Saturday, September 15, 2012

Great West Life - Developer, Database Administrator

Great-West Life Financial Services is currently hiring a Senior Software Systems Engineer, to join a large and complex systems area.

This position will be playing a significant role in supporting mid-tier business component applications developing business applications.
Requirements:
A minimum of 5 years of software development experience
Experience with Pro*C, C, or C#, C++
Experience with JAVA /J2EE programming
Experience with a relational database query language such as Oracle SQL
Responsibilities:participates key portions of the software development lifecycle
The majority of this role will concentrate on development and support of functionality within the Benefits and Loans applications for the FASCore retirement plan record keeping system.

Drawing on more than a century of experience, Great-West helps millions of Americans and their companies and employers build greater financial security. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration. Great-West's Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives.

Headquartered in metro Denver, we serve customers nationwide through offices around the country. We market our solutions and services through our nationwide network of direct sales professionals, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators and financial institutions.

For more information, please visit www.greatwestcareers.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

You'll find good people at Great-West.
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Great-West  is looking for a seasoned Oracle DBA.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to participate in an established technology function that is respected throughout the organization. We have a very knowledgeable group of professionals who work in an energized team environment.

Great West Life & Annuity is one of Colorado's premier companies. With US operations based in the Denver Tech Center, we are among the largest corporate headquarters in the Denver area and are consistently profitable.

Required Skills:
Good understanding of the Oracle database, related utilities and tools
Good understanding of Oracle Forms, Pro*C, and Data Modeler & Subversion is desired
Understanding of DataGuard, RAC, Materialized Views, Change Data Capture a plus
Knowledge and experience with scripting (Perl, C Shell)
Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
A good understanding of the underlying operating system (mostly UNIX)
A good knowledge of the physical database design (including partitioning)
Ability to perform both Oracle and operating system performance tuning and monitoring
Knowledge of Oracle backup and recovery scenarios
A good knowledge of Oracle security management
A good knowledge of how Oracle acquires and manages resources
A good knowledge of Oracle data integrity
Sound knowledge of the applications systems at your site
A sound knowledge of both database and system performance tuning
Good communication skills with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators
Provide a strategic database direction for the organization
Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
Responsibilities:Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle RDBMS software and related products
Evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products
Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures
Assist with Database design and implementation questions
Maintain database security (per ISP documentation and best practices)
Do database tuning and performance monitoring
Assist with application tuning and performance monitoring
Maintain and update documentation and standards
Assist wtih planning growth and changes (capacity planning)
Work as part of a team and provide 7x24 support (participate in on-call rotation)
Do general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams
Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support.

Drawing on more than a century of experience, Great-West helps millions of Americans and their companies and employers build greater financial security. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration. Great-West's Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives.

Headquartered in metro Denver, we serve customers nationwide through offices around the country. We market our solutions and services through our nationwide network of direct sales professionals, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators and financial institutions.

For more information, please visit www.greatwestcareers.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

You'll find good people at Great-West.