Saturday, August 31, 2013

F5 - Sr. Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer – Network Applications

F5 is looking for someone to help us fulfill our engineering vision: creating products that delight our customers. This position requires a passion for software and the drive to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make a difference.

Who are you?

You’re a software rock star. You love delving into large, complex software projects. You think in object orientation so often that you woke up this morning and executed bread.toast(). You live and breathe algorithms and see the beauty in reducing algorithmic complexity in order to increase performance and scale.

You’re passionate about software architecture and understand how elegant architecture simplifies life for a development team. You champion the use of software best practices like automated unit testing, effective code review, and continuous integration.
You intuitively understand software performance, yet know that improving performance on modern systems is not always intuitive. You know and love multi-processing and are able to analyze complex multi-threaded software. You believe as we do, that specialized hardware is a thing of the past and that software, powered by commodity processors, is the way of the future.
You’re a C++ ninja, but are comfortable in other languages as well. You’ve got a CS or related degree and at least a couple of years of software development experience under your belt. You believe that a cohesive team is always more effective than even the best individuals, so you enjoy the role of student as well as the role of mentor and provider of technical wisdom.
You aren’t afraid to tackle the creation of a new product, nor are you scared of hard work because you know it will all be worth it when you see delight in the customer’s eyes.

Why would you want to work with us?

You want to be immersed in a startup culture that’s creating a brand new market in Software Defined Networking. You want a place where you can directly see the results of your hard work in the success of the product instead of being a small cog in a giant machine. You want to be part of a team that takes risks and makes mistakes, but learns from them. You want an environment that’s open and transparent, where you have input into important decisions; a place where decisions get made in minutes, not months. You’re excited to learn new technologies and skills, then use them to create ultra-high-scale systems that support millions of simultaneous users pushing tens of gigabits of data every second. You like working on challenging problems that can’t simply be solved with a Google search. You think that some people’s idea of “fast-paced” seems way too slow and want to work with a team that can keep up with you.

You also want a competitive salary and a comprehensive set of health care and other benefits for you and your family. This is an on-site position at F5’s new Louisville, CO office.

Qualifications
·Bachelor degree in computer science, or related field or equivalent
·Five plus years professional experience
·Strong object-oriented coding skills in C++
·Experience with multi-threaded programming
·Proficiency in JavaScript and node.js is a plus

Benefits

We provide competitive salaries, a world class benefits package, including 100% of the premium for employee medical, dental and vision insurance, highly subsidized premiums for dependent coverage, 401K match, employees stock purchase plan, 18 days paid time off within the 1st year and 9 paid holidays, life insurance, short & long term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

ViaWest - Database Administrator

ViaWest, Inc.​, a super-regional provider of colocation and managed hosting solutions, has an opportunity for an experienced SQL Server Database Engineer.​ This position is responsible for providing database administration of Microsoft SQL Server databases and includes daily monitoring and maintenance of multiple customers and multiple divergent installations.​ We are a rapidly growing organization and we embrace change as a way of life.​ Our innovative solutions and exceptional customer service to clients has set us apart from our competition.​

Primary Duties:
Database Administration of production SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2012 servers, both physical and virtual.​
Install and configure new SQL hosts for optimal performance.​ Test and apply service packs and hotfixes.​
Monitor, manage, and maintain backup and maintenance jobs.​ Plan and perform mock recoveries of database backups.​
Proactively monitor database performance to address issues and work to improve performance.​
Participate in 24/​7 on-call rotation for MSSQL, MySQL and Oracle escalations.​
Participate in planning and troubleshooting version upgrades of database applications.​
Perform capacity planning and provide recommendations to customers.​
Create, maintain, and provide both customer and internal operational documentation.​
Maintain security schemes at the operating system, database server, instance, and database level.​
Willingness to learn and administer new technologies.​
Willingness to work in a geographically dispersed environment.​

Related Experience:
4 years solid experience with Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration
2 years experience and/​or familiarity with SQL Log Shipping, Mirroring, and Clustering
Strong knowledge of Windows Server Operating Systems
Oracle and MySQL experience or exposure preferred
Systems administration and/​or development experience desired

Friday, August 30, 2013

CoBank - Software Engineer

At CoBank, our Software Engineer will analyze, design, develop, configure, test and debug enhancements and new implementations of custom and third party applications at CoBank.  This role with be responsible for providing technical leadership for development projects, adhering to CoBank development methodology and producing appropriate supporting documentation. This individual will also provide business hours and after hours support for applications already in production.

Other duties and Responsibilities include:

·  Provides workday and after-hours production support, including troubleshooting, problem correction, testing, and promotion to the production environment. Analysis of  root cause of application issues and facilitates resolution by coordinating with the vendor, internal IT and users as appropriate

·  Provides QA expertise in reviewing technical project deliverables for other technical staff


Why this job: CoBank ACB, which is headquartered here in Denver, is a strong financial institution with an impressive historical performance. Our Software Engineers support a broad range of applications, and will work with many departments throughout the bank, gaining exposure to all areas.


Required Qualifications

·  Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or relevant discipline

·  4+ years MS development technologies including: C#/VB.NET, SQL Server and ASP.NET

·  Additional related skill sets include CSS, HTML, IIS configuration and XML

·  4+ years MS SQL Server tools and database design concepts including SQL, Stored Procedures, SSIS and SSRS

·  Familiarity with Source Code Control tools such as TFS or Visual Source Safe

·  Experience with at least one system design/development methodology (RUP, TDD, BIM) 

Preferred Qualifications

·  Experience with Secure application Development (OWASP top 10, Threat Modeling etc.)

·  Familiarity with ASP. NET MVC

·  Familiarity with reporting and automated job scheduling tools

·  2+ years direct experience with Java Script including AJAX, JQuery, and JSON

·  Exposure to SharePoint, HTML5, Oracle, Unix or PeopleSoft (SQR & PeopleTools)

·  Financial Services industry experience

Arrow Electronics - Developer

Job Summary

Develop web pages and templates to support various web initiatives including basic improvements, site enhancements, and new websites or web based applications.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    Develop, implement and support various front-end template designs using Drupal, Javascript, XSLT, and other templating languages

    Develop new or enhance UI based components (Combo Boxes, Modal Windows, etc.)

    Create standards compliant XHTML/CSS for websites and web-based applications

    Collaborate with Project Managers, IT, and other business leaders on web projects

    Perform maintenance and updates or websites and web-based applications

    Rapidly prototype web pages based on wireframes

Qualifications

Must be self-motivation and accountable for all work

Problem solver in both feasibility and production

The ability to work with a small team on multiple concurring projects

Must be highly organized

Experience Requirements

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school and 5+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university plus 2-3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Hands-on experience with Javascript, DOM, and libraries such as jQuery required

Experience working with Drupal, PHP, and MySQL

Requires experience using XSLT to format XML files for web

Clean, comprehensive coding in XHTML for structure and CSS for presentation required

Must have expert knowledge of web standards and cross-browser compatibility

Requires experience with web page optimization techniques (both in file weight and perceived/actual rendering speed)

Experience with content management systems a must

McAfee - DBA

McAfee is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to browse and shop the web securely. With our unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee helps home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. Our products are unique in how they work together to make security affordable and manageable. These days, the threats are tougher, and the perpetrators are trickier. As we have for more than 20 years, McAfee delivers superior protection that is trusted by millions of people.

