FULL TIME POSTION
APPLICATION DEVELOPER III
DENVER, COLORADO
CONTACT: Gina Mae Frey, gfrey@talentrust.com
POSITION SUMMARY:
The development team is charged with writing world-class software that
simplifies the entire asset lifecycle, supports all business activities,
performs well today and will scale up to meet their future needs. Quality
is paramount, so successful candidates must be keenly focused on quality,
exceptional service and meeting commitments to their business partners and
fellow team members.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Providing technical vision and leadership with the proof of value
project for Oracle's Exadata/Exalogic hardware, and our subsequent
transition to that platform.
* Developing a new flagship Eagle platform and helping with the final
transitions off of our legacy platform.
* Providing technical leadership while working within a Scrum team to
estimate, plan, design and develop superior products that support our
business and our franchise partners.
* Designing and developing the web front-end within Oracle Application
Development Framework (ADF) using Java and SQL, as well as JavaScript and
CSS.
* Designing, developing and orchestrating middle tier services within
Oracle SOA Suite, using BPEL, EJBs, and XSLT, as well as calling ETL, PL/SQL
and other tools.
* Developing Oracle Toplink adapters with custom SQL solutions.
Ensuring that our applications meet our lofty goals for quality and
performance through unit, integration, system, performance and user
acceptance testing
QUALIFICATIONS:
* BS in computer science or engineering
* 5+ years of professional Java/.J2EE web development experience
* Experience with Oracle Application Development Frameworks (ADF) or
similar web development frameworks (think Rails/Grails or JSF/Struts/etc +
Hibernate/JPA/etc)
* Experience with the Oracle SOA Suite or similar SOA platform (such
as IBM's WebSphere SOA platform)
* Experience with a solid combination of the following: EJB, XSLT,
JMS, XML, CSS, JavaScript, BPEL
* Strong SQL programming skills
* Experience building business, financial or data-centric applications
* A problem solver - you love taking on the meaty issues and working
through them
* Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex code and provide
recommendations
* A passion for mentoring and coaching junior developers - so that
they exceed their own expectations
* A team player who is energized by helping everyone succeed
Gina Mae Frey
Phone: 303.838.3334 x7
Mobile: 612.799.2880
Toll Free: 866.838.3334
1767 Denver West Blvd., Suite A
Golden, CO 80401
gfrey@talentrust.com
www.talentrust.com
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Colorado Farm Bureau Insurance - Systems Analyst
Colorado Farm Bureau Insurance (CFBI), is a well established Colorado exclusive insurance company headquartered in the Denver Tech Center providing insurance services to Colorado farmers and ranchers for more than 50 years. Over the years, CFBI has grown to a multi-line company offering a wide variety of products including Homeowners, Auto, Farm and Ranch, Health, and Commercial policies and many others.
We have an immediate opening for a Systems Analyst.
General Responsibilities
• Development and Maintenance of Client-Server applications
• Work closely with Business Analysts (BA) and End Users to determine requirements, analyze any problems and design solutions
• Analyze business needs and technical systems to develop and maintain programs which meet the needs of our end users and business.
• Work well in a team environment
• Updates, corrects, debugs and tests existing computer programs and coordinates testing with Business Analysts and Business Units
• Create and maintain technical documentation, assist BA with user documentation
Qualifications
• Minimum 3 years Programming experience in Object-oriented language such as VC++, VC#
• Ideally, experience with SQL Windows (Gupta Team Developer)
• SQL or PL/SQL with Oracle Database
• Experience with full systems development life cycle, from conception through development and testing to implementation
• College degree preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
• Property and Casualty Insurance experience is a desired asset
To apply, please email your resume, a brief synopsis of your work experience, your salary requirements, and examples of how you have used VC++, VC#, SQL Windows (Gupta Team Developer) • SQL or PL/SQL with Oracle or SQL Server in your current or a previous job. Also, please include a brief description of your experience with full systems development life cycle, from conception through development and testing to implementation.
CFBI is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition or privilege of employment. The Company does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability or any other status protected by state or local law.
We have an immediate opening for a Systems Analyst.
General Responsibilities
• Development and Maintenance of Client-Server applications
• Work closely with Business Analysts (BA) and End Users to determine requirements, analyze any problems and design solutions
• Analyze business needs and technical systems to develop and maintain programs which meet the needs of our end users and business.
• Work well in a team environment
• Updates, corrects, debugs and tests existing computer programs and coordinates testing with Business Analysts and Business Units
• Create and maintain technical documentation, assist BA with user documentation
Qualifications
• Minimum 3 years Programming experience in Object-oriented language such as VC++, VC#
• Ideally, experience with SQL Windows (Gupta Team Developer)
• SQL or PL/SQL with Oracle Database
• Experience with full systems development life cycle, from conception through development and testing to implementation
• College degree preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
• Property and Casualty Insurance experience is a desired asset
To apply, please email your resume, a brief synopsis of your work experience, your salary requirements, and examples of how you have used VC++, VC#, SQL Windows (Gupta Team Developer) • SQL or PL/SQL with Oracle or SQL Server in your current or a previous job. Also, please include a brief description of your experience with full systems development life cycle, from conception through development and testing to implementation.
