Job Description :
Job Title: Java Architect
Location: Midtown, Atlanta, GA
Duration: Long Term
Job Description:
Norfolk Southern Corporation is seeking a highly motivated and qualified application architect. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team responsible for ensuring the quality of the corporation’s important and highly visible projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing solution architecture and detailed designs for large enterprise class projects. The candidate must be highly motivated to meet deadlines and to handle technology challenges. The applicant must have a deep and broad experience in providing solution architecture to large projects in a distributed environment utilizing technologies such as J2EE, web services, MVVM architecture, and Java script and mobile devices. The applicant must have experience in designing scalable and highly available mission critical applications.
Technology Required
Familiarity and experience with the following technologies:
J2EE
JavaScript/Ajax
MVC/MVVM
Database technologies such as DB2, SQL Server, Oracle
Integration platforms such as Tibco BE/BW
Source Code Management and builds processes utilizing continuous integration practices
Skills and Experience Required
10+ years of experience designing and developing large systems with the following characteristics:
Highly available
Scalable
With loosely coupled component integration with web services
An in-depth understanding of Object Oriented Design with 5+ years of experience developing applications and services in a Java environment.
Experience in large systems design:
Using UML artifacts including the following diagrams:
Domain model
Use cases
Class diagrams
Sequence diagrams (Interaction diagrams)
Activity diagrams
State models
Using E-R models for database design
Using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Practical knowledge of service design and implementation
Experience in using SOAP and REST protocols
Use of run-time policy enforcement technologies
Using multi-threaded and multi-tiered application architecture
Using enterprise application integration
Practical knowledge of integration patterns implemented in an ESB product
Using XML and JSON modeling
Including message schema design
Addressing application security and other non-functional requirements
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Flexibility, team focus, and strong interpersonal skills
Experience throughout the entire project lifecycle with an emphasis on requirements definition and design phases.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Experience in developing standards and working with internal standards committees.
Ability to understand the business problem, need, or opportunity and to design solutions.
Ability to apply appropriate methodologies and Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge to resolve complex business issues.
Ability to tactically and strategically consider all sides of an issue within the contexts of time, breadth, and range of options.
Skills Preferred
Business analysis skills needed for requirements definition such as domain model and use case development
Experience in developing Mobile applications using platforms such as IBM MobileFirst or Cordova
Experience with Continuous Integration and Automation using products like Jenkins and SonarQube
Build tools like Gradle and Source control systems like TFS, SVN & GIT
Familiarity with cloud and container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and Swarm