· Ten plus years of proven application development experience that includes creating distributed applications through analysis of specific business requirements.

· Understanding and demonstrated use of object-oriented design principles.

· Eight years of Java and J2EE programming experience.

· Understanding and demonstrated use of J2EE patterns and frameworks.

· Six years of experience with Spring Framework stack.

· Experience with web model view controller (MVC) frameworks (i.e. Spring MVC, etc.).

· Five years of Ajax/JQuery experience.

· Experience working with Application server (i.e. WebSphere, Weblogic, JBOSS).

· Five years of experience developing JSPs.

· Experience with developer testing practices (i.e. JUnit, Mockito, etc.) and understands the differences between unit, functional, and system tests.

· Five years of experience working with relational database (i.e. MS-SQL Server, Oracle, etc.) and concepts.

· Five years of experience with the Rational Application Developer (RAD) or Eclipse tool.

· Practical experience with Software Configuration Management (SCM) tool (i.e. Subversion, Maven, Clear Case, etc.).

· Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

· Ability to complete tasks or project assignments with minimal supervision.

· Ability to estimate development effort based on documented business requirements.

· Ability to clearly communicate design decisions and tradeoffs.

· Ability to speak and write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles.

· Ability to quickly learn and practically apply new concepts or principles.

· Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.