Senior Java Developer Team Lead

Northstar Staffing Solutions; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Java Developer Team Lead to join their dynamic team in Cleveland. This role involves leading a group of talented developers in enhancing and maintaining Java/J2EE-based applications that span various business disciplines. You will be a hands-on developer, providing mentorship and technology leadership while driving the refinement of Java/J2EE standards and frameworks. If you have a passion for technology and a desire to lead and inspire others, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Paid Relocation

Mentorship Opportunities

Flexible Work Environment

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of hands-on experience with Java/J2EE and related technologies.
• Experience in mentoring and leading a team of developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in enhancing and maintaining Java/J2EE applications.
• Provide design and implementation leadership for development efforts.

Skills

Object Oriented Analysis and Design

Object Oriented Programming

J2EE/Java/JSP/Servlet/GWT/AJAX Application Development

Eclipse IDE

Model-View-Presenter (MVP)

Model View and Controller (MVC)

Hibernate

UML

Waterfall and AGILE methodologies

Leadership and mentoring

Education

B.S. in Information Technologies

Tools

JBoss Development Studio

Rational XDE/RSA modeling tools

Swing

HTML

JavaScript

web/application servers

Job description

Req #: SR. Java Developer Team | Type: Full Time | Posted: 10/20/2014 | Edited: Today | Fee: 20.00% Percentage Computed On Base Salary

Minimum: $88,000
Maximum: $110,000
Target: 9,000
Bonus: N/A
Travel: None required
Sponsor/Transfer H-1B and/or H-2B: No
Sponsor/Transfer Work Permits: No
Paid Relocation: Yes
Industry: Consumer Products

Job Description

American Greetings is recruiting for a Senior Java Developer Team Lead to join the Information Services Division at our world headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.

Will lead a team of developers that support the enhancement and maintenance of Java/J2EE-based Internet and Intranet business-related applications. Applications cover various business disciplines such as B2B, manufacturing, sales, order processing, content management, and package solutions. This individual will not only be required to be a hands-on developer but also mentor and develop existing team members. Will provide technology leadership for application development utilizing IBM WebSphere and JBoss Technologies. Provide design and implementation leadership on both new and existing custom development efforts, packaged product implementations, and system integrations. Will be asked to participate in the refinement and development of current Java/J2EE standards, frameworks, and testing methodologies.

Qualifications

Candidate is required to have 4-5 years of hands-on experience with:

• Object Oriented Analysis and Design
• Object Oriented Programming
• J2EE/Java/JSP/Servlet/GWT/AJAX Application Development
• Experience with Eclipse IDE development environment

Must have experience and an understanding of how to implement applications using Model-View-Presenter (MVP) with GWT, Model View and Controller (MVC) utilizing the Struts framework, and must have a working knowledge of Hibernate technology for persistence management. The candidate must also be able to demonstrate competence with UML (Use case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams) along with having a working knowledge of both Waterfall and AGILE software development lifecycle approaches. The candidate will be expected to communicate with technical staff and various business clients to aid in the gathering of new requirements and to identify the root cause of application issues.

Candidate must have the ability to multi-task and should have 2-3 years minimum experience as a technical lead that required the need to mentor and coach others in the area of UML, OOP, system development, and Java/J2EE-related technologies. Future efforts will also likely involve the implementation, integration, and maintenance of packaged products beyond the support of custom solutions, so the candidate must have good general technical engineering skills, strong technical aptitude, and a desire for such flexibility.

Ideal candidate will possess the Sun Certified Developer certification and one of the advanced Sun certifications (Sun Certified Web Component Developer, Sun Certified Business Component Developer, Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services, or Sun Certified Enterprise Architect).

Other Skills/Business Knowledge

Strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, demonstrated leadership capability, self-motivating, and capable of mentoring others well. PC Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), OO methodologies, JBoss Development Studio, Rational XDE/RSA modeling tools, Swing, HTML, JavaScript, web/application servers (open source).

B.S. in Information Technologies.

Additional Information

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