Our downtown client seeks a Sr. J2EE Developer to lead development teams through all phases of the software development lifecycle. The Technical Lead assumes ownership of the entire technical track of an engagement and all related modules. The Technical Lead may also be responsible for delivering high quality J2EE code in a timely manner on some engagements. The Technical Lead is responsible for managing multiple phases of the project lifecycle (i.e., design, develop, deploy) and will be responsible for requirements gathering, software design, development, and testing. Most development involves standard application servers such as BEA WebLogic and IBM WebSphere, and often incorporates package solutions such as BEA WebLogic Portal, Vignette Portal, or BroadVision. Candidates must be proficient with standard Java development tools, including ANT, log4J, JUnit, and popular IDE?s such as Eclipse or NetBeans. Proficiency with open source frameworks such as Struts, Tiles, Axis, or others is a plus. NO 3RD PARTY OR CORP- TO- CORP CANDIDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED CANDIDATE MUST BE WILLING TO TRAVEL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES PLEASE SEND RESUMES TO Experience: Required Skills Programming Languages ? Core Java (JDK 1.4) ? J2EE fundamentals, including JSP, Servlets, JDBC ? Proficiency with web languages, including HTML and JavaScript. Alternate scripting languages such as Perl, PHP, or Python a plus ? Computer networking and Unix fundamentals Software Design and Development Processes ? OOAD / OOP ? Rational Unified Process or strong full-cycle software development methodology experience; UML 2.0 ? Experience with software design, project management, and implementation tools, such as Rational Rose, ANT, JUNIT, IDE?s, log4J, etc ? Service Oriented Architectures and WebService architectures ? Experience with open source frameworks such as Struts, Axis, Velocity, etc a plus ? Strong enterprise integration experience, including experience with Middleware solutions ? Basic knowledge of Internet security and strong experience in architecting secure applications ? Significant experience with tuning and refactoring code and assessing the impact of architectural decisions on performance and scalability Application Servers and Packages ? BEA WebLogic or IBM WebSphere To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here