Tuesday, November 30, 2010

GHX - Software Engineer

Software Engineer - Java/Web Applications - Louisvi
Posted by: "Rick Chinberg" rchinberg@ghx.com

Responsible for the analysis, design, programming and unit testing on web applications and internal applications. Other duties may include developing testing tools to help ensure code quality, testing B2B software components, and creating supporting documentation.

Will work with other engineers, managers, Product Management, QA, and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions that meet company initiatives with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to development goals and principles.


Principal duties and responsibilities:

* Performs analysis, design, and implementation of Java-based applications.

* Performs user interface design and development.

* Contributes to project document reviews, and design/code reviews

* Generates design/implementation documentation, as needed.

* Generates supporting unit tests ,as well as system test specifications and implementations.

* Develops scripts to generate automated deployment of developed solutions.

* Develops database scripts to create or update tables and data for application back-end development.

* Works independently with some day-to-day instruction and general direction for new assignments.

* Interacts with business stakeholders to verify and clarify requirements and design decisions.

* Works collaboratively and closely with other developers and QA in an Agile environment.

Required Qualifications:

* B.S. in Computer Science or related degree, or a combination of education and related experience.

* 3+ years of professional Java development experience.

* 3+ years experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of software applications.

* 3+ years experience in object-oriented design methodology and strong understanding of design patterns.

* Java Web GUI development experience.

* Must be able to work independently and as part of a team on multiple overlapping projects.

* Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

* Strong written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

* Experience with the GWT and JSP technologies.

* Experience with using an RDMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server.

* Experience working as an individual contributor on an Agile team using SCRUM daily standup meetings, burndown charts, sprint planning/retrospectives.

* UNIX experience.

* Experience with web services.


GHX provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. GHX complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
GHX expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GHX's employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.


Rick Chinberg
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

GHX
1315 W. Century Drive
Louisville, Colorado 80027
720.887.5398 direct
720.887.7000 main
303.570.3392 cell
720.887.7091 fax
rchinberg@ghx.com

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AppliedTrust - Web Application Developer

Web Application Developer - Security (Boulder, Colorado)
Posted by: "trent_r_hein" trent@atrust.com

AppliedTrust is seeking a web application developer with an avid
interest in application security to join our team of expert
infrastructure engineers. Although the position is primarily
application security-focused, the ideal candidate should have an
interest in the broader information security and technology sectors.

Responsibilities and contributions include:

* Assist with designing and implementing sites using platforms such
as Drupal and WordPress.
* Performing technology-independent application penetration testing
services in a variety of environments
* Knowing key security features and support in multiple modern
languages, as well as recent vulnerabilities, trends, and exploits in
the application security space
* Participation and collaboration in key application security
communities, such as OWASP
* Demonstrating fundamental knowledge of essential web-based
application protocols and technologies, such as HTTP, SOAP/REST, JSON.
* Writing clean, well-engineered PHP code that conforms to industry
best-practices.
* Facilitating knowledge transfer on application security best
practices with multi-disciplinary teams
* Presenting audit findings and recommendations

AppliedTrust requires a four-year degree for our engineering positions.
We are looking for folks with a strong software development background,
which usually equates to some relevant coursework and one or more years
of experience working as a developer. This position requires excellent
critical thinking, planning, time management, and communication skills.

AppliedTrust promotes work/life balance. We are very proud of our
recent Apex Award for Distinguished Services and our being named to the
Boulder County Business Report�s 2010 Mercury 100 list of Fastest
Growing Companies. We offer our employees a casual, eco-friendly
office environment that includes a recently added rooftop garden. Our
office is in downtown Boulder, just off the Pearl Street mall, which is
a fun location to be a part of with many good places to eat and unwind.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

HealthTrans - Development DBA, Application Administrator

Development DBA Greenwood Village
Posted by: "Todd Chandler" tchandler@healthtrans.com

If you want to make a difference in a progressive and professional environment that challenges your mind, rewards your accomplishments, and recognizes the value you can add to the team, then consider working for HealthTrans.
HealthTrans is one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit administrators, and our strong growth is noteworthy in the industry. We've appeared on the Denver Business Journal's Fastest Growing Privately Held Large Companies and on the Inc. 500/5000 lists for the past five years.
To support our continued progress, HealthTrans is seeking career-minded individuals who thrive in a client-centric, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.
HealthTrans offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with a company match and immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and holiday pay.
Immediate Opening: Development DBA
Location: Greenwood Village
Employment Status: Fulltime

Candidates please apply at careers@healthtrans.com
SUMMARY

This position will be responsible and accountable for all aspects and areas of Development Database Administration. It will also be responsible for maintaining the Oracle, MS SQL Server, & IQ databases and applications in a development environment. This person will require strong technical expertise and the ability to interface and support all levels of users. Also, this position requires leadership, to act as a mentor and innovator. This DBA must be able to backfill for any production DBA in their absence. This position requires in depth knowledge of Enterprise Application Development and database needs through database design and implementation. Responsible for architecting database solutions to maximize system availability and “up time� during application and system upgrades. This position requires strong data modeling skills with the flexibility to meet the company goals. This position will work closely with development to create sound application solutions that are maximized for performance. This person will be responsible for keeping the Development, Test, & QA environments in sync with Production.

JOB DUTIES

* Support and maintain Oracle & MS SQL Server databases & applications, includes the analysis and architecture for the new versions of Oracle & MS SQL Server. (Sybase IQ is a nice to have)
* Design and maintain data model for reporting database in legacy and new systems. This person will collaborate with the reporting development team (Strong modeling skills needed).
* Define and develop physical and logical data models to support departmental and functional reporting needs
* Design and maintain data model for OLTP environments in collaboration with the development team (Strong modeling skills needed).

* System tuning, performance monitoring, and database maintenance for Oracle & MS SQL Server databases. (Sybase IQ is a nice to have)
* Work closely with development to assist with application design and development as they interface with the databases.
* Responsible for architecting seamless database upgrades and migrations.
* Support and tuning specific to reporting databases.
* Will attend design reviews, review explain plans, SQL, PL/SQL, & TSQL code reviews and other general database administrations tasks as required.
* Knowledge and experience with SQLNET and other database communications.
* Database security policy implementation of backup and recovery policies.
* Optimization of SQL, PL/SQL, TSQL.
* Develop guidelines and best practices to ensure data standardization and consistency
* Will work as a member of the centralized DBA team to provide business departments with development support.
* Work with departmental team(s) during their design and testing cycles to insure a proper understanding and stable implementation are achieved.
* RMAN backups
* Administer databases across multiple platforms.
* Production database support (required as backup), Problem identification, and resolution during off hour / weekend coverage.
* Backfill for any DBA in their absence.
* Mentor team members.
* This position has a on call requirement only as backup when another DBA is not available.
* Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelors of Science Degree in: Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent years of experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

5+ years’ experience as a DBA.
3+ of those years’ experience as a senior DBA.
We are looking for the following experience and skills:
Large Oracle databases running in an AIX environment.
Oracle tool set for database maintenance and development.
Experience in high volume OLTP databases
Data modeling experience is required
Experience in physical and logical data modeling, establishing data architecture frameworks, and meta-data management
Knowledge of business application a plus.
Supporting Oracle applications in a high tech environment.
Oracle workflow design and implementation.
Strong Oracle PL/SQL
MS SQL Server/ Sybase Transact SQL
Oracle 9i, 10g, & 11g features, SQL and UNIX shell scripting.
MS SQL Server databases.
Sybase IQ is a plus.
C, JAVA, ERWIN, Sybase Power Designer, and Oracle OEM are a plus.
Self-motivated, confident, detail oriented, excellent organizational skills, and the desire to learn.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work without supervision
Leadership and strong interpersonal skills.


