J2EE Technical Architect

at  Desato

Responsibilities :

• Collaborate and work with multi-disciplinary teams to plan, design, estimate and document solutions using modern methodologies.
• Fulfill agreed to deliverables within time, budget and scope.
• Manage and direct more junior architects and developers; provide mentoring on methodologies, best practices and specific technologies.
• Apply knowledge of relevant technologies, analysis tools, operating systems, communication protocols, databases and data modeling to projects.
• Apply knowledge of programming paradigms / standards and when appropriate develop reusable components that positively impact future projects.
• Produce comprehensive and accurate documentation including the Technology Architecture Document
• Participate in client pitches and proposals
• Communicate with clients on key technology issues throughout the duration of projects and regarding the strategic direction for their organization.
• Some International travel will be required.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years relevant and progressive industry experience, mainly in Java technologies, but also have significant exposure to a variety of environments and architectures in order to resolve difficult integration projects.
• Should possess experience in a consulting environment and in successfully meeting deliverables for a variety of high profile clients.
• At least 3 years of hands on modern Java framework experience e.g. EJB 3, Spring, Hibernate, iBATIS, JSF, Freemarker, Velocity and Struts 2
• Experience with a modern development architecture e.g. Cruise Control, Maven, Clover, PMD Rules and IntelliJ IDEA
• Knowledge of the following methodologies: Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum, JUnit, TDD
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills are essential.
• Familiarity with Flash, HTML, JavaScript and AJAX is a definite asset.
• Experience with remote collaboration. There will be times when the team as a whole may need to collaborate with teams in other offices (ie Amsterdam, Vancouver or Hong Kong)
• BS in Computing Science or equivalent education/experience

Attributes:

• Takes ownership of tasks and drives tasks through to completion
• Is accountable for their actions
• A strong communicator
• Demonstrates caring for others and honesty
• Positive and constructive
• Able to focus while under pressure

• Collaborate and work with multi-disciplinary teams to plan, design, estimate and document solutions using modern methodologies.
• Fulfill agreed to deliverables within time, budget and scope.
• Manage and direct more junior architects and developers; provide mentoring on methodologies, best practices and specific technologies.
• Apply knowledge of relevant technologies, analysis tools, operating systems, communication protocols, databases and data modeling to projects.
• Apply knowledge of programming paradigms / standards and when appropriate develop reusable components that positively impact future projects.
• Produce comprehensive and accurate documentation including the Technology Architecture Document
• Participate in client pitches and proposals
• Communicate with clients on key technology issues throughout the duration of projects and regarding the strategic direction for their organization.
• Some International travel will be required