Key Responsibilities:

*            This position maintains PostgreSQL and EMC Greenplum databases in our production environment.
*            Documents and maintains consistent and current patches across database servers.
*            Ensures data recovery, maintenance, data integrity, and space requirements for physical databases are met through formulations and monitoring of policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management.
*            Audits the current environments, provides capacity planning and best practices for the future, which may include establishing new standards and procedures.
*            Work occasional nights and weekends to provide 24x7 coverage of a mission-critical, operational database environment, fielding calls for assistance from Tier-4 Support personnel, and to perform off-hours database upgrades and data migration tasks.
Required Experience/Skills & Education:
*            Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred.
*            The ability to work well with minimal supervision, including researching answers to questions and problems encountered using a number of available resources and tools.
*            Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with others, especially in an environment that fosters independent thinking and problem solving.
*            Having the means to take constructive criticism when offered, and to provide direction and insight to others who need assistance with SQL and other database related tasks.
*            At least five years of relational database experience, preferably in a professional role that has supported a production environment in any of the following technologies:  PostgreSQL 8.x / 9.x, MySQL, EMC Greenplum MPP, Informix, DB2, Oracle.
*            At least five years experience working on a Linux or UNIX based platform including Shell programming, with a solid understanding of the operating system features required to install, configure and maintain a database. Strong troubleshooting skills for related performance and operational issues.
*            At least five years experience performing routine administration tasks such as database monitoring, backups, restores, ad hoc queries, tuning and upgrades.
*            Ability to travel up to 10% during the year.
Preferred:
*            Experience with Open Source projects and the interaction with these types of communities for product assistance and reporting found issues (software defects).
*            Prior exposure to database replication tools and techniques including replicating to read-only standbys and multi-master replicated environments across geographically dispersed areas.
*            Familiarity with horizontally scaled database technologies to enable massively parallel processing (MPP) of loading and querying data such as EMC Greenplum, Informix XPS or DB2 pureScale.
*            The ability to work in an Agile manner.  Prior exposure to the Agile methodology of software development which includes iterative development, planning meetings and daily standup sessions.
*            Familiarity with development tools such as Java, PHP and C/C++ is a plus.
*            Familiarity with using source code control systems such as Mercurial, Subversion or CVS.
*            Having a strong interest in the field of data management with the desire to constantly learn new concepts and technologies, including key/value NoSQL projects such as Hadoop, MongoDB, Riak, and others.
McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. We are relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep our customers safe. Share your talents with us in the dynamic security industry, and experience the meaningful, interesting work that is waiting for you!

McAfee is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  We celebrate diversity!
Click here for full EEO statement.

PLEASE SEND RESUME TO Rob_Ortega@mcafee.com

Thursday, August 29, 2013

UNAVCO - Software Engineer

Position Overview

Salary Range: $59,600 - $67,700
This position may be filled as Full Time or Three Quarter Time.

UNAVCO offers a very competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, Supplemental Benefits, 4-weeks PTO, Retirement with a 10% employer contribution, RTD EcoPass, and onsite Fitness Center to name a few.


As a Software Engineer you will provide critical support to the Geodesy Data Archive functions. You will collaborate with other software engineers and data scientists on systems requirements and design, and you will develop software components and systems and web tools supporting data archiving, and distribution of data and metadata to our global network of researchers and data centers. We have opportunities for special projects to utilize your unique set of skills to help us build the next generation of tools for enabling geodetic science.

·      Develops and maintains software for metadata and data search and delivery to UNAVCO’s global network of researchers and data centers through database backed web pages using Java, Flex, PHP and Google Maps API.

·      Develops web tools, forms and reports supporting population of databases and distribution of data and metadata, and supporting user and internal documentation.

·      Participates in the team that develops and supports software for new and evolving UNAVCO projects in support of archiving of data and products for GPS, InSAR, LiDAR and other data types.

·      Collaborates with data engineers and scientists on schema requirements and designs and implements database schema.

·      Collaborates and consults with the Web team on Web interface corporate standards, user-experience design, and Web site integration.


Skills and Knowledge, Position-specific

The individual hired must have these skill levels in the associated knowledge areas:

·      Demonstrated skills in object oriented software development with Java, and with class hierarchies and abstraction. Knowledge of test and build systems including JUnit, Ant, maven.

·      Proficient in web development with PHP, Google Maps API, JavaScript, and JSP.

·      Proficient in scripting with Perl, Python, or Ruby.

·      Proficient in SQL and in programming queries using database access with JDBC or Perl DBI.

·      Proficient or advanced skills with Subversion or a similar source code control environment.

·      Experience with computing in networked UNIX environments, preferably with Solaris and RH Linux; working skills on MS Windows and MacOS.

·      Proficient skills with UNIX shell scripting.


Desired Skills and Knowledge

·      Proficient in development of web services using technologies including SOAP, XML, HTTP, Tomcat, and Axis2.

·      Proficient in web development with Flex3, ActionScript.

·      Experience with Spring Framework for Java JEE application development.

·      Experience with HTML5 development.

·      Experience with Adobe BlazeDS Java remoting.

·      Experience with Oracle.

·      Experience with Postgres and PostGIS.

·      Experience with Solaris.


Education and Experience

·      Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems and a minimum of four years software development experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.


How to Apply

Visit our website at www.unavco.org for more information about geodesy and our work. If you are interested in joining our team apply online at www.unavco.org/careers.  Please no calls from agencies or recruiters.


Position Description


Summary of Job

Responsible for design, development, implementation, testing, and documentation for components of software systems that support three or more of the following functions: data collection, flow, archiving, database interaction, web-based data search and access, interoperability, quality control, formatting, pre-processing, and visualization.


Working Relationships


Internal: Independently performs assignments under general supervision, guidance and review. Consults supervisor or team lead concerning unusual problems. May review the work of more junior staff.


External: Occasionally gathers requirements or obtains feedback from community members as users of web applications or on interoperability of UNAVCO software components. Provides user support. May work in teams with peers at other institutions.


Essential Job Functions

·      Obtains and analyzes software systems requirements.

·      Designs, develops, implements and supports moderately complex software systems. Tests and documents software systems. Follows internal software development, testing and documentation methodologies, policies and best practices.

·      Participates in joint analysis and design activities with other staff in defining directions, standards, and timelines and identifying key technologies for evolving moderately complex software systems.

·      Continually works to acquire and improve skills relevant to program.

·      Keeps abreast of current best practices and trends affecting software systems.

·      Contributes to authoring technical reports and publications and may present at conferences.

·      Occasionally travels offsite as job needs dictate.

·      Other duties may be assigned as necessary for the successful operation of the business.

To perform this job successfully, this individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Skills and Knowledge Required

·      Highly proficient in at least one relevant primary language and knowledgeable in another.

·      Significant experience with a major database management system and software techniques for database access.

·      Knowledge of web application design and construction. Understanding of HTML and XML.

·      Good understanding of object-oriented design and development, relational databases and database design, agile development, and continuous testing, with experience in regular application of these techniques to development products.

·      Proficient with integrated development environments and source code control systems.

·      Proficient with at least three relevant development platforms and knowledgeable with at least two others.

·      Proficient working in UNIX-like environments.

·      Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to develop and document complex software throughout the software design and development lifecycle with good productivity and low error rates.

·      Proficient at establishing priorities and solving problems independently within a context of well-defined programmatic requirements. Skilled in collaborating with other members of a team.

·      Excellent problem solving skills with their own software as well as an ability to address problems in other's software.

·      Ability and motivation to learn new skills with software tools and acquire new software engineering knowledge and techniques.

·      Good interpersonal skills working with peers, supervisors, and in planning team-oriented projects.

·      Is expected to understand and operate within the basic requirements of a grant environment considering procurement standards and allowable costs.

·      Very good written and oral communication skills in English.


Desired

Knowledge of GPS, Geodesy or Geophysics/Geology


Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems and four years software engineering experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.


Physical Requirements

Ability to use fingers and repetitive motion on computing and communication devices; see well enough to use computer effectively; and both hear and speak effectively on phone. Must be able to sit for sustained periods of time.


