Thursday, October 28, 2010

Cricket Communications - Data Network Engineer IV

Data Network Engineer IV – Greenwood Village, CO




Cricket Communications is seeking a talented Data Network Engineer to
join our team in Greenwood Village, CO.

Essential Functions Job Summary:



Provides Tier 4 support for enterprise data network devices and
services. Supervises lower level engineers and provides advanced
technical direction and leadership through the planning and
implementation processes. Provides advanced network engineering and
consultation in the design, development and implementation of technical
products and network services and devices.



Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area and/or CCIE level
certifications and 7-9 years of experience in the field or in a related
area. BSEE, BSCS preferred; CCIE or JNCIE Certifications preferred.



Required Industry Experience



· Network engineering and design in a large 24x7 operations
telecommunications environment



Preferred



· Prior experience with a wireless carrier or carrier grade
provider and its Network infrastructure, to include EVDO and VoIP



Required Job Experience



· Advanced knowledge with 7 years experience in a
high-performance datacenter with direct support and network services
engineering responsibilities.

· 24x7 operations experience required.

· Advanced knowledge of high-availability technologies.

· Advanced and proven experience achieving and maintaining
99.999% availability of networks and network services.



Advanced knowledge and 7 years experience of the following:



· Vendor Experience:

o Foundry - Big Iron, Fast Iron, or NetIron

o Cisco - 7200 6500, 7600, 900, 4500, PIX or FWSM

o Juniper - M or T Series and NetScreen Firewalls.

o Load Balancers - F5 Big IP, Foundry Server Iron, or Cisco CSS/CSM



· Layer 2 Experience:

o Spanning-Tree, including 802.1d and 802.1w

o Ether-channel

o 802.1q vlan tagging

o Dark Fiber with short, long, and extended reach optics

o CWDM or DWDM gear with Dark Fiber

o 10 Gig Ethernet

o WAN technologies to include T1, DS3, OC*, Packet over SONET, Frame
Relay

o MPLS experience at a carrier grade provider



· Layer 3 Experience:

o OSPF Routing including route redistribution

o BGP



· Advanced troubleshooting skills and effective
troubleshooting methods including:



· Architecture and Design:



· VOIP:

o Domain knowledge of VoIP (SIP, H.323)

o Advanced experience in Carrier Grade VoIP Network technologies and
implementations

o Monitoring design, network analysis and metric reporting to
establish bandwidth usage forecasting and network availability



Other Preferred Experience:



· Advanced experience in documenting on a wiki and in Visio
all network topology changes

· Customer Facing with excellent social skills

· Excellent written and communication skills

· Patience to adhere to best practices including maintenance
windows and change control procedures

· Ability to time-slice between multiple networks and
multiple customer requirements

· Ability to work on-call hours to respond quickly to issues
and outages providing advanced expertise to ensure the quickest MTTR
possible.

· Proven experience in mentoring peers and junior level
engineers and administrators



send your resume to me at
tscott@cricketcommunications.com
.



Our full-time employees enjoy the following benefits Medical, Dental and
Vision Domestic Partner Coverage Company Paid Life Insurance Company
Paid Dependent Life Company Paid Disability 3 Weeks Vacation Sick time
Holiday Pay Jury Duty Pay Travel Accident Insurance 401(k) with Company
Match Employee Assistance Program Tuition Assistance Flexible Spending
Accounts Adoption Assistance Fitness Reimbursement Group Auto & Home
Insurance Discount Discounted Phones & Service for Immediate Family

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Canoe Ventures - Senior Engineer-Database Developer, Database Administration Lead

Canoe Ventures, LLC is a new, well funded company based in NYC that has developed a national platform for new media advertising, services and products. Our mission is to advance the evolution of television and make it more relevant, engaging and valuable to both consumers and marketers.
The Senior Engineer * Database Developer will design, develop, maintain and integrate application software, related project management activity and production support. Application development will be in all phases of software development lifecycle. Position will create new software, migrate legacy applications to modern Java/Oracle based technology and implements package software. This role will interface with multiple other organizations, including but not limited to the MSO community, the data aggregator, programmers and application vendors. This interaction will occur over a range of levels and the Database Administration Lead should be capable of communicating to the VP level.

Key Responsibilities:
This position will be reporting to the Director of Implementation. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge in creating stored procedures, functions, triggers, and other objects. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of hints, joins, and indexing. Ideally, this position will be able to provide some backup support to the DBA, i.e.., doing backup and maintenance plans and some production support. A strong understanding of relational theory is essential.