No phone calls or agencies please
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Application Administrator Greenwood Village
Posted by: "Todd Chandler" tchandler@healthtrans.com

If you want to make a difference in a progressive and professional environment that challenges your mind, rewards your accomplishments, and recognizes the value you can add to the team, then consider working for HealthTrans.

HealthTrans is one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit administrators, and our strong growth is noteworthy in the industry. We've appeared on the Denver Business Journal's Fastest Growing Privately Held Large Companies and on the Inc. 500/5000 lists for the past five years.

To support our continued progress, HealthTrans is seeking career-minded individuals who thrive in a client-centric, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.

HealthTrans offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with a company match and immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and holiday pay.
Immediate Opening: Application Administrator
Location: Greenwood Village
Employment Status: Fulltime

Candidates please apply at careers@healthtrans.com


SUMMARY

The Application Administrator is responsible for the implementation and administration of internal business applications, IT utility applications, as well as customer facing applications. This key position will collaborate closely with the IT Operations, System Administration, DBA and Engineering teams, as well as Development and QA to provide stable, scalable application environments. This role is accountable for maintaining applications, including release management, patching, monitoring, and upgrades. This will include participation in application specific forums, technology symposiums, users groups, etc., as well working with vendors to define technology stacks and develop roadmaps for the solutions.



JOB DUTIES

Essential Duties:

Primary responsibilities will include the administration and support for internal applications, including installation, configuration and administration of the following systems:
• SharePoint
• CRM
• Tivoli – Job Scheduler
• Data Stage
• Element Tool
• Monitoring solutions – Splunk, Nagios, etc.
• Cognos
• Discover
• Oracle (client installs)
• PDE Environment
• WTX Environment
• Backup for Windows environment


Other duties as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Works with Infrastructure and Operations, Database Administration, Development and QA teams to troubleshoot potential environment issues and determine new requirements.

• Establishes and refines repeatable, structured processes and procedures for creating and administering application environments; including application and configuration management and change control procedures, as necessary.

• Documents and updates repeatable, structured processes and procedures for creating and administering application environments.

• Concurrently manage multiple technical projects and environments.



EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent of 3-5 years of related experience
and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS


• 3 - 5 years' experience in systems and/or application administration, development and support.

• Must have an understanding of the interdependencies between systems software, application software, network, and the multiple platforms supported, as well as an understanding of the needs of business units, customers, and end users.

• Able to work and contribute to a team environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Must be flexible, detail oriented and organized.

• Ability to multitask with multiple projects and work independently.

• Microsoft Windows System Administration.

• Knowledge of databases.

• Knowledge of UNIX environments, i.e.,command lines, etc.

• Proven experience and administration of internal IT applications.

• Proven experience with supporting multiple applications in a 24x7x365 environment and partake in the on-call rotation.

• Solid understanding and working with or administrating Linux or Windows servers.

• Troubleshooting expertise.

• Knowledge and utilization of open source software, a plus

Webroot - Network Engineer

Network Engineer - Broomfield
Posted by: "Jon Landau" JLandau@webroot.com

Webroot is moving to Broomfield in January - this job will be based in
our brand new Corporate HQ in Broomfield



Network Engineer



Webroot is seeking a Network Engineer to support our IT organization and
assist with the installation, support and maintenance of our internal
data networks. This is a fast-paced, challenging role where you will
partner with other members of our IT team, including other Network
Engineers and Systems Administrators, to drive greater efficiencies
across our corporate WANs and LANs. The position will require some
on-call support, as necessary.



RESPONSIBILITIES



Administration of all internal network hardware and software including:

* Routers and Switches

* Firewalls

* Wireless

* VPN

* Phone system



REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* 3 - 7 years experience in a professional, hands-on Networking
Engineering role

* MUST have 3+ years experience working with Juniper network
gear (Foundry experience a plus)

* MUST 3+ years experience working with Checkpoint firewalls

* Knowledge of VOIP, SIP and H323 protocols

* Ability to review and make recommendations on vendor contracts
and software

* Excellent customer service skills addressing the needs of both
the external and internal customer with strong communication and process
skills

* An active CCNA certification required

* Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or equivalent
experience



DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

* Checkpoint NG(X) certification

* Avaya hardware and software experience

* Juniper SSL-VPN experience

* BGP, OSPF and MPLS configuration experience



If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized
worldwide leader in security technology, 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

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(r)
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.





Jon Landau | Recruiting Director

__________________________________



Webroot
2560 55th Street

Boulder, CO 80301 USA



Phone: 303.450.5989

E-mail: jlandau@webroot.com
Web: www.webroot.com

TIAA-CREF - Senior Sys Administrator

Senior Sys Administrator - Messaging
Posted by: "Brice, Paul" PBrice@tiaa-cref.org

Position:

Senior Systems Administrator - Messaging



Job Description:

[Messaging Systems Administration]

This position will be a part of the Messaging and Collaboration group
with responsibilities for administering and supporting the Corporate
Email solutions that utilize MS Exchange platform, Blackberry, Office
Communication system, Cisco Ironport appliances and Messaging Compliance
environments. This will include establishing administration and support
processes and procedures according to email best practices, assisting
with system optimization activities, firming up messaging toolkits and
documentation. This person will work with our Application Development
areas and Testing organization for supporting application usage of the
Email platforms. This person will also process user requests for
Microsoft Exchange and other messaging services and provide 2nd/3rd
level support to the Desktop Support teams, Application teams and
Service Desk for troubleshooting and correcting user and application
related Email issues.



Skills and Experience:



Good organizational and time-management skills

Ability to communicate effectively while working in a team environment

Strong problem solving and analytical skills and ability to be detail
oriented

Excellent documentation and communications skills

2+ Years Microsoft Windows Exchange 2003 administration experience

2+ Years Windows and Linux Operating System experience

Email Perimeter security management experience (Cisco Ironport
preferred)

Email Compliance system experience (Symantec Enterprise Vault preferred)



Qualifications:



Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or
equivalent. [This requirement may be met either through a formal degree
program or through an equivalent level of experience]

MCSE + Messaging

Cisco CICSP

A+ Certification

Network+ Certification




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Return Path - Software Engineer, Web Developer

Software Engineer - Broomfield, CO
Posted by: returnpathrecruiter@gmail.com

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


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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Software Engineer - Automation -- Broomfield, CO
Posted by: returnpathrecruiter@gmail.com

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.


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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Web Developer - Broomfield, CO
Posted by: returnpathrecruiter@gmail.com

Are you a PHP guru who loves building great web applications? Can you write SQL with one hand tied behind your back, and code JavaScript, HTML and CSS in your sleep? 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 Web Developer 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 Web Developer at Return Path you will be building the next generation of web-based 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 We're Looking For:

3-5 years recent professional software development experience, primarily focused on PHP

Advanced knowledge in web technologies including JavaScript, CSS and HTML

Strong SQL skills

A passion for usability and building awesome interfaces

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


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

Friday, November 19, 2010

Starz Entertainment - Telecommunication Billing Analyst

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 and original programming entertainment service provider operating in the United States. The company offers 16 premium channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 17.3 million and 31.9 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs in total more than 1,000 movies and original series every month across its pay TV channels. Starz Entertainment is recognized as a pay TV leader in providing HD, On Demand, HD On Demand and online advanced services for its Starz, Encore and MoviePlex brands. 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 the Liberty Starz tracking stock group.


