Java/J2EE Architect - New Opportunity! in New York, NY

An International manufacturer and wholesaler of consumer goods seeks an AS/400 Java/J2EE Application Architect at their New York City corporate headquarters. RESPONSIBILITIES: Drive the design and construction of complex business problems into innovative technology solutions. Be a hands-on coder and proactively mentor developers. Involved in a high energy team focused on full life-cycle development. Manage development teams of 5 to 10 people, mostly offshore, from project definition through implementation. Assume responsibility for overall design and implementation, using the latest tools available. Create complex, enterprise-transforming business applications. Facilitate the functional and detailed design to enable the coding to be done in-house or to be outsourced. Must help create and maintain the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). This position may include international travel. REQUIREMENTS: 5+ years of experience combining analysis, design, development and implementation of large-scale systems (OO and /or distributed component based). Strong development experience with OO languages such as Java, (J2EE), C++, EAI technologies (MQ Series) and XML. Strong knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and unit testing. Agile Methodology knowledge, such as Extreme Programming (XP) & SCRUM. Leadership experience in assessing staff skill levels, assigning work appropriately, directing team in specific project activities, estimation, and facilitating career development. Experience with AS/400 Webshere Application Server is a must. Experience in customer-facing and vendor-facing web-base & windows-base systems which involve costing and building, sales and order fulfillment. Experience with Rational Software Architect or RequsitPro is a plus. Experience with RPG is a plus. An academic background in Computer Science, Business or Engineering. Salary of up to $100,000 and a full suite of benefits ranging from health and dental coverage, to 401K investment plans. Sightseeing in New York is one of the most awesome experiences you will have. Everywhere you go there is something even more amazing to see than the last. The attractions are endless: Radio City Music Hall, Central Park, an exciting professional sports scene, or Broadway at night. The City That Never Sleeps has it all! Experience: 5+ years of experience combining analysis, design, development and implementation of large-scale systems (OO and /or distributed component based). Strong development experience with OO languages such as Java, (J2EE), C++, EAI technologies (MQ Series) and XML. Strong knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and unit testing. Agile Methodology knowledge, such as Extreme Programming (XP) & SCRUM. Leadership experience in assessing staff skill levels, assigning work appropriately, directing team in specific project activities, estimation, and facilitating career development. Experience with AS/400 Webshere Application Server is a must. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here