Requirements
* Bachelor*s Degree in Computer Science or related field
* Development experience (multiple major releases) in the primary areas of an n-tier enterprise system, e.g. interface, domain logic and database layers
* Relevant work experience in several of the following: Java Server Faces (JSF), Facelets, JSP/Servlet,s Java Web Services, CSS, AJAX, (JAX-WS, JAXB). ColdFusion
* Experience using application servers such as WebSphere, Apache, servlet containers (resin/tomcat/etc), JBoss, WebLogic , ColdFusion
* Experience developing Web services
* Experience with Microsoft windows tools
* Experience with build and source control tools and processes (such as Subversion)
* Knowledge of software life-cycles and software process management and improvement techniques
* Knowledge of software life-cycles
* Knowledge of open source software development, integration and release methodologies
* Working knowledge of Microsoft windows tools
* Knowledge of Java standards used for implementation of enterprise software such as J2E; Java Persistence API, (JPA)/Hibernate and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) and frameworks (i.e. MVC architecture, Struts, Spring)
* Knowledge of Java IDE ' Oracle J Developer, Eclipse, or other open source Working knowledge in several of the following: Java Server Faces (JSF), Facelets, JSP/Servlet,s Java Web Services, CSS, AJAX, (JAX-WS, JAXB). ColdFusion
* Knowledge of Web development technologies such as XML, XSLT, JMX, JMS, HTML, DHTML
* Working knowledge of SQL and Oracle PL/SQL
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Canoe Ventures, LLC is a new, well funded company based in NYC that has developed a national platform for new media advertising, services and products. Our mission is to advance the evolution of television and make it more relevant, engaging and valuable to both consumers and marketers.
The Database Administration Lead will be responsible to install, monitor, maintain and performance-tune database components for Canoe Ventures in the Denver Tech Ops Lab and CDC. This will include both Oracle and Teradata responsibilities. The Database Administration Lead will ensure than maintenance and support procedures are developed and followed, and will assist in maintaining the integrity of the Canoe production systems. This role will interface with multiple other organizations, including but not limited to the MSO community, the data aggregator, programmers and application vendors. This interaction will occur over a range of levels and the Database Administration Lead should be capable of communicating to the VP level.

Key Responsibilities:
* Database support of Canoe Ventures components housed in the Denver Canoe Tech Ops Lab and Denver CDC
* Support of multiple Oracle 11g database instances
* Support of a small number of Teradata instances
* Troubleshooting of issues related to associated applications, generally Java based, in order to isolate issues and escalate to development if necessary
* Represent the Technical Operations team in conversations regarding support issues and technical components
* Upgrade Oracle instances to new versions as needed
* Upgrade Teradata instances to new versions as needed
* Implement redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and data archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data assets
* Respond to and resolve database access and performance issues
* Create, or support creation of, required reports in response to business user needs
* Establish appropriate end user database access control levels and develop routines for end users to facilitate best practices database use
* Development of support methods and procedures
* Analysis of root cause of issues to determine irreversible corrective actions


Requirements
* At least 5 years combined experience with database administration of Oracle and Teradata in a corporate IT environment
* Strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles and practices
* Working technical experience with designing, building, installing ,configuring and supporting databases
* Hands-on database tuning and troubleshooting experience
* Exposure to highly transactional based systems or data processing systems
* Experience writing support methods and procedures
* Experience as a technical team leader, knowledgeable on how to coordinate work across team members
* Strong conceptual, analytical and judgment skills
* Strong verbal, written and listening skills
* Strong sense of initiative and problem ownership
* Linux system administration exposure a plus
* Windows system administration exposure a plus
* Java development exposure a plus
* Cable or advertising exposure a plus
* BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Engineering or equivalent work

Comcast Cable - ETL/BI Developer, Senior Oracle Development DBA

Responsible for the development of the ETL process flows and collaborating with the staff developing/supporting ETL components for ODS environments and Dashboard reporting systems. Requires systems analysis, strong ETL skills, SQL optimization skills, PL/SQL development skills, BI development skills and database/ETL performance and tuning.

Analyze, design, develop and implement ETL process flows and BI applications
Maintain and modify applications based on approved change requests.
Contribute to the creation of project plans through the identification of activities and tasks required to achieve successful systems implementation.
Assist the operational teams with root cause analysis and solutions to production issues.
Work closely with clients and technical teams to define and document SAIDs, use cases, and business and/or technical requirements.
Solicit and/or perform code reviews.
Communicate weekly status to Project Team and Manager.
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Comply with all established procedures and policies of Comcast.
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Responsible for developing code to integrate, transform and populate data in the internal database from multiple sources. The Data Analyst must understand relational databases, data modeling requirements to build data stores and data marts. The Data Analyst will have experience in creation of ETL mappings and transformations using ODI, Pentaho or PL/SQL implementations; moving data from multiple sources and types (flat files, DB tables, applications, etc.) to target areas. The Data Analyst is expected to have expertise developing SQL and PL/SQL code; using procedures, functions, triggers and packages in Oracle.

Requires both technical and business skills that include technical and business requirements gathering, project accountability, architecture design, documentation and development as part of the complete project lifecycle. In addition to new projects, there are existing implementations where called upon to handle data maintenance items like data quality management, error handling, mapping, table changes and more


Based on business requirements, develop detailed technical requirements and specifications. Identify missing details in the business requirements and engage the appropriate resource(s) for clarification.
Develop mapping and data processing procedures to extract data from various data sources and populate the internal database.
Develop data extracts and procedures to support internal and client (external) business analytics.
Develop unit test cases and ensure successful test completion. Unit tests should be thorough and cover all functions dealing with business logic and data layouts.
Develop efficiencies throughout the SDLC on an iterative basis; this includes reuse of existing internal/third party components.
Identify cross-department competency needs and assists with development of standard operating procedures within and across client teams.
Contribute to the project estimation process.
Multi-task through project execution and prioritize accordingly thereby ensuring project deadlines are met and deliverables are completed in a timely fashion.
Assist with the transition from project completion to on-going production and production support
Communicate requirements and status with other teams and competencies is required on an ongoing basis. Assist the operational teams with root cause analysis and solutions to production issues.
Work closely with clients and technical teams to define and document SAIDs, use cases, and business and/or technical requirements.
Solicit and/or perform code reviews.
Communicate weekly status to Project Team and Manager.
Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
Comply with all established procedures and policies of Comcast.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Return Path - Software Engineer C#, Software Engineer Automation, Software Engineer