Mental Requirements

Ability to understand, remember and communicate routine, factual information. Ability to organize and prioritize own work schedule on short-term basis (longer than one month). Ability to make decisions which have moderate impact on immediate work unit. Ability to compose letters, outlines, memoranda, and basic reports and/or to orally communicate technical information. Ability to compute, analyze and interpret numerical data for report purposes.
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UNAVCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

M/F/D/V

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

gloo - Senior Engineer

gloo is a fully-funded startup in Boulder CO that has exited beta and
launched our mobile apps (iOS and Android) and web clients.  We are in
search of someone to join our team of developers focused on our
interactive, mobile publishing platform.  You will help us maintain this
platform and work with us to guide its evolution and expansion as a key
member of our technical architecture council.

How you MIGHT spend your day

    * Designing, developing and maintaining our web client and APIs
    * Leading a team of talented web application engineers so that
everyone is as busy and happy as they can be
    * Working with the product team to turn our customer's vision
into reality
    * Working alongside our other development teasm to make sure the
puzzle fits together perfectly
    * Applying your best practice experience in
test-driven/behavior-driven development to deliver rock solid product
    * Thinking through a tough challenge over a game of foosball

A bit about you:

    * You have at least 5 years of front end web application development
experience – primarily Javascript, HTML5 and CSS.
    * You might have played with Clojure on Ring or Scala on Play 2.0 and
are excited by the possibilities
    * You aren't afraid of SQL queries – after all, most
applications have a database (we use Postgres)
    * Your projects might include responsive web applications, content
management systems, mobile apps, ecommerce sites and learning management
systems
    * You have a passion delivering high performing, well-written
software that is easy to maintain
    * You have worked with service APIs and have experience with Ajax
frameworks
    * You have worked in an early-stage company so you know what it means
to shift priorities and wear a bunch of hats
    * Open Source tools are your preferred sandbox
    * You are an organized professional capable of managing your time,
tasks and activities without daily guidance
    * You have a talent for making sense out of obscurity – you
immediately begin executing concepts in your mind the moment someone has
an idea
    * Building strong and long-standing relationships is an important
part of your being

Anti-Requirements

    * A need for structure and repetition in every work day
    * Using the words, "it can't be done" in a sentence
    * Believing, "that's not my job"

Compensation

    * Compensation commensurate with Experience
    * Medical with HSA contribution
    * The opportunity to work with a team of smart, committed and
passionate engineers
    * A startup vibe without the startup hours

Goldstone Partners is helping this experienced team of thought leaders find a Rock Star who wants to be part of something big!  Please send your resume to me personally at success@goldstonepartners.com.  Principals only please.  Unfortunately we are unable to support sponsorships at this time.
________________________________________________________________________

gloo is a fully-funded startup in Boulder CO that has exited beta and
launched our mobile and web client applications.  We are in search of
someone to help lead a team of developers for our publishing platform.
You will help us maintain this platform and work with us to guide its
evolution and expansion as a key member of our technical architecture
council.

How you MIGHT spend your day

    * Defining, designing, developing and maintaining our API and top
level applications
    * Leading a team of talented Rails engineers so that everyone is as
busy and happy as they can be
    * Working with the product team to turn our customer's vision
into reality
    * Working alongside our other development teams to make sure the
puzzle fits together perfectly
    * Applying your best practice experience in
test-driven/behavior-driven development to elevate the team to a whole
new level
    * Thinking through a tough challenge over a game of foosball

Experiential Requirements

    * You have at least 7 years of experience as a software engineer with
maybe 2 years of full stack Rails experience;  you know 3.2.x,
up/down/inside and out
    * You aren't afraid of SQL queries – after all, most
applications have a database (we use Postgres)
    * Your past projects might include web applications, content
management systems, mobile apps, ecommerce sites and learning management
systems
    * You have a passion for delivering high performing, well-architected
software that is easy to maintain
    * You thrive in an environment where "what if" is commonplace
and feel confined when the rules are already set in stone
    * You have worked in an early-stage company so you know what it means
to shift priorities and wear a bunch of hats
    * Open Source tools are your preferred sandbox
    * You are an organized professional capable of managing your time,
tasks and activities without daily guidance
    * You have a talent for making sense out of obscurity – you
immediately begin executing concepts in your mind the moment someone has
an idea
    * Building strong and long-standing relationships is an important
part of your being

Anti-Requirements

    * A need for structure and repetition in every work day
    * Using the words, "it can't be done" in a sentence
    * Believing, "that's not my job"

Compensation

    * Compensation commensurate with Experience
    * Medical with HSA contribution

Goldstone Partners is helping this experienced team of thought leaders find a Rock Star who wants to be part of something big!  Please send your resume to me personally at success@goldstonepartners.com.  Principals only please.  Unfortunately we are unable to support sponsorships at this time.
________________________________________________________________________

gloo is a fully-funded startup in Boulder CO that has exited beta and
launched our mobile apps (iOS and Android) and web clients.  We are in
search of someone to help lead a team of engineers for our backend SOA
and analytics infrastructure.  You will help us build out this
application and work with us to guide its evolution as a key member of
our technical architecture council.

How you MIGHT spend your day

    * Defining, designing, developing the infrastructure that will house
our customers' content
    * Helping establish a vision and executable plan for our metric
gathering and analytics engine with the ability to consume
unstructured/structured data, produce meaningful results that will help
our customers measure their success, improve their outcomes and make
sound business decisions
    * Leading a team of talented engineers so that everyone is as busy
and happy as they can be
    * Working with the product team to turn our customer's vision
into reality
    * Working alongside our other teams to make sure the puzzle fits
together perfectly
    * Applying your best practice experience in
test-driven/behavior-driven development to elevate your team to a whole
new level
    * Forming a solid understanding of the rest of our technology stack
so that your talent can be valuable throughout the gloo community
    * Thinking through a tough challenge over a game of foosball

A bit about you:

    * You have at least 7 years of full-stack experience on JVM
(Java/Scala/Groovy/Clojure) based web applications.
    * Your experience building enterprise level SOA architecture
    * You might have played with Scala on Play 2.0 and are excited by the
possibilities
    * You have demonstrated competency working with Big Data and
producing reporting/analytics output that makes sense – Hive, Swarm
and Hadoop are incredibly useful here
    * Your projects might include web applications, content management
systems, ecommerce sites and learning management systems
    * You have a passion delivering high performing, well-architected
software that is easy to maintain
    * You thrive in an environment where "what if" is commonplace
and feel confined when the rules are already set in stone
    * You have worked in an early-stage company so you know what it means
to shift priorities and wear a bunch of hats
    * Open Source tools are your preferred sandbox
    * You are an organized professional capable of managing your time,
tasks and activities without daily guidance
    * You have a talent for making sense out of obscurity – you
immediately begin executing concepts in your mind the moment someone has
an idea
    * Building strong and long-standing relationships is an important
part of your being

Anti-Requirements

    * A need for structure and repetition in every work day
    * Using the words, "it can't be done" in a sentence
    * Believing, "that's not my job"

Compensation

    * Compensation commensurate with Experience
    * Medical with HSA contribution

Goldstone Partners is helping this experienced team of thought leaders find a Rock Star who wants to be part of something big!  Please send your resume to me personally at success@goldstonepartners.com.  Principals only please.  Unfortunately we are unable to support sponsorships at this time.

Yieldex - Client Services Manager

Yieldex is a big data analytics firm that helps digital publishers
increase revenue by better managing, forecasting and pricing their
advertising inventory.


We have a blue chip client roster, with customers who are very
enthusiastic about our product, including NYTimes, Dow Jones,
Amazon.com, NBC, Turner Broadcasting, FoxNews, UK Telegraph, France
Telecom, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, WebMD, Scripps, Cars.com,
Autotrader, Jumpstart, Kelly Blue Book, Pandora, Comcast, Healthline,
Bloomberg, Weather.com, Accuweather, Travelocity, Orbitz, AARP,
TechTarget, AllRecipes, CondeNast,....


Visit www.yieldex.com for more information on this growing and dynamic company.