CFBI is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition or privilege of employment. The Company does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability or any other status protected by state or local law.
Level 3 - Revenue Assurance Senior Manager
Stronger Connections. New Possibilities.
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. At Level 3 you will receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits - all with aggressive company contribution, beginning on day one with no waiting periods.
In addition to industry-leading benefits, Level 3 offers a generous paid time off plan, company matched 401(k), health and wellness programs, education reimbursement, corporate bonus program and access to world-class industry training.
Apply today and become an integral part of the team that is raising the bar in the telecommunications industry.
Summary
The Financial Assurance team plays a critical role in making Level 3 more successful. We work with cross-functional teams to identify and eliminate revenue and cost leakage in our business, ensuring we bill revenue and manage costs as effectively as possible. This involves structuring problems, analyzing data, implementing solutions and driving implementation/operations - working closely with Level 3’s sales, product, engineering, finance, IT, and provisioning teams.
As a Senior Manager you will provide leadership, analytical and problem solving guidance, and business judgment to support strategic and tactical initiatives. You have in-depth telecom knowledge and at least 7 years experience with a leading Telecom operator. You have strong technical skills and operational business savvy. You will provide leadership to materially improve operational rigor in terms of planning, best practice sharing, and results management. You will demonstrate clear strength in people leadership, top quartile performance in a matrix environment, and exceptional data modeling, acquisition and analytical skill. You will be a self-starter who can work in a rapidly changing industry; tolerate ambiguity and demonstrate problem-solving leadership.
You will be responsible for developing and executing on the strategic goals of the Data Financial Assurance department including integration of new business. This will include either developing and/or improving subscription and usage controls to exceed Company profitability goals. As Senior Manager you will be responsible for strategic planning and execution to improve cross-functional order-to-bill and network-to-bill processes and you will make decisions to invest in new technologies to optimize controls and develop critical business intelligence.
This role will have responsibility of 4+ direct reports and additional consultants (including Analysts and Project Managers). Under your leadership, the team is responsible for developing and managing stakeholder and communication plans, operations reviews, and creating new business metrics / controls. Operational activities include usage and MRR monitoring, root cause analysis, develop and implement reporting, and ultimately drive resolution and governance processes with all impacted stakeholders to meet profitability goals.
You will interface with many organizations at various management levels. You must be skilled at influencing peers, leading an effective team and managing upward. You will need to anticipate dynamic changes in business needs with technological know-how and solution development. You will be called upon to problem solve and provide guidance to business units, IT and other organizations. You must be independently motivated, work without direction and take full ownership of yours and your team’s role. You are confident in executive presentation and thrive in a challenging, ambiguous environment with competing priorities.
Essential Duties
* Build and lead a high performing team, hire and retain the right talent to monitor processes and systems ensuring integrity in results
* Sets goals, delegats work, holds reports accountable; develops and empowers direct reports to make decisions and take action. Demonstrates Company's values, maintains a positive open demeanor, encourages different points of view, moves team forward through change; provides timely information; communicates context for business decisions; recognizes accomplishments; fosters teamwork and collaboration.
* Architect and implement Financial Assurance controls including source data acquisition, normalization and automation
* Develop and execute to the Data Financial Assurance roadmap
* Systematically assess, measure and mitigate profitability risks
* Proactively collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver as needed
* Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
* Lead integration activities
* Optimize Business Intelligence including query development and data analysis
* Develop new reporting models and metrics to improve accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of delivering management reporting
* Lead operations reviews with cross-functional stakeholders including executives
* Define and document Financial Assurance processes, drive continuous improvement to processes via process measurement/metrics
* Vendor Management – conflict resolution, monitor fulfillment of contractual obligations, scope management, performance management
Knowledge, Skills or Abilities
* Established leader
* Sr. Engineer or IT Architect level experience with understanding of Telecom OSS/BSS environments
* SQL Skills and a background in IT required, comfortable in Unix, Windows, SQL Server and Oracle (expert data modeling and acquisition skills)
* In-Depth experience in Usage and Subscription-based Telecom products
* Superior financial modeling skills
* 5+ years in Financial Assurance
* Degree in Business, Finance or IT
* Keen knowledge of Telecommunications services technologies
* Network usage analysis
* Demonstrated ability to work in an ambiguous, fast paced, constantly changing environment
* Experience with process mapping and revenue mapping
* Excellent judgment and decision making capabilities
* Proven track record of professionalism
* Excellent written, presentation, verbal and interpersonal communication skills (to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders)Ability to hold others accountable
* Self motivator and creative thinker
* Deadline driven and detail oriented
* Proven results in building cross-functional relationships
* Excellent organizational skills, to work with the vast array of information and to cope with rapidly changing information
* Project Management
* Expert PowerPoint and Excel user
Work Environment
Sits five to seven hours per day. Stands and or walks one to three hours per day. May bend, reach, stoop and crouch throughout the day. Should have the ability to hear, speak and see effectively to perform the necessary tasks of this position. Manual dexterity is occasionally required. The position may require frequent movement and activity relating to using keyboards, viewing data on computer displays, and communicating verbally and in writing to the needs of others. The employee-owner may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Level 3 Communications is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, as well as any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Our company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please call 1-877-333-6947 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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. At Level 3 you will receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits - all with aggressive company contribution, beginning on day one with no waiting periods.
