Position: Java Websphere Developer
Location: Toronto, ON
Contract: 5 Months

Lead all development activities for the assigned system components which includes, but is not limited to, coding, documentation, unit testing, defect resolution; 
Work closely with systems analysts during the design review sessions to provide instruction and recommendations on best coding design, impacts and options; 
Work closely with business analysts and quality assurance analysts to confirm that the application code meets the business and system requirements that are outlined in the detailed design, during the analysis and user acceptance, testing, and implementation phases of the development lifecycle; 
Assist systems analysts in the documentation of design, functional, and technical specifications and deployment guides; 
Participate in all phases of the systems development lifecycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation, and work with project team members to review, evaluate, and approve project deliverables and documentation; 
Develop and code, including links, application components prototypes as a proof-of concept during design phase, as assigned; 
Coding, testing, and debugging of the code drop/code release developed based on the assigned application components; 
Code all assigned application components in accordance with the approved detailed design specifications; 
Prepare code drop/code release deployment packages in preparation for release to production, and co-ordinate code deployment into various environments (i.e. test, staging, and production); 
Conduct and assist in code and design reviews; 
Provide accurate estimates for newly proposed functionality/enhancements and review the estimates from other team members for completeness and accuracy; 
Work with the Cluster technical staff to identify performance and/or availability issues for the code drop/code release developed and provide solutions; 
Lead development activities during the defect resolution cycle during the acceptance test;
Write database scripts for assigned application components; 
Obtain Client or Cluster application architect approval for all code drop/code release changes for assigned application components; 
Develop and code system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005; 
Provide a defect free code drop/code release according to the Cluster’s development standards for the assigned application components; 
Provide quality assurance for the code drop/code release (includes: unit testing, functional testing, load testing, tuning and regression testing, providing defect resolution and a fully tested application component); 
Provide documented source code for the assigned application components and obtain approval, acceptance, and sign-off by the Cluster on the final code drop/code release; 
Obtain acceptance and approval by the Cluster and the project team for all assigned deliverables; Ensure all artefacts are in compliance with Government of Ontario – Information Technology Standards (GO ITS) 54 Standards; 
Actively participate in and contribute to weekly project team meetings and document review meetings, and when required facilitate and lead meetings; 
Provide weekly report confirming status of the assigned tasks. 

Application Modeling Tool:
Rational Software Architect v6.0, 7.0
Application Server:
IBM Websphere v 5.0.2 and WebSphere Application Server (ND) 7.x 8.x, WebSphere Application Server (ND) 7.0.0.11 v8.x, WebSphere Process Server 7.x 8x Process Choreographer 7.0.0.3, SCA FEP 1.0.1.7 
Database:
Microsoft Access®, Oracle Enterprise Edition , 10g, 11g
Database Design Tool:
Oracle Designer 10g and 11g
Development Environment:
Websphere Studio Application Developer v8, RAD 8 WID v8.0 Websphere BPM v7.x 8x, ODM(ILog/JRule) 
Development Language/Runtime Environment:
Java™ Enterprise Edition, Websphere® 6.x, Java™, JavaScript™ , VB Script™, HTML, DHTML, XML, AJAX 
Office Automation Tools:
Microsoft Office, including Exchange/Outlook
Operating Systems:
Windows XP, 7, MS Windows 2000/2003, SUN Solaris, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition - sp2 
Server Platform:
Windows 2008 and Sun Solaris

Tools:
IBM/Rational® Products, Requirement Composer, Rational Application Developer for Websphere® 
Testing Tools:
Mercury QuickTest Professional 10.x Astra LoadTest 5.4.3 (with Load Runner) IBM AppScan Rational Quality Manager Rational Performance Tester 
Web Browser:
Internet Explorer, Firefox

Web Server:
IBM HTTP Version 1.3.26 and IIS 
Very strong Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheets (CSS); Connectivity/Structured Query Language (JDBC/SQL); 
Strong knowledge of JSP and being able to build dynamic UI (presentation tier) based on dynamic input from database. 
Strong knowledge of Java scripts.
Experience interfacing with relational databases utilizing Java Database Experience with Java Message Service (JMS), JEE Connector Architecture, and transaction management; 

Developing Experience in Zachman Row 3 and 4 artefacts; 
Applications with ODA Compliance
Fluent on Rational Unified Process design artefacts; strong Unified Modelling Language (UML) expertise e.g. State charts, Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Diagrams; 
Experience with different presentation and server side frameworks (e.g., Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA) etc); Understanding of Agile development methodology 
Experience with JEE application Servers, IBM WebSphere; 
Experience with Web Services-security, application security (crypto Application Programming Interfaces (API)); 
Knowledge / experience in BPM using WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) on WebSphere Process Server (WPS) or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB); 
Experience / knowledge in building / integrating XFDL forms, XPath and XForms concepts, applications using Web Services and IBM Forms with other technologies e.g. schemas, WPS, BPM, ILOG JRules (ODM) 
Must have worked in project based environment. 
Must be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time.
Must be able to work under pressure and in a fast paced environment.
Must be able to pass required government security clearance.


Qualifications
At least 5+ years experience with the design and development of common utility components using JEE
Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheet (CSS), JSP, and SQL.
Experience with Rational Unified Process design artifacts; strong UML expertise e.g. Statecharts, Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Diagrams
Experience with different presentation and server side frameworks (e.g. Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA), etc.)
Experience/knowledge in building/integrating XFDL forms, XPath and XForms concepts, applications using web services and IBM Forms with other technologies e.g. schemas, WPS, ILOG, JRules, Business Process Modelling using WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) on WebSphere Process Server (WPS) or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB)
SOA design and development experience, with strong emphasis on WSDL and Web Services
Demonstrated experience with the Client’s information technology initiatives



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Qualifications
At least 5+ years experience with the design and development of common utility components using JEE 
Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheet (CSS), JSP, and SQL. 
Experience with Rational Unified Process design artifacts; strong UML expertise e.g. Statecharts, Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Diagrams 
Experience with different presentation and server side frameworks (e.g. Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA), etc.) 
Experience/knowledge in building/integrating XFDL forms, XPath and XForms concepts, applications using web services and IBM Forms with other technologies e.g. schemas, WPS, ILOG, JRules, Business Process Modelling using WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) on WebSphere Process Server (WPS) or WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB) 
SOA design and development experience, with strong emphasis on WSDL and Web Services 
Demonstrated experience with the Client’s information technology initiatives