Friday, April 30, 2010

Colorado Access - Manager of Application and Data Services

Wouldn't it be nice to work for a company where the mission makes sense, the salaries are competitive, the company listens to the needs of the employees and the office is professional yet the dress is casual?
Colorado Access is a nonprofit health plan serving the medical and behavioral needs of the medically underserved in Colorado. We offer excellent benefit and compensation packages, including medical, dental & vision, 401(k), tuition assistance reimbursement, flex-time, and competitive PTO.

We are currently seeking an experienced Manager of Application and Data Services candidate who is interested in expanding skills while working for a company who gives back to the community. The successful candidate is responsible for the overall lifecycle of strategic in-house developed business applications, databases, and production processing. This position is accountable to provide the business with timely, useful, and stable solutions to meet the needs of the business. Through team building, mentoring, and coaching, this management position will cultivate a staff of highly skilled, efficient, and productive developers who*s product solutions will drive the efficiencies of business processing, reporting, and workflow.

Essential Functions Summary:
* Direct the design, development, and deployment of application software and enterprise level databases over a cross-platform environment to effectively and efficiently support Colorado Access business needs.
* Facilitate the appropriate processes and escalations to ensure enterprise database efforts are aligned with current business needs.
* Enforce data ownership by identifying company wide departmental accountabilities and roles around corporate data.
* Ensure data integrity by maintaining these data ownership roles through stringent processes and security mechanisms.
* Motivate and provide leadership and vision to subordinates ensuring each employee is performing to the best of their ability.
* Manage dependencies, errors, and notifications to ensure accurate and timely data processing.
* Remain continuously aware of business, technical, and infrastructure issues and develop creative solutions to business needs.

Requirements/Experience:
* College degree in Computer Science or other closely related field.
* Eight (8) years progressive experience in Information Technology in an application software development or database / data-warehouse development environment.
* Three (3) years experience in a technology leadership role.
* Two (2) years in a management or supervisory role over staff that develop, support, and/or maintain mission critical applications and/or databases.
* Understanding of Database Management software (Oracle preferred), systems components and Database Management tools.
* Understanding of n-tier software application development. Related experience or education may be substituted for part of the above requirements
* Experience in Applications and/or Database/Data-warehouse development methodologies, architectures, and deploying advanced technology solutions for
* Experience with overseeing medium to large mission critical business processes. relational databases and data warehouses.
* MS Office Professional, Windows, Advanced understanding of the use and application of the following technologies: UNIX, Java, J2EE, Middle Tier technologies, SQL, n-tier architecture, data access security, data modeling, CASE tools, Web development, Query & Reporting tools (Brio, Business Objects, etc.), Rules engines, job schedulers.

Please send, fax or e-mail your rsum and cover letter with salary requirements to:
Colorado Access
Attn: Human Resources
10065 East Harvard Ave., Suite 600
Denver, CO 80231
Fax: 303-369-0429
E-mail: recruiter@coaccess.com

For further information on employment opportunities, please visit www.coaccess.com. Hiring decisions will be made without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, religion, ancestry, mental or physical handicap, age or sexual orientation. EOE.