Software Developer - Java

Job Description

Our client is seeking a JAVA Developer for a 6-8 month contract position.

Position Accountabilities:

• Assures timely completion of all assigned IS projects within the project expectations
• Assures consistently high quality results that meet business objectives
• Assures application development efforts meet project specifications, requirements, timelines, and prescribed budgets to drive sales and minimize cost
• Assures maintenance and support of existing production systems to meet business demand and service level agreement

Position Essential Functions:

• Develops and maintains complex applications using a thorough understanding of a number of technologies
• Familiarity and expertise with industry technologies to achieve a high degree of expertise
• Develops, executes and continually improves:
• Quality assurance through unit and regression testing
• Clear documentation for applications that will help future developers in modifying the code
• Establish, maintain and evolve code standards
• Gathers and continually improves cross-functional business area knowledge
• Provides analysis, design and documentation for projects
• Communicates with business units to receive user requirements
• Responds promptly to business requests
• Following the appropriate governance process
• Solicits customer feedback to ensure the proper outcome
• Assists IS personnel in troubleshooting problems
• Assesses the use of proper technologies for specific projects

Educational Preference:

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent work experience

Job Experience:

• 2+ years of Java (Batch or JSP preferable)
• AS400 experience is preferred
• Strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Well-organized and able to prioritize and coordinate simultaneous tasks and projects while addressing customer needs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Project management experience helpful but not required

Computer Experience:

• Familiar with complex system languages and application development
• Java development required
• AS400 (Cobol, RPG, Lansa, CL) is preferred
• Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager/SQL Server
• Object Oriented Design and Development - UML, SQL, HTML, XML, VBScript, DB2, DB2 SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, JavaScript, Java Servlet, MQ

Preferred Experience Using:

• Core merchandising systems
• JDA Product and Assortment Planning (AKB/EP/AP) or similar merchandising applications
• JDA Allocation or similar application
• Inventory Management systems
• Microsoft Applications