The Impact You*ll Have at RP

Do you have a knack and passion for problem solving? Are the kind of person who thrives on collaboration and working on a team? We*re looking for a top-notch performer to join the Return Path development team and solve new problems automating websites, desktop applications, and mobile devices which we don*t necessarily have any internal control over (think you*re good at developing fault tolerant systems? we*ve got a couple of challenges for you. )

As part of the development team you will be challenged to break ground in automating email clients and developing systems to provide feedback for email designers.

Work collaboratively * challenge us, we*ll challenge you.

Work as part of a small cross functional team of email & engineering experts.

We don*t throw code over the wall * we work continuously with other members of the technology department and other business groups, to resolve development/production issues as they occur, refine and improve existing products, and define and clarify requirements for new products.


What does it take to be successful in this role?

Overall you have 1-5 years recent professional software development.

A versatile programmer with significant experience in C#, HTML and JavaScript.

XPath and CSS Selector familiarity will save you.

Experience with Selenium or WebDriver would be helpful.

Familiarity with Windows automation and MSHTML would be nice.

Some knowledge and experience with PERL, PHP, Java, Unix Systems, or shell scripting would be a plus.

Some SQL skills, Oracle PL/SQL would also be a plus.

You have a strong sense of end to end ownership and drive to complete a project.

You genuinely care about the success of the business and the team.

You are interested in working in an agile environment.

BS/BA Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

In addition to the above, you must be a good fit at Return Path. To be successful here, you must demonstrate Personal/Professional Growth, Professionalism, Flawless Execution, and Strategic Thinking; have a Positive Impact and a great sense of humor.


The Return Path Experience

Don*t get us wrong, it*s not easy to land a gig at RP. You*re going to have to learn the ins and outs of our business before you even get here. Here*s the good news: only the best and brightest minds in email work here. So, once you*re in, this is a place where you*ll be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. Really you ask? Yes, really. The Return Path experience is a two-way exchange. We ask you to give us your very best every day. We expect a lot from you. We challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative work environment and a ton of learning and growth. The pace is fast and furious. In exchange, we give you everything you need to live a happy, balanced life. This includes great pay, open vacation (yup, you heard that right!), great benefits, flexibility and, well, whatever else you need. Everyone is unique and we pride ourselves on not having one-size-fits-all solutions. At Return Path you*re a person, not a title. What*s important in your life right now? Kids, pets, triathlons, church, tango, karate, yoga, parents, Pilates, pre-natal * we will support you through it all. Give and take. That*s a Return Path career path.


What it's like to work here

It's great! From the CEO and senior management team to the newest entry-level employee, we are a company that cares a lot about fostering a great work environment and a fun, energetic, success-oriented culture. We have a strong philosophical belief that our people are our most important assets. And we don't just pay lip service to that phrase -- we incorporate it into our policies, and we live it every day. Yes, that philosophy means we have generous 'traditional' benefits, and it also means we take a lot of time to focus on high quality management and leadership, and time to make sure everyone in the company is in the right job, knows how his or her job contributes to the overall company mission, and has a clear sense of learning and career growth. We have great employee retention over the years because people love coming to work here and really feel like they're part of something special. For more information visit www.returnpath.net
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This opportunity is for an individual with strong automation skills, with proven experience building automated test frameworks and supporting the Engineering team in their uses. An ideal candidate enjoys working in a collaborative environment, has a strong sense of responsibility and accountability for themselves and for their team members, likes to build systems which test other systems, and is passionate about testing.


Responsibilities

Create automated regression test scripts to be used with a continuous integration model to ensure software builds are stable.

Work with Engineering to create automated unit test scripts.

Work with Engineering to occasionally develop small features to be used in our products.

Ensure that tests being developed get run and provide feedback to Engineering.

Support the Engineering team in their efforts to create automated testing.

Build and maintain automated systems to run tests and track the results.Communicate issues to their supervisor that require immediate attention.

Provide open communication with peers and product management regarding problems or enhancements to the software that may affect our systems or clients.


What does it take to be successful in this role?

2+ years of SQL/Oracle experience required.

2+ years of experience with scripting languages such as Perl , Java, PHP Unit, and UNIX shell required.

Experience writing automated Unit, Integration and System tests using one of the scripting languages outlined above.

Experience with version control systems required.

Unix plus vi editor experience required.

B. S. in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems or equivalent combination of work and education.


Role Specific Competencies:

Communication * Communicates well both verbally and in writing; utilizes appropriate medium for communication based on the situation, delivers effective presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills. Has ability to explain abstract / complex concepts to middle & upper management, both verbally and in writing, and influence behavior.

Quality * Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

Technical Knowledge & Skills - Adapts to new technologies; demonstrates required technical skills; keeps technical skills up-to-date; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity.

In addition to the above, you must be a good fit at Return Path. To be successful here, you must demonstrate Personal/Professional Growth, Professionalism, Flawless Execution, and Strategic Thinking; have a Positive Impact and a great sense of humor.