Description:
The Yieldex client services manager works with multiple Yieldex clients
as the technical account management resource. The ideal candidate will
be responsible for troubleshooting and coordinating the resolution of
all technical issues with clients and internal Yieldex teams.  Client
service managers are responsible for providing technical expertise on
and driving adoption of the Yieldex product suite, while being ad
serving industry expert resources for our clients. Candidates should
have deep interest/expertise in the online media ecosystem. Experience
working with ad servers, 3rd party data providers, online media order
management systems, and yield management tools will be beneficial.


This position requires strong business acumen and the ability to set and
exceed client expectations for success. The candidate will understand
the client success metrics and apply technical and product expertise to
ensure successful client adoption. Success will require strong
communication and coordination with the client and internal engineering
and product teams.


Competitive salary, benefits and options. Full time. Permanent.


Qualifications

    *  A passion for customer success and laser focus on providing
customer value
    *  3+ years of technical experience in a professional services role
at an online publishing or technology company
    *  Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving multiple
internal and external stakeholders
    *  Proven troubleshooting, problem-solving, and data analysis skills
    *  Demonstrated track record of exceeding established goals on a
consistent basis
    *  Ability to quickly grasp and understand technical specifications,
problems and concepts
    *  Outstanding attention to detail combined with an ability to see
the big picture
    *  Ability to work well independently
    *  Excellent written and oral communication
    *  Experience with advanced functions in Excel and working knowledge
of relational databases and UNIX
    *  Ability to work on multiple high-priority tasks under tight
deadlines
    *  Strong work ethic, team-oriented attitude, and high integrity
    *  Track record of building constructive working relationships
throughout the organization
    *  Travel to client sites as needed, less than 5%


Additional Qualifications (Desired but not required)

    *  Experience in the digital ad serving industry
    *  Experience with audience data and targeting
    *  Experience with order management systems for the ad serving industry

Please send relevant resumes to jobs@yieldex.com with the position name
as subject.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

5280 Solutions - Infrastructure Engineer, C#

5280 Solutions is a recognized leader in the educational loan services
industry with more than 30 years of experience designing and building
complex software. Our loan processing solutions have been implemented in
dozens of financial institutions across the United States, Canada and
abroad. More than 60% of the top 100 FFELP holders utilize our loan
processing products and services, managing over $80 billion worth of
education loan assets SUMMARY: Provides daily ongoing deployment,
configuration, support, administration, maintenance and technical
solutions to various technology components that make up the IT
Infrastructure environment.

THE DESCRIPTION BELOW IS A GENERIC INFRASTRUCTURE DESCRIPTION. CURRENTLY WE ARE INTERVIEWING TO FILL A POSITIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUALTO DO WINDOWS PATCHING. EXPERIENCE WITH SCCM, WSUS, WINDOWS PATCHING AND SCANNING TOOLS REQUIRED.

SUMMARY: Provides daily ongoing deployment, configuration, support,
administration, maintenance and technical solutions to various
technology components that make up the IT Infrastructure environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.Develops or modifies IT Infrastructure to meet
business objectives. 2.Maintain and implement technical solutions,
specifications, and documentation for various sized projects or daily
support initiatives. 3.Works with multiple customers, stakeholders, and
system owners to produce requirements, determine feasibility, analyze
cost/benefits requirements, and recommend design solution options.
4.Provide training and technical support for users with varying levels
of IT knowledge. 5.Completes routine preventative measures and
maintains/monitoring network security.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information
Systems or related fields and/or equivalent combination of education and
experience.

EXPERIENCE: Experienced with Windows Server2000/2003/2008, Active
Directory, SQL Server, Network, Switching/Routing, Firewalls, Data
Archival, LAN, WAN, VoIP, MPLS, Monitoring and Messaging Systems.
Experience designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise scale
systems with High Availability Configurations (Clustering, Load
Balancing, Fault Tolerance, etc.), Systems Configuration Management,
Optimization Tuning, and Monitoring. Preferred background working in
security focused environments with skills in audit remediation and
systems hardening. Experience with scripting, automation, Cisco UCS, or
PKI a plus.

COMPETENCIES - SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES: 1.Strong analytical, judgment
and problem solving skills. 2.Strong oral and written communication
skills. 3.Strong interpersonal skills, interacts will with technical and
non-technical clients. 4.In depth working knowledge of Active Directory,
IIS, WINS/DHCP/DNS, TCP/IP, Windows Server 2003/2008, VMware
Infrastructure 4.0 or higher, SAN (Fiber channel, FCoE and iSCSI), and
NAS, server hardware familiarity include hardware virtualization, fiber
channel switching.


Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order
11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without
regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex,
marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal,
sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status
protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. Qualified
individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in
order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such
accommodations by contacting Nelnet Talent Acquisition & Recruiting.

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace. 


For consideration please forward your resume to tpryor@5280solutions.com.
________________________________________________________________________

5280 Solutions is a recognized leader in the educational loan services
industry with more than 30 years of experience designing and building
complex software. Our loan processing solutions have been implemented in
dozens of financial institutions across the United States, Canada and
abroad. More than 60% of the top 100 FFELP holders utilize our loan
processing products and services, managing over $80 billion worth of
education loan assets SUMMARY: Provides daily ongoing deployment,
configuration, support, administration, maintenance and technical
solutions to various technology components that make up the IT
Infrastructure environment.

Job Description

We're looking for a bright, motivated, all around developer who is
comfortable implementing complex data structures in the morning and
elegant UIs in the afternoon. We develop highly intelligent software
solutions for the processing of financial documents. You'll work as a
member of a small team of developers to design and implement innovative
products. If you love being challenged and working with the latest
technologies this is a position that will provide both.

What You'll be Doing

*    Creating designs and prototypes

*    Implementing new features and products

*    Diagnosing and correcting defects in existing applications

*    Participating in peer design and code reviews

*    Working as part of a small team to deliver quality software and utilities

Skills & Experience

The Basics

*    Two years of experience with Object Oriented languages such as C# or Java

*    Two years of experience with some flavor of SQL such as T-SQL or PL/SQL

*    Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms

Ideally

*    BS Degree in Computer Science or related field

*    Extensive knowledge of C# and the .NET environment

*    Extensive knowledge of T-SQL

*    Familiarity with JavaScript or Coffee Script

*    Familiarity with HTML 5 and CSS3

*    Familiarity with UI separation patterns such as MVC or MVVM

*    Hands-on experience with designing and implementing web services

*    Confidence to dive into a research paper and implement cutting edge algorithms

*    Experience delivering commercial software in an agile environment

*    Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order
11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without
regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex,
marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal,
sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status
protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. Qualified
individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in
order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such
accommodations by contacting Nelnet Talent Acquisition & Recruiting.

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace. 


For consideration please forward your resume to tpryor@5280solutions.com.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Zing Studios - Developer

Here at Zing Studios, we have a great development team and we're looking
for one more LAMP programmer to add to the group. We're a small company
(just ten of us) with some big-name clients and plenty of work to keep us
going.

Do you have what we're looking for?

* 2-3 years PHP programming experience (including OO)
* 2-3 years relational database experience, preferably with MySQL
* Good CSS, HTML, and Javascript skills
* Good customer relations skills (i.e., explaining technical topics to
non-techs)

Bonus points if you're also familiar with...

* Symfony, Wordpress, and Drupal frameworks
* Source code control tools, particularly Git
* Bash command-line interface
* Linux or Mac development environment
* Apache web server
* Image manipulation (i.e., converting Photoshop files to web graphics)
* AJAX and advanced Javascript, particularly jQuery

Who are we? Zing is a web consulting company located in Longmont Colorado,
just north of Boulder. We specialize in database-driven web sites like
content management systems, intranets, and business software integration.
Our clients are nationwide and represent many industries including consumer
products, natural foods, bands and music, real estate, pharmaceutical, and
technology firms.

