[PLUG-JOBS] Applications Developer (446)

[Vince Amela]

Location: Portland, OR


COMPANY INFO 

Our client is the largest affiliation of health-care Plans in the
Pacific Northwest/Mountain State region. Collectively, these Plans serve
nearly 3 million people in four states with more than $6.5 billion in
combined revenue. The organizational Vision is to transform health care,
reduce the tyranny of health-care waste and confusion and threats for
their members and their families. 


RESPONSIBILITIES 

As a Rapid Application Developer, you'll participate in an Agile
application development team developing eBusiness applications based on
leading edge technology. The goal is the bringing new functionality to
market as quickly as possible while ensuring the privacy and integrity
of members' information. You'll be collocated with a business unit and
work in short sprints to complete small releases. 

The Rapid Application Developer works directly with the business unit to
gather requirements, design, and develop new functionality and
applications. You'll develop Java based software for Websphere
Application Server using Rational Application Developer. You'll be
involved from the initial vision of the product through the completion
of unit testing and correction of defects. 

In addition to the work the Rapid Application Developer performs,
someone in a Lead role will direct small groups of developers to
complete small releases with minimal supervision. You'll utilize your
strong interpersonal skills and your ability to effectively communicate
both verbally and written. You'll also work closely in monitoring
schedules and taking the application through implementation. 


REQUIREMENTS 

* 4 years experience in a Unix/Windows environment. 
* 2 years experience with PL/SQL and/or Object Relational Mapping 
* BA/BS Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Administration, or a
related 
  field. Appropriate additional experience beyond the minimum required 
  experience may be substituted for education. 

Significant experience with: 

* Object Oriented Analysis and Design 
* UML, use cases and sequence diagrams 
* J2EE including Enterprise JavaBeans and software architecture
patterns. 
* Struts framework 
* JUnit 
* Calling and consuming Web Services. 
* Proficiency with Javascript and XML. 
* Websphere Studio Application Developer or Rational Application
Developer 
  tools. 
* Agile development methodologies; Scrum or similar. 

Possess the ability to: 

* Participate in and/or facilate Joint Application Development  
 (JAD)sessions. 
* Develop positive relationships among clients, coworkers and
management. 
* Work independently as well as within a team. 
* Effectively adapt to rapidly changing technologies and apply them to 
  business needs. 


TO APPLY 

Send your resume to: resumes at generatorgroup.net 

When applying via email, please reference job number 446 in the subject
line of your message.