Thursday, December 30, 2010

City of Thornton - Programmer Analyst I/II

PROGRAMMER ANALYST I/II

SALARY
$59,078.00 - $81,421.00 ANNUALLY
PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 5:00 PM
(Position Opened: Tuesday, December 28, 2010)

STATUS: REGULAR FULL-TIME
FLSA EXEMPT/EXCLUDED

WORK HOURS: STANDARD 40 HOUR WORKWEEK

SUMMARY:
This position was originally posted as a I level, the position is now being re-posted as a I/II level. If you have previously applied, your application will be considered for both levels.

Would you enjoy both implementing and supporting application systems purchased from a vendor, as well as developing programs in a complex and challenging IT environment? Do you have good communication, collaboration and analytical skills? Do you have experience and a working knowledge in using Visual Studio .NET, ASP.Net, and either VB.Net or C#.Net? Do you enjoy solving complex problems, working with data and increasing functionality programmatically? Do you have strong Customer Service skills? Do you enjoy working directly with customers?

If the answer is yes, this position may be for you.
The Programmer analyst is expected to perform a wide range of work and to work with considerable independence and initiative. Performs moderately complex to complex computer systems analyses and computer programming tasks for the City of Thornton. The responsibilities include a mixture of customer interaction, project management, analysis, new development, integrating systems, maintenance, and support.

Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from level I or, when filled from the outside, require previous and directly related experience. Level and starting salary will depend upon the successful candidate's education, knowledge, training, experience, and certifications.

Programmer Analyst I:
Under immediate supervision, this is the entry-level class in the Programmer Analyst series. Incumbents entering the class have less technical job experience. Generally, work is observed and reviewed both during performance and upon completion. At this level, work is moderately complex in nature.

Programmer Analyst II:
Under general supervision, this is the journey-level class in the Programmer Analyst series. Incumbents assigned to this class are expected to perform the full range of work assigned to this class and to work with considerable independence and initiative. At this level, work is more complex in nature. The Programmer Analyst II is flexibly linked to the Systems Analyst I..

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Designs, writes, and documents operating procedures; develops test plans; tests, monitors, maintains and provides production support for existing enterprise systems, common desktop applications and in-house developed application software. Participates in the implementation of application software and systems. Develops a variety of moderately complex methodologies and standards. Performs a variety of project management tasks of varying degrees of complexity to include complex implementations and reporting. Designs, writes, and maintains various web, desktop and middleware software applications, data bases, and reports for City departments, including analyzing, designing, testing and documentation. Develops and delivers training for various software and applications. Provides user departments with computer hardware and software diagnostics. Assesses the needs of internal customers and analyzes and evaluates existing software systems for effectiveness and efficiency. Serves as liaison between user departments and Purchasing in procuring computer equipment or services. Assists in developing purchase specifications. Researches, tests, and evaluates computer equipment and application products. Interacts with users, vendors and contractors to select appropriate software and equipment. Assists with developing and monitoring division's budget. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Programmer Analyst I:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university; three years' experience designing, writing or maintaining software applications, which includes working knowledge of Windows Operating systems, Microsoft SQL Server database, Visual Studio .Net, Visual Basic .Net or C# .Net, ASP .Net, and SQL. Sharepoint and Oracle experience preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Programmer Analyst II:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university; five years' progressively responsible experience designing, writing or maintaining software applications, which includes working knowledge of Windows Operating systems, Microsoft SQL Server database, Visual Studio .Net, Visual Basic .Net or C# .Net, ASP .Net, and SQL. Sharepoint and Oracle experience preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Licensing/Certification Requirements:
Valid Colorado driver's license with a safe driving record.

TESTING PROCEDURES:
Your application will be used as a screening tool. Completeness and accuracy are important!

The City of Thornton conducts pre-employment drug testing and a background investigation as a condition of employment.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

EDUCAUSE - Systems Administrator/Analyst

EDUCAUSE, the leading organization in advancing higher education by
promoting the intelligent use of information technology, is seeking a
Systems Administrator/Analyst. Based in Boulder, Colorado, EDUCAUSE
offers a stimulating work environment, superior benefits, and a team of
staff who are dedicated to our mission. This position reports to the
Manager of Networks and Systems Administration



Responsibilities:

-Provide general systems, network, and technical support for both local
and remote staff

-Provide support for association applications including iMIS association
management software, Dynamics, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Windows
2003/2008 server

-Manage all aspects of association systems-related projects (new
applications and application upgrades), including requirements analysis,
planning, testing, implementing, and training

-Act as a liaison with Development Team to coordinate efforts and
provide support

-Shared after hours on-call duty

-Travel to 3-5 EDUCAUSE events/conferences per year to support the
onsite network, the speakers, and the attendees

-Other duties as assigned



Required Experience/Skills:

-Windows 2003/2008 Server experience and MS XP or Windows 7 experience

-Desktop, server, and appliance hardware support experience (RAID,
firmware management, etc.)

-MS SQL Server 2005 experience including:

-Monitoring

-Configuration and maintenance (backups, application
support, etc.)

-SSIS package setup

-MySQL support experience

-Network experience including:

-Configuration and support of Active Directory, TCP/IP,
DNS, DHCP

-Strong understanding of OSI Model

-Data backup management experience (Backup Exec preferably)

-Anti-virus management experience

-Ability to prioritize and demonstrate flexibility in completing tasks

-Ability to manage time and work both independently and as a member of a
team

-Excellent attention to detail

-Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

-Ability to lift 50 pounds



Preferred Experience:

-VMWare or other virtualization experience

-Storage (iSCSI SAN ideal) management and maintenance experience

-Exchange 2003/2010 experience

-Experience supporting iMIS association database or other CRM tool

-Experience writing TSQL queries

-Programming/scripting experience

-JUNOS experience

-RADIUS experience

-Non-profit/Higher Education experience



Please respond with cover letter, salary requirements, and resume to
jobs@educause.edu (please specify "Systems Administrator/Analyst" in the
e-mail subject line) or by mail to EDUCAUSE, Systems
Administrator/Analyst, 4772 Walnut St., Suite 206, Boulder, CO
80301-2538. EDUCAUSE is an EEO employer.

Monday, December 27, 2010

GHX - Product Manager

Will evaluate business opportunities to define and optimize the EIPP (Electronic Invoicing Presentment and Payment) product portfolio through analysis and understanding of targeted markets, market trends, new technology, customer business issues and the competitive environment.

Applies broad knowledge of GHX product capabilities and service offerings with in-depth analysis of market position to create and expand the portfolio of GHX products and solution alternatives.

Works cross-functionally with multiple GHX departments and business units to create products and validates early product definitions with customers.

Using technical expertise and industry experience, formulates product strategies and identify new product opportunities.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

* Investigates different technologies (both inside and outside the company), and considers how best applied to solve a given market problem.
* Monitors and analyzes how well a GHX product is performing, to include product profitability, actual to planned revenue, customer satisfaction, and market share.
* Reviews internal measurements to determine how the product impacts the company operations.
* Investigates areas of impact to product profitability, to include product life cycle, quality, technical support, marketing programs, and sales support.
* Gains understanding why recent evaluators of the product did or did not buy.
* Manages a group of products and services that meet marketing needs.
* Assesses the viability of the portfolio and how its components contribute to corporate strategy and distinctive competence. Manages the portfolio like a "product" (business case, positioning, sales process, market requirements, and marketing plan).
* Solves market problems using distinctive competence and creativity.
* Creates product roadmaps illustrating the vision for the product. Describes the idea or stereotypical users that represent the programming targets.
* Writes scenarios for user personas to describe instances of market problems or situations that illustrate why product requirement is necessary.
* Reviews the release plan with periodic checkpoints of progress in each of the operational groups.

