Friday, July 31, 2009
Solutions Architect in Dallas, TX
No third parties please, must live in the DFW area. Solution Architect is a hands-on role that is focused on delivering sound technical approaches and solutions that adhere to the Company*s enterprise architecture standards, while meeting Business Requirements. Key responsibilities include:* Design and apply enterprise system and application solutions to meet business objectives* Produce high level designs and conceptual designs for project delivery * Collaborate with other application Teams surrounding integration points and integration approaches* Design strategies and approaches for non-functional requirements, such as performance, failover, load-balancing, etc.* Collaborate with other architects and technical leaders across theorganization to develop and leverage best practices* Provide hands-on guidance to development Teams implementing the solutions* Provide and/or validate high-level estimates as a part of scoping activities Education:* B.S./M.S. in computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems and/or equivalent formal training or work experience.Experience & Required Skills:* Working with business and IT staff to define high-level solutionarchitectures and architecture best practices.* Designing and implementing multi-tiered enterprise applications* Strong problem-solving skills across both functional and technical domains.* Solid understanding of OOAD and domain modeling.* Hands on development experience in Java-based technologies* OWASP Top Ten and other Information Security practices* Authentication, Authorization, Single Sign On, Message Level Security* Designing and testing approaches for performance, failover, load-balancing* Application performance tuning, environment performance tuning, and browser-side performance tuning* Working in a Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment * Firm understanding of Software Architecture, Design Patterns, and Integration Architecture* Working with Internet technologies* Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences* Strong collaboration skills-ability to provide technical leadership andresolve conflicts of opinion across diverse Teams* Must demonstrate initiative and be able to work in a fast-paced, collaborativeteam environment.* Hands-on experience with Apache, Tomcat, Spring, Hibernate* Browser technology expertise (JavaScript, AJAX, etc)Soft Skills Ability to Coach or Mentor Co-Workers Yes Soft Skills Ability to Work Independently Yes Soft Skills Ability to Work with Others Yes Soft Skills Analytical Ability Yes Soft Skills Analyze Software Problems Yes Soft Skills Communication Skills Yes Soft Skills Multi-tasking Yes Soft Skills Problem Solving Capability Yes Soft Skills Professional Demeanor Yes Soft Skills Team Player Yes Soft Skills Written/Verbal Ability Yes Software Skills Apache Yes Software Skills J2EE Yes Software Skills Java Yes Software Skills Java Script Yes Software Skills JSP Yes Software Skills Linux Yes Software Skills Oracle Yes Technical Skills Client/Server Architectures Yes Technical Skills eCommerce Yes Technical Skills IT Architecture Yes Technical Skills OO Analysis Yes Technical Skills OO Design Yes Technical Skills Proficiency in Oracle Yes Technical Skills Software Development Yes Additional Skills: Required:Designing and implementing multi-tiered enterprise applicationsSoftware Architecture, Design Patterns, and Integration ArchitecturePerformance tuning (application, environment, browser-side)Services Oriented ArchitectureInformation Security (OWASP Top Ten, etc)Authentication, Authorization, Single Sign On, Message Level SecurityTomcatSpringHibernateRelational Databases, preferably OracleDesired:MavenExperience with Agile, XP, or Scrum Development MethodologyConsulting ExperienceAirline Industry Experience Background ChecksBackground Checks To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here