Here are a few things that make Zing a great place to work:

* Company-sponsored self-directed SEP IRA plan, no match required
* Company-supported self-directed health plan and flex account
* Semi-annual profit-sharing bonuses
* Semi-annual performance reviews (and raises)
* Paid cell phone and home internet service
* Company-sponsored dinners, trips, and parties
* Free lunch every week
* Flexible work schedule
* Work at home every Friday
* Great office setup, including dual monitors and whatever hardware you need

Check us out at http://zingstudios.com. If you like what you see and have
the skills we need, send a resume and cover letter to jobs@zingstudios.com.
We'll get back to you (either way) within 24 hours.

Please note: this is a full-time on-site employee position. If you're
looking for remote work or some freelance business, we wish you the best of
luck but please don't contact us.

  - Location: Longmont, CO
  - Compensation: If you're worth it, we'll pay it.
  - Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.

SquareTwo Financial - Windows Systems Engineer

SquareTwo Financial is a growing asset management company located in the
Denver Tech Center.  We have proven ourselves to be a leader in the
financial market by attracting and retaining motivated, hardworking and
creative team players.  Due to our growth and visionary leadership, we
are currently adding to our team and looking for talented professionals
who are committed to building and delivering quality software in support
of our internal and external customers.  Are you ready to be part of our
team?

About the Role:

As a key member of our infrastructure team you are responsible for
designing, installing, configuring and maintaining the Windows and
Virtual computing environments.  Your experience maintaining VMware and
ESX environments will help round out the team. You'll serve as a SME
to analyze and resolves problems associated with hardware and software
of primarily Microsoft Windows operating systems.

What you'll be doing:

    * Serving as Windows Administrator for Microsoft Windows
2003/2008 servers
    * Building Windows 2003/2008 servers for deployment across our
enterprise
    * Deploying Exchange 2010 using best practices and developing
processes for healthy, safe and optimal performance
    * Administering and maintaining VMware ESX/ESXi and Citrix
virtual environments
    * Administering physical and virtual server platforms, including
blade technology
    * Administering Active Directory and Exchange environments
    * Monitoring system performance and fine tuning as necessary
    * Performing capacity analysis and forecasting
    * Developing maintenance policies and procedures for systems
    * Training and mentoring junior team members
    * Getting hands on exposure to Storage Area Networks, and
Network Attached Storage
    * Providing backup capabilities to team members
    * Maintaining inventory for identified Microsoft hardware and
software systems
    * Creating and maintaining documented procedures for Windows
administrative tasks and environments

What we're looking for from you:

    * Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a technical discipline
    * 5+ years of Windows environment administration experience – MCITP preferred
    * Current documented experience administering VMware ESX/ESXi servers
    * Extensive experience scripting, tuning and performance monitoring
    * Ability to design, configure and maintain of Active Directory and Exchange
    * Experience installing software releases, firmware, system upgrades and patches
    * DNS and DHCP administration experience
    * Knowledge of TCP/IP, LAN and WAN concepts

And here's what you'll enjoy:

·        Competitive salary

·        Comprehensive benefits

·        Support for your community involvement

·        SquareTwo University – for your professional development

·        Opportunity to learn, grow and contribute

Goldstone Partners is helping this stable, successful and growing
organization find talented contributors who want to be part of an
amazing team.  Please send your resume to me personally at
success@goldstonepartners.com.
Principals only please.  Unfortunately we are unable to support
relocation or sponsorships at this time.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Scottrade - Quality Assurance Supervisor

Scottrade, Inc. has a Quality Assurance Supervisor position available in Westminster, CO. The main purpose of this position is to review new and existing testing assignments, and to work with team members and the QA Manager to assign, estimate and allocate testing resources.  Escalate testing issues and project risks as required.  Participate in the interview process of new hires, and follow-up to ensure training plans are reviewed with new employees.  This position will be responsible for successfully mentoring employees, and conducting quarterly performance reviews.

Responsibilities:

Interview potential new hires and review training plans with new employees.  Mentor direct reports to ensure employee growth and retention 
Work with team members and QA Management to review new and existing testing assignments, and assign, estimate, and allocate testing resources as required.  Escalate testing issues and risks as required 
Attend project related meetings to ensure testing milestones for team members are met.  Ensure daily and weekly QA Summary reports are produced to measure and provide transparency for QA related activities  (
Work with team members to ensure readiness of application production deployments.  Ensure test plans, test cases, post deployment verification test plans, etc. have been completed to ensure a quality production release 
Provide continuous feedback on employee performance and complete and conduct quarterly performance reviews 
 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and application debugging from a technical and/or business perspective.
Strong knowledge of ODBC.
Expert knowledge of Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to direct, mentor and motivate others in a fast-paced, dynamic and team-oriented environment.
Ability to create and improve testing processes to reduce overall cycle time and improve software quality.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Strong knowledge of programming concepts.
Strong knowledge of SQL and Oracle databases.
Strong knowledge of FIX protocols.
Strong knowledge of API's, .NET, and Web Services.
Strong knowledge of AS400 mainframes.
Strong knowledge of Windows and Mac operating systems.
Strong knowledge of testing Web applications with multiple browsers.
Strong knowledge of HP Quality Center, to include best practices in regards to requirements management, defect tracking and automation concepts.
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
6+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience.  Up to 1 year experience working with Scottrade applications may be applied to this requirement.
Experience leading projects within a Software Quality Assurance team required.
Experience with defect tracking and test management software required.
Experience creating and executing test plans and test cases required.
Automation experience preferred.
Software Quality Assurance Certification preferred.
1+ years prior leadership and/or supervisory experience in a software testing role required.
Scottrade, Inc., an equal opportunity employer, is committed to inclusion and a diverse workforce.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Trimble - Financial Analyst

Trimble is an exciting, entrepreneurial company, with a history of exceptional growth coupled with a disciplined and strategic focus on being the best. While GPS is at our core, we have grown beyond this technology to embrace other sophisticated positioning and machine control technologies and, in doing so; we are changing the way the world works. Our solutions are used in over 140 countries and we have incredibly diverse lines of business.

Our employees represent this diversity and can be found in over 30 countries, working closely with their colleagues around the world. Due to our geographic, product and customer reach, there is plenty of room at Trimble for exceptional people to grow. Come position yourself with an innovative industry leader and position yourself for success.

This financial analyst position will support the manager of finance in the heavy civil construction and mining divisions of Trimble Navigation Limited. These divisions have a full portfolio of positioning and machine control hardware, software and services sold through our dealer distribution channels worldwide.

The divisional finance team is responsible for all of the FP&A and divisional accounting with support from central finance and accounting groups.

Primary Duties


    Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries as necessary
    Analyze inventory movements and mix changes, warranty costs, and divisional allocations
    Review various contractual arrangements and monthly transactions to determine proper revenue and expense recognition for hardware, software and services.
    Analyze profit &loss for period-over-period changes in revenue, expenses and foreign currency rates
    Develop annual / quarterly profit & loss models for forecast and planning
    Prepare and present financial results in periodic business reviews
    Contribute to acquisition planning and integration
    Work directly with shared service, accounting, finance, product, and operational personnel
    Develop and distribute reports as needed
    Ad hoc projects as needed

Qualifications

    Experience with hi-tech manufacturing cost accounting
    Experience with software revenue recognition
    5+ years of professional experience
    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with strong accounting skills
    CPA or MBA with accounting experience
    Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
    Oracle R12 experience
    Proficiency with Cognos or Hyperion
    Detail oriented self-starter with solid analytical thinking and excellent communication skills
    Have a passion for understanding the business and the ability articulate financial results in terms that yield action

For immediate consideration, please apply here: 
https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=TRIMBLE&cws=1&rid=3130

Trimble Navigation Limited is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.  EOE/M/F/V/D

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Arapahoe County - Applications Support

Arapahoe County Government's Information Technology Department in Littleton, Co is seeking a Senior Applications Support Specialist.

As one of our Senior Applications Support Specialists you will provide high level customer and technical support and administrative services for various computer SOFTWARE applications.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the installation, administration and maintenance for purchased or internally developed software applications and related interfaces required for County wide business operations. Responsibilities well be heavily weighted around SharePoint activities, but will not be limited to SharePoint.