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in related discipline, or a combination of education and related experience.
* 5+ years Product Management experience, preferably with background in supply chain and/or complex collaboration applications.
* 5+ years of professional experience, preferably in healthcare. Some prior management and leadership experience, either leading dedicated teams or direct reports.
* 3+ years of experience working with EIPP (Electronic Invoicing Presentment and Payment) products and technology.
* Business acumen, wtih a strong understanding of accounting/financial principles.
* Highly adept at working collaboratively across multiple business and technical functions.
* Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to be self-directed with strong initiative.
* Sound project management skills.
* Strong organizational and time management skills.


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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Recondo Technology - JAVA

Ready to start 2011 with a fantastic career opportunity with a high
growth software development organization????


Recondo Technology, based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, develops
Software as a Service (SaaS) that brings efficiencies and cost savings
to health care payment processing, which currently costs the medical
industry a staggering $375 billion in annual expense. The company's
services include, SurePayHealth, which performs real-time calculations
of patient financial responsibility at scheduling or Point-of-Service;
hospitals using SurePayHealth are collecting cash at rates many times
over initial plan. EligiblityPlus provides complete plan and benefit
information and Authorization-Denial Prevention automates the
Authorization process focusing on streamlining authorizations, providing
admissions notifications and reducing denials.



We currently have full time openings for Software Engineers (at all
levels) to work in our Greenwood Village, Colorado office as part of an
agile development team. The work will encompass the entire software
development life cycle, including, but not limited to, requirements,
design, coding, unit testing, documentation, system testing,
installation, and data center/customer support as required.



Position Responsibilities:

* Develop quality production level application code based within
our agile development model and ensure that the deliverables align with
the product roadmap and vision

* Ensure consistent quality in all software that is released

* Be responsible for taking leadership positions on technical
initiatives and ensuring deliverables and timelines are met

* Research, design and write new software programs

* Integrate existing software applications

* Research new technologies

* Create technical specifications and test plans

* Mentor and help junior developers

* Work closely with other staff

Qualifications:

* Application server programming

* JAVA software development experience (we are hiring at all
levels!!!!)

* Experience with server side Development (non-web development)

* Experience with object oriented analysis and programming
skills

* Experience on Windows & Linux Platforms

* Experienced with multi-threading

* Experienced with networking, IO

* Demonstrable experience in developing distributed software
solutions to consistent quality standards

* Desire and ability to learn about the health care industry

* Consistent and thorough, someone who will "go the extra mile"

Education:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent in Computer Science



Preferred Skills:

SQL, Integration, Agile, Subversion, JUnit, Continuous Integration,
Database, XML technology, ANT/Maven, Ruby, Rules, Spring, Performance
Tuning, Data Transformation



Compensation and Benefits

Recondo Technology is a growing, high performance, challenging and
rewarding environment that offers competitive compensation and a
dynamic, growing company environment. Benefits include: comprehensive
coverage for medical, dental, life, disability, 401(k) savings plan,
stock options, and PTO/Holiday pay.



If you are ready to be part of something special, please apply through
the careers tab of our website at www.recondotech.com or send your resume and salary
requirements to julie.larson@recondotech.com.

Those authorized to work in the US without restriction are encouraged to
apply.

No agencies or phone calls, please.



Recondo Technology 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.

Oracle - Encryption Engineer, Library Engineer, SAS HBA Engineer

Company: Oracle
Location: Broomfield, CO
Job Title: Encryption Engineer

We are an enterprise class team developing crypto support for tape, disk and databases.

Job Description:

Needed skills-
- Expertise with PKCS#11, KMIP, AES and other encryption related experience
- C programming
- Familiarity implementing crypto-related services including key management interfaces

Plus:
- Experience with Solaris OS

Candidate should have a degree in Computer Science. Advanced degree is a plus.

Please send resumes to lorise.best-johnston@oracle.com.

Thanks!
Lorise
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Company: Oracle
Position: Library Engineer
Location: Broomfield, CO

Job Description:

We are an enterprise class team developing crypto support for tape, disk and databases at a world class company.

Needed skills:
- Library development
- C programming
- Familiarity with Redhat Linux
- Experience with Linux library routines
- Familiarity with library support with Solaris

Plus:
- Experience with PKCS#11

Candidate should have a degree in Computer Science. Advanced degree is a plus.

Please send your resumes to lorise.best-johnston@oracle.com.

Thanks!
Lorise

________________________________________________________________________

Company: Oracle

Location: Broomfield, CO

Job Title: SAS HBA Engineer



Job Description:

We are an enterprise class team developing drivers for disk devices connected to the latest Solaris based storage systems.



Needed skills:

- Experience with disk block protocols especially Serially Attached SCSI (SAS)

- C programming

- Developed kernel level drivers for HBAs supporting the SAS protocol



Plus skills:

- Solaris driver development



Candidate should have a degree in Computer Science. Advanced degree is a plus.



Please send resumes to lorise.best-johnston@oracle.com.



Thanks!

Lorise

Integware - Software Architect, Software Engineer

Software Architect - Fort Collins, CO
Posted by: "Integware Recruiters" recruiting@integware.com recruiterintegware

Integware, Inc. develops, deploys, and sustains enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software products and solutions for the life science industry. With a 15-year track record of delivering successful PLM products and solutions, we have been able to work with some of the largest medical device and life sciences companies worldwide. Within Integware, Architects serve as the key technical leadership role, driving the technology decisions for both products and services. These leaders fill the key technologist role in a project team - working closely with the Project Manager and the BPA/Product Manager.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Architect is responsible for the architecture of Integware products and services and how they are implemented by the development teams. As part of the technical leadership team, this person will contribute to the product strategy working closely with the marketing product manager and the Director of Engineering. This position will also work closely with the sales and channel teams to ensure that the services and products are market ready and meet customer needs.

