Friday, October 26, 2012

McGraw-Hill - Database Software Engineer

McGraw-Hill Financial's Xpressfeed Development Team is seeking an experienced and motivated Database Software Engineer-Lead to join our enthusiastic team.  This team provides superior financial data solutions products to leading investment and research firms worldwide.

This position will be responsible for feature design, writing code and unit tests, testing and support of new and existing applications, as well as some mentoring of less experienced team members. This role requires heavy hands-on software development in T-SQL and deep experience in the SQL Server environment.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

•Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology and/or relevant experience  
• 6+ years programming experience in SQL Server environment
•4+ years SQL Server database design
•Strong SQL tuning skills
•Able to work well individually and with a team
•Strong verbal and written communication skills
•Strong work ethic, self-starter, and results oriented

Preferred Qualifications:

•Experience with WebLogic app server environments.
•Object relational mapping concepts & frameworks with Hibernate & Spring
•Some experience in Oracle database
•Some experience in Java programming
•Some experience with Unix  
•Experience with financial or investment data products
•Experience writing unit and integration tests.
 
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, Flexible spending accounts with company contribution

•401K with company matching, long-term and annual incentives, stock purchase program
•Many work/life benefits such as low-cost emergency child- and elder-care, parental leave for birth or adoption, flexible work arrangements, volunteer opportunities, employee assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, and much more.

About the Company
The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a Fortune500 corporation with over 20,000 global employees and over 10,000 U.S. employees. Around the world, McGraw-Hill provides people with the information and insights they need to adapt and grow in changing times. Our business spans the fields of financial services, education, and business information with leading brand names such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates. By working together with our customers and partners, these brands are laying the foundation for a smarter, better world.

The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster -at- mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual.