Company DescriptionOptima is a leading provider of talent acquisition services for large and small enterprises alike. We are engaged to find talented individuals like yourself who are seeking dynamic opportunities with Optima's clients. Most of our clients have exciting new products and services that will likely be America's next super star sensations and household names. Job DescriptionPerform research, analysis, design, development, testing, and integration as part of client's professional services team. This may be as part of implementing, customizing, extending, and integrating existing open source platforms, or may be completely new custom software development as per customer requirements.May be open to virtual employment for the most qualified candidateThis is a Fulltime/Direct Hire position, but will be open to contractQualificationsEducation and Work ExperienceBachelor's degree in software engineering or computer science, or equivalent experience3 years of professional experience designing, developing and supporting web-based applicationsRequired Knowledge & SkillsExperience developing web-based applications with Java and JEE APIsProfessional experience with application/product deployment and documentationProfessional experience writing and conducting unit testsUnderstanding of core concepts and principles of XML and JSONAgile software development experience: Scrum Process, Extreme Programming (XP), and/or other Agile software development practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD)Experience with Open Source technologies, projects, and communitiesAbility to work within an environment with low specificity, vague requirementsSkilled at being persuasive and possessing the ability to direct a projectMotivated self starter and quick learnerAble to work independently without supervisionExcellent communications and interpersonal skillsOutstanding attention to detailStrong analytical and design skillsStrong teamwork skillsPreferred Knowledge & SkillsProfessional experience with Java XML APIs, especially WWWC DOM and dom4jExperience with Web Services (especially REST)Experience deploying and troubleshooting Apache TomcatProfessional experience with Spring, Hibernate (or other JPA libraries), and EhcacheWorking familiarity with portal technologies and the Java Portlet specificationsAdvanced understanding of Object Oriented Design, Design Patterns, and UMLProfessional experience with XML related technologies, especially XSL/XPATH and DTD/SchemaProfessional experience with relational database platformsProfessional experience developing multi-threaded and distributed systemsExperience working on performance and scalability issues in large-scale enterprise systemsExperience with Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)Experience using common source code control tools, especially GitWorking familiarity with common server operating systems, especially LinuxExperience using Amazon Web Services (e.g., EC2, S3, DynamoDB)Systems integration experience Additional InformationCompetitive Salary and Comprehensive BenefitsAll of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.