In addition to industry-leading benefits, Level 3 offers a generous paid time off plan, company matched 401(k), health and wellness programs, education reimbursement, corporate bonus program and access to world-class industry training.
Apply today and become an integral part of the team that is raising the bar in the telecommunications industry.
Summary
The Financial Assurance team plays a critical role in making Level 3 more successful. We work with cross-functional teams to identify and eliminate revenue and cost leakage in our business, ensuring we bill revenue and manage costs as effectively as possible. This involves structuring problems, analyzing data, implementing solutions and driving implementation/operations - working closely with Level 3’s sales, product, engineering, finance, IT, and provisioning teams.
As a Senior Manager you will provide leadership, analytical and problem solving guidance, and business judgment to support strategic and tactical initiatives. You have in-depth telecom knowledge and at least 7 years experience with a leading Telecom operator. You have strong technical skills and operational business savvy. You will provide leadership to materially improve operational rigor in terms of planning, best practice sharing, and results management. You will demonstrate clear strength in people leadership, top quartile performance in a matrix environment, and exceptional data modeling, acquisition and analytical skill. You will be a self-starter who can work in a rapidly changing industry; tolerate ambiguity and demonstrate problem-solving leadership.
You will be responsible for developing and executing on the strategic goals of the Data Financial Assurance department including integration of new business. This will include either developing and/or improving subscription and usage controls to exceed Company profitability goals. As Senior Manager you will be responsible for strategic planning and execution to improve cross-functional order-to-bill and network-to-bill processes and you will make decisions to invest in new technologies to optimize controls and develop critical business intelligence.
This role will have responsibility of 4+ direct reports and additional consultants (including Analysts and Project Managers). Under your leadership, the team is responsible for developing and managing stakeholder and communication plans, operations reviews, and creating new business metrics / controls. Operational activities include usage and MRR monitoring, root cause analysis, develop and implement reporting, and ultimately drive resolution and governance processes with all impacted stakeholders to meet profitability goals.
You will interface with many organizations at various management levels. You must be skilled at influencing peers, leading an effective team and managing upward. You will need to anticipate dynamic changes in business needs with technological know-how and solution development. You will be called upon to problem solve and provide guidance to business units, IT and other organizations. You must be independently motivated, work without direction and take full ownership of yours and your team’s role. You are confident in executive presentation and thrive in a challenging, ambiguous environment with competing priorities.
Essential Duties
* Build and lead a high performing team, hire and retain the right talent to monitor processes and systems ensuring integrity in results
* Sets goals, delegats work, holds reports accountable; develops and empowers direct reports to make decisions and take action. Demonstrates Company's values, maintains a positive open demeanor, encourages different points of view, moves team forward through change; provides timely information; communicates context for business decisions; recognizes accomplishments; fosters teamwork and collaboration.
* Architect and implement Financial Assurance controls including source data acquisition, normalization and automation
* Develop and execute to the Data Financial Assurance roadmap
* Systematically assess, measure and mitigate profitability risks
* Proactively collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements and deliver as needed
* Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
* Lead integration activities
* Optimize Business Intelligence including query development and data analysis
* Develop new reporting models and metrics to improve accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of delivering management reporting
* Lead operations reviews with cross-functional stakeholders including executives
* Define and document Financial Assurance processes, drive continuous improvement to processes via process measurement/metrics
* Vendor Management – conflict resolution, monitor fulfillment of contractual obligations, scope management, performance management
Knowledge, Skills or Abilities
* Established leader
* Sr. Engineer or IT Architect level experience with understanding of Telecom OSS/BSS environments
* SQL Skills and a background in IT required, comfortable in Unix, Windows, SQL Server and Oracle (expert data modeling and acquisition skills)
* In-Depth experience in Usage and Subscription-based Telecom products
* Superior financial modeling skills
* 5+ years in Financial Assurance
* Degree in Business, Finance or IT
* Keen knowledge of Telecommunications services technologies
* Network usage analysis
* Demonstrated ability to work in an ambiguous, fast paced, constantly changing environment
* Experience with process mapping and revenue mapping
* Excellent judgment and decision making capabilities
* Proven track record of professionalism
* Excellent written, presentation, verbal and interpersonal communication skills (to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders)Ability to hold others accountable
* Self motivator and creative thinker
* Deadline driven and detail oriented
* Proven results in building cross-functional relationships
* Excellent organizational skills, to work with the vast array of information and to cope with rapidly changing information
* Project Management
* Expert PowerPoint and Excel user
Work Environment
Sits five to seven hours per day. Stands and or walks one to three hours per day. May bend, reach, stoop and crouch throughout the day. Should have the ability to hear, speak and see effectively to perform the necessary tasks of this position. Manual dexterity is occasionally required. The position may require frequent movement and activity relating to using keyboards, viewing data on computer displays, and communicating verbally and in writing to the needs of others. The employee-owner may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Level 3 Communications is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, as well as any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Our company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please call 1-877-333-6947 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Rivet Software - Software Test Engineer
Software Test Engineer
Job Description:
A Software Test Engineer is part of the test team focused on a new Financial Reporting and Analysis application involving a robust server and client-side functionality. This position involves creating test plans and test cases for new product requirements/features, using manual and automated testing to verify product functionality, monitoring performance and compliance-related results while working within an agile development environment.