This will be a great opportunity for an individual with the right SharePoint knowledge. Arapahoe County does not currently run SharePoint.  The right candidate will have the opportunity to help architect our SharePoint solution from the ground up.

The individual in this role will install new releases, evaluate and install patches and resolve software related problems, but in all instances must provide the highest level customer service for our internal and external clients. We are also seeking an individual who has a high level of understanding of customer service and is willing and able to be responsible for the outcome of solutions, providing advice, guidance and assistance to team members and end user areas on matters related to the analysis, design and implementation of automated information processing solutions.

ZOLL - Software Test Engineer, Software Developer

ZOLL continues to GROW!  ZOLL is the market leader in software solutions for the Emergency Medical Services and Fire Safety industry, currently migrating the client-server based product line to the Cloud.  ZOLL is named in the top 5 mid-size employers to work for in the Denver area, for the second year in a row, a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company and one of Fortune's Fastest Growing Companies.  ZOLL offers the best of both worlds with an entrepreneurial company culture (flip flops and shorts- you bet!) , backed by a large company worth over $22 billion.    www.zolldata.com

Come join the team and help save people's lives!

Software Test Engineer (SQA Engineer) - Automated Testing/Web

Job Description:
The Software Test Engineer - Automated Testing will work on a team responsible for full lifecycle testing of ZOLL's web based applications.  In this role, this individual will help to develop processes and procedures to further the company's capabilities in automated testing and to help to move the company from a manual testing to an automated testing environment.  This person will be responsible for testing all layers of an n-tiered Microsoft web based suite of applications.

Duties and Responsibilities:
*        Read and interpret functional (marketing) and technical (development) specifications and develop comprehensive test plans designed to perform functional and load testing.  Functional testing should include edge and routine cases, data entry error, program logic errors, exceptions, etc.

*        Design, develop, and troubleshoot automated test scripts using web-based automated test tools to validate the technical and functional integrity of web based components.  This will include stored procedures, services, and web apps.

*        Configure test environments including Microsoft web servers, web browsers, MS SQL, and application installations.  Configurations may include medical devices and communications devices such as serial modems, heart monitors, and other devices.

*        Responsible for testing on .NET and IOS platforms utilizing IE, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox as clients.

*        Run and monitor test scripts in a test environment.  Interpret the resulting error logs and other output results.  Troubleshoot results to determine if the error is an engineering error or an error in the test script and/or database utilizing MS SQL and other data query tools.

*        Create simulators as necessary to create test data streams for I/O devices such as heart monitors, GPS devices, in-vehicle navigations systems, and proprietary devices.

*        Collaborate as a member of a highly functional R&D team to perform testing on multiple applications and move from application team to application team as necessary.

*        Adhere to professional standards regarding documentation, project management, quality, communication, and teamwork.

Requirements:

*        5+ years of experience performing Software Quality Assurance (SQA) work in a software development organization.

*        Ability to read and interpret professional, documented .NET code.

*        Ability to develop test scripts at a highly proficient level including tools such as Selenium or Coded UI.

*        Demonstrated success with full lifecycle Quality Engineering including test plan design and error log troubleshooting.

*        Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science highly desirable.
________________________________________________________________________

ZOLL continues to GROW!  ZOLL is the market leader in software solutions for the Emergency Medical Services and Fire Safety industry, currently migrating the client-server based product line to the Cloud.  ZOLL is named in the top 5 mid-size employers to work for in the Denver area, for the second year in a row, a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company and one of Fortune's Fastest Growing Companies.  ZOLL offers the best of both worlds with an entrepreneurial company culture (flip flops and shorts- you bet!) , backed by a large company worth over $22 billion.    www.zolldata.com

Come join the team and help save people's lives!

Summary:
The  frontend .NET Software Developers will participate in developing various quality SaaS applications that will share a common database in a collaborative team environment.  The developers will work through the entire lifecycle and will require in-depth understanding of industry best practices with emerging technologies.

Responsibilities:
  *  Utilize object oriented design, development, and debugging skills to implement web applications that retrieve, transport, and deliver sensitive customer data to a centralized, secure data repository.
  *  Work with individual product teams and review product data dictionaries to develop a comprehensive understanding of the RescueNet enterprise data set.  Develop a database model that incorporates reportable data elements from the various product databases and resolves inconsistencies in data treatment across product lines.
  *  Work with development team to create a user-friendly, web-based application to support business intelligence functions.
  *  Adhere to established ZOLL engineering standards with regards to UI development, database access, documentation standards, and development methodology.
  *  Follow engineering best practices in a team environment to develop high quality products.
  *  Utilize organizational process control systems.
  *  Collaboratively participate in team meetings as necessary.
  *  Responsible for ensuring that assignments are delivered on schedule and in accordance with ZOLL quality standards.  Responsible for test plans and/or unit testing.

Required Skills:
  *  4+ years of experience in a professional MS SQL/.NET environment  OR Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
  *  Strong business acumen - able to understand the business problems that our technology is created to solve
  *  Demonstrated ability to effectively implement web services, .NET and database applications
  *  Strong acumen for database design and optimization
  *  Proficiency with ASP.NET, Fluent in Object-Oriented Programming with C#
  *  Proficiency with WCF, MVC3, JavaScript, CSS, HTML,  XML, T-SQL, MS-SQL Server, SOAP, and REST

Friday, August 09, 2013

Nelnet - QA Manager, Lead Test Automation

"Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order
11246
"

Executive Orders from the office of the President only apply to departments under the office of the President.  Unless Nelnet is actually a part of the Presidential branch of the federal government, referrring to an executive order is bizarre.
________________________________________________________________________


Nelnet Interactive (NI), the pioneering education and interactive arm of
Nelnet, partners with thousands of higher education institutions to
provide unparalleled online recruitment solutions. NI's subsidiaries;
CUnet, Sparkroom and Peterson's Interactive, service both students and
institutions in the areas of marketing services, enrollment technology
and admissions guidance.

CUnet, a subsidiary of Nelnet, provides performance based solutions for
higher education. We partner with schools and universities to create
cost-effective marketing programs using a mix of online media
strategies. Our tangible results include finding prospective students,
generating qualified responses, and maximizing enrollments and starts.

SUMMARY: Leads, directs, manages, plans, and administers the operational
and administrative activities of a department or product segment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible for creating/implementing QA strategy
and product release management for multiple environments.
2. Responsible
for the formulation and implementation of goals and plans as related to
a specific function.
3. Reviews, evaluates, and prepares periodic
performance reports of staff.
4. Coaches, motivate, and professionally
develop staff by designing, implementing, scheduling and tracking
individualized training programs.
5. Interfaces and consults with other
managers within the organization to coordinate activities.
6. Promotes
teamwork and cooperation.
7. Participates in project review,
development, and implementation process.
8. Responsible for resource
planning, managing team workload, budget management including developing
and maintaining annual budget.
9. Reviews new and updated processes and
produces as required.
10. Provides management reporting.
11. Ensures
adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
12. Establishes and maintains client or vendor relationships as needed
13. Understands, plans for, and takes action on resource development initiatives.
Develops associates through coaching, objective setting, training, and
performance monitoring and management.
14. Monitors and understands associates' performance over time and appropriately addresses
performance plateaus or performance issues.
15. Provides cross-training opportunities and mentoring support to the team.
16. Conducts annual reviews and makes compensation decisions.
17. Performs effective resource allocation, often across competing priorities.
18. Responsible
to provide resource support for operational issues related to systems
support.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or commensurate
experience.

EXPERIENCE: 8+ years experience in software development industry with
strong expertise in at least one key competency. 5+ years experience as
a technical or development leader with a demonstrated ability of
successful team leadership.