The Return Path Experience

Don*t get us wrong, it*s not easy to land a gig at RP. You*re going to have to learn the ins and outs of our business before you even get here. Here*s the good news: only the best and brightest minds in email work here. So, once you*re in, this is a place where you*ll be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. Really you ask? Yes, really. The Return Path experience is a two-way exchange. We ask you to give us your very best every day. We expect a lot from you. We challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative work environment and a ton of learning and growth. The pace is fast and furious. In exchange, we give you everything you need to live a happy, balanced life. This includes great pay, open vacation (yup, you heard that right!), great benefits, flexibility and, well, whatever else you need. Everyone is unique and we pride ourselves on not having one-size-fits-all solutions. At Return Path you*re a person, not a title. What*s important in your life right now? Kids, pets, triathlons, church, tango, karate, yoga, parents, Pilates, pre-natal * we will support you through it all. Give and take. That*s a Return Path career path.


What it's like to work here

It's great! From the CEO and senior management team to the newest entry-level employee, we are a company that cares a lot about fostering a great work environment and a fun, energetic, success-oriented culture. We have a strong philosophical believe that our people are our most important assets. And we don't just pay lip service to that phrase -- we incorporate it into our policies, and we live it every day. Yes, that philosophy means we have generous 'traditional' benefits, but it also means we take a lot of time to focus on high quality management and leadership, and time to make sure everyone in the company is in the right job, knows how his or her job contributes to the overall company mission, and has a clear sense of learning and career growth. We have great employee retention over the years because people love coming to work here and really feel like they're part of something special. For more information visit www.returnpath.net
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Can you "geek out" in Perl and SQL, and consider working with Big Data a big deal? Are you a versatile programmer who likes to solve complex problems in a simple way? Do you have a passion for problem solving, and enjoy working closely with a team of dedicated people? If so, you may be the right fit as a Software Engineer at Return Path. We're looking for top-notch performers to join the Return Path development team. Our business is growing and our development team has a lot of new and interesting problems to solve.

As a Software Engineer at Return Path you will be building the next generation of tools to solve the most pressing challenges in the email industry. You will also be improving the features and functionality of our existing product set. As a member of our growing product development team, you'll work closely with other Engineers and members of our Operations and Product Management teams.


What does it take to be successful in this role?

3-5 years recent professional software development experience

A versatile programmer with significant experience in Perl, SQL, Unix, shell scripting

Background in data processing preferred

Strong SQL skills, Oracle PL/SQL experience a plus

Knowledge of email technology a plus, e.g. SMTP, DKIM, MIME

You're comfortable owning a project, wearing many hats to get the job done

You'd rather spend your time solving problems than architecting systems

You are interested in working in an agile environment


The Return Path Experience

Don't get us wrong, it's not easy to land a gig at RP and really have to want it. You're going to have to learn the ins and outs of our business before you even get here. Here's the good news: only the best and brightest minds in email work here. So, once you're in, this is a place where you'll be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. Really you ask? Yes, really. The Return Path experience is a two-way exchange. We ask you to give us your very best every day. We expect a lot from you. We challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative work environment and a ton of learning and growth. The pace is fast and furious. In exchange, we give you everything you need to live a happy, balanced life. This includes great pay, open vacation (yup, you heard that right!), great benefits, flexibility and, well, whatever else you need. Everyone is unique and we pride ourselves on not having one-size-fits-all solutions. At Return Path you're a person, not a title. What's important in your life right now? Kids, pets, triathlons, church, tango, karate, yoga, parents, Pilates, pre-natal - we will support you through it all. Give and take. That's a Return Path career path.


What it's like to work here

It's great! From the CEO and senior management team to the newest entry-level employee, we are a company that cares a lot about fostering a great work environment and a fun, energetic, success-oriented culture. We have a strong philosophical belief that our people are our most important assets. And we don't just pay lip service to that phrase -- we incorporate it into our policies, and we live it every day. Yes, that philosophy means we have generous 'traditional' benefits, and it also means we take a lot of time to focus on high quality management and leadership, and time to make sure everyone in the company is in the right job, knows how his or her job contributes to the overall company mission, and has a clear sense of learning and career growth. We have great employee retention over the years because people love coming to work here and really feel like they're part of something special. For more information visit www.returnpath.net

City and County of Denver - Peoplesoft Applications Administrator

Are you a PeopleSoft Application Administrator who thrives on variety and enterprise-scale projects? The City and County of Denver's Enterprise Application Services team is looking for a PeopleSoft Application Administrator with experience in PeopleSoft versions 8.x and 9.x and PeopleTools versions 8.4x and 8.5x.

The PeopleSoft Application Administrator will be responsible for installation, operation, upgrades and maintenance of all PeopleSoft applications including Financial, HR, CRM and Enterprise Portal. This individual will be responsible for the creation of PeopleSoft database servers, web servers and application servers in a multi-instance environment. They will provide expert troubleshooting for isolating technical problems in the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (PIA) including Oracle database, Tuxedo application running on Unix, Weblogic application running on VMWare and application messaging. The Application Administrator will act as the lead on projects to architect, implement, enhance and test PeopleSoft systems and applications to meet dynamic business needs. Additional responsibilities also include supporting the development and testing efforts of Peoplesoft developers and analysts.