The Architect is responsible for the definition, design, and implementation of architectural requirements for specific products and services in the Integware product line. The Architect role is an individual contributor role, but is expected to provide influence across specific development teams for both short term & long term architectural requirements. The architect will also influence the key development processes including software lifecycle, key design processes, and testing processes to validate all architectural compliance. In addition to the internal team leadership, the Product Architect is expected to be the point of contact for all technical issues with the customer during implementation.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Align customer requirements to solution implementation:
•Understand Integware target customers and market requirements
•Drive the product line/service architecture to meet requirements
•Lead the "how" of product definition in the context of "what" defined by the BPA/Product Manager
Manage technical relationship with customers and partners:
•Establish effective technical relationships with all stakeholders
•Drive Integware alignment as defined by requirements

Ensure the development organization utilizes good software development practices
•Design process and reviews
•Coding practice and tools
•Supportability
•Testability
•Technical tradeoffs that impact product scope
•Mentor engineers and tech leads
•Learn from engineers and tech leads
Assist the sales and pre-sales organizations in understanding and selling our products and services
•Assist presales engineers as necessary to win business and more deeply understand technical requirements
•Assist consulting architects to win business and more deeply understand services technical requirements
•Expand sphere of influence to all channels for our products including platform partners and other third parties

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
This is an advanced R&D development leadership position, typically requiring more than 10 years of experience. Ability to quickly learn new material is essential. Flexibility is needed in covering issues that arise.
•Absolute integrity
•High level of ethics
•Product architecture experience
•Leadership in setting development strategies and process
•Leadership experience in a software business

Education:
•Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
•Desired is Master's degree in CS or Engineering

Experience:
•Extensive development leadership experience required
•Demonstrated software product and services architectural leadership

WHY PEOPLE COME TO WORK FOR INTEGWARE
Integware recently placed #247 on the "Top List" for 2010 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ Rankings and was also named the 5th fastest growing privately held company in Northern Colorado in the 2010 Mercury 100. We were also named to the "50 Colorado Companies to Watch" list by Colorado Biz Magazine (2009).

Integware, Inc. develops, deploys, and sustains enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions to help customers build better products. With a 15-year track record of delivering successful PLM solutions worldwide, we work with some of the largest medical device and life sciences companies. Integware offers clients a unique and proven methodology that delivers quantitative business results.

We offer excellent benefits to all full time employees; including: medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, safe harbor 401k, company profit sharing, stock grants and options for high-performing employees, company-sponsored employee assistance program, educational training, paid time off, 11 paid holidays and more. We offer a casual work environment with flexible work hours.

Our values include integrity, courage, and leadership. Integware is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background investigation and drug screens are required for all candidates, prior to start.

Integware is located in Fort Collins, Colorado at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Fort Collins was recognized as the 6th Best Place to Live in America by Money magazine (July 2010); ranked number 1 in 2006 and number 2 in 2008. Fort Collins was also ranked as the 4th Best Place in America for Business and Careers by Forbes magazine (April 2010).

For more information on Integware and to learn more about our values and openings, please visit our website at www.Integware.com

APPLICATION PROCESS
Qualified candidates should send their updated resumes and cover letter to recruiting@integware.com; Subject line: Software Architect.

AGENCY POLICY
Integware will not be responsible for any fees arising from unsolicited resume or profile submittals. All unsolicited resumes or profiles will become the property of Integware.
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Software Engineer - Fort Collins, CO
Posted by: "Integware Recruiters" recruiting@integware.com recruiterintegware

Integware, Inc. develops, deploys, and sustains enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software products and solutions for the life science industry. With a 15-year track record of delivering successful PLM products and solutions, we have been able to work with some of the largest medical device and life science companies worldwide. Within the company, the role of the Software Engineer functions as the key developers of complex PLM projects and products; working under the leadership of a Project Manager to deliver on high quality PLM solutions to the market.

POSITION SUMMARY
Software Engineers must be experienced in object-oriented software design and development. Candidates will deliver PLM software solutions satisfying product engineering and manufacturing customer requirements. Engineers will analyze software requirements (working with technical leads and architects) to design and develop feasible implementations that meet time and cost constraints. They will consult with other engineers on staff to evaluate operational and performance requirements of the overall system and engage in test-driven software development, bug fixing, customer specification development, and delivery (i.e. the full software development lifecycle). The top two levels of Engineers can also be considered for Technical Lead roles. Those roles will provide the technical leadership for a project or set of projects. We seek candidates with very strong character, values, and integrity.

REQUIREMENTS
•Motivated self-starting professional with high integrity, honesty and self confidence.
•Significant development experience utilizing OO development techniques, including: requirements analysis, functional specifications, design specifications, test-driven development, requirements validation, data migration/integration, and installation.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Prior experience working with at least one of the following: Java, C#, VB.NET (though hands-on experience working with Java is preferred)
•Use of frameworks/toolkits including: JEE, .NET, and Matrix (preferred).
•User interface development including HTML, JSPs, Ajax, etc.
•Technical development experience in any of the following:
•Geronimo, WebLogic or other Application Server environments
•Oracle and/or MySQL DB Management Systems
•Windows and/or Linux platforms.
•Prior experience with full software development lifecycles and best practice methodologies.

Education:
•Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or CIS
•Certification on a PLM platform is a plus

Additional Desired Skills:
•Previous database experience
•Experienced in working with distributed applications and systems in various customer environments.
•Strong team, interpersonal and client-facing consulting skills.
•Strong verbal and written communications.
•Strong creativity and ability to innovate within the constraints of business requirements.
•Experience within the medical device industry is a major plus

WHY PEOPLE COME TO WORK FOR INTEGWARE
Integware recently placed #247 on the "Top List" for 2010 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ Rankings and was also named the 5th fastest growing privately held company in Northern Colorado in the 2010 Mercury 100. We were also named to the "50 Colorado Companies to Watch" list by Colorado Biz Magazine (2009).

Integware, Inc. develops, deploys, and sustains enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions to help customers build better products. With a 15-year track record of delivering successful PLM solutions worldwide, we work with some of the largest medical device and life sciences companies. Integware offers clients a unique and proven methodology that delivers quantitative business results.

We offer excellent benefits to all full time employees; including: medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, safe harbor 401k, company profit sharing, stock grants and options for high-performing employees, company-sponsored employee assistance program, educational training, paid time off, 11 paid holidays and more. We offer a casual work environment with flexible work hours.

Our values include integrity, courage, and leadership. Integware is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background investigation and drug screens are required for all candidates, prior to start.

Integware is located in Fort Collins, Colorado at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Fort Collins was recognized as the 6th Best Place to Live in America by Money magazine (July 2010); ranked number 1 in 2006 and number 2 in 2008. Fort Collins was also ranked as the 4th Best Place in America for Business and Careers by Forbes magazine (April 2010).

For more information on Integware and to learn more about our values and openings, please visit our website at www.Integware.com

APPLICATION PROCESS
Qualified candidates should send their updated resumes and cover letter to recruiting@Integware.com; Subject line: Software Engineer.

AGENCY POLICY
Integware will not be responsible for any fees arising from unsolicited resume or profile submittals. All unsolicited resumes or profiles will become the property of Integware.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

ServiceMagic - Mobile Application Developer, Sr. J2EE Developer

Mobile Application Developer - Regular Job/Full Time - Golden, CO
Posted by: "Scott" kw101us@yahoo.com

Mobile Application Developer

To Apply Please See this posting at:

http://servicemagic.submit4jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=83075.viewjobdetail&CID=83075&JID=100180&BUID=1845

ServiceMagic is looking for a Mobile Application Developer to leverage our existing web-based business into the mobile space. We are looking for someone who can work in a small, flat, rapid-iteration shop, who has expended beyond programming tasks to influence ideation, product development, build and deployment of applications rapidly and iteratively.

ServiceMagic, Inc., headquartered in Golden, Colo., is the leading online marketplace connecting homeowners with prescreened and customer-rated home service professionals. The company is revolutionizing how people buy and sell home services by creating a better connection between consumers and prescreened, customer-rated businesses matched to their needs and interested in their requests.