Duties:
* Analyze system, features and functionality, and determine the best approach and techniques to test
* Develop and execute tests for acceptance, integration, installation and system testing for personal productivity tools and enterprise-level financial application
* Create and run manual and automated tests
* Participate in Product Design sessions to ensure the test coverage adheres to the product design and meets the end user requirements
* Document test coverage and create test plans and test cases
* Document test results, report software bugs and verify fixes to ensure the acceptance criteria set forth in the test plans is met
* Work closely with the development and program management teams throughout the entire product development life cycle to ensure the product meets user and quality requirements and is shipped on schedule
Skills and Qualifications:
* Experience with C#
* Experience testing .NET Applications
* Experience testing web-based and/or windows applications
* Clarity and precision in written and verbal communication
* Good analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to define a vision and articulate the steps to get there
* Bachelor degree in Computer science or Accounting (or related discipline)
Competencies:
* Proven ability to quickly grasp new technologies and software applications
* Experience with an accounting or financial software product
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Other Skills:
* Experience with Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)
* Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS)
* Advanced user level of Microsoft Excel and Word
* Experience with Agile development methodology
* Experience in a SaaS (Software as a Service) environment
* Experience with XBRL
* Familiarity with SharePoint and workflow concepts
Rivet Software is an equal opportunity employer.
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Cyndi Tauer
Cyndi Tauer | Rivet Software | Corporate Recruiter | (720) 249-2131 (p) | (720) 249-2104 (Confidential Fax) | Cyndi.Tauer@rivetsoftware.com
4340 S. Monaco St. Denver, Colorado 80237
Website: http://www.rivetsoftware.com
Blog: http://blog.rivetsoftware.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RivetSoftware
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Job Description:
A Software Test Engineer is part of the test team focused on a new Financial Reporting and Analysis application involving a robust server and client-side functionality. This position involves creating test plans and test cases for new product requirements/features, using manual and automated testing to verify product functionality, monitoring performance and compliance-related results while working within an agile development environment.
Duties:
* Analyze system, features and functionality, and determine the best approach and techniques to test
* Develop and execute tests for acceptance, integration, installation and system testing for personal productivity tools and enterprise-level financial application
* Create and run manual and automated tests
* Participate in Product Design sessions to ensure the test coverage adheres to the product design and meets the end user requirements
* Document test coverage and create test plans and test cases
* Document test results, report software bugs and verify fixes to ensure the acceptance criteria set forth in the test plans is met
* Work closely with the development and program management teams throughout the entire product development life cycle to ensure the product meets user and quality requirements and is shipped on schedule
Skills and Qualifications:
* Experience with C#
* Experience testing .NET Applications
* Experience testing web-based and/or windows applications
* Clarity and precision in written and verbal communication
* Good analytical and problem solving skills
* Ability to define a vision and articulate the steps to get there
* Bachelor degree in Computer science or Accounting (or related discipline)
Competencies:
* Proven ability to quickly grasp new technologies and software applications
* Experience with an accounting or financial software product
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Other Skills:
* Experience with Visual Studio Team System (VSTS)
* Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS)
* Advanced user level of Microsoft Excel and Word
* Experience with Agile development methodology
* Experience in a SaaS (Software as a Service) environment
* Experience with XBRL
* Familiarity with SharePoint and workflow concepts
Rivet Software is an equal opportunity employer.
Apply for this job: Click here - Apply for this job >
Cyndi Tauer
Cyndi Tauer | Rivet Software | Corporate Recruiter | (720) 249-2131 (p) | (720) 249-2104 (Confidential Fax) | Cyndi.Tauer@rivetsoftware.com
4340 S. Monaco St. Denver, Colorado 80237
Website: http://www.rivetsoftware.com
Blog: http://blog.rivetsoftware.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RivetSoftware
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Epsilon - Technology Manager
The Manager of Technology is a hands-on position. This role is responsible for the technical direction and ongoing support of a marketing solution for a client or group of clients. Technical Managers must possess solid experience in implementing large-scale Oracle data warehouse solutions, leading teams of database developers, relational database design and implementation of both data warehouses and data marts, marketing automation and business intelligence applications, systems and data integration, and demonstrating a detailed understanding of a client.s solution. Technology Managers require polished written and presentation abilities and must practice good time management. Individuals in this role may be asked to supplement needs on project or account management teams.