Enterprise Application Services (EAS) is a division of Technology Services (TS), the City and County of Denver's central IT Department. TS supports the people, agencies and ideas that make the City and County of Denver a great place to live and work. The City offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse business and technology environment on a large scale as we employ over 12,000 people, of which 9,000+ are daily technology consumers in support of a diverse population in excess of 500,000 citizens. Moreover, we handle over 50+ business functions (Police, Fire, Sheriff, EMS, Permitting, Development, Assessment, Taxation, Parks & Recreation, Finance, HR, etc) utilizing a variety of technologies (.NET, J2EE, Cisco, PeopleSoft, ESRI GIS, etc). At the City and County of Denver you can apply your expertise and contribute directly to the community.

To apply for this position, visit http://www.denvergov.org/jobs.

Friday, October 22, 2010

FirstBank - Oracle Development DBA

FirstBank has a full-time position available for an experienced Oracle Development Database Administrator. If you are looking for a challenging career with a stable and growing company, this may be the right position for you.

What you will be doing:

* Participate in logical and physical model design workshops
* Create physical databases using sound RDBMS principles
* Maintain databases by monitoring and tuning performance variables
* Implement, test, and maintain backup and restore procedures
* Design, develop, test, and implement Oracle development scripts using SQL, PL/SQL, and Bulk-load utilities
* Apply patches as needed and participate in database upgrades
* Work with development teams in database design process and suggest database design best practices through all phases of SDLC
* Research, test, and recommend tools related to database administration; instructs and assists application developers on the use of database features
* Provide 7X24 on call rotation support for mission critical databases
* Investigate and resolve simple to medium complexity database issues


What you need to have:

* Strong organizational skills; experience managing projects and balancing responsibilities of multiple projects
* Strong understanding of RDBMS and physical database design
* In depth knowledge of Oracle 10g/11g database and architecture
* Strong understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager utilities
* Good knowledge of conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling phases; moderate experience with Data Modeling tools such as Sybase PowerDesigner
* Strong knowledge of coding in and troubleshooting SQL and PL/SQL, and database access methods from Java and .Net based frameworks
* Knowledge of scripting in Linux, and Windows OS
* Willingness to work with developers in regard to normalization of data structures, promotion of objects through the database landscape and optimization of SQL queries
* Understanding of code management, and database change management
* 5-7 years of Oracle development and production DBA experience

Successful candidates for this position must be self-directed and enjoy a diverse mix of application development support, evaluation and implementation of new database technologies, and on-going maintenance of various database applications. Please include your salary requirements with your resume and a short cover letter.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Energy Enterprise Solutions - Software Engineer

Software Engineer/Web Developer

Golden, CO

Minimum Security Clearance Requirement: US Citizenship Required – Clearable to Top Secret (TS)/DOE Q


Duties and Responsibilities:

· Design, develop, maintain, and interface complex web applications using ASP.NET, C#, VB.Net, Java, ASP.NET, JavaScript and other scripting/programming languages in the design and implementation of web applications

· SharePoint development for the organizations expanding SharePoint presence

· Maintain existing web sites and applications enhancing functionality to meet business and security requirements

· Handle tier 3 support inquiries; maintain links to external sites and ensure up-to-date information

· Trouble-shoot complex code designs written by multiple developers, reverse engineer, identify incompatibilities and provide alternatives for improved design and performance

· Work with end users and the programming team to develop comprehensive business requirement specifications and application design specifications

· Create technical documentation for the programming team for web applications as a resource for future development and troubleshooting

· Research, evaluate, and recommend new tools and applications for use in assigned responsibilities

· Work on one or more projects as a project team member and occasionally as a project leader



Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or equivalent work experience

· 3 to 5 years of IT work experience in software development

· Experience with object oriented technologies and Microsoft web technologies (.NET Framework 2.0-3.5, Visual Studio Team System, ASP.NET and C#/VB), AJAX, database technologies (SQL Server);

· SharePoint (MOSS 07) or SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint Designer

· Experience with JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, XML and CSS

· Demonstrated skill and ability to write SQL

· Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance


Desired:

· Windows Server 2008 administration and security

· IIS 7.0 administration and security

· Demonstrated knowledge and application of software development (Agile) methodologies and processes

· Web services

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Intrado - Database Administrator, Software Engineer

Responsible for providing a quality, high performance database processing environment by defining assigned database tables and coordinating physical changes to computer databases in a timely manner while adhering to established departmental standards and procedures

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•Applicants for this job will be expected to meet the following minimum qualifications.
Education

•Associate's degree in computer science, information systems, electrical engineering, computer engineer or a related field is required

•Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, electrical engineering, computer engineer or a related field is preferred.
•Equivalent work experience in a similar position may be substituted for educational requirements
Experience

•Minimum one year experience in computer science or MIS required, preferably to include database administration experience
Technical Knowledge

•Based on area of responsibility and departmental need, knowledge of: one program platform (Tandem OS, UNIX) is required and knowledge of SQL fundamentals in preferred (i.e., Tandem SQL, Informix, FOCUS, IBM DB2, NT SQL Server, etc.) is preferred. Oracle Streams, RAC, and Data guard experience preferred.
Other

•Suite of office software packages

Intrado Inc.is North America's leading provider of 9-1-1 infrastructure systems and services. Founded in 1979, Intrado's wide range of offerings for safety and commercial markets includes 9-1-1 data management, wireless data services, target notification and data aggregation and delivery. The company's unparalleled industry knowledge in data management, network transaction, call handling and notification technology reduces the effort, cost, time and complexity associated with providing reliable information for 9-1-1, safety and commercial applications.