Primary Responsibility:


The Telecommunications Billing Analyst is the central coordination point for Telecommunication Service provisioning, invoice processing and billing analysis.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for auditing invoices, billing accuracy and processing invoices for payment.

· Responsible for receipt and timely, accurate validation of processing telecommunication invoices.

· Coordinate provisions of telecommunication inventory (voice lines, data circuits, audio conferencing, calling cards, web conferencing, video conferencing, and wireless)

· Work closely with engineers and vendors on circuit ordering, changes and disconnects.

· Coordinate and manage procurement, deployment and tracking of mobile devices

o Coordinate number porting with carriers

o Responsible for receipt of new devices, asset tagging and inventory tracking

· Work with vendors to provide trending reports to management for usage and cost.

· Assist with special projects, such as savings initiatives, MPLS migrations, VoIP implementations, and audits.

· Coordinate with internal Accounting and vendors to resolve past-due balances and conduct research on payments and/or billing.

· Establish and maintain good working relationships with clients and vendors.

· Prepare dispute claims and complete documentation to communicate results to management and vendors.

· Identify any discrepancies on invoices, research billing details and communicate
issues to various telecommunication vendors for prompt billing disputes and credits.

· Assist in the development of new procedures and automation where possible to verify accuracy of invoices.

· Work with Information Technology Finance team to review monthly telecommunication cost for outlook and telecommunication accruals while assisting in vendor contract negotiations.



Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT or similar field; Minimum five years in the Telecommunications field; extensive experience in telecommunication invoicing and billing; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Knowledgeable in all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Project software applications.

· Knowledge and understanding of telecommunications services (local, long distance, data, audio conferencing, calling cards).

· Must have through understanding of carrier billing procedures, including those of Verizon, Sprint, Qwest, AT&T and others.

· Knowledge of vendor specific tools to analyze usage and reduce costs.


TO APPLY:

Apply on-line at www.starz.com. Or mail your cover letter and resume and reference the Job #168040HJ to: SEG, Attn: Recruitment Specialist, 8900 Liberty Circle, Englewood, CO 80112; fax to (720) 852-5891. Drug test maybe req'd of successful candidate. No Phone Calls Please. EOE

Thursday, November 11, 2010

WildBlue - Sr Engineer Tools Development

Location
Denver, CO

Job Responsibilities
WildBlue, a subsidiary of ViaSat, is the premier Ka- band satellite Internet service provider in the U.S., offering affordable broadband Internet access to everyone, regardless of where they live. The consumer broadband service delivers affordable two-way Internet access via satellite to virtually any home or small business, especially the estimated 11.5 million homes not connected to wired networks, such as DSL, cable, and fiber.
Plan, design and implement system management tools to help Engineering and Operations organizations supervise and manage WildBlue’s network. Development of such tools require interfacing with various Access Network equipment, Data Communication equipment, Satellite Telemetry & Control systems, RF Monitoring systems, Service Provisioning systems, Network and Element Management systems and Databases.

Work with other engineering team members in establishing benchmarks, metrics and procedures for evaluating system level performance for WildBlue network and services. Develop tools that simulate/emulate WildBlue network. Run performance test in simulated, emulated and real-world environments to evaluate and compare system performance.

Participate in the design, implementation, deployment and maintenance of complex web user interfaces for a variety of applications.

Develop tools and processes to help maintain and manage WildBlue Satellite Gateway Earth Stations as well as various laboratories and field test platforms used for functionality and performance validation.

Automate, in a variety of scripting languages, standardized Test Procedures that are used repeatedly for functionality and performance validation of new hardware and software releases from equipment vendors.

Define, implement and maintain development and quality- assurance environments for the tools including the Sun/Windows servers, software development tools and databases.

Assist the Technical Operations organization in troubleshooting and resolving problems with tools and systems in real time. The person shall be able to handle escalations from Network Operations Center on 24x7 basis.



Experience/Skills Required


Must have specific experience with a scripting language (Expect/Tcl, Perl, Python, Shell). Must have specific experience with CGI, JavaScript, DOM and Web Based application development frameworks. Must have prior experience with Object Oriented Design and programming in C, C++ and Java.

Experience in interactive web user interface design and implementation Required, including browser side Javascript, dynamic HTML generation, AJAX, JSON, Dreamweaver, CSS and "Web 2.0" technologies. Familiarity or experience with emerging HTML 5 standards and technology is a plus

Must have prior experience working with databases (Oracle, MySQL) and have an intermediate to expert knowledge of SQL.

Must have experience working on both UNIX (Solaris, FreeBSD, Linux) and Windows platforms. Must have good understanding of the software development processes, software configuration management tools and practices, as well as the software quality assurance practices required to build, enhance and deploy production-worthy tools on an aggressive schedule.

Familiarity with laboratory work in support of system testing, data communications theory, network troubleshooting procedures, packet generators and analyzers is highly desirable.

Must have strong problem solving skills with specific ability to analyze and troubleshoot a variety of issues. Good written and oral communication skills are essential.

A good understanding of TCP/IP and HTTP protocols is highly desirable. Knowledge of Web-caching and Performance Enhancing Proxies is a definite plus.

Desirable to have some knowledge of the technology behind DOCSIS based Cable Access Networks.

Familiarity with either a Satellite Ground Station or Cable Head-end operational environment, including the Device and Service Provisioning workflow is a plus.

Must be a team player and have demonstrated ability to work within and across teams.

Must be creative, driven and disciplined.




Education Requirements
BA/BS or equivalent experience

Travel Required
Up to 25 percent

US Citizenship Required?
US Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status Required

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Great-West - Java/J2EE Developer, Test Automation Team Lead

Great-West is currently hiring a Senior Software Systems Engineer to join our Financial Services team of technical professionals and play a role in developing JAVA business component APIs and frameworks.


Requirements:

•A minimum of 4 years of object-oriented design/development required, including a minimum of 4 or more year's JAVA/J2EE programming and mid-tier development
•Design, code, analyzes, evaluates, tests, debugs, documents, and implements complex software apps.
•2 years of Web Services experience
•Previous experience with a relational database query language such as Oracle SQL including tuning
•Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, or equivalent applicable work experience.
•Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic work environment.
•Positive attitude and strong interpersonal/communication skills are required
•On-call for 24/7 environment on a periodic cycle.


Other desirable experience:

•Application Servers such as BEA Weblogic or JBoss
•UNIX operating systems such as Sun Solaris or Linux, Tools & Utilities
•XML, EJB, CORBA, JDBC
•Iona Orbix
•Ant, MAVEN, CA Harvest
•Sun JAVA Certification
•Web Services (Axis2) / SOA




With more than a century of experience in providing financial security for Americans, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company serves millions of customers through a range of retirement savings products and services, life insurance, and annuities. Headquartered in metro Denver with offices around the country, Great-West is a leading provider of employer-sponsored retirement savings plans. It also provides annuity and life insurance products for individuals, families and corporate executives. Our corporate departments - including Corporate Administration, Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Investment Management, and Legal - support our business segments. Great-West has consistently received high industry ratings for financial strength.



For more information, please visit Great-West Life & Annuity at www.greatwest.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.



