Websphere Portal developers

Exact Location (City\State): SFO- California
Duration of assignment :( Months ) 12 months --- Full Time
Annual Salary if on full time : 80-85K
Number of Resources :3
Start Date:ASAP (1st Jan2007)
Position Title, e.g. System Admin, PM, PL etc.Portal Developer
US Visa / Citizenship requirement:H1B / GC / US Citizen
Experience:5+

Primary or Mandatory Skills:
.Expert level knowledge and experience in J2EE application design and development
.Experience in portal application development on IBM Websphere Portal Server (WPS)
.Experience in J2EE application development on Websphere Application Server (WAS)
.Experience in using the Rational Toolset, preferably Rational Application Developer
.Expertise in creating and interpreting UML based design models
.Expertise in working with Rational XDE/Rose for modeling
.Knowledge of Use Cases and their relationship to Design Models
.Ability to interpret and understand design documents
.Knowledge of Architecture and Design patterns and their use in designing applications
.Ability to design, code, test, debug and document complex J2EE web applications
.Experience in creating and using build scripts with good understanding of associated tools and techniques
.Good understanding of all aspects of software quality including design/coding standards, code reviews, unit testing and profiling
.Good documentation skills and command over the English language
.Good communication skills are a must.
.Experience with a profiling tool for J2EE applications
.Knowledge of third party frameworks like iBatis, Hibernate, Spring etc.
.Experience using Clearcase for configuration management.
.Ability to lead a team of developers
.The programmer should perform tasks allocated in the iDesk Re-engineering project.
.The major tasks are the following (but not limited to):

Secondary or Optional Skills Software development (Presentation and Business )
Unit and Integration Testing
Participation in code reviews
Profiling of code