Software Developer I
Unicon, Inc is looking for a Software Developer to add to our team. Unicon is the leading independent provider of enterprise portal, learning, and integration technology for higher education institutions. Unicon is the leading commercial supporter of the uPortal open source initiative. The company incorporates open source technologies into its solutions to increase productivity while reducing costs.
Unicon works with clients and partners to deliver open source based solutions that facilitate the development of the online campus. Our employee-base consists of enthusiastic and talented professionals. We offer excellent benefits and competitive compensation packages.
Job Description
Work in a team-based environment to develop client's web-based portal as part of Unicon's professional service organization. Perform software design, development, and unit testing. Expertise and work efforts focus on the development of new features and functionality for client's uPortal based portal solution, including the development of portlets and interfaces to other systems.
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor's degree in software engineering or computer science
- One to three years of professional experience designing, developing and supporting web-based applications
Required Knowledge & Skills
Technical
- Experience developing web-based applications with Java and J2EE APIs
- Professional experience with application/product deployment and documentation
- Understanding of core concepts and principles of XML
Non-technical
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Strong analytical and design skills
- Strong teamwork skills
Preferred Knowledge & Skills
- Working familiarity with portal technologies, especially uPortal and the JSR 168 Portlet Specification
- Advanced understanding of Object Oriented Design, Design Patterns, and UML
- Professional experience with XML related technologies, especially XSL/XPATH and DTD/Schema
- Professional experience with Java XML APIs, especially WWWC DOM and dom4j
- Professional experience with relational database products, especially Oracle
- Professional experience developing multi-threaded and distributed systems
- Professional experience using common source code control tools, especially SVN
- Working familiarity with common server operating systems, especially Linux and Windows
- Experience deploying and troubleshooting Tomcat
- Professional experience with Hibernate and Spring MVC
Contact
Please direct any inquiries to hr@unicon.net.