Please visit our website for more information on the company at www.intrado.com Please send your resume with salary requirements to HR@Intrado.com

Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Drug Test, Background Review, and Motor Vehicle Check required. Intrado is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Responsible for working on highly technical, complex projects; research and recommend future technical needs to management in order to provide the most efficient and effective system for the organization while meeting the companies business objectives; participate in business meetings to identify and understand the company*s goals and objectives in order to develop a system that will meet the company*s current and future business needs; define project requirements by meeting with management and end users to gain a thorough understanding of project or project task needs, providing leadership and technical direction during all stages of the project; provide quality customer service that supports efforts of senior software engineer in meeting customer expectations and improves level of service being provided; provide quality intermediate technical level deliverables; maintain necessary design and testing documentation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants for this job will be expected to meet the following minimum qualifications.
Education
Bachelor*s degree in computer science, computer engineering, MIS, or a related field required. Equivalent work experience in a similar position may be substituted for educational requirements
Experience
Minimum 3 years increasingly responsible programming experience using a standard coding language and/or platform required.
Minimum 3 years experience writing detailed program designs for medium to large sized projects preferred.
Technical Knowledge
Based on area of responsibility and departmental need, knowledge of: one program platform is required (Tandem, Windows, Unix, or Web) and/or one standard programming language is required (i.e., JAVA, J2EE, .NET, C/C++/C#, SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Informix, Data Comm, Visual Basic, C++, COBOL, HTML,XML/VXML, PERL, etc.) A working knowledge of telephony protocols CAS, ISDN, SS7 and voice over IP protocols H.323, SIP is preferred. Based on area of responsibility and department need: Knowledge of J2EE, Swing and JMS is preferred Based on area of responsibility and department need: Knowledge of .NET, ASP.net, MSSQL, C# is preferred. Based on area of responsibility OLAP may be preferred
Other
Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Visio, Word and Outlook

Preferred Skills
* HTML programming skills (Basic HTML, Frames, JavaScript)
* SAS programming skills (V8 and V9) including all of the following:
Base SAS (Specifically data manipulation and summarization)
SAS Macro
SAS SQL
SAS Intrnet (Specifically for web based reporting)
SAS Graph
* SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence Suite including all of the following:
Enterprise Guide
Web Report Studio
Stored Processes
SAS Management Console
* Data warehousing and cubes
* Microsoft Windows environments (pc and server)
Expert level Excel and Access including Visual Basic for Applications

Intrado Inc. is North America*s leading provider of 9-1-1 infrastructure systems and services. Founded in 1979, Intrado*s wide range of offerings for safety and commercial markets includes 9-1-1 data management, wireless data services, target notification and data aggregation and delivery. The company's unparalleled industry knowledge in data management, network transaction, call handling and notification technology reduces the effort, cost, time and complexity associated with providing reliable information for 9-1-1, safety and commercial applications.

Please visit our website for more information on the company at www.intrado.com Please send your resume with salary requirements to HR@Intrado.com

Only qualified candidates will be contacted. Drug Test, Background Review, and Motor Vehicle Check required. Intrado is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Richmond American Homes - Senior JDE/E1 Software Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY BRIEF:

The Senior Software Engineer has responsibility and accountability for overseeing the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of software across the enterprise. This position will report directly to the Director of Application Development and will work closely with IT Operations, Architecture and other IT functional areas that support the enterprise infrastructure.

Essential Job Functions:

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain custom web based applications within the IT enterprise framework following established development processes and procedures. Collaborate w/ functional leads to analyze business requirements, costs and benefits of a technical approach, and to develop proof of concepts or prototype designs.

• Support and contribute to software architecture, methodologies, and best practices. • Enforce standards at a technology and code level across projects. • Provide development estimates based on business requirements. • Coordinate and execute design reviews of code and data. Provide technical guidance and assistance to other team members. Estimate, plan and coordinate personal workload and, when appropriate, supervise development activities and staff.

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science, or related experience.

Experience: 3-4 years experience developing applications in a team environment with JDE Enterprise One, .Net, C# or similar technologies. 8 or more years of software development experience.

• Extensive experience with Oracle’s Enterprise One ERP and website technologies, including portal infrastructures, content management, security, and database interfaces. • Full software lifecycle development experience and data management experience. • Experience utilizing and applying Microsoft server components at both a systems level and application level. • Candidate should have excellent technical and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to communicate clearly and timely to users and other team members both verbally and in writing. • Experience with the following: Oracle/JDE Enterprise One, Visual Studio.NET, .NET Framework, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, C#, SharePoint, Active Directory, SQL Server, XHTML, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, CSS, Web Services, EBS.



***Qualified Candidates please submit your resume to our website Career Center at www.richmondamerican.com







Thank you,



Jill Singer

Recruiting Consultant

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

4350 S.Monaco St.

Denver, CO 80237

Jill.Singer@mdch.com

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Starz Entertainment LLC - Software Developer

COMPANY INFORMATION:

Our very competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, paid vacations and holidays, 401 (k) with generous company match, cable discount and tuition reimbursement.

Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17.3 million and 30.7 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Encore HD, Starz On Demand, Encore On Demand, MoviePlex On Demand, Starz HD On Demand, Encore HD On Demand, MoviePlex HD On Demand, and Starz Play.

Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, and is attributed to Liberty Entertainment Group, a tracking stock group of Liberty Media Corporation.

Primary Responsibility: As a software developer you will be a key contributor to one or more highly interactive scrum teams. As a member of the team you will be expected to participate in daily scrums, contribute to the forecasting and sizing of efforts, deliver working software to the definition of done and perform peer code reviews. You will be operating in a test driven development environment utilizing continuous integration and other software engineering best practices; this requires excellent team and technical skills. You may be required to be on call for the support of systems you construct or are familiar with.

The teams’ focus is on the implementation and support of composite solution components that form the fabric of our business support systems. The team is expected to provide technical solutions to improve business efficiency and expand capabilities. The solutions are distributed and service oriented, a solid foundation in object oriented programming, communications, and multi-threading is essential.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Produce working code to the definition of done.

· Adhere to coding standards, patterns and practices.

· Actively participate in daily scrum meetings.

· Perform peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback.

· Provide accurate estimations of effort and complexity for product and sprint backlog items.

· Work closely and professionally with other Agile Scrum team members including but not limited to SCM, DBA and QA.

· Give guidance to others when needed in areas of personal expertise.

· Exercise continuous self-improvement and participate in the improvement of others.

· Be self-motivated and exercise good judgment.

· Inspire others to grow and excel.


Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

· Advanced comprehension of C# and/or C++.

· Proficiency in .Net required.

· Experience in either Widows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation or Windows Communication Foundation preferred.

· Proficiency in XML, XPath and or XQuery.

· Experience with composite, distributed and service based solutions.

· Proficiency in Multi-threaded processing.

· Proficiency in object serialization and de-serialization.

· Experience with SOAP and Web Services.

· Proficiency in Direct show and COM preferred.

· Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field with a minimum 3 years’ experience or equivalent.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Webroot Software - QA Manager

Webroot Software is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager of Enterprise Systems for our IT Enterprise Applications team. The QA Manager will manage a team of software quality engineers and ensure that the company’s IT projects meet total quality management and reliability standards. This position requires research and implementation of new or improved testing methods, processes, tools and systems while developing and coordinating appropriate test procedures. This person is also responsible for the hiring, performance appraisals and pay reviews of QA engineering personnel.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Excellent test management skills coupled with ability to manage multiple testing projects, while building and communicating the cross-organizational test strategy / approach
Superior people management skills, with the ability to educate / mentor / influence both team members and business stakeholders
Capable of estimating schedules, determining project scope and driving projects to completion
Create test plans that meet design specifications, report on testing cycle and help produce software and systems that are reasonably and increasingly free from defects
Translate manual test cases to automated scripts for multiple applications, workflows, and user interaction points of systems
Review project requirement documentation, participate in design sessions and provide stakeholders with a risk analysis for each product iteration
Responsible for contributing to improvement of system development processes as well as ensuring that the system quality assurance team follows the predefined process
Lead by example, providing a foundation and solid demonstration of SQA best practices by training, mentoring, and coaching IT team members and business stakeholders
Communicates with Developers, Project Managers, Usability Engineers and Technical Support specialists on project issues
An evangelist and catalyst for increasing project quality and test reuse and automation


REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Masters degree preferred
6+ years proven work experience in Software Quality Assurance Engineering
6+ years proven work experience with software quality methodologies, principles and processes
5+ years experience in testing and automation within an ERP environment (Oracle highly preferred)
5+ years proven work experience testing with Enterprise class software
3+ years proven work experience with HP or Mercury test tools (QTP and Quality Center) and enterprise testing automation
Strong understanding of the concepts of code reuse, modularization, and robustness
3+ years proven work experience writing SQL scripts a plus
3+ years proven work experience writing test scripts (i.e. Perl, Python, TCL) a plus


If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized worldwide leader in technology security, send your resume to jlandau@webroot.com for consideration.


Principals only - no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


About Webroot Software


Webroot provides industry-leading Internet security solutions for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Webroot products consistently receive top review ratings by respected third parties and have been adopted by millions globally. In addition to our award-winning business and consumer software, Webroot now protects enterprises with Webroot® Security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Webroot Web Security SaaS and Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS are subscription-based services that provide on-demand web, email and archiving solutions, giving organizations a flexible and cost-effective alternative to on-premise security.

