Java Developer II

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was created by Florida’s legislature in 2002 to serve property owners in high-risk areas and provide much-needed property coverage to Floridians who can’t obtain coverage in the voluntary market.  We are the largest P&C carrier in the State of Florida and we are growing!  Currently the following opportunity is available in our Tallahassee office:

 

 

JAVA DEVELOPER II

 

 

Position Summary:The position is responsible for developing and delivering successful Web-based applications and in coordinating and managing such deployments.

Citizens offers a terrific working environment in beautiful northwest Florida. Tallahassee, which is Florida's capital, is close to the water, offers a family-oriented community, top-rated schools, many cultural activities, first rate college athletic events through Florida State University, and a pleasant change of seasons.



 

 

Essential Functions:  

• Define and/or verify system/programmatic requirements through the analysis of associated business processes, user requirements and operational policies.
• Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software applications. Segment and design system layers to support componentized and layered application development, including user interface, business functionality, and database access.
• Research, design and development of Java-based applications and components.
• Interface with other IT areas and end-users in most phases of software development.
• Support our existing Java applications and new development efforts as we continue our migration effort to Java / J2EE technologies.
• Research and evaluation of relevant technologies and presentation of alternative solutions.
• Develop, execute and review unit test plans and results.
• Produce Technical Requirement Documentation.


 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Comprehensive and in-depth knowledge of the principles, concepts and theories of software development techniques and systems design as well as the ability to recognize, analyze and determine alternatives and take action to correct problem areas.
• Knowledge of Java related technologies such as Java, JavaScript, JSP, EJB, HTML, XML, and DB2.
• Knowledge of J2EE application servers such as IBM Websphere.
• A solid understanding of UML.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, work in a team environment, understand and be responsive to project and customer needs, and work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to provide assistance for team members in the development and implementation of business solutions.
• Ability to interface with other IT divisions or customers to provide technical expertise.
• Ability to troubleshoot J2EE production issues.
• Comprehensive understanding of complex clustered topologies of application servers.

 

Minimum Requirements:

· Bachelors Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Computer Programming or equivalent experience.

· At least 3-4 years of Java application server administration experience. WebSphere server experience required.

· At least 3-4 years of application assembly, packaging and deployment experience.

· At least 3-4 years web server administration experience. IBM HTTP Server experience required.

· At least 1-2 years source control systems administration experience.

· At least 1-2 years J2EE Application Production Support experience.

· Experience with the ePAS policy system.

· Project management experience.

· Property Insurance industry experience preferred.

· Prior supervisory or management experience preferred.



 

 



Citizens offers a terrific working environment in beautiful northwest Florida. Tallahassee, which is Florida's capital, is close to the water, offers a family-oriented community, top-rated schools, many cultural activities, first rate college athletic events through Florida State University, and a pleasant change of seasons.

 

Citizens offers competitive compensation. In addition, we have benefits which begin on the first day of employment and include retirement savings with a very generous company match, medical, dental, group life, short term disability, professional development opportunities and educational reimbursement. 

 

For further details and to apply, please visit our website at http://www.citizensfla.com/jobs.asp

 

Equal opportunity employer