Senior Java Developer Team Lead

North Star Staffing Solutions, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid relocation

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Senior Java Developer Team Lead in Cleveland, Ohio. This role involves leading a team of developers in enhancing Java/J2EE applications across various business disciplines. Candidates should have 4-5 years of experience in Java development, strong leadership skills, and familiarity with software development methodologies including Agile. A B.S. in Information Technologies and relevant certifications are preferred. Competitive compensation with a salary range of $88,000 to $110,000 is offered, along with paid relocation.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of hands-on experience with Java/J2EE.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies.
• Experience as a technical lead mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team supporting Java/J2EE business applications.
• Mentor and develop team members in Java technologies.
• Provide design and implementation leadership for application development.

Skills

Object Oriented Analysis and Design

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

Eclipse IDE

UML Competence

Agile Software Development

Technical Leadership

Education

B.S. in Information Technologies

Tools

JBoss Development Studio

Swing

HTML/JavaScript

Job description

minimum:$88,000
maximum $110,000
target 9,000
bonus N/A
travel none required
sponsor/transfer H-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 with 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, experienced 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-Controller (MVC) utilizing the Struts framework, and must have a working knowledge of the 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 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 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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.