Market Force has recently been recognized as a “Cool Vendor of the Year” by Gartner Group, a top private company by Colorado Business Magazine, ranked #21 on the Honomichl List and one of the country’s fastest growing companies by the Inc 500|5000.
Market Force is the leading global customer intelligence solutions company for some of the world’s largest brands, including major retailers, restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, financial institutions, hotels and hospitality, entertainment studios and consumer packaged goods companies. We are a privately-held company with our headquarters in Louisville, Colorado, and four Centers of Excellence in Albany, NY, Atlanta, Georgia, Winnipeg, Canada and outside of London, UK.
Our solutions help brands make sure they are consistently delighting their customers in every store, every time, and driving bottom line improvement. We provide clients with a comprehensive customer intelligence solution which includes collecting and analyzing multiple customer experience data streams from their locations, including mystery shopping, customer satisfaction surveys, call center services, and social media monitoring to give a holistic view of their in-store experience. At the same time, we are pioneering a new market—customer intelligence—with a groundbreaking technology platform that hosts that data and predictive analytics that enable clients to understand what matters most to consumers, and what changes will have the biggest impact to the business.
Summary:
The Database Administrator is primarily responsible for maintaining availability and performance of the enterprise database environment. As a member of the Database Administration team you’ll have rotating responsibility sets of on call, ticket queue and project work. Through various tasks and projects this position will interact with product development, application support and systems administration teams to solve problems and implement new solutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Work as an on call resource in rotation responding to issues in a 24/7 environment.
•Responsible for pro-actively managing and monitoring the Production Database environment
•Work with various development teams to recommend and define performance optimizations for databases, stored procedures, SQL Statements and views.
•Responsible for extensive application, operating system and database monitoring, tuning and management
•Responsible for troubleshooting and recommending solutions related to blocking and locking issues
•Responsible for ensuring that all QA, Development, Migration and Production database environments are synchronized.
•Responsible for recommending optimal index creation, storage allocations, and partitioning strategies.
•Responsible for managing and implementing Integration Services Packages
•Responsible for managing and implementing Reporting Services Reports
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience:
•Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
•Experience with SQL Server 2005, 2008 R2.
•Experience with 2012 a plus.
•Ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities and multitask.
•Intermediate to expert knowledge of database administration including scripting and automating routine tasks through various tools (T-SQL & PowerShell)
•Basic to intermediate knowledge of programming and systems analysis procedures.
•Experience with maintaining high availability (HA) systems and technologies (Ex. clustering, mirroring & replication).
•Experience with disaster recovery (DR) technologies (Ex. log-shipping & clustering).
•Intermediate to expert level knowledge in T-SQL.
•Ability to interact with senior staff members at a code level.
•5+ years of experience as a database administrator.
•Excellent problem solving and communications skills.
We offer great employee benefits including:
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Basic Life and Disability Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Time Off
Market Force is an equal opportunity employer.
Monday, August 20, 2012
McGraw-Hill - Senior Database Architect
Bentek is currently seeking a Senior Database Architect to join their team. The Senior Database Architect is responsible for analyzing the use of data and interpreting data directly to the goals of Bentek Energy in a way that provides unambiguous results. The incumbent must guarantee the accuracy and accessibility of all valuable data, and be tasked for knowing what data is important and why.
Responsibilities:
•Responsible for identifying and interpreting the data needs of specific business groups.
•Responsible for overseeing the design, assessment, development, implementation and maintenance of the major databases and metadata structures.
•Responsible for observing and keeping up with industry trends and new technologies in order to provide sound technical recommendations to senior management.
•Responsible for formulating data and metadata policies and procedures for functional design and development to build, maintain and upgrade the data model, also while ensuring compliance with corporate data standards.
Qualifications
Required:
•Strong experience in interpreting business requirements into a plan to design, develop, implement and maintain database systems to meet company goals, as well as completing from start to end database solutions for the company.
•Strong experience with master data concepts.