You'll find good people at Great-West.
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Great-West Financial Services is currently hiring a Automated/Regression Quality Assurance Lead to join our FASCore (Financial Administrative Services Corporation) team of professionals. FASCore is a subsidiary of Great-West and a leader of 401(k) record keeping services. The Position will be leading a team of 3 QA professionals in the implementation and enhancement of our HP Quality Center tool suite. This position will also work with the FASCore systems Business Analyst/Testers on staff to increase the quality of testing processes and procedures.


Responsibilities:

Develop a comprehensive testing vision to increase the quality of deliverables. This vision should make software QA testing more efficient and transparent to customers.
Work with the management team to understand and analyze requirements for setting up the Quality Testing environment
Administer and maintain the suite of HP Quality Center tools.
Drive the use of Quality Center for Defect Tracking and Test planning throughout the department.
Position Requires:

Bachelors Degree in computer science, business administration, or engineering or equivalent work experience.
At least three years of software testing and business analysis experience is required.
Must have a strong knowledge of testing methodologies and the development lifecycle.
Strong leadership and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communications kills, both written and verbal.
Knowledge of Oracle is a plus.
Business knowledge of 401(k), 457 or 403(b) retirement plans would be a great bonus.
A top performer in this role is one who takes initiative, is self-motivated, and able to juggle multiple priorities. So, we are looking for candidates with these qualities as well.


Corporate Closing
You will find good people at Great-West. Our good people make us a good company to do business with and a great place to grow your career! The Financial Services Division of Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company encompasses business lines nationally known for providing group retirement and individual insurance products and services. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to more than 2 million plan participants in the corporate, government, and healthcare/non-profit markets. FASCore, LLC, which specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration, serves more than 2.7 million participant accounts including those of financial institution clients. The Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to corporate executives. Through the Financial Services Division, Great-West is a leader in the delivery of products and services that help customers across the country secure their financial future. For more information, please visit us at www.greatwest.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

Cobank - Technology Manager

Manages application development, implementation, and production support/maintenance activities for the Business Intelligence team in Information Technology (IT) department. Provides thought leadership and contributes to establishment of technical direction for business intelligence and data warehousing applications supporting CoBank and Farm Credit Leasing functions. Performs hands-on design, coding/configuration, testing, implementation, on-call and maintenance tasks. Supervises senior software engineers, software engineers, developers or other technical resources.

Knowledge and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or relevant discipline and
8+ years experience in software development/maintenance and
Structured system design/development, preferably in banking or financial services industry; or appropriate combination of education and experience.
Advanced skills and experience in Informatica and Cognos toolsets.
Advanced skills in developing SQL queries.
Advanced knowledge and skills in business intelligence and data warehousing concepts.
Experience working in an Oracle environment.
Intermediate supervisory experience required, advanced personnel development and coaching skills preferred.
Knowledge of emerging technologies, industry trends and best practices, and ability to incorporate as appropriate into the CoBank environment.
Excellent teamwork, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
Excellent problem solving, oral and written communications skills.
Advanced ability to maintain and enhance applications developed in Informatica, Cognos and .NET.
Ability to conduct peer and subordinate design and code reviews and evaluate the quality of IT deliverables.
Ability to identify changes in scope or work effort that could result in budgetary overrun or missed delivery dates.
Intermediate experience with loan processing, banking, leasing or packaged ERP applications preferred.

Other Requirements
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and supports the team’s goals above individual goals.
Ability to contribute to IT process, organizational, and operational improvements.
Occasional travel required.
Ability to provide regular 24x7 on-call production support.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Wall Street on Demand - Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer - Boulder, CO
Posted by: "Lauren Trunick" lauren.trunick@wallst.com

Quality Assurance Engineer

What You Offer
Do you want an innovative environment, technical challenges, and brilliant colleagues in addition to business stability? Wall Street on Demand, Inc. has doubled in size the last two years and continues to look for exceptional people who want to solve hard problems and truly make a difference at work.

A bachelor's degree is preferred with a minimum of 1 to 3 years in Software Quality Assurance. Experience with testing web based applications. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills. The ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously Familiar with multiple web browsers and OS platforms. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. A knowledge of finance and the financial markets is a plus.

What We Offer
Wall Street on Demand, Inc. is a growing organization, headquartered at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, CO, focused on the design, development and hosting of financial web sites, reports, and tools. We deliver innovative, high quality products to help our clients and their customers visualize, manipulate and understand complex financial information. Our compelling, presentation-rich services for financial professionals and individual investors have won acclaim for our clients, many of whom rank at the top of the Gomez and Forbes awards. Our products are custom designed for each client, completely private-labeled, and fully integrated into the client's other offerings.

Benefits
Wall Street on Demand, Inc. offers a dynamic work environment that creates an abundance of opportunities for motivated individuals, a great benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, flexible spending account, 3 weeks' vacation, alternative transportation incentives, unlimited chocolate, and a fun, healthy environment!

Wall Street On Demand is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Resume, cover letter, code and salary requirements are required for consideration. Please email jobs@wallst.com. You will be contacted if we are interested in an interview. Please Note: No relocation packages are available at this time.

Salary is based on experience.

Tri-State - IT Applications

Tri-State is a Denver based progressive and rapidly growing non-profit consumer owned wholesale supplier of electric power to forty-four distribution cooperatives in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and New Mexico. With over 1100 employees, Tri-State operates and maintains fossil fuel power plants with owned coal-fired capacity of 1826 megawatts, gas turbines with 526 megawatts of capacity, and over 5000 miles of high voltage transmission lines.
Responsible for managing and directing application systems projects and database administration activities in support of corporate Information Technology activities.

* Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Technology, Computer Science or related area, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

* Ten (10) years of progressive related Information Technology experience, which includes five (5) years' supervisory experience.

* Experience with Oracle databases, TCP/IP, VMS, UNIX, DEC Pathworks. Windows is desirable.

* Extensive knowledge of the development of computer applications and database administration; expertise in client/server environment is desirable.

* Extensive knowledge of large scale computer systems, networks, and workstation hardware and software.

* Working knowledge of programming languages SQL, SAS, Oracle Forms and other 4th generation languages.

* Ability to conduct successful negotiations and enhance and maintain effective relationships between functional areas and staff.

* Ability to plan, organize and direct the work of others in a team environment.

* Ability to assimilate technical information and to communicate it to non technical personnel.

* Working knowledge of budget preparation and administration.

* Working knowledge of hardware and software contracts.

* Willingness to travel as required.

Competitive salary and benefits package, including possible relocation assistance.

To apply for this position submit resume and salary history online at www.tristategt.org, then click on Careers, or mail to: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., HR (DICEITM), PO Box 33695, 1100 W. 116th Avenue Denver, CO 80233

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Assoc., Inc

Charles Schwab - Software Developer

Organization Objective/Purpose:

Advisor Services Technology has an opening for a Grade 56, Developer. This person will be part of a development team responsible for building mission critical, highly available systems for the Schwab Advisor Services business. Clients are browser based ASPX, PowerBuilder or .Net. Middleware services use WebLogic/Java, Messaging, Web Services, API and file transfer communication to core services.

Brief Description of Role:

Candidate should have experience deploying systems across an enterprise. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential. This person would frequently interface with clients and users. Established team-player mentality required. Provide 3rd level production support as needed. This person would need to be able to troubleshoot mission critical production system problems under time bound situations. Demonstrated ability to design and develop on a single moderate-to-high complexity project, or on concurrent low complexity projects.

