Description
A government department in Canberra requires the services of a Service Modeller.
The services will include:
- Translating Requirements documents into Service Schemas and Macros;
- Collaborating with analysts to interpret business context and understand functional requirements;
- Creating service unit tests;
- Writing source code to meet design specifications;
- Testing for unit functionality;
- Documenting technical documentation standards;
- Collaborating with service architects to improve design patterns;
- Establishing criteria and prove individual services measure up;
- Leveraging patterns defined by service architects;
- Collaborating with relevant stakeholders to establish repeatable process and best practice for internal use.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
- 3+ years' experience demonstrating ability to design and model services;
- Ability to understand, articulate and SOA design patterns and to implement the appropriate patterns;
- Deep understanding of the following: Service life cycle; Messaging, message models and canonical models; XML Schema and how it relates to web services in particular SOAP style web services;REST API Description Languages and REST style services;
- Understanding of reliable messaging and associated patterns, publish/subscribe etc;
- Ability to derive and document a service specification in collaboration with IT and business teams;
- Ability to translate a service specification into a service design;
- Experience with service design tools
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
- Excellent working knowledge of MQ and reliable messaging protocols (eg JMS, AMQP). Note: MQ admin not necessary;
- Exposure to a SOA platform such as DataPower or IBM Integration Bus (other equivalent platforms are ok);
- Understanding Service Registries and how to apply them at design time and run-time;
- Practical understanding of Microservices, domain driven design and how these impact service design;
- Good documentation and interpersonal skills;
- Knowledge of UML and UML tools such as EA Sparx.
The client requires the candidate to be an Australian Citizen and have Baseline Clearance prior to commencement.
The role closes at 12:00 noon on 13th September 2018.