Principal Web Application Engineer

Follow your aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities, competitive salaries, great benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, a company paid pension plan and profit sharing, all with a company providing the growth and strength to build your future.Build your career and experience the advantages that come with working for a company which is listed as one of the "50 Best Places to Launch a Career" (Business Week Magazine) offering significant opportunities for growth and career advancement!Lead software development position in a team oriented environment. Team is responsible for developing new functionalities, verifying and deploying a web-based application used to remotely monitor, maintain and upgrade software on our automated Immuno-Diagnostic, Clinical Chemistry Hematology and Molecular IVD systems.Responsibilities: include executing software development life-cycle activities, from requirements development to verification. Facilitate support for fault isolation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities. Must be capable of making independent technical contributions in-support of program objectives as well as interacting with technical and non-technical contributors from multiple functional groups in US and abroad, as well as external software providers. Provides technical guidance for Web application development and system deployment. Coordinates, monitors, and reports completion of product deployment against development timelines. Assist in resolution of production issues encountered with the Web system. Regularly communicates and consults with program management.QualificationsB.S. in Computer Science or Software Engineering. M.S. in Software Engineering preferred.8-10 years Web Application and IT experience.Proficient with:·Software development: methodologies, analysis, design, implementation, and testing·Development, implementation, and deployment of multi-tiered (Client, Web, Business, and Enterprise) Web Applications ·Web-application technologies: J2EE, Web Services, BEA WebLogic, JDK, and Java·NET experience is desired but not required·Web-based communication: SOAP, HTTP, TCP/IP·Web-based security technology: AES, SSL ·Directory Servers: SunOne, Active Directory·Experience with reporting servers is desired but not required·Web-application platforms: IIS servers, Application Servers, Database Servers·Secure Internet communication from a private LAN through firewalls and proxy servers. Must understand how such communication is established and how to troubleshoot communication issues, including the capture and analysis of network packets.·Conversing with others on IT technologies and approaches.·Conversing with others on Web-based technologies and approaches Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. EEO/AATo apply for this position, click here.To learn more about Abbott and view other opportunities, click here.