Job Description

Project/Program: 

The candidate will design and assist with the implementation of both small and large-scale software systems. The Software Architect will design, develop, implement, support and enhance, custom applications written in Java, Grails, ColdFusion or other programming languages. Ensure user interfaces and back-end services are developed according to architecture, programming and user experience (UX) standards.

Day-to-Day:

This individual Participate and guide development efforts in the following activities:

- Provide oversight on the analysis and design for enterprise applications using JAVA/JEE, GRAILS, JSF, XML, XSLT.
- Participate in the development of applications throughout the SDLC, including the redesign of legacy applications written in older technologies such as ColdFusion, VB, and Access.
- Implement standards related to application technologies, including UI standards, development methodology, and coding and style guides.
- Develop and guide quality assurance processes including code reviews, performance testing, security scans, and adherence to industry, state, and federal standards.
- Identify and escalate technical risks and issues appropriately.
- Guide and engage in development activities which may include data analysis, data structures, data manipulation, preparing logical database models.
- Prepare, and/or review technical documentation such as system architecture designs, schemas, solution proposals, as appropriate.

Mandatory Requirements:

Software Architect - Makes high-level design choices and dictates technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms. Designs multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large scale software system.

Expert - 84+ Months: Candidate is able to provide guidance to large teams and/or has extensive industry experience and is considered at the top of his/her field.

Requested Qualifications:

- 84 months experience developing highly available and scalable applications using Object Oriented or Service Oriented Architecture involving data structures, algorithms, software design and JEE Design Patterns.
- 60 months experience in deploying applications in JBOSS, Tomcat, IBM WebSphere Portal 7 and/or WebSphere Application server 7 or higher.
- 84 months experience performing development of applications developed using JPA and/or Hibernate using Oracle or SQL Server databases
- 84 months experience performing development of applications developed using JMS, EJB, JSF, JAXB, and JAXWS
- 48 months experience performing development of applications developed using Groovy/Grails
- 84 months experience developing applications that are implemented with JAVA Development Kit (JDK 1.5 or higher).
- 48 months experience developing, implementing and integrating systems related to criminal justice, critical infrastructure, public safety, or emergency response systems.
- 84 months experience with web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.