•Experience in Database Administration knowledge in SQL Server ( 2005, 2008 R2, and 2012 )
•Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, database mirroring issues, security issues, etc.
•Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
•Ability to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU problems, memory problems, I/O problems, and disk space and other resource contention.
•Knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering, Database mirroring, Replication.
•Knowledge of how indexes work, index management, integrity checks, server configuration, patching. How statistics work, how indexes are stored, how they can be created and managed effectively.
•Knowledge of SQL Server tools ( Profiler, SSMS, PerfMon, DMVs, system sprocs)
•SQL Development - ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and design using T-SQL ( stored procedures, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints )
•Acquaintance with windows server 2008 R2, security delegation, SPNs, storage components.
Preferred:
•Experience with Powershell and or SSIS desired.
•Any experience with the BI stack - SSIS, SSRS, SSAS desired.
Benefits
Regular full-time employees of The McGraw-Hill Companies routinely receive the following benefits:
•Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, Flexible spending accounts with company contribution
•401K with company matching, long-term and annual incentives, stock purchase program
•Many work/life benefits such as low-cost emergency child- and elder-care, parental leave for birth or adoption, flexible work arrangements, volunteer opportunities, employee assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, and much more
About the Company
BENTEK is an energy market information, analysis and decision tools company based in the heart of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, just 25 miles west of Denver Colorado. The firm provides data, analytical tools, research, market advice and strategy recommendations focused on the energy market with a special emphasis on buyers, sellers and transporters of natural gas. Our flagship products are Energy Market Fundamental reports and the Benport Data Warehouse an information service and set of associated technologies used by participants in the North American natural gas market for the examination, analysis and visualization of pipeline flows and capacity utilization at specific receipt and delivery points.
The future of energy is in your hands. At Platts, the world's leading energy information provider, traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders will depend on you to help them make better trading and investment decisions in the all-important energy markets. Our real-time news, pricing, analytical services and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. With more than 600 employees in 17 offices spanning five continents, you get the best of a small company and a Fortune 500 corporation at Platts. We have a highly diverse workforce, a global perspective, and a "business casual" culture. Platts is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a Fortune500 corporation with over 20,000 global employees and over 10,000 U.S. employees. Around the world, McGraw-Hill provides people with the information and insights they need to adapt and grow in changing times. Our business spans the fields of financial services, education, and business information with leading brand names such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates. By working together with our customers and partners, these brands are laying the foundation for a smarter, better world.
The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster@mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual.
Responsibilities:
•Responsible for identifying and interpreting the data needs of specific business groups.
•Responsible for overseeing the design, assessment, development, implementation and maintenance of the major databases and metadata structures.
•Responsible for observing and keeping up with industry trends and new technologies in order to provide sound technical recommendations to senior management.
•Responsible for formulating data and metadata policies and procedures for functional design and development to build, maintain and upgrade the data model, also while ensuring compliance with corporate data standards.
Qualifications
Required:
•Strong experience in interpreting business requirements into a plan to design, develop, implement and maintain database systems to meet company goals, as well as completing from start to end database solutions for the company.
•Strong experience with master data concepts.
•Experience in Database Administration knowledge in SQL Server ( 2005, 2008 R2, and 2012 )
•Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, database mirroring issues, security issues, etc.
•Experience in Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, using Performance Monitor, SQL Profiler and other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
•Ability to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU problems, memory problems, I/O problems, and disk space and other resource contention.
•Knowledge of backups, restores, recovery models, database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering, Database mirroring, Replication.
•Knowledge of how indexes work, index management, integrity checks, server configuration, patching. How statistics work, how indexes are stored, how they can be created and managed effectively.
•Knowledge of SQL Server tools ( Profiler, SSMS, PerfMon, DMVs, system sprocs)
•SQL Development - ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and design using T-SQL ( stored procedures, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints )
•Acquaintance with windows server 2008 R2, security delegation, SPNs, storage components.