We are looking for smart people who are:

* Problem solvers – thinkers, tryers, tinkerers, learners, doers…those not afraid or problems or people, who can research and solve technology challenges and get to the goal line.
* Full-cycle competent – someone who can ideate, architect, design and generate mobile applications and lead the charge to expand out capabilities in this application space.
* Iteration believers – believe in short release cycles that get products to market and add quality features and new ideas over time.
* Scrappy – people who can work in a fast-cycle, collaborative environment, move initiatives ahead, think like a marketer, develop ideas and do what it takes to get to market.

We offer a fast paced, highly interactive environment and are looking for intelligent, self-motivated developers with a desire to work for one of Denver's most successful internet companies.

Required Experience:

* Well versed in mobile communications systems with experience prototyping and developing applications
* Experience participating heavily in the creative process of mobile application design
* 1-5 years of experience developing applications for mobile communications devices, operating systems, applications, enterprise implementation, security, mobile networks, including hands-on experience with either iPhone or Android development including experience with the platform's App Store
* Technical proficiency with Java, Objective-C, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, web services and other web-based development tools and programs.
* iPhone SDK or Android SDK; other mobile platforms (Blackberry, iPad) a plus
* 5+ years experience developing commercial software
* Experience working in an agile, test-driven development environment
* Experience working directly with product management teams at the earliest stages to participate in the development of ideas and concepts – you must be able to generate ideas, not simply execute them.
* B.S. in computer science preferred

Current US Work Authorization required...no 3rd party recruiters please.

Contact: Scott Birkhead - sbirkhead@servicemagic.com
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Sr. J2EE Developer - Regular Job/Full Time - Golden, CO
Posted by: "Scott" kw101us@yahoo.com

Java Developer

To apply, please see this job on:

http://servicemagic.submit4jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=83075.viewjobdetail&CID=83075&JID=97068&BUID=1845

Job Description:

ServiceMagic is looking for a Java Developer to help enhance a rapidly growing J2EE web site. We are a small, flat, rapid-iteration shop where developers get to expend beyond narrow, isolated programming tasks and influence all parts of the stack, on technology that gets built and deployed fast enough for you to have an impact every single week.

ServiceMagic, Inc., headquartered in Golden, Colo., is the leading online marketplace connecting homeowners with prescreened and customer-rated home service professionals. The company is revolutionizing how people buy and sell home services by creating a better connection between consumers and prescreened, customer-rated businesses matched to their needs and interested in their requests.

We are looking for smart people who are:

*Problem solvers – thinkers, tryers, tinkerers, learners, doers…those not afraid or problems or people, who can proactively parse, research and solve technology challenges regardless of where they lie.

*Full stack capable – someone who grasps how to write software, who can and will do development anywhere necessary to deliver a solution (on a GUI, configuring a server, etc.)

*Iteration believers – like to do small, short release cycles because you think that's the best way to add quality features and not work everyone to the bone. We don't ever tread water, but we also don't do "death marches."

*Fun lovers – people who can work in a fast-cycle, collaborative environment that likes to play…being part of a team is critical to success in the development team, and the business as a whole.

We offer a fast paced, highly interactive environment and are looking for intelligent, self-motivated developers with a desire to work for one of Denver's most successful internet companies.

Required Experience:

* 4-5+ years of concentrated Internet focused Java J2EE development at all parts of the stack.
* Ability to help advance design; model solutions; be a critical thinker and contributor in the give-and-take of Agile development.
* Ability to take complete ownership of projects: gain a good understanding of the problem, work to negotiate an acceptable technology solution, find the tools and answers, and proactively build and deliver code.
* Ability to mentor less experienced programmers, and to work hand-in-hand with experts from product development, marketing, software test and other collaboration partners
* Manage inputs from other people using solid project management skills to ensure on-time delivery of all software components.
* Ability to think, contribute and be accountable in a fast paced dynamic team environment with weekly small releases.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, and good sense of humor.
* Ability to understand abstract problems and provide innovative solutions.
*Solid understanding of OO analysis, design and implementation using very solid Java language skills.
* Servlet Container or Application Server experience.
* SQL , JDBC
* Apache Struts
* Spring/MVC or other similar frameworks
* Agile XP

Nice to have experience:

* Web Services, JMS, MBeans, Restful
* RIA Web Frameworks
* Dynamic HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS

Current US Work Authorization Required; no 3rd party recruiters please.

Contact: Scott Birkhead - sbirkhead@servicemagic.com

Wall Street on Demand - Senior Web Developer

Senior Web Developer - AJAX, HTML5, JS, jQuery, CSS, MVC

Wall Street on Demand, an award-winning information design and development firm in Boulder, is seeking experienced Web developers for full-time, on-site work. We offer a dynamic, challenging work environment with unlimited opportunities for smart and motivated individuals, a great benefits package, and a fun, healthy environment. Our large, active development community encourages creativity and collaboration and produces sites and apps used by the largest financial and media organizations on the planet.

We're seeking individuals who are up to the challenge of building these products while focusing on performance optimization (both back- and front-end), reusability, best practices and good architecture.

Qualifications:

* 3+ years experience in web development
* Experience leading multiple person teams
* Ability to lead multiple projects at once
* Good communication skills
* Semantic HTML, efficient Javascript, advanced CSS skills
* Experience developing dynamic AJAX web user interfaces
* Solid understanding of DOM manipulation with and without libraries
* Experience with .Net C# MVC or a similar platform is a plus
* Portfolio of your ability to delivery AJAX/JavaScript/DHTML user experiences

About us: Wall Street on Demand is a 15-year-old company focused on the design and development of Web sites and mobile apps focusing, historically, on financial markets, but we now include global clients in many industries. The majority of our products are custom-designed for each client, completely private-labeled, and fully integrated with the client's other offerings. Our client list includes E*Trade, Fidelity, Scottrade, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, New York Times, CNBC, Financial Times, TD Waterhouse, Standard & Poor's, CNNMoney, and our work features prominently in the flagship products that you've seen them advertise. We won the Apple Design Award for the Financial Times iPad App earlier this year. We're an extraordinarily stable company in unstable times--many of our client relationships span five or more years, and we have consistently grown in size and profitability over time while remaining debt-free. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Markit Group Limited, a global leader in financial information services. Employment includes a great benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401K, flexible spending account, 3 weeks' vacation, and alternative transportation incentives.

Resume, cover letter, code samples and salary requirements are required for consideration. Please email jobs.rmug@wallst.com.
Salary is based on experience.

Wall Street On Demand is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

CIGNA - Informatics Specialist

Informatics Specialist needed in DTC
Posted by: "Patricia Martinez" paolmartin@gmail.com

*Role Title* Informatics Specialist

*Job Id* 71203

*Location* Greenwood Village

*Full/Part Time * Full

*Regular/Temporary* Regular

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CIGNA's Mission: To help the people we serve improve their health,
well-being and sense of security.



At CIGNA, we are committed to providing our customers with benefits,
expertise, and services that improve their health, well-being, and sense of
security. Our people are the key to success in a changing and increasingly
competitive marketplace. The collective skills, behaviors, and work
experiences of all CIGNA employees enable us to make a real difference in
the lives of our customers. We seek the most talented and creative minds in
the industry to develop innovative solutions our customers value and expect.
CIGNA is committed to recruiting, developing, motivating, and retaining a
diverse workforce representing the best and brightest both inside and
outside of our industry - a workforce that reflects our customers and the
communities where we operate.


