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Java/J2EE Developer Location: Detroit MI Duration: 12 months Description: Dept : Senior Health Srvcs IT Top Three Skills/Experience: -Minimum 3-5 years JAVA/J2EE/J2SE development experience, preferably gained on multi-tier web-based business applications -Minimum 3-5 years working with standard J2EE development frameworks -Minimum 1 -2 years of JAVA batch programming experience Engagement Description (Web App Dev): -Solid Java developer with hands-on experience analyzing, developing and maintaining large scale, mission critical applications in a multi-platform J2EE, J2SE, and web systems environment -Works with the front-end web developers and DBAs to deliver a rich experience for users -Develops programs which interact with complex databases and communication protocols -Codes with future proofing and re-usability of code in mind and fully aware of the effects of certain coding practices -Interfaces with senior technical staff to explore and suggest strategic technical solutions -Monitors work against the production schedule and produce progress updates, reporting issues or technical difficulties to senior colleagues routinely -Responsible for work quality and process as well as that of the wider team, ensuring it meets the teams and corporate technical standards -Takes responsibility for technical documentation, ensuring that all work carried out is tested, well documented, and accessible to all parties -Applies relevant design, coding and documentation standards as required -Ensures appropriate quality standards are applied to all design and development work Required Skills/Experience: -Minimum 3-5 years JAVA/J2EE/J2SE development experience, preferably gained on multi-tier web-based business applications -Knowledge and experience of working with Spring, Hibernate, Struts2, Maven, SQL, XML, Tag Libraries JSPs, JavaScript and JQuery -Minimum 1-2 years building MS Access applications -Minimum 1-2 years designing / updating SQL and Oracle databases -End-to-end understanding of common SDLC models and artifacts -Demonstrated ability to understand and translate product and business requirements into technical solutions quickly and effectively -Excellent documentation skills, experience creating multiple conceptual design and detail design documents -Comprehensive unit and functional testing experience to ensure code quality -Experienced in team-focused working environment -Able to apply structured thinking, simplifying complex problems into component parts -Able to think ahead to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others -Strong communication skills; able to get one's message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information -Takes a proactive approach to work without close supervision -Maintains personal effectiveness, embracing challenging deadlines, change and complex problem solving, approaching tasks with motivation and commitment Preferred Skills/Experience: -Previous healthcare experience -Development of ColdFusion and C# applications -Experienced using industry standard Java IDEs -Experienced in-Service Oriented Architecture development Educational Requirements: -Bachelors degree in a related field preferred