Description
IT Architect (J2EE/Spring/JSP/UNIX Script/SQL, XML, LDAP and SSO )
The contract is with a consultancy to be on an assignment at a European Site in central Paris as follows:-
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Contributes to establish and enhance the IT architecture;
- Designing IT solutions that meet business requirements in line with the IT architectural principles;
- Participating in writing functional and technical specifications of applications or data
- Participating in writing technical documentation for tender procedures
- Working with peer colleagues and users to collect requirements, analyse and evaluate proposals, conduct negotiations and implement specifications according to defined architectural standards.
- Managing the Test environment for the applications under their responsibility
- Deployment of applications into the Test environment
- Integration of applications, Middleware and components
Education and qualifications:
- University or college degree in computer engineering, computer science, physics or mathematics or a related discipline or Professional experience and qualification in IT architecture methodologies
Core Knowledge and skills:
- Excellent JEE Skills (including Spring, JSP)
- Good Unix Scripting skills
- Good integration experience
General Knowledge and skills:
- Good knowledge of SQL, XML, LDAP and SSO solutions
- Strong knowledge of state-of-the-art IT methodologies and tools,
- proven ability in translating technological issues in a business context
- Identifying technical solutions for business requirements.
- Experience in team/group facilitation, project management and training would be an advantage
- Very good analytical skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and to deliver to agreed deadlines.
- Proven ability to generate a range of possible, also innovative, solutions and to assess the implications of these solutions.
- Good interpersonal skills, in particular communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to work in a team and co-ordinate own activities with others.
- Very good command of English with proven drafting ability (Minimum B2)