Responsibilities
Actively lead individuals engaged in the development of marketing database and real-time marketing automation solutions for clients including batch extract, transformation, and load (ETL) frameworks, shell scripting, SQL-driven data warehouse and data mart updates, and application integration.
. Function as technical lead for marketing database builds and major change requests
. Manage technical staff (including direct, indirect, and matrixed resources) along with project timelines for builds and manage environments. Environments may include several smaller client solutions or a single large project within an overall enterprise class solution. Must be able to lead team without direct supervision.
. Actively manage the technical resources for a client or group of clients. Build and retain a competent staff through effective on-boarding and leadership of team members.
. Manage career paths by coaching and mentoring direct and indirect reports. Hold associates accountable for their work by setting expectations, achieving commitments, providing feedback, and evaluating effectiveness. Provide technical leadership in the organization.
. Research and propose cost effective technical solutions to address business challenges such as improvement of development, process, and governance standards.
. Evaluate and communicate needs for technical capabilities, staffing, and infrastructure.
. Assist account staff with project requirements gathering and technical design specifications.
. Interact with the client(s) directly on a regular basis. Occasional visits to client site will be required.
. Enforce group standards for development, process and controls.
. Develop strong peer network.
Qualifications
Bachelor.s degree or equivalent experience is required.
. 5+ years experience implementing large-scale Oracle database applications through the entire life cycle of discovery, requirements definition, technical design, development, quality assurance and client acceptance with particular emphasis on data integration within a relational environment.
. Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills in an Oracle environment required
. Experience with ETL processing utilizing shell scripting and SQL in a Linux/Unix environment required
. 5+ years experience in relational database design, administration and support including Oracle or Netezza. This experience must include implementations of data warehouse and data mart environments utilizing leading analytic and decision support applications.
. Must have strong problem solving and negotiation skills in a client-facing environment.
. Ability to communicate advanced technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
. Proven ability to work effectively under significant deadline pressure.
. 5+ years demonstrated experience leading a team of between 2-5 individuals with proven track record of strong leadership and people management skills
. Ability to interface directly with a client and translate business requirements into appropriate technical solutions is required.
. Experience with direct marketing in the Retail vertical preferred
. Experience in both an OLTP and Data Warehousing environment preferred.
. Experience with Business Intelligence (Business Objects, Microstrategy, Cognos) and Marketing Automation (Unica, Alterian, SAS Campaign Managaement) applications preferred.
. Experience with integration of data from multiple interaction channels including email, direct mail, retail point of sale, call center, web, mobile, and social media preferred
Compensation and Benefits
Alliance Data offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).
Conditions of Employment
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background checks.
Responsibilities
Actively lead individuals engaged in the development of marketing database and real-time marketing automation solutions for clients including batch extract, transformation, and load (ETL) frameworks, shell scripting, SQL-driven data warehouse and data mart updates, and application integration.
. Function as technical lead for marketing database builds and major change requests
. Manage technical staff (including direct, indirect, and matrixed resources) along with project timelines for builds and manage environments. Environments may include several smaller client solutions or a single large project within an overall enterprise class solution. Must be able to lead team without direct supervision.
. Actively manage the technical resources for a client or group of clients. Build and retain a competent staff through effective on-boarding and leadership of team members.
. Manage career paths by coaching and mentoring direct and indirect reports. Hold associates accountable for their work by setting expectations, achieving commitments, providing feedback, and evaluating effectiveness. Provide technical leadership in the organization.
. Research and propose cost effective technical solutions to address business challenges such as improvement of development, process, and governance standards.
. Evaluate and communicate needs for technical capabilities, staffing, and infrastructure.
. Assist account staff with project requirements gathering and technical design specifications.
. Interact with the client(s) directly on a regular basis. Occasional visits to client site will be required.
. Enforce group standards for development, process and controls.
. Develop strong peer network.
Qualifications
Bachelor.s degree or equivalent experience is required.
. 5+ years experience implementing large-scale Oracle database applications through the entire life cycle of discovery, requirements definition, technical design, development, quality assurance and client acceptance with particular emphasis on data integration within a relational environment.
. Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills in an Oracle environment required
. Experience with ETL processing utilizing shell scripting and SQL in a Linux/Unix environment required
. 5+ years experience in relational database design, administration and support including Oracle or Netezza. This experience must include implementations of data warehouse and data mart environments utilizing leading analytic and decision support applications.
. Must have strong problem solving and negotiation skills in a client-facing environment.
. Ability to communicate advanced technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
. Proven ability to work effectively under significant deadline pressure.
. 5+ years demonstrated experience leading a team of between 2-5 individuals with proven track record of strong leadership and people management skills
. Ability to interface directly with a client and translate business requirements into appropriate technical solutions is required.
. Experience with direct marketing in the Retail vertical preferred
. Experience in both an OLTP and Data Warehousing environment preferred.
. Experience with Business Intelligence (Business Objects, Microstrategy, Cognos) and Marketing Automation (Unica, Alterian, SAS Campaign Managaement) applications preferred.