Technical/FunctionalQualifications:

Required Skills: BS degree in computer science, engineering or a related field. A minimum of 3 years experience in software development. Recent experience building multi-tier in Java or C# applications including GUI development. For JAVA developers working knowledge of Java Swing, Xtreme Frameworks, and Toplink and a conceptual understanding of all J2EE technologies. For C# developers working knowledge of net 2.0 framework, net 3.0, .net 3.5. visual studio .net 2005, visual studio .net 2008, c#, asp.net 2.0, asp.net 3.5, asp.net ajax, sql server 2005, sql server 2008, sql server ssis, t-sql, silverlight. Additional experience in of XML, IBM WSMQ, JMS, SQL, Design expertise modeling business, data access and service objects is desired. Working knowledge of UNIX, Linux and Windows operating systems. Working knowledge of ASPX, WebForm, Atlas. Experience with IIS, WebLogic, and WebSphere. Experience with full development life cycle (requirement definition, object oriented design, development, QA, and rollout). Additional experience with PowerBuilder, Net, Web Services, Apache Struts and JSP's, and Oracle 9i and/or 10g is a plus.
Preferred: Knowledge of financial services industry

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

GHX - Software Engineer

Responsible for the analysis, design, programming and unit testing on Web Applications utilizing Java, GWT, JSF, JSP, HTML/DHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Other duties may include developing testing tools to help ensure code quality, testing B2B software components, developing specifications, and developing supporting documentation.

Will work with other engineers, managers, Product Management, QA, and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions that meet company initiatives with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to development goals and principles.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Analysis, design, and implementation of Java-based web applications.
* User interface design and development
* Contribute to project document reviews, and design/code reviews.
* Adhere to IT Control Policies throughout design, development and testing.
* Incorporate Architectural Standards into application design specifications.
* Generate supporting unit tests as well as system test specifications and implementations.
* Develop scripts to generate automated deployment of developed solutions.
* Develop implementation and troubleshooting guides.
* Work independently with some day-to-day instruction and general direction for new assignments.
* Interact with product owners to verify and clarify requirements and design decisions.
* Work collaboratively and closely with QA in an Agile environment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* B.S. in Computer Science or related degree, or a combination of education and related experience
* 3+ years of professional Java development experience
* 3+ years experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant applications
* 3+ years experience required in object-oriented design methodology
* Experience with Web Application development utilizing Java, JSF, JSP, HTML/DHTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Web GUI development experience including extensive interaction with business logic layers
* Experience with using an RDMS, Oracle and/or SQL Server
* Experience with Application Server development, preferably JBOSS
* Experience with MVC architectures
* Knowledge of XML
* Must be able to work independently and as part of a team on multiple overlapping projects
* Strong problem solving and analytical skills
* Strong written and oral communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience working as an individual contributor on an Agile team using SCRUM daily standup meetings, burndown charts, sprint planning/retrospectives
* GWT experience
* Portal experience a strong plus
* UNIX experience
* Experience with web services


GHX provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. GHX complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

GHX expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GHX's employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
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Java ETL Developer
Louisville, CO
We have a contract to hire Java Developer position:

* 7+ years hands-on experience in software development.
* 5+ years experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant applications.
* 5+ years experience in object-oriented design methodology and application development in Java, including J2EE, Struts, JSP, and JDBC.
* 5+ years experience with Oracle, UNIX, and PL/SQL.
* Must possess strong understanding of Oracle ETL standards.
* Experience with Tomcat.

For consideration and more information, email your resume, hourly rate and availability.

ProjectCC

Cricket Communications - Analyst Business Reporting II Product Marketing

Job Summary This role leverages your abilities as a self-starter, your attention to detail, and your ability to quickly digest large amounts of data and identify patterns and key findings. You will support the product team on business requirements, report development, data mining, sales performance measures, tool development and market research using ad-hoc analysis methods and statistical modeling techniques. We are looking for someone who will combine a passion for numbers with a passion to design the best possible products to service our customers.

Essential Functions

Product Metrics and Reporting: Create and distribute business dashboards to track key performance metrics and Serve as Business/Working Owner for reporting and data projects. Drive projects and focus on the overall perspective across all customer-facing channels. Partner with EPMO Project Manager on implementation of reporting and metrics tracking. Design - Work with internal and external cross-functional groups to identify the metrics, work with data management on report structures, systems and format, manage stakeholder inputs and timelines and define payment processes, make recommendations on reporting tools and systems from Excel to Oracle, etc. Develop - Create a reporting strategy and roadmap, partner with internal and external cross-functional groups to build, test and refine the reports, work with the Product team on new features, services and rate plans Manage - Monitor and troubleshoot reporting systems and processes, interface with reporting partners regularly, lead reporting summits and operational reviews with internal partners. Analyze customer behaviors, identify patterns, understand what is and is not working with our products. Makes recommendations to the product team. Develop reporting requirements for billing system and new wireless prepaid service models. Review and analyze the following types of reports: financial, engineering, customer care, supply chain, retail sales, service usage trends and others. Collaborate with Finance, Data Management, IT/Billing, Engineering, Customer Care, Product Marketing and external partners on a regular basis to review metrics, identify opportunities, improve data accuracy and troubleshoot. Market research Provide statistical support to market research organization.

Ad Hoc Analyses: Support ad-hoc requests for product, operational and customer experience data. Participate in key cross-functional development and implementation meetings to ensure systems and process details are in alignment with customer business tools, functions, and strategic direction. Review, provide critical feedback, and in some cases author requirements documents that ultimately influence the applications and services used across vendors and technology platforms.

Education: Bachelor's degree in business, mathematics or statistics, related discipline, or equivalent experience

Job Requirements: 5+ years experience in a reporting and data analysis role with responsibility for creating, developing, and analyzing reports in connection with a revenue generating products Very strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communications skills, including a high degree of comfort preparing and delivering presentations to senior management. Excellent relationship building skills and ability to work closely with internal groups in order to obtain critical data, i.e. customer care, engineering, supply chain, sales, etc. Highly analytical with ability to create dashboards and reports (based on multiple data sources) that will generate insights in order to help run the business Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel modeling techniques and financial analysis tools and methods; Knowledge of SQL & other database management and reporting/query software. Ability to join multiple, disparate databases. Experience extracting data from Oracle or MSSQL Server databases. Combining data from multiple sources and aggregating to produce various reports in Excel. Proficient in MS Office Consumer products or services preferred

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Kaiser Permanente - Data Modeler

The Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO) Business Intelligence Strategy (BIS) Program was developed to enable KPCO to take advantage of the wealth of clinical and claim data to enhance our competitive advantage. The KPCO region has evolved in its data management and analytical capabilities over the years using a variety of approaches, technologies, data sources and support models.
The investment in a long-term Business Intelligence (BI) solution that is scalable to meet ongoing business demands is being recognized as an imperative for the organization, as it has reached an understanding that a mature BI environment is a necessary enabler in achieving many of the goals defined in the regional strategy. Due to the complex nature of the KPCO application environments and how the data is managed between these systems, databases, and business applications, an experienced data modeler is needed to manage the data relationships, the content of the data and how the data is used to manage our business.
Essential Functions:
- Lead business information modeling for large, complex projects and to ensure that project information conforms to corporate information architecture standards.
- Demonstrated domain knowledge of claims, membership, benefits and providers and clinical healthcare.
- Collaborate with all application delivery teams including business clients, data analysts, data modelers, ETL developers, business analysts, DBA's and report developers regarding data, sourcing, how the data will be used and managed.
- Research and evaluate alternative solutions and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective systems solutions.
- Identify, research and recommend new methods for supporting information management as it relates to data management.
- Consult with IT staff and clients to determine the impact of new or revised applications on information infrastructure and architecture.
- Work with business consulting leads and business clients to analyze business information requirements and translate into logical and physical database designs.
- Works with IT peers to ensure integration of data models across projects.
- Develop high-level database architectures and ensure that database designs are consistent with information architecture and information management industry standards.
- Ability to conduct sessions with business users to identify data sources, key facts and dimensions, that support the business requirements.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or 4 years of additional work experience
- Minimum of 12 years of Information Technology experience, preferably in large, complex organizations.
- Minimum of 4 years experience data warehousing/business intelligence development and architecture experience (full life cycle).
- Minimum of 4 years experience deploying and supporting large, complex data warehouse/business intelligence solutions (full life cycle).
- Minimum of 4 years experience designing relational (conceptual, logical, physical) and dimensional data models for data warehouse/business intelligence.
- Minimum of 4 years experience working with a range of RDBMS (Oracle, Teradata, DB2, etc).
- Extensive experience integrating disparate systems into conformed dimensions.
- Strong hands-on ERwin data modeling tool experience.
- Strong experience with SQL query and RDBMS tuning.
- Strong experience working with UNIX (AIX, etc).
- Understanding of data integration tools (Informatica, etc).
- Understanding of metadata repository processes and tools
- Understanding of business intelligence reporting tools (Business Objects, Cognos, etc).
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work closely with technical teams and business users of the data warehouse/business intelligence environments.
- Establish and manage data modeling, data integration, data access standards and best practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters Degree

Monday, November 08, 2010

Intrado - Production Database Administrator

Production Database Administrator, Intrado, Longmont, CO
Posted by: "Sherard, Jeff" Jeff.Sherard@intrado.com

Overview
We are looking for an experienced Oracle DBA with 10-15 years experience. Other database experience like MSSQL or mysql is an asset.
Your role will be to conduct support and maintenance activities, work tickets to support our customers environments as well as participate in various project initiatives.

Skills/Background/Education
* A University degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related discipline
* Oracle 9/10/11 Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) DBA
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills with a strong orientation towards customer service.
* Strong critical thinking and analytical skills

Experience
* We are looking for intermediate to senior candidates only.
* Ideally you have been part of a support organization and involved in implementation projects.
* Demonstrated experience supporting an Oracle environment on Linux, UNIX, or Windows.
* Experience working with project managers to implement new projects and resolve issues
* You have demonstrated experience liaising with customers of an IT organization.

Candidate will also provide support for additional systems providing recommendations for setup, layout and requirements. Ensure databases are accessible to mission applications, troubleshoot database related issues.

Candidate must have sufficient formal and/or information training experience in DBMS administration and maintenance, database design, analysis, and management, extensive experience as a designer/information systems analyst, database manager or database administrator.

Responsibilities
* Manage corporate Oracle database architecture, interconnections, and schemas for the storage and retrieval of corporate information in a high transaction rate, mission critical 24x7 environments.
* Database planning, scaling, and capacity planning activities
* Database design, index creation, database optimization, and performance tuning
* Design and implement new data models, tables, and schemas to support new functionality as the business demands
* Administration and management of all database software patches and upgrades
* Ensure high availability, backup, and recovery of production databases
* Manage physical standby/failover servers in remote facilities
* Support the database application programming activities of the development group
* Work with developers to move test code into production
* Develop PL/SQL stored procedures to support applications
* Proven ability to manage an Oracle database infrastructure in a high transaction/high availability environment
* Knowledge and experience with Oracle database maintenance
* Experience in database design, index creation, capacity planning, tuning, and optimization
* Strong skills in database protection, backup, and recovery (RMAN, DataGuard, etc...)
* Oracle RAC and other high availability architectures experience a must
* Data Warehousing experience (desired, but not required)
* Excellent written and oral communications skills with demonstrated commitment to production of high quality documentation
* Professional demeanor and strong work ethic
* Demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service

VMware - Sr. Linux Systems Administrator

Sr. Linux Systems Administrator at VMware in Broomfield, CO
Posted by: "Daniel" d_ochoa_22@yahoo.com

Please forward resume to Danny Ochoa .....dochoa@vmware.com for immediate consideration.


Job Title: Senior Linux Systems Administrator


About VMware and Virtualization:

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven virtualization solutions that significantly reduce IT complexity. VMware accelerates an organization's transition to cloud computing, while preserving existing IT investments and enabling more efficient, agile service delivery without compromising control. Organizations rely on VMware, its partners and its industry-leading virtual infrastructure platform, VMware vSphere, to energize their business through IT, while saving energy—financial, human and the Earth's. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion, VMware has more than 170,000 customers and 25,000 partners worldwide. VMware's award-winning technology, market-leading position and culture of excellence provide our 7,000+ employees in 40+ locations worldwide with a platform for professional growth and the excitement of being an early-stage innovator.


Description:

We are looking for a Linux Systems Engineer who will be responsible for supporting Enterprise systems in our Palo Alto and remote campuses. This person will serve as a senior member of a dynamic team of system administrators who are responsible for the design, implementation, and support of a high availability Linux Enterprise environment. Duties will involve design documentation, hands-on hardware installation of new environments, enhancing and streamlining existing systems, and replacing and restructuring of legacy systems. This environment will exclusively rely upon virtualization technologies and utilize all VMware products.


Essential Functions:

•Serve as an escalation point to resolve problems with the Linux based email system
•Administer multiple Linux servers running in high availability environment
•Configure and install new Linux systems/machines
•Perl and shell scripting to automate aspects of systems maintenance
•Linux systems performance, tuning, and enhancements
•Install patches, configure machines, provide overall support of the Linux environment
•Serve as an escalation point to resolve problems in Linux servers and users environment
•Experience in the design and implement of HA (High Availability) and Load Balanced solutions
•Design and document processes and procedures to automate common tasks
•Work closely with Software Engineers, Database Analysts, and Q/A personnel
•Mentor junior Linux systems administrators
•Root cause and failure analysis to resolve systems problems


Qualifications:

•6+ years of experience as an IT Linux server administrator
•4 years supporting OpenLDAP
•3-5 years hands on support of Postfix
•Strong working knowledge of MySQL
•Strong working knowledge/support of Unix based email system (sendmail, qmail etc.)
•Zimbra knowledge a strong plus
•3-5 Years hands on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL,Perl/Php) experience
•4+ years of experience administering RedHat and Ubuntu.
•Strong working knowledge of virtualization technologies and VMware products
•Strong knowledge of DNS and network tools (ping, traceroute, etc.)
•Strong scripting knowledge: Perl scripting, shell scripting and command line utilities
•Experience with supporting enterprise applications such as Oracle Financials and Oracle databases running on Linux
•Must be able to troubleshoot complex issues quickly and effectively
•Deep understanding of basic TCP/IP and internet protocols required
•Knowledge of NIS, LDAP, NFS, SMTP, IMAP, and X11R7 is required
•Knowledge of SAN/NAS management is a plus
•Off-hour and weekend work will be sometimes required


Education:

•Minimum 4-year degree in Engineering or Computer Science or related field or degree from Technical Trade School or equivalent experience

Friday, November 05, 2010

Metro Wastewater - Database Administrator

METRO WASTEWATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT

Oracle Database Administrator
Job Closes November 27, 2010.

ABOUT US - We process most of the wastewater for the Denver Metro area and are a nationally recognized leader in our industry. We have a 240-mile interceptor sewer system and treatment facilities for 185 million gallons per day of flow.

