Long established professional services firm in the DC area is looking for APPLICATION ARCHITECT III to join their team.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Has experience in multiple system environments.
• Should also be experienced in designing, developing, and test      applications. 
• Combine multiple technologies to provide alternative physical      solutions 
• Performs analysis of business models, logical specifications      and/or user requirements to design solutions.
• Responsible for the application development as well as the      application environment 
• Understands various types of tools and technologies on the market      and their appropriate usage 
• Responsibilities extend to all components of an application and      application environment including front, back, and middle tiers where      applicable. These individuals can lead a tool evaluation effort, including      the definition of the evaluation criteria, identification of tools to be      evaluated, and the actual evaluation       
• Worked on various platforms including mainframes, minis and      micros 
• Work may involve interacting with and managing product      vendors/suppliers 
• Perform as a Team Leader when required.  (5+ years experience)

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• IBU Service Team is seeking a senior level      developer to work on projects aimed at improving the customer experience      and retention.  Candidate must      possess strong critical thinking skills, decision making and problem solving      skills.  Excellent verbal and      written communications skills in addition to the ability to work as part      of a team or independently are a must.       Ability to design, develop and implement high-quality code in a      timely manner is essential.
• Experience with Java, EJB, JavaScript, HTML      required.
• A minimum of five years of development experience      in large scale J2EE environment is required.
• Understanding of and experience with relational      database concepts and SQL required.
• Experience with open source frameworks (JSF,      Spring, Hibernate) is highly desirable.
• Experience with Web Services, AJAX, XML, XSLT are      desirable.
• Experience with system and architectural design      desirable.
• Experience with rule-base engines such as Blaze      is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or related      field is preferred.

BENEFITS:

As a consultant/contractor with The Judge Group, you are eligible for benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• S/L term disability
• 401K
• Access to a Credit Union

HOW TO APPLY:

• SEND      RESUMES DIRECTLY TO:
• DCMetro      Recruiting Team
• emiller@judge.com
• (703)      356-0402

• PLEASE include your CITIZEN / CLEARANCE STATUS on the coversheet / in your resume,      if applicable.
• Please have all the “need to have” skills and      experience clearly documented in the work history of your REQUIRED/ATTACHED Word.doc resume.
• Please include your HOURLY/SALARY on      the coversheet
• Please include your current location, and date      you're available to start on the coversheet