. Experience with integration of data from multiple interaction channels including email, direct mail, retail point of sale, call center, web, mobile, and social media preferred
Compensation and Benefits
Alliance Data offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).
Conditions of Employment
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background checks.
Trada - Vice President of Engineering, Desktop Administrator
Trada is a marketplace where Advertisers bring their paid search
advertising campaigns and where a “crowd” of SEM experts work on those
campaigns, competing to deliver the best results for the Advertiser on a
pay-per-performance basis. We’re a company committed to solving problems
with engineering and software - not humans and dashboards. We hire creative
engineers and technology enthusiasts who enjoy problems of scale and
complexity with a strong desire to make the services better for the end
user.
The VP of Engineering will be responsible for the overall planning,
execution, and success of our engineering projects. You should possess an
entrepreneurial drive, a track record of engineering achievement, and a
demonstrated ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast paced
environment. You are an inspiring technical leader who manages by
empowering the engineering team, removing blocks, and engaging in
conversation. Your goal is to lead the continued growth of our engineering
team, and build the best products possible in an environment where talented
engineers love to work. You are an evangelist for continuous integration
and deployment principles, and can jump in to assist if necessary to ensure
completion of time sensitive releases.
*Responsibilities*
- Own the overall planning, execution, and success of engineering
projects.
- Execute projects with continuous delivery models and a no fear attitude
- Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may
support or impede the success of the business.
- Proven ability to quickly gain support of an excellent engineering
team with diverse backgrounds.
- Amazing communication skills that assist in distilling a broad range
of ideas into a coherent plan and able to provide insight of progress.
- Hire, train, build, manage, and mentor a team of amazing developers.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry
trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices.
- Define and communicate company values and standards for acquiring or
developing systems, equipment, or software within the company.
- Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained
across the organization.
- Share knowledge, mentor, promote team achievement and educate the
organization’s investors, management, staff, partners, customers,
stakeholders, and community with regard to the company’s technological
vision, opportunities, and challenges.
- Develop, track, and control the development and deployment annual
operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
- Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of all
development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel
policies, and budget requirements.
- Contribute to open source software development, standardization of
technologies, and evolution of best practices by collaborating with peers
outside the company, releasing code, presenting at conferences, and writing
for publication (online or offline).
*Requirements*
- Demonstrated success driving system architecture decisions including:
design, key technologies and languages, trade-offs, development
environment, develop code, code management, and release process
- 8+ years of proven experience managing software engineering teams and
bringing products to market on schedule
- At least 5 years of relevant experience managing large, fast-paced and
dynamic engineering teams.
- Excellent communications skills to collaborate with business owners
and product management team to define the best product architecture choices
and roadmap
- Skilled at pooling together great ideas from a diverse user set into a
continuous stream of functionality
- Experience working in small high growth companies: entrepreneurial
drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and
fast paced environment.
- Very high technical competence, experience scaling web applications to
millions of users
- Experience working with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
- Experience meeting objectives of a continuous integration and
deployment model
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails is a plus
Please reply with resume or visit www.trada.com/jobs for more information
about company and career listings.
Becca
--
Rebecca Savidge
HR Manager, Trada
We're Hiring! http://www.trada.com/jobs
c: (720) 364-7588
o: (303) 630-0097
rsavidge@trada.com
Skype: rebeccasavidge
________________________________________________________________________
Trada is the world’s first and only crowdsourced paid search marketplace,
where a large community of paid search experts – Optimizers – work and are
paid on their performance* *in establishing our client’s vision.
Trada is a fast growing Start Up with firm financial footing and poised to
become a driving force in the performance advertising market leveraging the
power of crowdsourcing. We’re venture backed by prominent companies such as
Google Ventures and The Foundry Group and located in Downtown Boulder, CO
Trada is a marketplace where Advertisers bring their paid search
advertising campaigns and where a “crowd” of SEM experts work on those
campaigns, competing to deliver the best results for the Advertiser on a
pay-per-performance basis. We’re looking for passionate software/systems
pros to complement our already successful and experienced team.
*Responsibilities*
- Maintain large scale database schema
- Develop deployment and disaster recovery procedures
- Create and maintain documentation on installations
- Serve as primary contact for desktop and end-user support
- Ensure tickets get resolved in a timely manner
- Responsible for assisting in deployments
- Responsible for managing emergencies and deployments while minimizing
customer impact (eventually, communication to customer facing groups).
*Required Skills and Experience:*
- Degree/Certificate in Systems Administration, Information Technology
or related experience
- Experience in managing a multi-platform clients
- Development and management of a run book
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
*Trada Benefits*
- Fully covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Gym membership in Downtown Boulder
- Eco Pass for commuters
- Free Downtown Boulder parking
- Razor scooter in-office transportation
- And more…
Please reply with resume or visit www.trada.com/jobs for more information
about company and career listings.
