WAS 6.1 Application/Portal Developer

WebSphere Application Server 6.1 Portal Developer 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Expert level knowledge in WebSphere, WebSphere Portal, LDAP schema, 
   strong Java, J2EE and Struts are required. 

2. Solid experience in Servlets, Web Services, SOAP, XML, Java Beans 
   and JSP is highly preferred. 

3. This role designs, develops and supports application solutions to 
   meet client requirements delivered through a WebSphere Portal based intranet. 

4. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of Portlet
   technologies and have practical hands-on experience developing and 
   delivering JSR 168 Portlet solutions and J2EE Applications. 

5. He/She will design, develop and/or re-engineer highly complex 
   application components, and integrate software packages, programs 
   and reusable objects potentially residing on multiple platforms. 

6. This role will also manage the WebSphere Portal environment 
   and mentor junior developer. 


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Design/Develop/Maintain IBM WebSphere Portal solutions using JAVA, 
   J2EE, XML, EJB, JSP, JDBC, Struts framework, CSS, Javascript using 
   IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD) IDE.

2. Almost all solutions will be developed using IBM WebSphere and JSR168 Portlets. 

3. Strong experience developing Multi-tier application architecture applications. 

4. Manage IBM WebSphere and WebSphere Portal environment including, upgrades, 
   monitoring, security & deployment. 

5. Maintain, develop and update the structured Portal Intranet framework 
   (security implementation, design, layout, graphical content and navigation. 

6. Troubleshoots system problems and provides timely resolutions. 

7. Maintain, develop and update J2EE Tomcat\MySQL solutions. 

8. Supports end-users in the use of deployed portal applications as necessary. 

9. Application training and usage documentation required. 

10. Identify emerging technologies that can be leveraged in the framework. 

11. Mentor others in emerging J2EE and/or IBM Portal and related technologies. 

12. Effectively communicate new technology concepts to other team members 
    and capability of mentoring others. 

13. Communicate project status and escalating issues to management as needed

14. Provide extensive input to the architectural design of projects and provide 
    expertise to project teams and ensure adherence to established architectural 
    standards and principles

15. Provide detailed system design documentation and deliverables, such as 
    functional requirements, technical specifications, architecture diagrams, 
    UML diagrams, sequence diagrams, component and deployment diagrams, 
    class diagrams, data models, process flows, use cases, and 
    navigation maps as required