THE OPPORTUNITY - Responsible for the development, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, backup and restoration and support of the District's Oracle relational database management systems and Oracle's E-Business Suite of applications, which include AP, PO, GL, CE, PRC. Responsible for both the maintenance and monitoring of resources on Virtual based Operating Systems, both LINUX and Windows.

QUALIFICATIONS -
Required - Bachelor's degree in computer science or management information systems, or a combination of relevant education and experience; and possess a considerable amount of work experience in the information technology field, with demonstrated expertise in Oracle database administration. Able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of database analysis and design concepts, and a working knowledge of appropriate programming languages (as defined by current District needs), computer hardware and software, and peripheral equipment. Ability to work independently in solving complex problems and to work extended hours and alternative schedules as necessary to perform upgrades and other database and applications maintenance as needed.

Desired - Previous experience with LINUX and Windows operating systems, and Oracle based applications including Oracle E-Business Suite and Enterprise Manager. Experience with VMWare, a high available operating system solution for both LINUX and Windows. Experience using Microsoft Project Management tools and other Project Management tools.

TYPICAL DUTIES
1. Maintains and performs database administration tasks required for efficient database operations. Monitors and optimizes Oracle database performance; maintains database security; identifies and works with Technical Services to implement optimal backup solutions. Provides all appropriate Oracle database and Oracle E-Business Suite documentation, specifically pertaining to database cloning, application cloning, backup and restoration, and E-Business Suite Customizations.

2. Investigates, obtains and implements as needed, software updates for the Oracle database servers to ensure that the District's Oracle databases are maintained at the appropriate levels to meet the database based applications requirements and to also ensure that the databases remain in an Oracle supported status. Keeps Programming/Applications Support Supervisor aware of any de-support notices and security patches on the District's Oracle databases and Oracle based Applications, including the E-Business Suite.

3. Coordinates database application development including the creation and installation of all production, test and development databases. Functions as the lead technical resource for the development of database naming conventions to be used by all technical staff.

4. Responsible for evaluation and implementation of select District Oracle database applications to include upgrades and patches.

5. Works with other technical and non technical staff members to install, test and implement other Oracle database based application software upgrades and enhancements. Provide on-going support for Oracle E-Business Suite.

6. Investigates advanced technical directions in database technology and development toolsets and recommends proposed technical directions to the Programming/Applications Support Supervisor.

7. Perform as project lead for selected database applications to include the development of functional requirements and programming for select IT projects. Ability to create and manage detailed MS project schedules, manages consultant schedules and budgets, manage milestones, manage multiple projects simultaneously.

8. Performs other administrative and technical duties as needed.

COMPETITIVE SALARY & BENEFITS - Outstanding benefits including generous pension benefits, optional deferred compensation program, health/dental/vision/life insurances, reimbursed health/fitness & educational assistance programs, and flex scheduling.

TO APPLY - Visit www.metrowastewater.com or send application AND resume to Metro Wastewater, 6450 York St., Denver, CO 80229. Specify job title.

An Equal Opportunity Employer-Non Smoking Facility-Drug Screen & Background Check Required of Finalists

Cricket Communications - Sr. Database Software Engineer IV

Go team! Our human resources team contributors are GREAT! Together we unite!
when everyone is included, the possibilities are UNLIMITED!



Sr. Database Software Engineer IV - Englewood, CO
Posted by: "Travis Scott" tscott@cricketcommunications.com

Cricket Communications is looking for a talented Sr. Database Developer
to join our team in Englewood, CO.
Position Summary
This position involves designing and developing database objects (e.g.
tables, views, functions) to support front end OLTP and reporting
applications. The ideal developer will have thorough knowledge of SQL
(T-SQL, PL/pgSQL), experience with at least one other SQL language (e.g.
PL/Perl), and extensive experience with complex functions, code
optimization, and index tuning in SQL. This position requires a senior
level developer with extensive database design and coding experience to
help architect, design and develop databases using Microsoft SQL Server
technologies. Generally leads a group of database developers/engineers
in day-to-day activities. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is
expected.

Required Experience



* BS degree in CS, related discipline or relevant work experience
* 8-10 years experience in development of MS SQL Server Stored
Procedures and other T-SQL code.
* 8-10 years hands on experience in logical and physical data
modeling.
* 8-10 years experience in architecting, engineering, and designing
large scale database applications, including a strong understanding of
SDLC.
* 8-10 years experience designing and writing robust, extensible,
high-quality SQL code that meets business, technical and quality
requirements.
* Advanced skills in database performance tuning.
* Advanced skills using replication in a MS SQL Server environment.
* Advanced skills in database development methodologies, design and
implementation.
* Advanced project management experience including planning,
scheduling and tracking projects.
* Advanced Technical writing/documentation skills including data
structures, application code, user manuals, etc.
* Advanced organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
and ability to communicate with managerial, administrative and technical
staff to determine information needs, process/data flows and systems
definitions



To be considered for this opportunity, please email a copy of your
resume in MS Word to Travis Scott at tscott@cricketcommunications.com

About Cricket

Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless headquartered in
San Diego, CA, is an affordable wireless service providing flat-rate
unlimited products over high-quality, all-digital wireless networks that
feature the latest technology. Cricket serves customers across the
United States and is a pioneer of unlimited wireless services with no
long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers
customers access to a variety of the latest phones and mobile
applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging,
Mobile Web, popular games and ring-tones.

We are a fast growing, entrepreneurial, fast-paced, fun place to work.
We offer competitive pay; performance-based bonuses; free mobile phone
and service; paid time off; and advancement opportunities.

Cricket values diversity and inclusion – when everyone is included,
the possibilities are UNLIMITED! To learn more about other career
opportunities, Cricket Culture and benefits please visit:
http://www.mycricket.com/aboutcricket/careers/.

VMware - Manager IT Desktop and Client Engineering, Systems Administrator

Manager IT Desktop and Client Engineering at VMware in Broomfield,
Posted by: "dochoa.vmware" dochoa.vmware@yahoo.com

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume to Danny Ochoa ---- dochoa@vmware.com

Position: Manager IT Desktop and Client Engineering Reports to: IT Director, Global Client Services & International Operations

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven virtualization solutions that significantly reduce IT complexity. VMware accelerates an organization's transition to cloud computing, while preserving existing IT investments and enabling more efficient, agile service delivery without compromising control. Organizations rely on VMware, its partners and its industry-leading virtual infrastructure platform, VMware vSphere, to energize their business through IT, while saving energy-financial, human and the Earth's. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion, VMware has more than 190,000 customers and 25,000 partners worldwide. VMware's award-winning technology, market-leading position and culture of excellence provide our 8,200+ employees in 40+ locations worldwide with a platform for professional growth and the excitement of being an early-stage innovator.


Description:

VMware, one of the fastest growing software companies in the work as the recognized market leader in computing virtualization technology, seeks a dynamic Senior IT Client Services Manager capable of thriving in a face paced and team oriented environment. This will be a hands-on role, based in Broomfield Colorado, which will provide end user support for all desktop productivity tools including the virtualized desktop platform View, desktop hardware, software, peripherals, phones, data center operations, network connectivity to the desk and remote support. The position will work closely with the IT teams, other internal operating units, vendors, remote IT teams, and the business to ensure the IT support requirements are exceeded and supported in a timely fashion. This position should be considered as a day to day tactical team management role, but also as a very forward thinking, strategic role capable of forging the departments future with regards to organizational structure, tool recommendation, staffing, trending, and analysis to ensure SLA's are maintained on a daily basis as well as position the team for the future.

