Java Architect

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs.  Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Job Description: The Java Architect will be responsible for leading multiple projects on the IE Team within the Technology Engineering & Architecture organization. The IE group is responsible for managing a Distributed Architecture Framework hosting J2EE and .Net (internet & intranet) applications. The ideal candidate will have a background in technical infrastructure management and engineering, with a history of hands-on experience, not just conceptual understanding. Responsibilities include:  -- Facilitate In-depth technical consultation with developers and Technical Service Providers (TI) for new projects -- Troubleshooting complex application integration points and coordinating with virtual team members across the enterprise to deliver complex J2EE hosting solutions -- Manage multiple projects concurrently and be readily adaptable to change. Additionally this person is expected to be self-motivated, a strong leader, able to influence others and able to think creatively. -- Manage and work closely with application teams deploying new applications in the Weblogic/Websphere hosting environment(s). Able to gather application configuration needs and facilitate changes with administrators and product vendor (when need be) to resolve technical configuration or application issues etc. -- Liaison between application teams and administrators for hardware and/or software upgrades -- Create detailed project budgets that include hardware, software, & resource costs. -- Demonstrate the ability to create and execute project plans on time and on budget -- This is a senior level position which typically requires 5 or more years of systems experience Required Skills: -- Strong written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills -- Be able to manage multiple complex technical projects  -- Ability to quickly adapt to changes  -- Knowledge of Hardware Infrastructure, Local Area Networks, and System Development Life Cycle -- Strong background in Infrastructure Engineering  -- 4+ years of experience designing and architecting solutions -- Past experience as Java/J2EE developer -- Strong experience with frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, Struts. -- Extensive experience with: RDBMS, Web Application servers (Websphere, Weblogic, JBOSS), Web Server load balancing (GTM/LTM) -- Demonstrate the ability to create and execute project plans on time and on budget -- Ability to lead a project team consisting of resources that are not direct reports (virtual team) Desired Skills:  -- OO (Object Oriented) Enterprise Application Development  -- Knowledge of SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) concepts  -- Unix shell (ksh) & Perl scripting  -- SSO (Simplified Sign-On), Siteminder  -- Working knowledge of: Weblogic (9.x, 10.x or web center), Oracle (10G & 11), Solaris ( 9, 10), Resonate/GTM/LTM, iPlanet/SUNOne or Apache, MQ Series -- Capacity planning  -- Building out and maintaining Disaster Recovery environment To know more about this position or to schedule an interview, Please contact: Mohit Nikam Email:  mohit.nikam(at)collabera.com T: 9738044224