Senior Java Developer

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Job Description

Our client has a requirement for Senior Java Developer for a permanent opportunity. The position is located in Montreal.

What makes this Special

Our client has a prestigious reputation and excellent work environment. This position offers an opportunity for personal learning and to contribute to important initiatives that make a difference. Our client is actively screening resumes and scheduling interviews to fill this position, so let one our professional resource managers represent you to the client, promote your skills, and help you prepare.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed functional knowledge and technical expertise of specific client production systems and applications.
• The Programmer Analyst is expected to have detailed functional and technical knowledge of the applications they work with. This includes not only the technologies employed by those applications but the programming language and development tools used to create the applications. If these technologies are not understood, it is expected that the incumbent will acquire the learning necessary to fully understand those technologies;
• Translates requirements into design artifacts;
• The Programmer Analyst creates design artifacts as either specifications documents or UML models;
• The incumbent will ensure the quality of these artifacts by verifying they correctly implement the requirements; this involves writing software that meets design specifications. The software will be written in accordance with generally accepted software development best practices and software standards. This involves the functional and negative testing of software components.
• Assist the Systems Analysts to ensure software applications meet quality expectations. This involves ensuring the consistency and integrity of software applications by using static analysis tools to ensure software conforms to project standards. This also involves researching new software development best practices and ongoing reviews of coding standards. Where appropriate, recommendations for improvements to existing coding standards will be made and implemented;
• Providing problem resolution support during each phase of testing a solution;
• The incumbent conducts root cause analysis of defects and modifies application software as necessary to correct problems;

Requirements or Qualifications

• College Diploma or University Degree
• PMP certification is highly desirable
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Java Developer 

Must have technical skills

• Java / J2EE
• Spring Framework
• Hibernate
• Struts 

Nice to have technical skills

• Experience using source code control systems
• Basic understanding of all software engineering principals
• Advanced understanding of the Software design and Software development
• Working knowledge of operating systems, network protocols, and computer hardware
• General knowledge of IT systems
• Requires an understanding of complex technical/operational concepts, principles and practices
• Guides others with technical expertise and/or formally responsible for providing guidance and support to others
• Encounters diverse technical/operational challenges requiring analytical, interpretative, evaluative and constructive thinking
• Working within a defined frame of reference, uses well-developed decision-making skill to arrive at valid conclusions/actions
• Requires extensive interpersonal and communication skills to convey highly complex information and/or motivate others to take action

Soft Skills

• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Critical eye for detail
• Positive attitude
• Very well organized
• Have excellent time management, task planning and prioritization skills
• Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Enjoy working in a self-teaching, learning organization
• Ability to build strong relationships with clients and team members

Keywords:   Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate, Struts.

How to Apply

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