Summary

The Senior Developer – Architect will influence the team’s direction by being the research and development resource. The Architect will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team thriving on technical challenges.

Responsibilities

• Ability to develop performant and compliant Java source code
• Acts as a Research and Development expert, focused on application scalability, keeping pace and improving performance
• Ability to effectively analyze software source code to validate the application for business and technical requirements while supporting the improvement of the application
• Ability to prepare and present concepts (written and verbal) to the software development team, management, and other stakeholders
• Ability to translate high level direction and application design into workable steps (detailed technical specifications) for the development team
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multi-discipline team, addressing technical issues and problems

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience as an Architect
• 5+ years proven technical background in Java/J2EE technologies, XML & Unix/Linux
• Extensive background in Project Management methodologies required
• Strong experience with dynamic website development required
• Strong experience with web technologies including Tomcat, Java Server Pages (JSP) and Servlets
• Experience with client-side Java (Applet, Swing & Java Web Start) a plus
• Experience with IBM UniVerse database a plus
• Experience in the mortgage industry a plus
• Familiar with JDOM, Struts, JMX and Jython
• Experience with an industry accepted, structured software development life cycle methodology
• Must have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, proven management, and leadership ability
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate with on-site and off-site developers