*Role Summary*

This position will provide support, analysis, system/user acceptance testing
and interpretation for all data analysis, ad hoc requests and projects. The
Informatics Specialist will be extensively involved in project methodology
assuming requirement and test analyst roles. This individual will work
collaboratively with all Customer Reporting teams as well as other
functional areas within CIGNA.


*Responsibilities*

* Work with Business Sponsors to provide analysis and interpretation of
business processes, goals and objectives to understand what will be
developed and translate them into requirements.
* Develop test strategies/summaries and create and execute effective test
cases to ensure the application meets the stated requirements and functions
as required.
* Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis as warranted on ad hoc
requests for both internal and external customers (i.e., sales,
underwriting, clients, producers, vendors).
* Implement and manage report projects to create long-term reporting
solutions that meet CIGNA and industry specific business definitions,
business specific calculations, comparisons, analysis and interpretation.
* Assist Customer Reporting Analytics and Development teams by continuously
looking for ways to improve standard reporting suite through the monitoring
of common themes.


*Qualifications*

* Bachelor's degree in Business, MIS or CIS strongly preferred.
* 3-5 years software development experience.
* 3-5 years CIGNA or other health care experience preferred.
* Experience with data marts or relational databases.
* Hyperion or comparable reporting tool experience.
* Experience related to reporting and analysis preferred.
* Solid written and verbal communication skills with associates at all
levels of the organization.
* Self directed and able to manage and prioritize several tasks and projects
concurrently.
* Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
* Strong orientation towards customer service and quality product delivery.

Rocky Mountain Health Management - Senior Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator (DBA) - Grand Junction, Colorado
Posted by: "Kochevar, Jean Ann" JeanAnn.Kochevar@rmhp.org

We are seeking a seasoned Database Administrator (DBA) to provide technical expertise in database design, development, performance tuning and maintenance. Manage production/test/development environment including installation, configuration, backup, recovery, upgrades, and schema changes. Responsible for the daily monitoring and maintenance of enterprise databases; testing and applying Sybase release updates; monitoring, managing, and maintaining backup and recovery schedules for database servers. Work closely with Computer Operations and troubleshooting any application related issues.

* Maintain database user logins, passwords and privileges
* Maintain database integrity and security
* Monitor database system resources and performance
* Implement change control procedures for appropriate DBMS
* Manage availability, backup, restoration and recovery systems with the database
* Handle storage management, performance, monitoring and tuning of the database
* Coordinate database design to ensure optimum performance and conformance to standards
* Communicate all changes to the database system to appropriate individuals
* Evaluate conditions and needs and recommend changes regarding database design
* Develop solutions to hardware and operating system problems
* Coordinate database system upgrades with IT staff, end users and vendors
* Maintain documentation related to database development platform guidelines, methods and standards
* Provides technical leadership to peers and junior personnel within the team
* Perform management functions in absence of manager
* A as a technical project manager for major projects

Requires a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science, related field, or the combination of education and experience. Requires 5 years related progressive experience. Requires strong UNIX, Linux, and Windows experience and experience with Sybase.

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For more information and to apply online visit our website at www.rmhp.org or cut/paste https://careers.rmhp.org/ext/detail.asp?jobid=rmhmc10-093 in your browser. (EOE/AA/MF/D/V)

The employees of Rocky Mountain Health Management Corporation (RMHMC) provide services for Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP). We provide innovative health plans and excellent customer service to individuals of all ages and business of all sizes. Our Members include employers, entrepreneurs, families, Medicare and Medicaid-eligible persons, and children who receive care under the Child Health Plan Plus program.

Great People. Great Careers.
Grand Junction, located on the Western Slope of Colorado, is known for its famous Mesas, neighboring national parks, award winning wineries and world class mountain biking. Enjoy big city amenities with a small town atmosphere.


Jean Ann Kochevar, SPHR
Human Resources Generalist
Rocky Mountain Health Management Corporation

2775 Crossroads Blvd., Grand Junction, CO 81506

970-244-7830 | Direct

970-244-7909 | Fax

jeanann.kochevar@rmhp.org


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Return Path - Automation Engineer, Software Engineer

Automation Engineer
Broomfield, CO

This opportunity is for an individual with strong automation skills, with proven experience building automated test frameworks and supporting the Engineering team in their uses. An ideal candidate enjoys working in a collaborative environment, has a strong sense of responsibility and accountability for themselves and for their team members, likes to build systems which test other systems, and is passionate about testing.

Responsibilities

- Create automated regression test scripts to be used with a continuous integration model to ensure software builds are stable.
- Work with Engineering to create automated unit test scripts.
- Work with Engineering to occasionally develop small features to be used in our products.
- Ensure that tests being developed get run and provide feedback to Engineering.
- Support the Engineering team in their efforts to create automated testing.
- Build and maintain automated systems to run tests and track the results.Communicate issues to their supervisor that require immediate attention.
- Provide open communication with peers and product management regarding problems or enhancements to the software that may affect our systems or clients.

What does it take to be successful in this role?

- 2+ years of SQL/Oracle experience required.
- 2+ years of experience with scripting languages such as Perl , Java, PHP Unit, and UNIX shell required.
- Experience writing automated Unit, Integration and System tests using one of the scripting languages outlined above.
- Experience with version control systems required.
- Unix plus vi editor experience required.
- B. S. in Computer Science or Computer Information Systems or equivalent combination of work and education.

Role Specific Competencies:

- Communication - Communicates well both verbally and in writing; utilizes appropriate medium for communication based on the situation, delivers effective presentations, shares information and ideas with others, has good listening skills. Has ability to explain abstract / complex concepts to middle & upper management, both verbally and in writing, and influence behavior.
- Quality - Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
- Technical Knowledge & Skills - Adapts to new technologies; demonstrates required technical skills; keeps technical skills up-to-date; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity.

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

The Return Path Experience

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


What it's like to work here

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

Can you "geek out" in Perl and SQL, and consider working with Big Data a big deal? Are you a versatile programmer who likes to solve complex problems in a simple way? Do you have a passion for problem solving, and enjoy working closely with a team of dedicated people? If so, you may be the right fit as a Software Engineer at Return Path. We're looking for top-notch performers to join the Return Path development team. Our business is growing and our development team has a lot of new and interesting problems to solve.

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


What does it take to be successful in this role?

- 3-5 years recent professional software development experience
- A versatile programmer with significant experience in Perl, SQL, Unix, shell scripting
- Background in data processing preferred
- Strong SQL skills, Oracle PL/SQL experience a plus
- Knowledge of email technology a plus, e.g. SMTP, DKIM, MIME
- You're comfortable owning a project, wearing many hats to get the job done
- You'd rather spend your time solving problems than architecting systems
- You are interested in working in an agile environment

The Return Path Experience

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

What it's like to work here

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

eCollege - Software Development Manager, Technical Consultant

Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. Pearson's education business represents about two-thirds of the company, and Penguin publishing and the Financial Times make up the balance. With more than 30,000 employees based in 60 countries, we are a family of businesses that draws on common assets, processes and shares a common purpose: to help our customers live and learn.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.

