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Company Overview
STA Group (Strategic Technology Architects) is an IT solutions company founded in 2001 on the principle of delivering unprecedented value to its customers. The only way to ensure success in complex technology initiatives is to reduce the inherent technology and project management risks by making the right judgments about complex issues in a timely manner. It takes years of experience to gain the skills necessary to be able make the right judgments on the tradeoffs inherent in these issues. STA Group has the required skills and experience that our clients rely on every day to solve some of their hardest problems. Whether it be wholesale reengineering of legacy systems, getting business and IT to communicate more effectively, or simply solving the toughest technical challenges, companies look to STA Group every day to add years of experience and insight to their efforts. Our customers often tell us that it's our experience that made the difference in their projects.

Our people are leaders in both their disciplines and their industries. We bring this leadership to our clients. All of our people come with years of technology and business experience averaging 15 years of experience. Our corporate structure is designed specifically to respond rapidly to client needs. Without unnecessary layers, we simply can move faster. In addition, we staff our projects with a consistently high level of talent and expertise.

Position Summary
The Technical Analyst-Middleware is responsible for mentoring others on how to use WebSphere Message Broker (WMB), and creating guidance documentation on the use of WMB. In addition, the Technical Analyst will work on project teams or consult with project teams in considering the utilization of WMB in their design. The Technical Analyst will also assist with the transition of WMB flow development from the Enterprise Application Integration component to the developer community. As the WMB expert, this role also creates WMB message flows and provides the clients with an ongoing industry perspective on WMB development.

Basic Requirements â€“ Essentials Only
A Technical Analyst needs to have 8 to 10 years of experience in the IT industry covering various areas of enterprise architecture. This includes deep knowledge in: WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) â€“ developing message flows using WMB 5.0 or higher; Java Programming; SOAP / WSDL / Web Services; WebSphere MQ and Messaging Implementation; Presentation and User Task Logic Technologies (JSPs, Servlets, Struts, JSF,JMS, JNDI); experience with Business Integration Layer (EJBs), WSAD, HTML, XML, JUnit and Rational XDE Developer Tools, WebSphere Application Server 5.0; recent experience with J2EE/OO concepts; object-oriented analysis and design skills (Level 4); proven ability to lead a newly-trained J2EE (WebSphere) development teams; proven ability to provide technical consultation and technical direction to others; proven capability in providing impromptu teaching and mentoring opportunities; experience in model-driven development (building, analyzing, designing, and deploying models); experience deploying J2EE applications in Unix or Z/OS platforms; broad knowledge of (Security, UML, OO design, design patterns, DB2, MQ); previous consulting experience is helpful.

Key Attributes/Characteristics
Problem solver, negotiator, client-facing, strong communicator, open-minded, polished, patient, consultative in nature.

Additional Skills Desired
Dimensions, Rational Clearcase, DB2 versions 8.0, Business Logic and Data Technologies (JNDI, JMS, JAAS, JCA, JDBC), Comfortable working with Unix.