Java Solution Architect (Contract)/6 Months/Daily rate 650 - 660 CHF

JOB DESCRIPTION

- Analyses functional and non-functional requirements in order to design a suitable application architecture in accordance with the company guidelines and the department vision and to provide requirement engineers with feedback
- Considers alternative solutions between the architectural boundaries of overall architecture and domain architecture, as well as the application relevant interfaces to other applications and documents the decisions and corresponding reasons 
- Ensures that the solution fits the existing application landscape in agreement with the corresponding functional architect and central architecture team 
- Takes full responsibility for the production and maintenance of the Software Architecture Document (SAD). 
- Co-ordinates solution engineering project activities in respect to necessary work products related to the application documentation and project documentation (eg effort estimations, detailed work plans) 
- Supports requirement engineers to design the domain object model 
- Translates, interprets and implements the domain roadmap in his project 
- Acts as technical representative (with the knowledge of the current technology standards), advisor and contact point for a project and ensures the relevant know-how is properly shared
- Cooperates closely with the Functional Architect, Central Architecture, Software Engineers, the IT Owner, the Requirements Engineer, the Test Manager, Test Engineers and the IT Project Manager

REQUIREMENTS

- 4+ years working as Solution Architect 
- Very experienced in the design, and implementation of multi-tier application platforms 
- Very good knowledge of Java/JavaEE development platforms and associated frameworks/platforms (EJB 3, JPA 2, JSF, Facelets, JMS) 
- Advanced UML knowledge
- In-depth knowledge of Eclipse, Subversion
- Oracle 11g and related tools (eg PL/SQL Developer) 
- Weblogic server 9.x/10.x knowledge 
- JUnit and Continuous Integration solutions 
- In depth knowledge of multi-layered architectures, design patterns, architecture patterns, integration solutions 
- Strong communication skills and ability to deal effectively with people face to face and over the phone across different cultures and time zones (off-shore) 
- Strong negotiation skills, both with internal as well as external clients 
- Fluent written and spoken English (German or Italian is a plus)

CONTRACT DETAILS

- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 6 months (extension possible)
- Daily rate: 650-660 CHF (all inclusive)

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