Our client, a leading government systems integrator, is in need of a WebSphere / Portal Java Developer for an initial 8 month contract. The WebSphere / Portal Java Developer will work remotely in support of the design, development and testing of new HCL Portal Themes and Skins, reviewing the existing IBM JSF1.x application to Myfaces and integrate it with new Themes and Skins, review the existing portlets of Struts implementation, supporting the design, documentation and migration of Struts1 / Struts2 applications to the latest version and integrate with new Themes and Skins and help deploy applications to HCL Portal Server 9.5 and WebSphere Application Server 9.X.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in enterprise software development.
- Prior experience supporting enterprise government programs.
- Experience as a Portal Developer with a focus on Portlets, Themes and Skins.
- Experience supporting the design and development of web applications using JSF, Myfaces and Struts.
- Experience supporting the design and development of web applications using HCL Portal Server 9.5 / IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.x.
- Experience with Web Application Migration of Struts, JSF and Portlets to the latest version.
- Working knowledge of WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Content Management and Portlets JSR168 and JSR286.
- Experience with Hibernate and Spring framework.
- Experience with Java and J2EE development using IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere (RAD).
- Knowledge of SQL, PLSQL 7.
- Proficient in JavaScript frameworks, Dojo and jQuery.
- Experience with HTML, CSS, Ajax, including developing or working with services, specifically RESTful.
Desired Skills:
- SQL development experience or exposure to Oracle database development.