Senior Java/J2EE Developer - IBM DB2, Messaging (MQ/JMS/Kafka) - Onsite Albany, NY

We’re looking for a Senior Java/J2EE Developer to support a long-term engagement with a New York State government agency. You’ll design, build, tune and support complex multi-tier transactional systems backed by IBM DB2, using enterprise messaging (MQ, JMS, Kafka). You’ll also write technical design specifications and support end users. This role suits a senior engineer who has already done this work in the public sector., * Design, develop, build and test Java EE applications using EJB, JDBC, JSP and XML

• Perform system analysis and design for multi-tiered transactional systems
• Write technical design specification documents for component-based systems
• Develop against IBM DB2 databases, including XML schema definition, querying and automated generation
• Build and maintain integrations using messaging technologies such as IBM MQ, JMS and Kafka
• Performance-tune applications and their database interactions
• Provide maintenance, troubleshooting and end-user support for production systems
• Work with agency business and technical stakeholders to turn requirements into solutions

• 7+ years with J2EE technologies, including EJB, JDBC, JSP and XML
• 7+ years developing, building and testing Java EE applications in modern IDEs (Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ)
• 7+ years of IBM DB2 experience, including XML schemas (definition, querying and automated generation)
• 7+ years of system analysis and design for multi-tiered transactional systems, including writing technical design specifications for component-based systems
• 7+ years with a government organization covering business knowledge, technical design, development, maintenance and end-user support of complex systems
• 5+ years with messaging technologies such as MQ, JMS or Kafka
• 5+ years performance-tuning applications that interact with databases
• 5+ years in an organization doing technical design, development, maintenance and end-user support of complex systems

Work Requirements

• Must be able to work onsite in Albany, NY from Day 1
• Must attend an in-person interview in Albany, NY
• Must be available for the full 30-month engagement