Java Developer

Sound knowledge and practical experience of the architectural design, development, implementation, testing and maintenance of software for modern distributed information systems in secure LAN/WAN environments.
Sound knowledge and practical experience of professional software engineering with Java technologies (Java versions 6 and later), with advanced knowledge of application programming interfaces (APIs) in particular for multi-threading, TCP/IP Networking and serial communications, graphical user interfaces (AWT/Swing), databases (JDBC ), data formats (XML), distributed applications (RMI ), collections, Beans, serialization, reflection, logging
Sound knowledge and practical experience of GIS software engineering, especially with the Java-based LuciadMap software libraries (LuciadMap versions 10 and later preferred).
Sound knowledge and practical experience of data communication protocols, configuration, troubleshooting, in secure LAN and WAN environments, including TCP/IP Networking and serial communications.
Sound knowledge and practical experience of HTML and XML.
Knowledge and practical experience of Java software profiling, optimization and obfuscation.
Knowledge and practical experience of software code versioning systems.
Knowledge and practical experience of automated Java project building, Java unit testing, Java code analysis, cross-platform Java software installation/upgrade, operating system Scripting (Windows and Unix shells).
Knowledge and practical experience of the installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting of Unix Servers (Sun Solaris 10 SPARC and later preferred), and Microsoft Windows Servers and workstations, both on physical hardware and in virtual machines - relevant Oracle/Sun and Microsoft certifications (or equivalent experience) preferred.
Knowledge and practical experience of Microsoft Office products and of web site authoring (Microsoft SharePoint preferred).

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards)