J2EE, Unix

At least 11 years of experience in developing/architecting applications with significant exposure to Java, J2EE, Unix/Linux technologies. At least 7 years of experience in defining new architectures and driving an independent project from an architectural stand point – for highly available and scalable web applications. At least 5 years of experience in defining technology solutions for Retail domain to solve business/ IT problem. Strong OO design skills with the understanding of enterprise software design patterns and data structures. Experience in developing server side architecture and web application development. Experience in Service Oriented Architecture using industry standard frameworks including Spring with CXF using REST/SOAP and concepts on usage of Enterprise Service Bus and messaging frameworks. Experience in developing distributed systems using open source technologies like Kafka, Storm and Grafana. Experience in enterprise distributed caching frameworks like infinispan. Experience in Pentaho platform is desirable. Working knowledge of MySQL Database is essential. Familiarity with automation tools like Chef, Jenkins and experience in cloud deployments will be desirable. Knowledge of tools like Eclipse, Maven, Git coupled with Test Driven Development is essential. Experience in Agile software development environment is desirable. Experience in providing advanced technology advisory services. Understanding of market and technology trends. Analytical skills The job also entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face.