Java Architect

Job Description

OpTech is an award‑winning talent management firm providing Information Technology, Engineering and Healthcare talent and services to Fortune 500 and Government clients.

Contract

Location:

Auburn Hills, MI

Requirements: 5+ years of development experience and a leadership skillset in addition to the technical aspects required of development.

This position requires the individual to be able to analyze, design, implement, build, test and/or maintain system components.

Responsible for leveraging JEE, XML technologies and web services best practices to support the integration of a new vendor product (ACI UOB) into existing enterprise systems.

• Go‑to contact for all integration into and out of TMC Web (ACI UOB product installation)
• Develop and maintain the overall logical and technical integration framework for UOB
• Lead an agile team in consumption of UOB, automating its deployment, integrating it into Comerica’s internal, back‑end systems
• Ensure adherence to IT Architecture principles and guidelines
• Ensure optimal application performance and maintainability enabling scalability and continuous updates from software vendors
• With an Agile/SCRUM development approach, work with users to understand needs, then elicit feedback and refine solutions through demonstrations
• Present solutions at formal and informal design reviews; document the design accordingly

• At least 7 years of overall technical application experience;
  Fluent in Java
• 4+ years of experience designing solutions for high volume transactions
• 3+ years in design and development of B2B applications
• Understanding of traditional and agile development life cycles; knowledge of integration tools and relational databases
• Software architecture (Design Patterns, Software Lifecycle); JMS, JUDDI, Spring Framework, WS‑Security, Drools
• TDD/Automated testing (JUnit, JMeter);
  Web Sphere App Server/Liberty Profile and Apache Tomcat application servers
• Build tools Maven, ANT, Jenkins CI; version control Git; experience with Linux and Windows environments

• Proven experience in a tech/delivery lead role on buy and integrate projects
• Ability to collaborate on and document solutions
• Excellent organizational, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Experience working in a small, close‑knit team with a high degree of shared development
• Passionate, proactive, and highly motivated
• Creative, with close attention to detail
• Proven ability to meet deadlines

OpTech offers outstanding career opportunities supporting innovative companies with cutting‑edge technology. OpTech’s awards include the distinguished Elite Category Award for best Recruitment, Selection and Orientation practices, the National 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, and the Crain’s Cool Places to Work in Michigan.