Specialist III (Windows Systems Engineer):
Proposed candidates must have a minimum 8 years of technical server administrator; They must possess excellent technical knowledge of the Windows 2003 Enterprise Server platform; Practical server support experience within a large-scale, complex environment. Candidate must have experience with Citrix, Windows 2003 Group Policy, Active Directory, Domain and Forest migrations and trusts, Microsoft Clustering, Shadow copy, TCP/IP, LDAP, HTTP, DHCP, WINS, DNS, Exchange 2003/2000/5.5.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Specialist III (Windows Systems Engineer):
Remote Installation Services, SQL Server 2000, NetIQ, Live Communications server 2005, Blackberry
Enterprise Server, Intelimirror and Group Policy, Internet Information Server 6.0, McAfee ePolicy Server, Citrix, Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000/2004. Experience working with System Management Server 2003 and Software Update Services, skilled expertise with installing, configuring and managing redundant systems such as NLB or Cisco load balanced WEB and Terminal server farms, database server clustering, NAS/SAN configurations. Strong organizational, time management, oral and written communication skills are necessary; Ability to articulate to all levels of Management in clear, concise understandable terms is critical. Improve DNS, DHCP, NIS, NFS, Samba, and NTP mechanisms for optimal stability and redundancy for both the intranet and extranet environments. Enhance server and end user security through automated and procedural best practices. Conduct server security threat assessments and recommend / implement required modifications. Experience building scalable, thoroughly-monitored, stable IT server and application solutions. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills interacting with support staff, third party partners, customers, engineers, estaff. Capable of developing easily understood written documentation.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.
A minimum of 8 years experience in development of large-scale enterprise systems.
Strong experience in at least one of the following three:
WebSphere Message Broker
iWay integration software
J2EE
Strong team player, ability to work on independent assignments
Strong experience designing java messaging based systems
Strong java web service development experience.
Strong knowledge of BEA Web logic; UNIX (Solaris and/or Linux); XML/XSL;
Ability to produce technical documentation;
Excellent oral and written communication skills are required;
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
A Masters degree in Computer Science, or Mathematics is desired;
IBM Websphere MQ experience
Hardware security modules and database encryption experience strongly desired

Statement of Work: Criminal Investigation (CI) receives a large volume of data sets from both internal and external sources and needs to improve its ability to explore these data sets to support investigations and other enforcement activities. The CI Investigative Data Analytics (IDA) project is chartered to provide the client with the ability to better leverage taxpayer, filing information and other internal and external data in support of law enforcement efforts in the area of income tax and related money laundering investigations as well as supporting anti-terrorism efforts will assist in the development of leads, intelligence, and the management of large volumes of financial transactions.

The eCrimes Environment (ECE) project will leverage emerging technologies to effectively preserve, store, and process seized digital evidence in forensically sound manners to support criminal investigations. In the future, it will provide a secure work environment featuring flexible connectivity, high capacity and scalable storage, and servers with remote access and interaction capabilities. This will better enable large volumes of seized electronic data to be stored, processed, analyzed, and managed without geographic or logistical constraints. Forensic analysis tools and other analytical software could be deployed more rapidly, and remote collaboration would be possible without physically reallocating staff resources.
Provide process guidance, documentation preparation and stakeholder communication support for eCrimes Environment for its full lifecycle.

Duties:

1. Develop Enterprise Life Cycle (ELC) business documentation including lifecycle tailoring plan, ConOps, requirements, deployment, transition
2. Perform engineering or product trade studies
3. Coordinate with multiple stakeholders
4. Work with minimal supervision.

Skills:

Candidate must possess some of these required skills:

Experience in developing Enterprise Life Cycle (ELC) business documentation including lifecycle tailoring plan, ConOps, requirements, deployment, transition
Excellent communication skills to coordinate with multiple stakeholders

Experience with infrastructure deployment project
Technical knowledge and experience with storage solutions
Technical knowledge and experience with virtual applications
Knowledge of criminal investigation techniques and evidence preservation requirements

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates submitted must be US Citizens.
Cannot use Green Card holders or H1 Visa people for this assignment.

