Web Developer - Core Java / J2ee / Web Services

Our client is currently seeking a Back End Software Engineer to work with UI/Design, development teams, product managers, and business analysts to battle the forces of bad content and insure the successful implementation and integration of interactive applications, ensuring the world (wide web) is a better place for all of mankind. This person will be an excellent server-side engineer who loves picking-up new things, using great old things, and gets the most out of their time and team-members. He/she will actively participate in Agile/SCRUM environment and should be able to break down projects into time-estimated tasks with one strike.

Back End Software Engineer Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field with a minimum of 2 - 5 years related experience in web site development
* At least two years experience with server-side development including using many (preferably all!) of the following: Core Java and J2EE/POJO-with-a-reason with latest Java 6,7; Basic architectural patterns of Webservices
* Understand design patterns, why youre already doing some (even if you didnt know it) and why you should use some others
* Likes building Webservices and REST APIs and has feelings as why you should/shouldnt
* Java Multithreading using concurrent packages experience
* Good understanding of various data storage systems
* Works with databases like MySQL or any other. Solid knowledge as to why youd use a Relational DB here and a non-relational DB/NoSQL/data-store there
* Redis or any caching tool experience
* Unit, Load, and performance tests experience
* Tomcat 6, 7, Apache
* Jmeter and other Java monitoring tools
* Ingestion jobs using mainly Java core or Mule+ experience
* Works with Eclipse or other IDE or can verbalize good reasons not to
* XML, JSON parsers
* Content management and handling multiple types of data structures experience
* HTTP core knowledge
* Basic html, JS, CSS and ability to build pages for tools (such as using Spring MVC, etc.)
* UNIX environment experience and basic shell scripting experience
* CXF or any JAX-RS compliant libraries+
* Standards matter, so you should have experience with performance and optimization standards and performance tuning following industry techniques (e.g. use of Sprites and JQuery libraries)
* Comprehensive knowledge of developing interactive web pages (CSS and HTML markup) and cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility
* Can trouble-shoot from the hip and resolve complex multi-tier issues while leaping-over tall buildings in a single bound
* Understanding of backend services and environments for d
Country: USA, State: New York, City: New York, Company: Kforce Inc.