Becca
--
Rebecca Savidge
HR Manager, Trada
We're Hiring! http://www.trada.com/jobs
c: (720) 364-7588
o: (303) 630-0097
rsavidge@trada.com
Skype: rebeccasavidge
advertising campaigns and where a “crowd” of SEM experts work on those
campaigns, competing to deliver the best results for the Advertiser on a
pay-per-performance basis. We’re a company committed to solving problems
with engineering and software - not humans and dashboards. We hire creative
engineers and technology enthusiasts who enjoy problems of scale and
complexity with a strong desire to make the services better for the end
user.
The VP of Engineering will be responsible for the overall planning,
execution, and success of our engineering projects. You should possess an
entrepreneurial drive, a track record of engineering achievement, and a
demonstrated ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast paced
environment. You are an inspiring technical leader who manages by
empowering the engineering team, removing blocks, and engaging in
conversation. Your goal is to lead the continued growth of our engineering
team, and build the best products possible in an environment where talented
engineers love to work. You are an evangelist for continuous integration
and deployment principles, and can jump in to assist if necessary to ensure
completion of time sensitive releases.
*Responsibilities*
- Own the overall planning, execution, and success of engineering
projects.
- Execute projects with continuous delivery models and a no fear attitude
- Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may
support or impede the success of the business.
- Proven ability to quickly gain support of an excellent engineering
team with diverse backgrounds.
- Amazing communication skills that assist in distilling a broad range
of ideas into a coherent plan and able to provide insight of progress.
- Hire, train, build, manage, and mentor a team of amazing developers.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry
trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices.
- Define and communicate company values and standards for acquiring or
developing systems, equipment, or software within the company.
- Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained
across the organization.
- Share knowledge, mentor, promote team achievement and educate the
organization’s investors, management, staff, partners, customers,
stakeholders, and community with regard to the company’s technological
vision, opportunities, and challenges.
- Develop, track, and control the development and deployment annual
operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
- Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of all
development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel
policies, and budget requirements.
- Contribute to open source software development, standardization of
technologies, and evolution of best practices by collaborating with peers
outside the company, releasing code, presenting at conferences, and writing
for publication (online or offline).
*Requirements*
- Demonstrated success driving system architecture decisions including:
design, key technologies and languages, trade-offs, development
environment, develop code, code management, and release process
- 8+ years of proven experience managing software engineering teams and
bringing products to market on schedule
- At least 5 years of relevant experience managing large, fast-paced and
dynamic engineering teams.
- Excellent communications skills to collaborate with business owners
and product management team to define the best product architecture choices
and roadmap
- Skilled at pooling together great ideas from a diverse user set into a
continuous stream of functionality
- Experience working in small high growth companies: entrepreneurial
drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and
fast paced environment.
- Very high technical competence, experience scaling web applications to
millions of users
- Experience working with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
- Experience meeting objectives of a continuous integration and
deployment model
- Familiarity with Ruby on Rails is a plus
Please reply with resume or visit www.trada.com/jobs for more information
about company and career listings.
Becca
--
Rebecca Savidge
HR Manager, Trada
We're Hiring! http://www.trada.com/jobs
c: (720) 364-7588
o: (303) 630-0097
rsavidge@trada.com
Skype: rebeccasavidge
________________________________________________________________________
Trada is the world’s first and only crowdsourced paid search marketplace,
where a large community of paid search experts – Optimizers – work and are
paid on their performance* *in establishing our client’s vision.
Trada is a fast growing Start Up with firm financial footing and poised to
become a driving force in the performance advertising market leveraging the
power of crowdsourcing. We’re venture backed by prominent companies such as
Google Ventures and The Foundry Group and located in Downtown Boulder, CO
Trada is a marketplace where Advertisers bring their paid search
advertising campaigns and where a “crowd” of SEM experts work on those
campaigns, competing to deliver the best results for the Advertiser on a
pay-per-performance basis. We’re looking for passionate software/systems
pros to complement our already successful and experienced team.
*Responsibilities*
- Maintain large scale database schema
- Develop deployment and disaster recovery procedures
- Create and maintain documentation on installations
- Serve as primary contact for desktop and end-user support
- Ensure tickets get resolved in a timely manner
- Responsible for assisting in deployments
- Responsible for managing emergencies and deployments while minimizing
customer impact (eventually, communication to customer facing groups).
*Required Skills and Experience:*
- Degree/Certificate in Systems Administration, Information Technology
or related experience
- Experience in managing a multi-platform clients
- Development and management of a run book
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
*Trada Benefits*
- Fully covered Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Gym membership in Downtown Boulder
- Eco Pass for commuters
- Free Downtown Boulder parking
- Razor scooter in-office transportation
- And more…
Please reply with resume or visit www.trada.com/jobs for more information
about company and career listings.
Becca
--
Rebecca Savidge
HR Manager, Trada
We're Hiring! http://www.trada.com/jobs
c: (720) 364-7588
o: (303) 630-0097
rsavidge@trada.com
Skype: rebeccasavidge
Nelnet - IT Director
Nelnet (www.nelnet.com
educational services company with lines of business in student loan
generation, loan servicing, secondary market activities, and guarantor
servicing. Nelnet offices are located throughout North America. As we
pursue our vision of making educational dreams possible, we continue to
seek GREAT quality associates to help reach that goal. We are a
performance-based organization that rewards results.
