Java Solutions Architect

Our client is the world's leading financial service seeking a SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT to be part of their Global Services organization and work directly with enterprise clients to deliver complex Payment and Risk Solutions. Solution Architects work with clients to strategically integrate client solutions into their web and/or Legacy environments.

Solution Architects have a broad responsibility that includes technical leadership, application design and development, and cross-department communication. To be successful, you must possess a full understanding and demonstrated knowledge of Payment and Risk solutions, development methodologies, consulting best practices, and common web and application architectures.

This position requires excellent development and technical skills, expertise with various web publishing environments and architectures, and documentation experience. Successful candidates will have a high energy level, experience within consulting and/or product development organizations, and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with both business and technical audiences.

This position will have client interaction and may have time spent working at client sites, requiring some travel.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Work independently or as a team member with enterprise customers to evaluate their Payment and Risk architecture and deliver the appropriate integration solutions.
- Leverage extensive knowledge of industry standards and software development skills to make technical recommendations on complex problem resolution, always with an approach that utilizes repeatable, efficient processes and best practices.
- Ensure customer satisfaction through quality work and effective communication throughout projects.
- Track and document status and time spent on customer integrations.
- Participate in internal projects that help scale the organization, implement best practices, and improve our methodology and quality of integrations.
- Review technical quality of customer integrations

REQUIREMENTS:

- 6-9 years of experience
- BS degree in CS, MIS, CIS
- Expert-level knowledge of application design and coding techniques in Java, as well as a thorough understanding of installation, testing methodologies and troubleshooting techniques
- Solid understanding of web based and Object Oriented application architectures and techniques
- Extensive knowledge of and hands-on experience with web technologies such as J2EE application Servers (JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.), EJB, Struts UI Framework, portals, etc.
- Experience owning the design of a major/large component of an application or software architecture
- Extensive expertise in data modelling and database design, UML, messaging
- Cross platform knowledge in Unix and Windows
- Solid understanding of enterprise database products (Oracle, SQL Server, DB/2)
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Project and Office Software
- Credit Card and/or Electronic Check processing knowledge and/or expertise a plus
- Strong communication (verbal and written), presentation, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Strong customer service skills; frequent strategic interactions with high level clients
- Must have a logical and systematic approach to problem solving

This contract position is estimated to be 6 months in duration.