System analyst / Systems Administrator - Java Programming

Job Title: System analyst / Systems Administrator - Java Programming Location: Tallahassee, Florida (Onsite) Duration: Long Term Description of Major Duties & Deliverables The System Analyst will work under the direction of the department’s System Programming Administrator to achieve the goals and objectives of the projects stated below Department requires the services of a Systems Analyst with technical knowledge and experience in designing, developing XML data exchanges, image/document storage and retrieval, and web services. The person in this function will be responsible for technical knowledge and experience in programming the J2EE/JAVA, JBOSS application server, Jasper BI Enterprise, Alfresco, Ephesoft, MS SQL, MySQL, and ORACLE database environments. The person in this function is considered an expert in all phases of system development and must have understanding of business, business insight and broad understanding of multiple business areas. The person in this function will be responsible for technical research of technologies and methods for meeting the functional and nonfunctional requirements. Systems analyst responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following: Gather and analyze business requirements and prepare functional requirements, design documentation, technical specification documents to develop department Information Systems. Functions as a technical consultant or researcher. Technical research and evaluation of technologies, tools, databases, methods, etc. Analysis of detailed requirements and documentation Programming and implementing solutions for business requirements Contributor on project planning, organization, implementation Contributor to activity definition, activity sequencing, activity resource estimating, activity duration estimating, WBS development Contributor to risk identification, tracking, analysis Contributor to issue management and tracking Communications management Effective communication among project stakeholders, Coordinate activities with department staff required to support the project Provide assistance to department staff in the preparation of procurement documents, evaluation of proposals and contract negotiations; Provide weekly status reports to the project manager. Mandatory Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience. Minimum of 5 years of experience as a systems analyst on successful, enterprise level information technology projects; Models and applies software engineering methods and techniques to the design, definition, development, evaluation, integration, and/or support of IT solutions. Must have the ability to work independently or cooperatively with other software developers. Performs analysis and troubleshooting of system defects and issues. Designs quality control and test procedures. Applies technical expertise to test system solutions. Uses defined procedures to configure, test and debug software. Investigates, analyzes and resolves problems on software products. With minimal supervision from more senior resources, handles portions of the projects, including services/products/technology solution evaluation/modification, data development, analysis, first draft written communications and client interaction. Gathers and evaluates client capabilities and needs. Assists with services/products/technology solution architecture design and installation. Accountable to upper management for all phases of specific projects. Experience with meeting facilitation and documentation; Experience in delivering the project in the agreed schedule, to the correct technical specification (i.e. defined to meet user requirements) within the approved budget and other specified criteria Experience with: • Java 1.6 • J2EE (JSP, EJB, JPA) • Java Frameworks like JSF, Wicket, Struts, Spring, etc Enterprise Jasper Report Server • Hibernate 3.4.0 • Oracle 11g and higher, MS SQL Server, or MySQL • Stored procedures, triggers, views, etc. • Apache HTTP, Apache Tomcat, JBoss EAP, JBoss Fuse and JBoss AMQ JBoss Developer Studio (JBDS), Eclipse, Intellij, Notepad ++, Textpad, SOAP UI, IReport Designer Strong Oral and Written Communication skills Experience with business analysis and gathering and documenting requirements Experience creating test plans, test cases, and performance testing Source code management software, example: GIT, CVS or Subversion Experience in developing new XHTML pages using Java Server Faces, Primefaces, JavaScript, CSS and HTML5 Experience in integration of multiple systems or applications Experience automating data sharing processes Preferred Knowledge Skills and Abilities: • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience. • Automated Testing Tools • JOSSO 1.8.5 • SAML 2.0 • Spring 2.5 (Core, AOP) • Spring Webflow 2.0 • Spring Web Services 2.1.0 • JasperReports • Eclipse (IDE) • IMAP • SMTP • Display Tag • iText Job Type: Contract Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour Schedule: 8 hour shift Ability to commute/relocate: Tallahassee, FL 32309: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required) Education: Bachelor's (Preferred) Experience: Java programming: 5 years (Preferred) System administration: 5 years (Preferred) Systems analysis: 5 years (Preferred) Work Location: In person