J2EE Architect

90911 Our client has an urgent need for J2EE Application Engineer in New York City. You will be leading a team of 10 people. The is a 12 week initial contract with a strong possibility of extension. You will be helping with a state of the art site redesign for a high profile client. This is a great opportunity to work with some of the best in technology. If you excel in a fast paced team environment then this is the right position for you! Requirements: Minimum of 7 years of commercial software development experience. 5 or more years of hands-on J2EE development experience knowledge. Experience with the Agile and Scrum development methodologies. Comfort, interest, and expertise in dealing directly and confidently with clients. Experience developing J2EE components delivered to enterprise customers. Java expertise in writing large-scale, multithreaded, robust, server-side applications. Experience with SQL and relational databases. Experience with standard revision control and defect tracking tools. Experience writing deployment and installation scripts for enterprise applications. Experience with configuration and deployment of applications in a Unix operating system environment. Experience in debugging very large, server based applications using Java debugging tools. A good understanding of the Java VM, and specific issues relating to large J2EE applications (e.g. garbage collection, class loading, application packaging, etc.) Knowledge of Flash, including ActionScript and familiarity with other Adobe products. An in-depth understanding of internet protocols such as TCP, UDP and HTTP. Ability to thrive working in a team environment and directly with customers. Motivated self-starter who likes working on very productive, fast-paced teams. Passionate desire to build great products. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.Pluses: 3 or more years of experience working with mobile operators, integrating enterprise servers into their billing, customer care, provisioning, or network operations infrastructure. J2EE experience with BEA WebLogic Server and JBOSS. Experience with the manipulation of XML based content such as RSS, ATOM and hands on experience with XSLT. Experience developing applications which interact with Oracle 9i and 10g databases. Prior experience doing performance tuning for large scale J2EE applications. Previous experience with launching a large scale Internet or mobile data service supporting a large use population. Familiarity with 3rd party content management systems.In addition to the above position, we also place professionals into the following positions: Business Analysts, Project Managers, Database Administrators (Oracle and SQL Server), ERP Professionals (Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP), Database Developers (DTS, PL/SQL, and SQL), Java Developers (J2EE, J2SE, JSP, Servlets, EJB, JMS), C++ and VC++ Developers, .Net Developers (ASP.net, VB.net, C#, ADO.net), Web Developers (Coldfusion, Javascript), Quality Assurance Engineers, Sarbanes IT Auditors, Network Administrators (Windows 2000/2003, Active Directory, Exchange), Network Engineers (LAN/WAN, CISCO Routers, Switches, Hubs, Firewalls, TCP/IP), PC and Help Desk Support Professionals (Windows 2000, XP, MS Office, Citrix, Remedy, Heat, Ghost). If you are already working with a Winter Wyman recruiter, please contact them directly; otherwise, please send your resume and contact information to wwtcn@winterwyman.com