Enterprise Application Integration

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Engineer             General Characteristics: Responsible for developing and deploying integrated solutions aimed at modernizing, consolidating and coordinating the independently designed applications within and across the enterprises. Determines how existing applications, legacy systems, databases, Web interfaces and/or hardware logic, which may be currently operating on multiple platforms, work together to meet the new and emerging enterprise requirements. Develops methods to efficiently reuse existing components. Works with users to gather business requirements, performs database analysis, codes and tests middleware routines to ensure successful and seamless communication among the various IT systems and applications components. Participates in component and data architecture design, software product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations. Possesses skills and knowledge of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) methodologies and processes such as object-oriented programming, distributed, cross-platform program communication using message brokers with Common Object Request Broker Architecture, enterprise-wide content and data distribution using common databases and data standards implemented with the Extensible Markup Language (XML), middleware applications and message queuing approaches. Dimensions Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field Or equivalent work experience. Experience: A minimum of 5 years of programming/systems analysis experience with emphasis in applications and systems architectural design and development, database and middleware technologies. Complexity: Advanced professional level role. Works on projects that may span a broad range of systems and enterprise- wide complex components. Requires in-depth knowledge across multiple technical environments and possesses increased level of business knowledge. Works on major projects providing subject matter expertise and technical direction to more junior technical staff.