* University degree combined with a minimum of 11 years of relevant working experience in IT;
* Hands on experience with Java;
* Good knowledge of architecture best practices and patterns;
* Good knowledge of applications design;
* Good knowledge of modelling tools;
* Good knowledge of Enterprise Architecture;
* Good knowledge of Relational DBMS;
* Good knowledge of business process analysis;
* Knowledge of writing use cases, understanding technical architecture, hands-on coding, database scripting, and documentation writing;
* Knowledge of interoperability technology such as web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture;
* Excellent command of the English language.