COMPETENCIES - SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
1. Strong understanding of QA
testing within an Agile environment
2. Strong understanding of Product
Release Management
3. Ability to understand web technologies, IIS, HTTP,
XML, SQL, TFS Test Manager, Selenium
4. Strong team-oriented
interpersonal skills.
5. Excellent verbal, written communication skills
and judgment.
6. Strong analytical and organizational skills.
7. Demonstrated competency in resolving diverse and complex business
problems.
8. Strong managerial and leadership skills.
9. Must have the
ability to obtain a security clearance.

Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order
11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without
regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex,
marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal,
sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status
protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. Qualified
individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in
order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such
accommodations by contacting Nelnet Talent Acquisition & Recruiting.

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.

For immediate consideration please forward a resume to
tpryor@5280solutions.com.  Please don't hesitate to call Terri at either
number below if you need additional information. 

Terri  Pryor
Director of Staffing Solutions

tpryor@5280solutions.com
terri.pryor@n-d-s.com
________________________________________________________________________

Nelnet Interactive (NI), the pioneering education and interactive arm of
Nelnet, partners with thousands of higher education institutions to
provide unparalleled online recruitment solutions. NI's subsidiaries;
CUnet, Sparkroom and Peterson's Interactive, service both students and
institutions in the areas of marketing services, enrollment technology
and admissions guidance.

CUnet, a subsidiary of Nelnet, provides performance based solutions for
higher education. We partner with schools and universities to create
cost-effective marketing programs using a mix of online media
strategies. Our tangible results include finding prospective students,
generating qualified responses, and maximizing enrollments and starts.

LEAD TEST AUTOMATION/RELEASE ENGINEER

SUMMARY: Leads, directs, manages, plans, and administers the operational
and administrative activities of a department or product segment.

Test Automation Engineer is responsible for building, maintaining both
automation and manual framework and tests associated with web sites and
services. Being part of the quality assurance/release team the candidate
will also be available to prepare/implement product releases to multiple
environments. The candidate will work in a fast paced, agile environment
and be successful in meeting timelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Develop execute and maintain both automated and
manual test scenarios, test plans and scripts for web applications
2. Assist with establishing automation test strategies, planning and
procedures
3. Proactively come up with innovative methods to constantly
improve quality, test coverage, efficiency and regression coverage by
automation of feature testing
4. Execute automation scripts as required
for development, and debugging efforts to ensure system performance and
stability
5. Detect software quality issues, report and track them to
resolution
6. Assist in post-implementation, continuous improvement
efforts to enhance systems and applications
7. Identify product performance issues during new product development
8. Participate in the testing of Production Emergency Bug Fixes
9. Track and report test results for the product's compliance to the functional specifications
10. Perform on-demand testing as requested
11. Mentor and share knowledge with peers.
12. Work with developers to resolve defects and issues

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology
or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:
1. At least 5 years development or quality assurance
experience
2. Experience automating test cases using tools such as MS
Lab Management, MS Visual Studio, Coded UI, Selenium or other Automated
Testing Tools is highly desired
3. Experience with TDD highly desirable
4. Experience with SaaS application testing
5. Experience with SOAPUI/SOAPSonar testing
6. Experience working in an AGILE/SCRUM development environment
7. Experience with Microsoft Team Foundation Server with emphasis on source control, builds and deployments
8. Experience working in an agile environment with stories, sprints
(working within a 2 week window to complete tasks)
9. Minimum of 3+ years of MS .Net experience writing high performance Web Services
scripts
10. Minimum of 3 years Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or 4.0 using
C# or Java
11. Net developer or an experienced Automation Tester, who is
interested in automation testing with over 3 years of .Net development
experience

COMPETENCIES - SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:
1. Excellent Interpersonal
and relationship skills necessary to work with an integrated team of
customers, developers, implementation specialists and quality engineers
2. Ability to work in a self-directed and independent fashion as well as
within a group setting
3. Knowledge TFS automation builds and releasing
product code to multiple environments
4. Must possess knowledge of SQL and have the ability to manipulate data and pull data queries.
5. Must have and possess some development skills in MS.Net / C# 6. Knowledge and
experience with the Microsoft .Net platform (IIS, .NET, Web Services,
SQL Server)
7. Must have basic understanding of application pools, web sites, web applications, windows and basic authentication
8. Must be able to pull queries using mySQL
9. Knowledge of Powershell a plus

Nelnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer, complies with Executive Order
11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants
are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without
regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex,
marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal,
sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status
protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. Qualified
individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in
order to apply or compete for positions at Nelnet may request such
accommodations by contacting Nelnet Talent Acquisition & Recruiting.

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.

For immediate consideration please forward a resume to
tpryor@5280solutions.com.  Please don't hesitate to call Terri at either
number below if you need additional information. 


Terri  Pryor
Director of Staffing Solutions

tpryor@5280solutions.com
terri.pryor@n-d-s.com

Thursday, August 08, 2013

First Data - Database Administrator

First Data is a leading provider of payment solutions for financial institutions and merchants around the world. With over 42 Billion merchant transactions annually and nearly 750 Million credit/debit cards on file, First Data powers the payments value chain in over 80 countries across the globe. We are proud of our extensive customer relationships supporting over 7,000 financial institutions and the largest merchant distribution network in the industry with over 1,200 partners servicing merchants large and small.

Our 25,000 employees are industry experts helping businesses simplify payment processing and improve the customer experience with our broad portfolio of solutions, including: Credit and Debit card issuing and acquiring, STAR® PIN-Debit Network, Point of Sale Terminals and deployment services via our subsidiary, TASQ Technology, Gift Card and Loyalty Solutions, TeleCheck® Electronic Check Acceptance Services, MoneyNetwork® Payroll Distribution, eCommerce and online banking solutions, world-class security services like our new TransArmorsm STAR® CertiflashSM Solutions, and more.

First Data. Beyond the Transaction.
Business Segment Overview First Data’sGlobal Operations and Technologydivision closely integrates operations, technology and product development to make sure we have the right platforms in place today and into the future to meet the ever changing demands of our partners. With nearly 17,000 employees O&T makes sure we offer the security, reliability, speed, and simplicity that our customers look for in a processing provider.

O&T is a large organization touching nearly every aspect of First Data service delivery, including; product development; client project delivery; infrastructure operations; global service delivery; information services, strategic sourcing, and enterprise security, risk and compliance into a single end-to-end organization.

Job Description
This position is for a Sr. Database Administrator with experience in Oracle 10g and/or 11g. Working with VLDB's (multiple terabyte) in a high availability, high volume transaction processing (OLTP) environment on various platforms including AIX, Linux, and Solaris. The right individual will be able to quickly grasp environments and become a working member of a team in a short period of time. Must be able to function in a fast-paced, high stress environment.

Production On-call support, fail-over testing, implementing database patches and upgrades, routine DBA activities. Position requires shift flexibility to work varying hours as required to support the business.

Designs, installs, maintains and upgrades the enterprise's production databases. Provides technical expertise in the use of database technology. Accountable for the overall performance of the enterprise's database environment. Works closely with clients, business analysts, systems programmers, and application developers to define and resolve information flow and content issues---helping to transform business requirements into environment specific databases. Monitors and analyzes performance metrics and allocates database resources to achieve optimum database performance. Works on multiple projects as a project leader, or sometimes as a project advisor. Supports multiple servers and multiple databases of medium to high complexity (complexity defined by database size, technology used, and system feeds and interfaces) with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity and accessibility of the data. Works independently on projects. Requires minimum coaching on interfacing with multiple IT groups and business units. Provides technical coaching to business functions and lower level database administrators on more complex issues.