For the past 11 years, eCollege has been improving educational delivery methods by providing enterprise eLearning solutions with innovative technology and high-touch services. eCollege provides an on demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) learning platform to growing colleges, universities and educational institutions across the globe. eCollege has been recognized as a proven leader in the use of educational technology.

SUMMARY
The Manager of Software Engineering manages one or more software design teams on projects of moderate to large size and complexity. This position will direct design and implementation efforts, as well as provide periodic reports for status, team performance and metrics on quality drivers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages moderate to large sized software development projects

Manages team of onshore and offshore software engineers and architects

Coaches and mentors engineering staff for skill development and experience

Ensures projects are completed on time and according to specifications and standards

Facilitates communication between project teams, including project status and technical information (architecture, design and implementation objectives)

Collaborates with product and program management on technical and non-functional requirements for new projects and maintenance of existing features

Guides evaluation of non-functional design tradeoffs and insure the decisions are well informed and aligned with business goals

Helps to implement, and maintain multiple highly complex products using various programming languages

Other duties as assigned

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS or equivalent experience required. Minimum five (5) years experience in software engineering and design and two (2) to three (3) years experience as a lead or in management.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Expert knowledge required in the following areas:

Object Oriented Design and Programming

C#, .Net 3.0 (commensurate Java experience may be considered with basic .Net experience)

UML

API / Application Framework design
Significant experience or knowledge required in the following areas:

J2EE or ASP.NET

High-availability, massively scalable, data-driven applications

Layered software architectures

Web Services (SOAP, REST)

Multi-threaded / Thread-safe programming

SQL Server / Oracle

Design Patterns

Data Structures / Algorithms

Unit Testing / Test Coverage
Basic experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:

Ant / NAnt / Maven / MSBuild

TCP / IP Networking

Threat Modeling / Application Security

Windows Server

HTML, JavaScript & CSS
Desirable Experience or Knowledge:

Running projects using a variety of traditional (e.g. waterfall) and agile (e.g. Scrum or Feather Driven) software development lifecycle processes and methodologies

Designing, creating, implementing, supporting, extending software as a service (SAAS) applications

Designing, implementing, and documenting APIs that can be broadly consumed by other software engineering teams, both internal and external


Ability to independently learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to advance the development capabilities of the organization

Ability to evaluate performance of individual engineers and as a team, and prescribe appropriate remedies for issues

Ability to dive into new technologies and languages across multiple platforms

Ability to lead design sessions and participate in architecture and code reviews

Strong communications skills and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people and work with a variety of internal and external groups

NOTE: This position is subject to a background check and verification of experience and salary

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Certifications in C# or Java preferred

Certifications in UML preferred

Microsoft Certifications (MCP/MCAD/MCSD) preferred
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Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. Pearson's education business represents about two-thirds of the company, and Penguin publishing and the Financial Times make up the balance. With more than 30,000 employees based in 60 countries, we are a family of businesses that draws on common assets, processes and shares a common purpose: to help our customers live and learn.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.

For the past 11 years, eCollege has been improving educational delivery methods by providing enterprise eLearning solutions with innovative technology and high-touch services. eCollege provides an on demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) learning platform to growing colleges, universities and educational institutions across the globe. eCollege has been recognized as a proven leader in the use of educational technology. Our Course Management System (CMS) was ranked first in customer satisfaction in 2007 in independent research conducted by the IMS Global Learning Consortium.

According to leading IT researchers, more than 40% of all software will be deployed with on demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) models by 2012. If you want to make a contribution to the future of learning and prefer an open-minded approach to work, join the eCollege team! As a Pearson company, eCollege offers competitive benefits in a challenging work environment, steeped in a supporting IT culture.

SUMMARY
The EQUELLA Technical Consultant designs and implements EQUELLA sofware within customer environments. This includes developing a thorough understanding of customer needs and collaborating with both customer and internal teams to design and develop solutions. The EQUELLA product is a highly configurable content repository designed for e-learning. Therefore, its Technical Consultants maintain responsibilities ranging from infrastructure to custom programming. Additionally, this role is expected to support the sales team in pre-sales activities, maintain consultative relationships with customers and collaborate with software engineers on future product functionality. Ability to work remotely from Denver, CO or Southwestern US State.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Installation of a web-based system

Consultative approach to application design

Configuration and customization of EQUELLA product

Training for system adminitrators (not end users)

Other duties as assigned

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
This position has no managerial responsibilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Windows 2003/8 Server, Linux, Solaris operating system familiarity

Oracle, SQL Server, Postgresql database familiarity

Apache, Tomcat familiarity

Python, Java or other programming language experience, SOAP, Rest, Javascript

Application load balancing

Ability to speak Spanish a plus

Quick learner of new and complex systems

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Travel required up to 50%


NOTE: This position is subject to a background check and verification of experience and salary

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
None Required

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

TIAA-CREF - Sr Test Environment Administrator

Job Description

Candidate will be responsible for the Siebel System and Application Administration in the development and test environments. The candidate will be supporting development, functional test teams and performance test teams in the following areas.
System and Application Administration on Siebel 7.8 - includes problem analysis/resolution, server maintenance, creating LOV's, changing system preferences, server parameters, session managers, components groups, request brokers, event logging, application object manager, profile configuration etc.
Perform SRF, BScripts, Repository migration and DDL Sync during regular and off hours.
Deploy workflows along with updating workflow policies.
Provide support in setting up Siebel Mobile clients.
Identify infrastructure and integration issues and work with application development team, middleware team and others to bring resolution to the issue.
Responsible in creating and managing Siebel users in all the environments.
Wellness checks of all webservers, application servers. Respond to calls with the specified service level for rapid response support.
Provide required support to the batch execution team during data loads.


Qualifications

6 to 7 years of experience in System and Application Administration.

Working Knowledge on Unix/AIX/Windows server Administration.
Working knowledge and hands on experience with Oracle 10g is desired.
Knowledge on Informatica, EIM jobs, CA Scheduler.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology.
Good written and verbal communications.

Charles Schwab - C# or Java 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

Jefferson County Public Schools - Enterprise Application Integration Architect

Jefferson County Public Schools seeks an Architect, Enterprise Application Integration. Responsible for architecture, design, implementation and maintenance of enterprise-wide application integration and data messaging environments; including data service catalog management, upgrade planning and monitoring. Provide technical leadership to technical teams building application integrations; analyze technical requirements, provide research, and evaluate options and solutions.

System support:
- Research/identify/architect/design/construct application integration mechanisms that allow district systems to communicate with each other efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively.
- Determine integrated hardware and software architecture solutions that meet performance, scalability, reliability, and security needs; design, develop, and analyze overall architecture across IT support pillars.
- Increase flexibility and re-usability of district data to reduce application implementation timeframes and support costs.
- Incorporate the integration of application technical tiers (database, application servers, web servers, process schedulers, middleware components) in the architecture design.
- Document and maintain EAI systems environment tiers; environments include development, testing, QA, production, upgrade for multiple installed business or student support applications.
- Anticipate and resolve emergency situations.
- Develop disaster recovery plans.
- Establish procedures/scripts for restart, refresh and recovery.
- Report/monitor support incidents on vendor support sites; communicate feedback on open support cases.

