Thursday, October 22, 2009

OCLC - Sr. Software Engineer

Boulder, Colorado - OCLC Sr. Software Engineer
Posted by: "Worthington,Karen" worthink@oclc.org

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit, membership, computer
library service and research organization dedicated to the public
purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing
information costs, currently has an opening for a Senior Software
Engineer in our Boulder division, NetLibrary.

* Perform high level analysis and design of software programs and
systems.

* Create, analyze, design, modify, and test programs and systems.

* Ensure the reliability, scalability, and stability of software
systems and maintain a deep understanding of OCLC (NetLibrary)
technologies.

* Provide lead role to drive the direction of technical projects

Responsibilities:

Use industry standard programming techniques to translate requirements
and designs into code.

* Analyze and solve problems in existing systems.

* Use industry standard programming techniques to translate
requirements and designs into code.

* Design, code and test multiple modules of a system in a timely
manner.

* Develop software systems, using a variety of programming
languages, to meet the business needs of NetLibrary. We are looking for
a candidate with heavy front-end web development, Web GUI experience,
ASPX, Cascading Style Sheets with comprehensive understanding of
enterprise caliber, scalable web environments with C# code behind.

* Participate in unit, system and acceptance testing by designing
tests, building test data, test execution and evaluation. Along with
recommending/making improvements/fixes to the tested system.

* Assist in developing and interpreting requirements.

* Document software systems built for OCLC (NetLibrary).

* Mentor junior technical staff and provides peer support.

* Participate in major architectural reviews and plans.

* Participate in the analysis and implementation of 3rd party
solutions for OCLC (NetLibrary) applications with the ability to
understand the impact and analyze the risk.

* Plan and participate in load, capacity, and performance analysis
and/or testing

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science-related discipline
required and skills usually represented by 3-6 years of software
development or project management experience.

* Ability to implement industry standard programming techniques
by:

* Mastering advanced fundamental software development concepts,
practices, and procedures.

* Having the ability to analyze and solve problems in existing
systems.

* Successfully managed projects or sub-projects, at a Project
Initiation approved level of up to $500,000, using proven project
management techniques.

To apply for this opening, please go to:
http://www.oclc.org/us/en/default.htm Click on Job ID # 1775







Karen Reilly Worthington

Sr. Human Resources Manager

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

6565 Kilgour Place

Dublin, Ohio 43017

Email: karen_worthington@oclc.org

Phone: (614) 764-6398 or (800) 848-5878 ext. 6398

Fax: (614) 718-7184

www.oclc.org