Basic Job Purpose: Responsible for overall evaluation, tactical and
strategic planning, design, recommendation, testing, implementation, and
capacity, performance and availability of the network architecture while
adhering to company and overall strategic goals.
IT Director - Infrastructure Services
Basic Job Purpose:
Direct activities and drive strategic initiatives within IT
infrastructure associated with all front office functions that support
Nelnet employees across multiple business segments and departments.
Lead leaders and multiple teams including Care Center (helpdesk),
Desktop Support, and Technical Administration within the larger 5280
Solutions/Nelnet IT group. Director is responsible for facilitating
process based solutions through coordination and communication that
ultimately bridge the gap between business relationship management, end
customer users, and the various IT technical parties.
Essential Functions:
* Define strategic plans that optimize a balance of IT
opportunities with business goal alignment.
* Creation of short range plans with clear objectives that
cascade into longer term strategies.
* Creation of metrics and dashboards that provide snapshot of
work relative to expectations.
* Ability to execute transactional and transformational
activities by leadership example.
* Establish and maintain customer centric and meaningful SLA's.
* Responsibility for team's adherence to service levels,
procedures, and policies.
* Oversee performance and development of leaders and team
members across multiple locations.
* Connect associates and their work to larger processes that
impact customers.
* Financial acumen around the development of, and ongoing
performance to, budget.
* Provide regular reporting to peers, company directors, and
senior leadership up to board level.
* Promote close collaboration with all technology providers
within Nelnet and external entities.
* Ability to influence problems and change activity with
solutions that minimize risk or disruption.
Education:
* Bachelors' degree in Information Sciences or related field,
and/or commensurate experience.
Experience:
* 10 + years of IT experience with at least 5 years of
leadership experience managing technical staff.
Skills:
* Demonstrated capacity to produce results on large scale
projects or initiatives
* Ability to rapidly analyze and implement complex solutions and
meet deadlines
* Working knowledge of IT services (network, server, operations,
helpdesk, NOC, desktop).
* Proven organizational, leadership, and planning skills
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Strong interpersonal relationship skills
Physical Activities/Working Conditions
* Travel required as needed
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 Please don't hesitate to call Terri at
303-696-3355 or 303-667-5280 if you need additional information.
Terri Pryor
Director of Staffing Solutions
tpryor@5280solutions.com
terri.pryor@n-d-s.com
educational services company with lines of business in student loan
generation, loan servicing, secondary market activities, and guarantor
servicing. Nelnet offices are located throughout North America. As we
pursue our vision of making educational dreams possible, we continue to
seek GREAT quality associates to help reach that goal. We are a
performance-based organization that rewards results.
Basic Job Purpose: Responsible for overall evaluation, tactical and
strategic planning, design, recommendation, testing, implementation, and
capacity, performance and availability of the network architecture while
adhering to company and overall strategic goals.
IT Director - Infrastructure Services
Basic Job Purpose:
Direct activities and drive strategic initiatives within IT
infrastructure associated with all front office functions that support
Nelnet employees across multiple business segments and departments.
Lead leaders and multiple teams including Care Center (helpdesk),
Desktop Support, and Technical Administration within the larger 5280
Solutions/Nelnet IT group. Director is responsible for facilitating
process based solutions through coordination and communication that
ultimately bridge the gap between business relationship management, end
customer users, and the various IT technical parties.
Essential Functions:
* Define strategic plans that optimize a balance of IT
opportunities with business goal alignment.
* Creation of short range plans with clear objectives that
cascade into longer term strategies.
* Creation of metrics and dashboards that provide snapshot of
work relative to expectations.
* Ability to execute transactional and transformational
activities by leadership example.
* Establish and maintain customer centric and meaningful SLA's.
* Responsibility for team's adherence to service levels,
procedures, and policies.
* Oversee performance and development of leaders and team
members across multiple locations.
* Connect associates and their work to larger processes that
impact customers.
* Financial acumen around the development of, and ongoing
performance to, budget.
* Provide regular reporting to peers, company directors, and
senior leadership up to board level.
* Promote close collaboration with all technology providers
within Nelnet and external entities.
* Ability to influence problems and change activity with
solutions that minimize risk or disruption.
Education:
* Bachelors' degree in Information Sciences or related field,
and/or commensurate experience.
Experience:
* 10 + years of IT experience with at least 5 years of
leadership experience managing technical staff.
Skills:
* Demonstrated capacity to produce results on large scale
projects or initiatives
* Ability to rapidly analyze and implement complex solutions and
meet deadlines
* Working knowledge of IT services (network, server, operations,
helpdesk, NOC, desktop).
* Proven organizational, leadership, and planning skills
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Strong interpersonal relationship skills
Physical Activities/Working Conditions
* Travel required as needed
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 Please don't hesitate to call Terri at
303-696-3355 or 303-667-5280 if you need additional information.
Terri Pryor
Director of Staffing Solutions
tpryor@5280solutions.com
terri.pryor@n-d-s.com
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