excel in a collaborative team environment and have strong communication skills. An eye for the larger picture and a proactive attitude towards solving problems is essential.

Strong background in Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) development is required. Experience with enterprise integration design patterns, JPA, IBM Websphere Integration Developer (WID) and Websphere Process Server (WPS), MQ, SQL, Agile, performance tuning, and web services technologies (WSDL/SOAP) are strongly desired.


Qualification Needed:
Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent training required
5-7 years related experience required
JEE back end development (JDBC, EJB)
Web services development (WSDL, SOAP, XML)
Data persistence (JPA preferred, Hibernate acceptable, SQL, Oracle)
Messaging (JMS, MQ)
Enterprise integration design patterns
Agile methodology experience (Scrum, XP)
Performance tuning experience
Unit Testing experience (JUnit)
Familiarity with Websphere Integration Developer, BPEL and SCA are a plus

This contract is for 6 months but if the individual is a good fit it is likely the contract will be extended for 1-2 years or more.