Preferred:
•Experience with Powershell and or SSIS desired.
•Any experience with the BI stack - SSIS, SSRS, SSAS desired.
Benefits
Regular full-time employees of The McGraw-Hill Companies routinely receive the following benefits:
•Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, Flexible spending accounts with company contribution
•401K with company matching, long-term and annual incentives, stock purchase program
•Many work/life benefits such as low-cost emergency child- and elder-care, parental leave for birth or adoption, flexible work arrangements, volunteer opportunities, employee assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, and much more
About the Company
BENTEK is an energy market information, analysis and decision tools company based in the heart of the Rocky Mountain Front Range, just 25 miles west of Denver Colorado. The firm provides data, analytical tools, research, market advice and strategy recommendations focused on the energy market with a special emphasis on buyers, sellers and transporters of natural gas. Our flagship products are Energy Market Fundamental reports and the Benport Data Warehouse an information service and set of associated technologies used by participants in the North American natural gas market for the examination, analysis and visualization of pipeline flows and capacity utilization at specific receipt and delivery points.
The future of energy is in your hands. At Platts, the world's leading energy information provider, traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders will depend on you to help them make better trading and investment decisions in the all-important energy markets. Our real-time news, pricing, analytical services and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. With more than 600 employees in 17 offices spanning five continents, you get the best of a small company and a Fortune 500 corporation at Platts. We have a highly diverse workforce, a global perspective, and a "business casual" culture. Platts is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a Fortune500 corporation with over 20,000 global employees and over 10,000 U.S. employees. Around the world, McGraw-Hill provides people with the information and insights they need to adapt and grow in changing times. Our business spans the fields of financial services, education, and business information with leading brand names such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, and J.D. Power & Associates. By working together with our customers and partners, these brands are laying the foundation for a smarter, better world.
The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster@mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Comcast - Supervisor
Comcast provides tremendous opportunity for individual growth within a truly dynamic atmosphere. We take our commitment to your career development seriously and focus on all the things that are important to you.
We've recruited and developed many of the finest talents in our industry, from entry-level to senior-level positions, through a variety of exciting careers, and provided an environment where they could thrive. See how we can do the same for you.
Job Description
Supervisor, Application & Database Devel - Spotlight - Englewood - 69990185
Englewood, CO
Responsible for the supervision and coordination of development activities for multiple application systems. Customarily and regularly directs the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent.
Performs aspects of database administration including software evaluation and installation, logical and physical database design and implementation, structured testing of database designs, security administration, backup and recovery planning, performance and tuning, research and evaluation of new tools and techniques, and development of policies, standards and procedures.
Together with business analysts and IT support team members participates in the design, implementation, configuration and support of applications in our development, test, and production environments.
Tasks:
- Provides expertise in more than one functional area of technology and
provides architecture and design solutions for new applications or
application enhancements.
- Leads application development team to determine system requirements,
design application systems, and estimates resources, milestones, and
completion times.
- Provides direct supervision and leadership to Developers and provides
input to performance reviews.
- Manages and monitors problem resolution by determining urgency of
problems/issues and assigning and assisting team members in
troubleshooting; acts upon escalations as needed.
- Works within project specifications to meet goals and objectives in a
timely and accurate manner; raises issues expediently that could impede
the project specifications or timelines.
- Works with Business Partners when developing technical requirements,
design, and status regarding production issues.
- Ensures Developers are adhering to System Engineering standards such
as, and not limited to, documentation, source control procedures, design
reviews, architectural standards, and code reviews.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters
of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work
nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Designs and implement databases that address current and future business needs. Monitors and maintains database platforms to perform at optimum performance levels.
- Reviews system capacity and performance to assess future growth.
- Provides direct supervision and leadership to Developers and provides input to employee performance reviews.
- Provides oversight and testing of data backup and recovery plans.