Job Specific Responsibilities

* Designs , installs, maintains and upgrades the enterprise's production databases

* Provides technical expertise in the use of database technology

* Accountable for the overall performance of the enterprise's database environment

* Monitors and analyzes performance metrics and allocates database resources to achieve optimum database performance

* Works on multiple projects as a project leader, or sometimes as a project advisor

* Supports multiple servers and multiple databases of medium to high complexity (complexity defined by database size, technology used, and system feeds and interfaces) with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity and accessibility of the data

* Provides technical coaching to business functions and lower level database administrators on more complex issues

* Fail-over testing, implementing database patches and upgrades, routine DBA activities.
Candidate Requirements

* Expert in database administration, database monitoring and tuning, and physical database development. Understands the principles, theories, practices and techniques of Oracle database administration. Understands the technology impacts on business strategic direction enabling definition and integration of technical plans supporting the enterprise business functions and processes.Core skill set in the following areas:
· Database creation/upgrade
· Performance Tuning and Troubleshooting
· Security administration
· RMAN/Dataguard
· Capacity Planning and monitoring
· 7+ years of heavy Oracle database administration experience using
Oracle 10g and/or 11g in AIX and Solaris environments.
· Advanced skills and experience in PL/SQL and Unix shell scripting
· 24x7 on-call rotation and off-hour support as needed
· Able to function in a fast paced, high stress environment
· Experience with Golden Gate or Shareplex replication products a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, MIS or related field.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills

* Capable of training users in applications and operating system fundamentals and writing basic documentation.

* Experience documenting common processes

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Regional Transportation District - Data Architect

Hiring Range: $80,000 - $106,724 - $133,400

This position is responsible for design and architecture of relational databases for data storage and processing and will require participation in the creation and ongoing updates to the Business Intelligence strategy roadmap, developing and documenting strategies for an enterprise data warehouse implementation, data acquisition, data quality and archive recovery.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Designs the overall enterprise data architecture, data governance strategies and data quality standards.
- Designs and implements an enterprise data warehouse infrastructure including data marts, data models/dimensions and meta data registry.
- Must understand functionality, scalability, performance, security, and integration requirements for an enterprise business intelligence platform.
- Develops, documents and maintains a formal description of the data and data structures.
- Develops entity and attribute descriptions and definitions for the models and ensures that conflicts in descriptions and definitions are resolved.
- Analyzes performance statistics and performs required tuning activities.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, MIS, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related field.
- A minimum of seven years of Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) experience in dimensional modeling/data warehousing, developing data integration plans, engineering and managing hardware and software architectures and ensuring compatibility and optimal integration of multiple systems.
- A minimum of five years experience in planning, developing, and supporting ETL systems to achieve data transformation goals including the design and architecture of operational data stores to support enterprise data integration goals.
- A minimum of five years experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Cognos, Crystal Reports and other enterprise level BI platforms and tools.
- A minimum of five years experience as a data architect involved in implementing company wide data policies, governance procedures, creating metadata repositories and working with data stewards to improve data quality.
- Experience with data mining techniques.
- Ability to work a flexible work schedule, on-call 24/7

Level 3 - Senior Accountant

A career with Level 3 is more than just a job, it's an opportunity to join a company that delivers a comprehensive portfolio of converged voice, video, data and managed services to enterprise, content, wholesale and government customers. Business applications require more bandwidth, and we aim to deliver exceptional value to support efficiency and growth. Our customers partner with our team of over 10,000 dedicated people in more than 45 countries who focus on understanding business challenges, responding with a relevant solution and delivering a consistent, industry-leading customer experience. Whether you are an experienced professional, or just embarking on your career, Level 3 provides a fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment in which to grow.

Why Join Level 3 Communications?

We are trusted, reliable and responsive in meeting the needs of our customers. Level 3 is experiencing tremendous growth and raising the bar in the telecommunications industry. To support our continued success, we are looking for the best in the industry to join our team.

Apply today and become an integral part of the team that is raising the bar in the telecommunications industry.

Summary

This position has responsibilities for month end close, consolidations, financial statement preparation and balance sheet reconciliations. Activities for this role include preparing monthly journal entries, consolidating numerous domestic and international subsidiaries under US GAAP, providing monthly/quarterly variance analysis and analytical support on both the balance sheet accounts and income statement accounts. It will interface with business finance, tax, SEC reporting, internal and external auditors, and individuals at multiple levels in the organization. Strong analytical skills and oral and written communication skills are essential. Telecom experience is preferred, but not required.
Essential Duties

* Balances books and prepares profit and loss, cash flow, income and balance sheet statements.

* Develops, implements and/or maintains one or more accounting/operational systems: Journal Entries, General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Revenue Reconciliation, etc.

* Miscellaneous projects and information requests..

* Reviews and approves transactions, posts entries, collects and evaluates data, conducts analysis, and prepares reports and recommendations

* Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.


Education and Experience

* Experience: 5 yrs

* Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

* Field Of Study: Accounting

* A combination of education and experience is acceptable: Yes

* Attention to detail with good organizational capabilities.

* Ability to prioritize with good time management skills.

Knowledge, Skills or Abilities

CPA and IFRS experience a plus.

Strong Accounting skills and Excel skills, deadline-focused with the ability to understand financial statement relationships, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and self-motivated and ability to work in a fast paced team environment.

Software Applications: Oracle Financials, Hyperion Essbase & Blackline. SQL a plus.

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

EchoStar - DBA

"Opportunity for a level of responsibility that could take years to reach"
In other words, you will be thrown in to the deep ocean and told to swim with the sharks to support unsupported "free" software.  Have fun working every Saturday to attend the standing Saturday morning conference call.
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Echostar is looking for a MySQL DBA to perform duties in the full cycle including development, testing and production support.  Databases will include a variety of types including large data warehouse used for tracking and reporting, high availability web server backend DBs, large replication environment, etc.

Responsibilities:
Maintain existing MySQL environments, including large replication environments for data mining and mid-sized High Availability environments.
Review and make recommendations for tuning existing environments.
Design and tune new tables, databases and environments for both existing environments and new work.
Monitor and support current and future environments.
Create, maintain and update maintenance scripts for MySQL and SQLite databases.
Design, create and implement new database environments including HA and replication setups.

Basic Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or Engineering or related field
4 years hands-on experience in database administration of MySQL.
4 years experience with various MySQL engine types, include InnoDB, MyISAM, MEMORY.
2 years experience with setup, configuration, maintenance, trouble-shooting MySQL replication environments.
4 years experience with performance tuning MySQL databases for a variety of environments and user requirements.
4 years experience with Linux, including experience writing Linux scripts.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with MySQL Clustering configuration, setup and maintenance.
Experience with High Availability MySQL environments.
Experience using PERL for database maintenance and interaction.
Experience with using and configuring NoSQL environments (MongoDB, etc).
Experience with SQLite design, configuration, tuning and consolidation
Experience with other relational database systems such as Oracle, PostgreSQL.

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
FREE Hughes Network Service
50% Discounts on Sling technology and service
Corporate discounts for retail and personal travel
Opportunity for a level of responsibility that could take years to reach

Comcast - Database Engineer, Software Developer

Database Engineering

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Littleton, CO.​

Ensure operation, arch & performance of Oracle DBs.​ Reqs Bach in CS, Eng, or rltd & 5 yrs exp admin DBs in Solaris &/​or Linux, incl performing backup recovery using RMAN & conduct performance tuning, of which 3 yrs must incl install, create & admin of Oracle in 9i/​10g thru 11g RAC w/​ ASM & Dataguard.​

Apply to: denise_mapes@​cable.​comcast.​com
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Developer & Engineer

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC; Englewood, CO.​ 

Develop & maintain data management systems, including consolidation aggregation & integrate large amounts of data across Co’s billing & provisioning ecosystem.​

Reqs: Bachelors in CS, Eng, or related & 5yrs exp in DB integration & ETL processes w/​ Hyperion Performance Suite, of which 3yrs must incl exp w/​ Remedy Admin/​Developer, Pentaho Data Integration, Custom Oracle script, Unix, Oracle Bus Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Web Srvc Testing & Agile Methods in telecom or cable industry.​

Apply to: denise_mapes@​cable.​comcast.​com