Thursday, November 11, 2010

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.