Engagement Type: Contract
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Duration: 6 Months
Short Description:
The incumbent in this position serves as a Mobile Architect on the Shared Services team for current and future mobile projects in the IT Portfolio.
Complete Description:
The selected candidate in this position serves as a Mobile Architect on the Shared Services team for current and future mobile projects in the IT Portfolio. Focus areas will be Roadway Surveys, Bureau of Public Transit Audits, or Driver Licensing Exams.
The Mobile Architect will serve as the primary technical architect for the projects. The Mobile Architect will also be a key participant in project planning and in the creation and review of technical deliverables. The Mobile Architect will guide and mentor the technical team in all phases of the SDLC, including requirement validation, detail design, development, and implementation.
**Candidates should have Enterprise Level experience performing Architecture & hands on Development with iOS and Android Mobile technologies.**
Specific Duties:
1. Serve as the lead architect and designer of Mobile Applications primarily targeting the IOS and/or Android Operating Systems.
2. Meet with end users and technical staff of all types to gather business and system requirements
3. Propose comprehensive solutions based on business and technical requirements
4. Participate in efforts to create Ball Park Estimates.
5. Architect, design and develop user interface, service tier and data tier components for Mobile Applications.
6. Develop standards, repeatable processes, and reusable components
7. Participate in project planning, including developing of timelines, propose composition of technical teams, and leveling of resources.
8. Mentor technical team leads and developers on Department processes and standards to promote consistency and improve productivity.
9. Assist in the development and review of technical deliverables on projects.
10. Participate in the full SDLC process (including coding) of Mobile Application solutions, using Java, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, Phonegap, Dojo, Objective-C, JSON and web services.
Skills:
Skills
Required/Desired
Amount of Experience
Full SDLC experience as an applications developer
Required
7 Years
Experience with J2EE and Objective-C applications development
Required
7 Years
Experience in web Services design & development (SOAP/XML and REST/JSON) in enterprise scenarios
Required
5 Years
Experience in Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, Dojo and 1+ years in Dojo Mobile
Required
5 Years
Experience with Single Sign On, SAML, LDAP, AD integration, OAuth
Required
5 Years
Experience developing hybrid mobile applications using Phonegap
Required
3 Years
Experience developing Android and iPad (iOS) tablet applications
Required
3 Years
Experience with mobile SDKs for UX, Camera, Media, Maps, Web services, Security integration
Required
3 Years
Strong oral and written communication skills
Required
Leading technical and cross-functional teams to develop and deploy mobile apps
Required
Experience using UX tools like Axure, Adobe CS Suite, DroidDraw, Adobe Proto, and Omnigraffle
Desired
Experience with industry standard Java/J2EE application servers, specifically IBM Websphere
Desired
Experience working with mobile Infrastructure teams for MDM, VPN and Security development
Desired
Experience developing web services; especially secured web services and web services with attachments
Desired
Knowledge of Titanium, Rho Mobile and other mobile development approaches.
Desired
Experience with Object Oriented Design and UML
Desired
Experience with or knowledge of Design Patterns and Enterprise Integration Patterns.
Desired