Performance support:
- Design and implement application integration exception processing mechanisms - facilitate transition of routine ongoing support activities to appropriate personnel.
- Install or develop performance scripts, log tracking and error reports.
- Develop strategies for proactive performance monitoring; develop, maintain and report performance analytics.
- Monitor activity against all technical tiers, including sizing allocations, activity, usage, and licensing issues. Automate routine tasks using various OS and database tools.
- Perform capacity planning, server configuration tuning, database tuning, including, but not limited to, SQL tuning for the applications, memory allocations, buffers, message queue configuration and background processing.
- Provide recommendations for hardware and software additions, modifications and configurations.
- Maintain logs and error reports as required based on industry standards including developing written materials, references guides and manuals on complex architecture design and integration of systems.
- Security monitoring

Team support:
- Assume leadership role within IT; serve as mentor to other engineers and members of the technical team
- Requires no supervision generally; plan and drive projects; guide technical direction of projects.
- Participate in design of change management process and procedures, working directly with application development team members, IT management and those on the Change Review team
- Advise, collaborate, and communicate with all levels of district employees, both school-based and central
- Provide knowledge transfer with peers and customers on system technical functionality, purpose, decision modeling, and troubleshooting, using a variety of methods and tools (e.g. Excel, Access), including data modeling, scenario projections, documentation, training materials, flowcharts
- Represent District while working collaboratively with vendors, contracts, businesses, and governmental agencies
- Anticipate and resolve emergency situations which occur in district application integrations during business hours on a 5 day per week basis; provide after-hours support on request.
- Partner with team members on system architecture strategies, including project managers, system administrators, network administrators, developers, management and end users
- Perform other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE 5-7 years minimum experience in software development and application integration including Linux/Windows environments.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Bachelor's degree in Information systems, computer science, business/management or related field or equivalent experience.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Valid Colorado Driver License required. Oracle certification and/or MSEC (Microsoft Engineer Certification) preferred.
Start Date: Immediate
Salary Range: $67,874 - $94,833/yr.
Days Worked: 229
Benefit Eligible: Yes

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

DISH Network - Senior Java Developer

Job Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking an experienced Java Developer for our Customer Applications and Development group at our corporate headquarters.

Work hands-on and provide the technical knowledge in the secure design, development, implementation, maintenance, and support of enterprise web applications.
Analyze information system requirements, create designs, and provide technical documentation by utilizing Dish Network specified tools and methodologies.
May provide a variety of services ranging from day-to-day support, maintenance, design, development, and trouble-shooting to improve, advance, or simplify applications and processes.

Education Requirements:

Minimum5-7years hands-on experience with web development - Java, J2EE, JSPs and Struts
Experience with WebLogic and an SDLC
Experience with Spring, Eclipse, Oracle and Hibernate highly preferred

Qualifications:

Strong technical aptitude
Ability to work independently or in a group
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment


Benefits:


Medical, Health Savings Account, dental and vision insurance

Flexible spending options and Employee Assistance Plan

401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Training opportunities

FREE DISH Network Satellite TV System and Programming

Opportunityfor a level of responsibility that could take years to reach in other companies



DISH Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.

Johns Manville - SAP Portal Analyst

SAP Portal Analyst
(Denver, CO) Analyze web & portal solutions for internal & external customer use. Reqmts incl Bachelors in Bus Info Systems or MIS; 5 yrs exp in job offd; and demonstrated exp w/Technologies: Active Directory, MS SQL Server, Oracle RDBMS, MS SharePoint, SAP Portal, SAP DMS Software: SAP Netweaver Development Studio MS Visual Studio, Eclipse, Macromedia Dreamweaver Development: SAP WebDynpro for Java SAP Visual Composer, VB Script, XML, HTML, Java, C#.Net Java Script, & web services in Java & C#.Net. Mail resumes to Johns Manville Talent Acquisition, SAP Portal Analyst 11-05, P.O. Box 5107, Denver CO 80217.

City and County of Denver - PeopleSoft Applications Administrator

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

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

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

Please apply online at www.denvergov.org/jobs

The PeopleSoft Application Administrator will work in conjunction with the project lead/Project manager to execute the following duties:
Installation, operation, upgrade and maintain all PeopleSoft application servers, web servers, middleware, databases and database servers.
Perform Oracle database refreshes and restores.
Perform change management and migration of PeopleSoft objects/code.
Monitor and install patches and upgrades to the application, web servers, application servers, PeopleTools and databases.
Administer PeopleSoft security, including integration with Microsoft Active Directory and Oracle IdM.
Responsibility for messaging and gateway/node configuration to support a service oriented architecture and integration between all applications.
Provide programming/scripting assistance to support PeoplSoft system automation.
Debug and tune/optimize SQL statements.
Provide 2nd tier support to end users.

The formal job description is listed on our web page under Job Specifications for ERP Applications Administrator II.

Cricket Communications - Manager Engineering Sr Database Administration, Portfolio Manager Business Cases

Job Description:

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/.

Job Summary

The Manager Database Administration oversees technical supervision of data and database technologies encompassing all areas of the enterprise. This position will require exceptional technical skills and vision in order to guide the improvement of a leading edge, highly data-integrated, centralized set of systems.

This position supervises and administers the operations and administration for a team of Database Administrators (DBAs) within the IT operations group. The purpose of the DBA Team is to be accountable and responsible for implementation, performance, and ongoing support of databases associated with the functioning applications utilized by their respective line(s) of business. The DBA Manager will also be responsible for insuring DBMS versions are current and operating within corporate standards; to include, Security Access, Change Control, and all other processes as they relate to databases.

Essential Functions Team Management: Provides strong leadership, mentoring and direction to the Database Systems team. Responsible for the day-to-days operations of enterprise data centers and related infrastructure. Coordinates work activities for supervisors/team leads and/or system administrators. Sets priority of work queue and resolves conflicts. Prepares yearly and quarterly performance appraisals. Coaches and develops team members; hiring, performance assessment, career development, salary/bonus administration, and all other areas of administrative management. Ensures team compliance with all company policies. Provides quarterly review of staffing levels and team dynamics to ensure alignment with overall company goals. Provide comprehensive cross-training for engineers & support personnel on front-line client troubleshooting & support. Management of Infrastructure Planning and Engineering: Architects Database solutions based on existing and emerging technologies and align their benefits with the business strategy and business needs. Maintains excellent communications with IT, developers and business users for all requirement issues. Design and deploy standard systems which clearly differentiate between production, deployment, UTA and DR. Provides level 3 support, performance optimization and troubleshooting for all areas of database systems. Technical responsibilities include Oracle and SQL Server clustered and non clustered databases, Oracle and SQL data warehouses, and infrastructure for systems monitoring. Ensures timelines of project implementation and issue resolution, and adherence to committed service levels. Maintains complete inventory and documentation of deployed systems and managed applications. Ensures that all systems are backed up & monitored according to business requirements and notify data owners when there are failures. Capital & Expense Budget Management: Formulates annual Capital and Expense budgets. Tracks capital expenditures on a monthly basis, reporting cost performance to senior management. Ensures proper utilization of capital. Manages expense budget on a monthly basis and reports performance to senior management. Continuously looks for cost improvement opportunities within the department's budgets. Negotiates price and performance standards with vendors. Policies and Procedures: Authors and maintains best practices for system deployment, security, data retention and recovery and system availability. Works with internal customers to ensure alignment of expectations around these topics. Ensures internal policies are in alignment with government regulatory, legal and industry requirements and standards. Establishes and updates procedures covering infrastructure day-to-day operations, deployment, and disaster recovery. Operational: Identifies operational inefficiencies and infrastructure risks within the environment and assures staff collaborates with the application development team as well as supported business in an effort to optimize, make corrections and mitigate risks. Assures a complete inventory and documentation of deployed systems and managed applications. Monitors staff to ensure that all systems are backed up and monitored according to business requirements and notify data owners where there are failures. Best Practices: Establish and enforce standards, best practices, policies and procedures pertaining to database management and architecture, security, compliance/regulatory requirements, maintenance and performance. Cross train members of the Database team in all responsibilities and maintains a daily and weekly rotation schedule. Maintains regular project planning, review and meeting schedule with team. Interface with external vendors in troubleshooting complex, cross-platform issues.

