Sr. Middleware Developer (Splunk)-Dallas, TX

Sr. Middleware Developer (Splunk)Location: Dallas, TXPosition Type: 6+ Months Contract plus ExtensionsRate: DOE W2/1099Interview mode: PhoneUS Citizen, Green Card and GC EAD PreferredJob Description:Responsible for developing and deploying integrated solutions aimed at modernizing, consolidating and coordinating the independently designed applications within and across the enterprises.Specifically, supporting existing and designing new application to gather data for insertion into Splunk and other big data tools.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.Bachelors or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.Typically has 2 to 5 years of programming/systems analysis experience with emphasis in applications and systems architectural design and development, database and middleware technologies