Webroot Software - Senior QA Analyst

Webroot Software is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst of Enterprise Systems for our IT Enterprise Applications team. The QA Analyst will work on a team of software quality analysts and functional experts to ensure that the company’s IT projects meet total quality management and reliability standards. This position requires the implementation of new or improved testing methods, processes, tools and systems while developing and coordinating appropriate test procedures. This person reports to the IT Systems QA Manager.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Create test plans that meet design specifications, report on testing cycle and help produce software and systems that are reasonably and increasingly free from defects
Review project requirement documentation, participate in design sessions and provide stakeholders with a risk analysis for each product iteration
Translate manual test cases to automated scripts for multiple applications, workflows, and user interaction points of systems
Responsible for contributing to improvement of system development processes as well as ensuring that the system quality assurance team follows the predefined process
Lead by example, providing a foundation and solid demonstration of SQA best practices by training, mentoring, and coaching IT team members and business stakeholders
Communicates with Developers, Project Managers, Usability Engineers and Technical Support specialists on project issues
Works with Documentation to see that all enhancements, bug fixes, and new projects are documented
Must be able to plan and implement test reuse and automation


REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Technology preferred
6+ years proven work experience in Software Quality Assurance Engineering
6+ years proven work experience with software quality methodologies, principles and processes
3+ years experience in testing and automation within an ERP environment (Oracle highly preferred)
3+ years proven work experience testing with Enterprise class software
2+ years proven work experience with HP or Mercury test tools (QTP and Quality Center) and enterprise testing automation
Strong understanding of the concepts of code reuse, modularization, and robustness
3+ years proven work experience writing SQL scripts a plus
3+ years proven work experience writing test scripts (i.e. Perl, Python, TCL) a plus


If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized worldwide leader in technology security, send your resume to jlandau@webroot.com for consideration.


Principals only - no third parties, please. Webroot Software, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


About Webroot Software


Webroot provides industry-leading Internet security solutions for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses worldwide. Webroot products consistently receive top review ratings by respected third parties and have been adopted by millions globally. In addition to our award-winning business and consumer software, Webroot now protects enterprises with Webroot® Security Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Webroot Web Security SaaS and Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS are subscription-based services that provide on-demand web, email and archiving solutions, giving organizations a flexible and cost-effective alternative to on-premise security.

Vitamin Cottage - Web Developer

Did Vitamin Cottage just clean house, or is their business ramping up? Based on foot traffic in their stores, they seem to be doing a good business. Their quality products are price competitive with the big grocery store chains.



NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE

Job Summary

The Webmaster is responsible for the maintenance of multiple company websites and supporting various departments with web tools and updates. In addition, the Webmaster will be responsible for implementing a new corporate website using the Drupal content management system.


Responsibilities

Webmaster Duties
Be available to troubleshoot the company websites to ensure accuracy and functionality
Ensure PCI compliance in all server and hosting settings
Manage accounts with hosting companies
Ensure websites work on all browsers/operating systems
Review and improve site designs and page structure as needed to increase usability
Ensure that each site page is optimized to search rankings, including meta tags, links, original text content, etc.
Support corporate website for Human Resources, Purchasing, eCommerce, Nutrition Resouces and on-line marketing


Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum of 5 years professional experience as a webmaster with a working understanding of PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, MySQL, and other aspects involved in making functional websites.
Minimum of 2 years experience with theming, customizing and integrating Drupal, is required
Minimum of 2 years experience maintaining and customizing an Ecommerce platform such as OsCommerce, is required
Minimum of 2 years development experience with PHP and various integration methods, is required.
Experienced with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Acrobat and other Office products.
Strong attention to detail with content, grammar and SEO compliant HTML, as well as best practices in SEO.
Strong project management skills managing multiple projects; some project leadership is a plus
Able to communicate effectively with various departments and provide excellent customer service
Able to work effectively with daily, weekly and monthly timelines as well as with long range projects.
Excellent time management and prioritization skills

Monday, October 04, 2010

ITT Visual Information Solutions - QA Test Developer

We have an exciting opportunity for a results-oriented professional tester with programming experience to join our team. As an integral member of the test group, you collaborate with other senior testers to continue to expand and grow our automation framework. Duties typically include developing test strategies for up-and-coming features; executing functional tests on various operating systems; developing automation; pinpointing and resolving nightly automation errors. You also perform system and regression testing. Qualified candidates must be experienced in all aspects of the QA lifecycle, which includes planning, designing and executing test approaches that best fit the situation. Qualified candidates must be effective at communicating and resolving barriers.


Minimum Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or the sciences, or equivalent experience
Solid understanding and demonstration of QA methodologies
5+ years experience in commercial product testing
Experienced in an object-oriented programming language such as C++ or Java
Solid understanding of debugging concepts
User or testing experience with remote sensing or GIS applications
Well-versed in software development lifecycles
Good communication and organizational skills
Prefer experience in developing automation; Squish or Python experience is ideal
Multiple operating system experience preferred; we currently support Linux, Solaris, Mac OS and all Windows flavors
Self-starter with the ability to multitask

ITT Visual Information Solutions (ITT VIS) provides integrated software and services that help scientists, developers, image analysts, and medical professionals turn complex data into useful information.

Our customers around the world use our products - IDL, ENVI and IAS - to analyze and deliver data and imagery, and to develop and deploy software applications.

Employees at ITT, a leader in data visualization and image analysis software for over 30 years, enjoy a rewarding job experience where they interact with professionals from a wide array of exciting industries.

ITT Visual Information Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send your resume and cover letter to: jobs@ittvis.com

GHX - Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Global Healthcare Exchange is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in Louisville, CO with the following requirements: BS in Computer Science or Engineering and 5 years related experience. Prior exp. must include: developing software using Agile methodology; designing and developing client server based web applications using Java & J2EE; implementing complex business logic using Oracle Technology (Packages,
Stored Procedures, Functions and Triggers); creating and implementing test
plans using Junit and EasyMock tools.