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Allstate Insurance Corporation
Location: Barrington, IL 60010 Document ID: A4344-0KPY Posted on: 2011-01-0301/03/2011 Job Type: RegularJob Schedule:Full-time
2011-02-02
Web Services /J2EE Applications Developer
For over 75 years, Allstate has been helping protect homes, cars and families across the country. As the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurance company, our success is built on an environment where the talents and contributions of every person are supported, respected and encouraged.
The Web Services/J2EE Applications Developer position is an experienced, senior-level role within Allstate Insurance.
As an Applications Developer you will be responsible for creating detailed technical specifications, developing application and system code, participating in code reviews and module testing, and supporting on-going maintenance.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Analyzing and develop solutions to meet business, functional and high-level technical requirements.
- As a referral expert in programming languages, data structures and design methods, evaluates detailed technical design components.
- Assisting in the creation and reviewing detailed project estimates and work plans.
- Determining programming approach, tools, and techniques to best meet business requirements.
- Programming of complex code requiring subject matter expertise or workload balance.
- Ensuring code reviews are conducted and quality standards are achieved for changes, enhancements, standards compliance and systems interoperability.
- Applications System Architecture - Demonstrated knowledge of how business applications and support systems are structured with detailed systems architecture knowledge to support the business area.
- Program Documentation - Demonstrated ability to translate detailed and complicated technical ideas into easily understood documents.
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Qualification
Experience required:
- Minimum of 5 years of web development experience
- Minimum 5 years Front End J2EE Application Development (Need JAX-WS and AXIS2 experience)
- Minimum 3 years of experience with Web Services by using SOAP and REST base implementations
- Familiarity with BREW is a plus
- Experience of working with middleware solutions.
- Experience of working with CVS or ClearCase
- Basic understanding of databases structures
Experience preferred:
- Overall understanding of IT infrastructure
- Working knowledge of Web and Application servers
- Familiarity with WebSphere is a plus
- Experience with Rational Application development tools
- Ant scripting tools
- Understands SSO functionality
- Experience with Portal products is a plus
Computer proficiency:
- Windows, Unix, SQL clients, Rational, UML design, MS Project Visio
Education
- Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or equivalent






