My client, a large consultancy has a new requirement for an experienced Java Contractor to work on client site in Leeds for 6 months. Essential: ¿5 years designing, developing and supporting enterprise Java / J2EE applications (mission critical systems) ¿Proven ability to deliver production quality products within a structured project management environment (Prince2, Agile or similar). ¿Experience of working on business critical Enterprise Application Integration projects ¿Analysis and Design skills ( OO, UML, Enterprise Architect, Rational XDE etc) ¿Experience of Web Services and XML ¿Good knowledge of Java / J2EE best practices and standard design patterns. ¿Excellent working knowledge of Oracle 9i, 10g and 11 Database ¿Proven troubleshooting/investigation skills Desirable: ¿Unit Testing via JUnit or similar ¿Test Driven Development ¿Build control using ANT, Maven, ¿Continuous Integration using Hudson/ Jenkins or equivalent ¿Previous experience of working in the telecommunications industry (highly desirable) ¿Subversion ¿SOAPUI for scripted integration testing of SOA services ¿Spring Framework (Core, MVC, Weblow) ¿Solid experience of the Unix family of platforms ¿ Application server technology such as WebLogic Application Server, IBM Websphere Application Server, Apache Tomcat, Oracle Application Server, JBoss, etc ¿Oracle SOA suite, BPEL, Selenium If interested please contact Ryan Collett of Real IT on 0113 243 9888. (Real Staffing Group acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business)