10+ years with Java/J2EE

Job description:

Required Qualifications Strong communication skills Ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment Proven ability to work in a team Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent software development experience Java and J2EE experience, SQL database experience Expertise with HTML, XML, JavaScript web page user interface work Web development experience in dynamic database-driven applications Familiarity with the Unix Operating System Desired Qualifications Experience with client side rich applications using AJAX or Flash would be a big plus Experience with PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby Publishing experience a plus. .

The Java Application Developer uses J2EE to enhance and maintain web applications supporting high volume magazine websites.

Responsibilities:

** Build and enhance web applications for the more than thirty magazines and websites using J2EE frameworks including Spring, Hibernate, and Websphere.

** Create high**performance Java code by working closely with Business Analysts and Technical Architects to develop detailed implementation designs.

** Provide documentation, follow process and code standards, provide estimates, and meet deadlines.

** Develop and enhance internal tools for editorial, production, and business groups.

** Work with project managers and business groups to analyze and report on application performance.

** Test applications for progress and quality.

Data Architect

Duties:

The Data Architect develops, communicates, maintains and enforces the data architecture for information systems. Responsibilities include:
• Understanding of the business forces driving the design of the data architecture
• Working closely with application architects to understand how data architecture can support the business processes
• Designing data strategies, setting the direction for database design, and recommending data technologies and tools
• Developing the logical and physical data model that supports very high volumes of data and transactions
• Providing technical consulting and expertise to the database and development teams
• Working with the application architects to define the interfaces and data requirements

SKILL/REQUIREMENT:

• Thorough understanding of data architecture design methodologies and mastery of
design tools
• Thorough knowledge of Oracle on multiple platforms
• Knowledge of Db2 on multiple platforms is desirable
• Demonstrated experience on large scale successful projects designing data models and applying performance methodologies used in database problem solving
• Experience with object-relational mapping strategies and tools
• Experience with Hibernate
• At least 5 years experience with J2EE and Java technologies
• Experience with XML desirable
• Experience with WebSphere 6 preferred

· Designs, develops, implements, and tests portal applications and
components to support business requirements.
· Follows approved life cycle methodologies and established best
practices.
· Creates design and system documentation.
· Resolves technical issues through debugging, research, and
investigation.
· Works closely with business analysts to clarify requirements and
ensure solutions meet business needs.
· Translates requirements to component design and communicates the
design to junior developers.
· Effectively delegate tasks, monitors progress and solves team
problems.
· Performs code reviews and developer mentoring.

Essential Functions:
1. Lead portal application design, development, and testing.
60 %
2. Interact with BPE group and user community on business needs and portal
solutions. 20 %
3. Create and maintain documentation.
10 %
4. Developer mentoring.
10%

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
Experience in J2EE web development (Java, JSP, Servlets).
Experience with J2EE architecture and design patterns.
Experience with SQL and relational databases.
Experience with JSR-168 portlet development and deployment
using WebSphere Portal.
Experience with portal architecture and portal integration with
existing applications.
· Strong systems, problem solving and analytical skills.
· Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
· Highly effective time management and organizational skills.
· Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment.
· Strong understanding of diverse technical environments and
platforms.
· Knowledge of testing tools and techniques.
Strongly Preferred
· Experience with WebSphere Content Management.
· Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture.
· A Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science, or equivalent
experience.
Technologies
· WebSphere Portal Server 6.0
· WebSphere Content Management 6.0
· JSR-168 Portlets
· J2EE
· JSP/Servlets
· WSRP
· HTML
· Rational Application Developer 7.0, Eclipse
· XML/XSL
· SQL
· CSS
· JavaScript
· AJAX
· JUnit
· Maven/Ant
· Subversion
· SQL Server 2005
· UML

Optional Technologies
· SOAP/ REST Web Services (highly preferred)
· Spring
· Hibernate
· JMS
· .NET
· Oracle
· Crystal Enterprise
· PeopleSoft
· SAP