Sr. Java Architect

Mindlance; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm in New Jersey seeks a hands-on Application Architect to design end-to-end solutions in the Financial Services Industry. The role requires expertise in Java/JEE, architecture and design principles, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Candidates should have strong communication skills and a firm grasp of both technical and non-functional requirements. Collaboration with senior executives and remote teams is essential, and a focus on delivering top-performing, scalable applications is critical.

Qualifications

• Must be very hands on and ready to wear several hats in various architect roles.
• Expert in Architecture and Design skills with a sound understanding of Design patterns.
• Strong experience deploying applications in WebSphere application server.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design and integration of system subsystems.
• Research and recommend technology to improve current systems.
• Architect and develop scalable, maintainable distributed applications.

Skills

Architecture and Design skills

Design patterns

UML artifacts

Non Functional requirements

Technical leadership

Open Source technologies

Spring

Hibernate

JPA

Web services

Unix/Linux

Job description

• Must be very hands on and ready to wear several hats – Application Architect, Solutions Architect, Technology Guru and Technical Leader/Sr. Developer
• Well rounded skill sets in Java/JEE/GWT to provide end to end Enterprise solutions for Financial Services Industry in Compliance Group
• Ability to operate in a fast paced environment, assimilating large amounts of information quickly, and developing strategies and products with a minimal amount of oversight. Strong working relationship skills, with various stakeholder particularly with senior executives

Skills List:

• Expert in Architecture and Design skills
• Sound understanding of Design patterns
• Very good in creating and understanding UML artifacts
• Well versed with Non Functional requirements who can work towards architecting top performing, highly available, scalable, maintainable distributed applications which are going to be deployed globally
• Design, develop documents and analyze overall architecture of systems, including hardware and software requirements
• Solving critical business problems and strong delivery focused
• Coordinates design and integration of total system including subsystems
• Researches and recommends technology to improve the current systems
• Conceptual knowledge of development techniques
• Proficient in exercising technical leadership which requires the ability to accept responsibility for the success of the architecture of a project, coordinate resources that are often not directly under their control, and provide the support necessary to ensure overall success
• Required to be an expert in the understanding of architectural principles and their implications to system design, security, system extensibility and interoperability, costs, and operational considerations
• Proficient in Open Source technologies
• Well versed in architecting appealing rich user interfacing applications with very good usability
• Expert in Core Java/JEE
• Good track record in terms of using open source frameworks and tools
• Expert level knowledge in terms of integrating Java/JEE systems with other technologies
• Experience in Web services and service oriented environment
• Guru in Business and Integration tiers with very good knowledge of Spring, Hibernate and JPA
• Very Strong in terms of refactoring, best coding practices and code organization
• Strong experience deploying applications in WebSphere application server
• Good working knowledge of Oracle database
• Working knowledge of Maven build process, Cruise Control and version control systems like Subversion
• Experience in Unix/Linux and Shell scripting
• Comfortable working with remote teams
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Very good in terms of understanding requirements and converting into technical specification

Additional Information

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