Senior JAVA Architect

Job Description

Title: Senior JAVA Architect

Duration: 4 Years

Client: The New York State Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”)

Location:110 State Street, Stop 13-2 Albany, NY 12236

Note: This is an On-site Role.

Job Description:

STATEMENT OF WORK:

Under the direction of the Manager for the OSC Bureau of Contract’s Business Analysis and Reporting Team (“BOC Manager”) and the OSC Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) Manager of Java Applications (“CIO Manager”), the Consultant shall:

Follow CIO standards, Java frameworks and design patterns to design graphical user interfaces, develop detailed application design and system architecture, develop application code, execute unit and integration testing, identify application code and services for reuse, develop and review technical documentation, and develop deployment scripts;

Conduct systems analysis research and design activities for improving or enhancing system performance;

Formulate test plans, and test and debug developed programs;

Work directly with system users and business analysts to identify user needs and alternative solutions;

Prepare and update project plans related to technical tasks;

Provide regular updates to the BOC Manager and the CIO Manager on the status of tasks and any issues encountered in applications;

Ensure that all application development and maintenance activities are consistent with OSC’s secure coding standards;

Participate in application security testing;

Perform code reviews of development team deliverables;

Evaluate system defects, propose fixes, and prioritize and coordinate fixes for production deployment;

Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to other programmers;

Transfer knowledge to CIO Java staff;

Perform other related duties as identified by the BOC Manager and the CIO Manager;

Support BOC needs related to data analytics and reporting efforts; and

Document all application design, development, and integration work for use by CIO and BOC in architecting current and future enterprise applications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A candidate must meet the following minimum qualifications to be considered:

Five years’ experience developing and implementing Java J2SE/EE applications in a WebSphere system.

Five years’ experience as a software/solutions architect for a Java J2SE/EE based WebSphere system.

Five years’ experience using Agile software development methodology.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

OSC will give preference to candidates with the following qualifications:

Three or more years’ experience in providing development and implementation of the Apache Wicket Java component framework in a production environment.

One or more years’ experience in providing development and implementation of the Angular component framework in a production environment.

Three or more years’ experience integrating FileNet document storage and retrieval in a Java application, leveraging FileNet web services.

Two or more years’ experience implementing SOAP-based web services, leveraging frameworks such as Apache CXF or JAX-WS.

Five or more years’ experience using BOTH Spring and Hibernate for Java.

Five or more years’ experience mentoring junior developers in Java.

Five or more years’ Java development experience using the Apache Struts framework.

Any additional experience beyond the minimum five-year experience qualification for developing and implementing Java J2SE/EE applications in a WebSphere system.

One or more years’ experience using GitLab to manage application source code and deployments.

"If you are: bright, motivated, skilled, a difference-maker, able to get things done, work with minimum direction, enthusiastic, a thinker, able to juggle and multi-task, communicate effectively, and lead, then we would like to hear from you. We need exceptionally capable people for this role for our client, so get back to us and tell us why you think you are a fit."

About Us:

Since 2000, Tri-Force Consulting Services ( has been an MBE/SDB certified IT Consulting firm in the Philadelphia region. Tri-Force specializes in IT staffing, software development (web and mobile apps), systems integration, data analytics, system automation, cybersecurity, and cloud technology solutions for government and commercial clients. Tri-Force works with clients to overcome obstacles such as increasing productivity, increasing efficiencies through automation, and lowering costs. Our clients benefit from our three distinguishing core values: integrity, diligence, and technological excellence. Tri-Force is a six-time winner among the fastest-growing companies in Philadelphia and a four-time winner on the Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing companies.

Full-time