Software Application Architect Jobs in Tennessee

We specialize in Staffing, Consulting, Software Development, and Training along with IT services to small to medium size companies. AG's primary objective is to help companies maximize their IT resources and meet the ever-changing IT needs and challenges.

In addition, AG offers enterprise resource planning and enterprise application integration, supply-chain management, e-commerce solutions, and B2B public exchanges and B2B process integration solutions. Our company provides application analysis, design, development and programming, software engineering, systems development, testing, integration, and implementation, and management consulting services to various clients - including governmental agencies and private companies - throughout the United States and India.

We provide these services in multiple computing environments and use technologies such as client/server architecture, object-oriented programming languages and tools, distributed database management systems, state-of-the-art networking, and communications infrastructures. Our honest and realistic approach to recruiting dictates that AG does not entice or lure engineers from their employers. We represent only high caliber technical professionals who have committed to making a change required by career.

Job Requirements 

7+ years IT experience 

5+ years SOA development experience 

3+ years Agile development experience 

3+ years IBM SOA development platform experience (IIB, WMB, WAS, WSRR, Data Power) 

3+ years Java development experience 

2+ years Web Services Security Experience (WS-Security) 

2+ years Rules Engine development experience preferrably Corticon 

Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

Detailed knowledge of SOA, service orchestration, and design 

Broad knowledge of service interface and related standards like XML, JCA, JMS, SOAP, WSDL, etc. 

Thorough knowledge of drawing up functional and technical designs 

Thorough knowledge of system development methods and techniques 

Well-developed analytical and troubleshooting intellect

Service Designer/Developer

Purpose 

Designs service orchestration and formalize service descriptions into WDSL, XSD, etc. Develop SOA services

Responsibilities/Tasks 

Responsible for placing service reference documents in the Registry (WSDL and XSD)/Repository (usage scenarios annotated with nominal requirements...) 

Reconcile candidate service interfaces with existing infrastructure and identify missing components (e.g., mainframe service enablement) 

Analyze all candidate service interfaces and check for gaps, inconsistencies, and redundancies (e.g., overlapping service boundaries) 

Match technical solutions to outlined design constraints (e.g., WS-Security to solve integrity and confidentiality constraints) 

Formalize Service Descriptions into WSDL, XSD, etc. 

Work with Application Architect and Data Architect to ensure consistency with existing XML data formats and conventions 

Create virtualized endpoints in the SM to be used in the Registry 

Drive policy in SM in collaboration with the Application Architect and IT Security 

When changing the interface for pre-existing services, assume responsibility for defining appropriate elements (e.g., versioning, and content based routing) that facilitate simultaneous deployment of multiple versions of the service 

Ensure compliance with published WS-I Basic

Profile and Standards 

Perform design of code-based deliverables 

Create reusable components to streamline development 

Develop and unit test services 

Participate in design and code reviews 

Adhere to service development best practices, standards, and naming conventions 

Provide required development related documentation and code for service repository and development reuse repository 

Adhere to service lifecycle methodology prescriptive governance and architecture best practices 

Generate high-level and detailed business requirements from application teams and work with SOA COE architects and developers for clarification and design 

Collaborate with QA in creating test plans and business scripts for the identified process flows 

Investigate service orchestration possibilities (e.g., aggregation, composition) 

Assist with providing metrics to SOA COE where applicable 

Define testing strategy, standards, processes, and tools for services 

Test for interoperability, scalability, regression, and any other standards conformance

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

DURATION: 6+ Months Contract

INTERVIEW: Telephonic and Skype / Face 2 face