Principal Responsibilities

.Assume ownership and full accountability for various IT desktop operations support model, team, standards, end user policies and procedures for all sites in the Americas .Provide team leadership, mentorship, and management expertise on all IT daily operations related matters including but not limited to supporting desktop hardware, virtualized products, connectivity issues, phones, PDA's, data center operations, productivity tools and software .Assist the IT Infrastructure teams in International with technical recommendations for software, hardware, standards and solutions appropriate for a highly technical end user environment. If adopted, provide project coordination with implementation, deployment, documentation and training where appropriate to ensure successful deployment to the end users .Manage and direct all vendors and contractor activity with regards to any desktop related outsourced services .Data gathering and ability to drill down into specific IT operations root cause analysis, ability to proactively recommend effective courses of action, communicate resolution, policy and procedures to the various IT stakeholders, management and end user population .Strong technical ability and problem solving skills across all the IT disciplines including hardware, software, telephony and connectivity .Effectively managing and mentor the team's response to call resolution, prioritization, escalation and SLA management .Analyze and report on performance metrics to ensure customer service standards are being met, and are within the relevant security, operational and best practice guidelines .Represent the department and the IT operations environment as an active participate in various strategic initiatives, projects and business related activities that directly impact IT


Requirements

.Minimum 10 years IT experience
.Minimum 3 years experience in a Supervisory / Lead role over teams of IT Operations personnel .Strong leadership capability with effective delegation skills.
.Excellent knowledge in virtualization techniques .Advanced knowledge of all Microsoft OS applications including server and desktop environments .Advanced knowledge of all networking concepts and operating in a Cisco environment .Support exposure to Active Directory, Exchange 2007, virtual machines, networking technologies, antivirus and spam blocking technologies. Must have working knowledge of basic telephony .Strong customer service orientation .Proven project management skills .Must be highly organized, detail oriented and capable of multi-tasking .Excellent written and verbal communications skills with a highly professional appearance .Ability to establish strong relationships with Corporate management .Must be dynamic, innovative and capable of garnering the respect and high level trust required by the help desk and IT teams for this position to be successful.
.Regular travel required between Broomfield , Palo Alto and remote US sites

Education

.Bachelors' degree or equivalent experience required.
.VCP, MCSE, MCSA, CNE or other applicable industry certifications desired.
.VMware product experience desired.
________________________________________________________________________

Staff Systems Administrator at VMware in Broomfield, CO
Posted by: "dochoa.vmware" dochoa.vmware@yahoo.com

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume to Danny Ochoa ---- dochoa@vmware.com

****MUST HAVE AT LEAST 5 YRS LINUX EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION****

VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven virtualization solutions that significantly reduce IT complexity. VMware accelerates an organization's transition to cloud computing, while preserving existing IT investments and enabling more efficient, agile service delivery without compromising control. Organizations rely on VMware, its partners and its industry-leading virtual infrastructure platform, VMware vSphere, to energize their business through IT, while saving energy-financial, human and the Earth's. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion, VMware has more than 170,000 customers and 25,000 partners worldwide. VMware's award-winning technology, market-leading position and culture of excellence provide our 7,000+ employees in 40+ locations worldwide with a platform for professional growth and the excitement of being an early-stage innovator.

Department:

The IT organization enables VMware to function and continue to grow as the founder and leader in the virtualization space. IT team members play both key operational and strategic roles for VMware, participate in revenue-generating activity for the company, and own the complete delivery of our products and our community site. The IT team also has the charter to be a showcase for all of our VMware technology within VMware. Members of the IT team have a phenomenal opportunity to get a breadth of exposure to VMware's products and technology. The seasoned IT team leadership has experience working for leading Fortune 500 and start-up companies and is dedicated to hiring and supporting top IT and engineering talent, creating an intellectually-stimulating and team-oriented environment, and driving VMware's IT organization to be truly cutting edge.

Staff Systems Administrator (Tools)

As a Systems Administrator with the IT Operations Tools group you will assist in design, maintenance and documentation of our global monitoring infrastructure using various commercial and open source tools, work closely with production systems and application owners to provide best practice end-to-end monitoring and systems-management solutions and work with our monitoring software vendors to develop custom modules for systems / applications monitoring, dash boarding and reporting.
This position will assist with various other projects such as architecting and implementing a configuration management solution for production / staging systems environment in IT Operations.

Requirements:

-5+ years' experience Linux system administration, preferably in a
-5+ production operations environment
-Familiarity with systems management concepts, processes, and standards (ie SNMP) -Production monitoring experience and strong understanding of network protocols (SNMP, HTTP, TCP/IP, SMTP, etc) -Experience with administering, configuring, and troubleshooting multi-tiered production environments -Strong scripting / programming skills in Python (preferred) or Perl Strong understanding of current Web technologies (LAMP, AJAX, CSS, etc) -Strong sense of operations -Strong focus on the customer

Desired:

-Experience with virtualized infrastructures
-(vSphere/vCenter) and vCenter SDK Experience with open source monitoring solutions (Nagios, Zenoss, Cacti,
etc)
-Web application development (Python/Django, PHP/Cake, etc) and databases (MySQL) -Windows system administration experience Understanding of project management methodologies

GHX - Sr. Software Engineer

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Sr. Software Engineer - Object-oriented design / J
Posted by: "Rick Chinberg" rchinberg@ghx.com

Reporting to the Manager, Software Product Development, will deliver software solutions based on current technologies through all phases of the software development cycle.

Will be responsible for the analysis, design, programming and programmer testing on enhancements and software development projects. Will provide maintenance and support for existing software applications. Other duties to include developing testing tools to help ensure code quality, developing specifications, and developing supporting documentation, as needed.


Principle duties and responsibilities:

* Works with other engineers, managers, Product Management, QA, and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions that meet company initiatives with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to development goals and principles.

* Contributes to project document reviews, and design/code reviews.

* Adheres to IT Control Policies throughout design, development and testing, and incorporates Architectural Standards into application design specifications.

* Generates supporting unit tests, as well as system test specifications and implementations.

* Generates automated deployment of developed solutions.

* Develops implementation and troubleshooting guides.

* Works independently with some day-to-day instruction and general direction for new assignments.

* Interacts with customers to verify and clarify requirements and design decisions.

* Interacts with business analysts, product managers, and both internal and external clients to verify and clarify requirements and design decisions.

* May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

* B.S. in Computer Science or related degree, or a combination of education and related experience.

* 7+ years hands-on experience in software development.

* 5+ years experience in requirements analysis, design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant applications.

* 5+ years experience in object-oriented design methodology and application development in Java, including J2EE, Struts, JSP, and JDBC.

* 5+ years experience with Oracle, UNIX, and PL/SQL.

* Must possess strong understanding of Oracle ETL standards.

* Experience with Tomcat.

* Good understanding of Object Oriented design and development.

* Must be able to work independently and as part of a team on multiple overlapping projects.

* Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

* Strong written and oral communication skills, to include the ability to facilitate meeting discussions to identify effective solutions.

Preferred qualifications:

* Experience working on an Agile/Scrum environment.

* Experience with Application Server development, JBOSS, or other J2EE App Server a plus.


APPLY NOW***In order to apply for this position, please follow the below link to the GHX website: http://jobs-ghx.icims.com/jobs/intro


GHX provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. GHX complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
GHX expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of GHX's employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Rick Chinberg
Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

GHX
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