Job Description 8 + years Oracle and SQL Server DBA skills and knowledge of distributed enterprise systems and integration technologies including, logical design, T-SQL, SQL, PL/SQL development/tuning, capacity planning, integration technologies, project life cycle management, production release management, backup/recovery and Disaster Recovery. 8+ years expertise in Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i, and related utilities and tools, 5+ years in-depth experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005 and related utilities and tools. 8 + years with database and operating system performance tuning and monitoring. 8+ years experience with various hot and cold Oracle backup and recovery scenarios as well as knowledge of Shell & SQL Scripting; and have solid knowledge of Oracle security management and working knowledge of High Availability/Cluster Technologies like RAC. 5 + years demonstrated experience managing a large 24x7, heavy OLTP SQL production database environment. 5+ years extensive experience with Oracle and MS SQL Server Database Administration experience in a High Volume, Large Scale, and Mission Critical Database environments is essential. 5+ years direct staff management experience

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

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

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/.

Job Summary:

Key Functions: Manages business case submission and on-going management process. Monitors scope and benefits to identify and manage impacts on business and ensure realization of business benefits.

General Responsibilities: Identifies and defines project benefits and the management and measurement of processes required to realize intended benefits. Reviews submitted business cases and ensures quality and completeness. Tracks and reports benefits realization brings to management attention for communications. Provides education and support to Executive Sponsors on business case development. Identifies leading practices for benefits realization and incorporates into the benefits realization process. Provides feedback and ideas on continuous improvement to increase the value that future projects deliver. Ensures project benefits are defined and the management and measurement of processes required to realize intended benefits. Oversees submitted business case and ensures quality and completeness. Tracks and reports benefits realization - identifies and communicates issues. Provides support to business analysts and business areas on business case development.

Interactions, Hand-Offs: Provides benefits realization results to key project stakeholders Provides feedback and education to business analysts and business project sponsors Reviews business cases for completeness before being presented governance committees (working with business analysts and sponsoring user departments)

Communications: Establishes and facilitates communication and consensus building across the enterprise to discuss new or revised plans, programs and procedures, and to ensure business cases are complete. Communicates effectively in both verbal (e.g., day-to-day discussions, project team meetings, etc.) and written (Business cases, project status reports, day-to-day letters and e-mail correspondence, meeting notes, project summaries, technical documentation, etc.) form. Possesses an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications.

Tools: Uses quality tools and professional concepts to solve diverse problems. Demonstrates ability to apply professional tools such as; BPE Methodology, TQA, SDLC. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel) and Microsoft Project, Access, Visio. Prepares charts, programs and instructions needed to illustrate and explain the implementation of business cases.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required 8+ years total PMO experience required. 5+ years developing and managing business cases required. May substitute an equivalent combination of education and experience. Telecom industry experience is preferred Experience in a complex, multi-function environment required

ferred Qualifications: MBA Wireless, Wireline, IT. Accounting, Oracle or engineering background helpful. 8+ years working in the product or project management field

Our full-time employees enjoy the following benefits: • Medical, Dental and Vision • Domestic Partner Coverage • Company Paid Life Insurance • Company Paid Dependent Life • Company Paid Disability • 3 Weeks Vacation • Sick time • Holiday Pay • Jury Duty Pay • Travel Accident Insurance • 401(k) with Company Match • Employee Assistance Program • Tuition Assistance • Flexible Spending Accounts • Adoption Assistance • Fitness Reimbursement • Group Auto & Home Insurance Discount • Discounted Phones & Service for Immediate Family We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing Must have current experience building business cases

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

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

GHX - Integration Manager Supplier

Will manage technical projects and relationships around the on-time implementation and deployment of GHX integration and connectivity solutions for Provider and Supplier customers. These solutions include, but are not limited to, Supplier Integrations, G-Fax, and TradingNet.

Will provide sales support to communicate technical details of GHX solutions and the scope of the project to all participants. Will work with Account Managers to ensure a complete and accurate statement of work (SOW) is developed to set customer expectations, and to mitigate the risks of each project.

Will act as a technical troubleshooting escalation point for internal and external customers, as needed.


Principle duties and responsibilities:

· Develops solutions and adapts current technologies to integrate GHX products and services to provider and supplier systems to drive customer adoption, value, satisfaction, and retention.

· Effectively maintains and completes many concurrently assigned tasks, provides ongoing product support, and develops and can communicate their understanding of the integration points and GHX specific setup.

· Assists with Sales and Marketing initiatives by developing technical presentations and documentation and by conveying the technical capabilities of GHX’s products and services to technical and non-technical staff of GHX customers and GHX employees.

· Identifies technical solutions and business processes that enable the reusability of integration solutions to reduce integration timeframes and costs, both internal and external.

· Provides escalated technical support for Account Management, Trading Partner Management, Customer and Application Support, and GHX customers.

· Ensures a complete and accurate Statement of Work (SOW) is created by or in conjunction with GHX Account Managers.

· Creates reports and provides information regarding the status of client integrations on current projects.

· Assists Trading Partner Management, Customer and Application Support, and Account Managers with repeat trading partner boarding.

· Identifies opportunities for third party collaboration and product changes and enhancements.

· Disseminates technical and customer site information to all GHX departments to facilitate the understanding of deployed solutions and ongoing production support.

Required Skills:

· Ability to multi-task and excel in multiple roles as needed (i.e. IT Project/Account).

· Management, Sales Engineering, Escalated Technical Support, Programming and Development, Executive/Customer Presentations.

· IT installation and implementation experience in a material/supply chain environment.

· Well-developed interpersonal skills.

· Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

· Proven problem solving skills.

· Ability to adapt to changing environment.

· Ability to work with limited supervision.

· Up to 25% travel possible.

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or combination of experience and equivalent work experience.

· Knowledge of specific Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

· Understanding of EDI/XML data translation software.

· Knowledge of relational database design and applications (i.e. SQL Server, Oracle).

· Command of relevant data standards (i.e. EDI/XML/MMIS proprietary formats).

· Knowledge of connectivity technologies, to include AS2, ftp, ftps, and VANs.

· Understanding of computer hardware, networking, security standards, and communication protocols.

· Healthcare product and industry knowledge.

· Knowledge of Microsoft Office software applications.


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.