- Develops and implements plans to oversee the database administration function and ensures smooth transition to new technology. Provides recommendations on database technologies and features.
- Works with the network and security teams to ensure database adherence to security standards.
Comcast is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug-Free workplace employer.
We've recruited and developed many of the finest talents in our industry, from entry-level to senior-level positions, through a variety of exciting careers, and provided an environment where they could thrive. See how we can do the same for you.
Job Description
Supervisor, Application & Database Devel - Spotlight - Englewood - 69990185
Englewood, CO
Responsible for the supervision and coordination of development activities for multiple application systems. Customarily and regularly directs the work of at least two or more other full-time employees or their equivalent.
Performs aspects of database administration including software evaluation and installation, logical and physical database design and implementation, structured testing of database designs, security administration, backup and recovery planning, performance and tuning, research and evaluation of new tools and techniques, and development of policies, standards and procedures.
Together with business analysts and IT support team members participates in the design, implementation, configuration and support of applications in our development, test, and production environments.
Tasks:
- Provides expertise in more than one functional area of technology and
provides architecture and design solutions for new applications or
application enhancements.
- Leads application development team to determine system requirements,
design application systems, and estimates resources, milestones, and
completion times.
- Provides direct supervision and leadership to Developers and provides
input to performance reviews.
- Manages and monitors problem resolution by determining urgency of
problems/issues and assigning and assisting team members in
troubleshooting; acts upon escalations as needed.
- Works within project specifications to meet goals and objectives in a
timely and accurate manner; raises issues expediently that could impede
the project specifications or timelines.
- Works with Business Partners when developing technical requirements,
design, and status regarding production issues.
- Ensures Developers are adhering to System Engineering standards such
as, and not limited to, documentation, source control procedures, design
reviews, architectural standards, and code reviews.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters
of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work
nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Designs and implement databases that address current and future business needs. Monitors and maintains database platforms to perform at optimum performance levels.
- Reviews system capacity and performance to assess future growth.
- Provides direct supervision and leadership to Developers and provides input to employee performance reviews.
- Provides oversight and testing of data backup and recovery plans.
- Develops and implements plans to oversee the database administration function and ensures smooth transition to new technology. Provides recommendations on database technologies and features.
- Works with the network and security teams to ensure database adherence to security standards.
Comcast is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug-Free workplace employer.
ViaWest - Database Engineer
ViaWest, Inc., a super-regional provider of colocation and managed hosting solutions has a full-time opportunity for a Database Engineer - SQL to provide database related duties for internal and customer production databases. 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.
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Provide database administrative support for multiple customers as requested
• Install and administer database applications based on Viawest standards
• Monitor, manage and maintain backup and recovery schedules
• Plan and perform regular reviews and mock recoveries of database environments
• Participate in regular 7X24 ‘on-call’ duties for database administration management and support
• Follow database policies and procedures
Job Requirements:
• 4+ years working with Microsoft SQL Server
• 2+ years in a hosted environment or a combination of experience and equivalent certification
• 3+ years working with operating systems such as Linux, Windows Server and Unix
• 1+ years of database tuning, design and migration
• 1+ years experience of application development
• 500GB+ size database experience
• Additional experience with Oracle, MySQL, and/or PostreSQL advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
• Works well in a team environment
• Works effectively in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Database related certification(s)
• O/S related certification
• Bachelor degree in Information Technology or related field preferred
We offer a casual work environment and encourage our employees to take part in our growth. We pay our employees competitively and make sure they don’t get lost in the business. You won’t become a number here.
Take your career to the next level and apply for a position with ViaWest today! Criminal background check required. EOE/AA
Duties/Responsibilities:
• Provide database administrative support for multiple customers as requested
• Install and administer database applications based on Viawest standards
• Monitor, manage and maintain backup and recovery schedules
• Plan and perform regular reviews and mock recoveries of database environments
• Participate in regular 7X24 ‘on-call’ duties for database administration management and support
• Follow database policies and procedures
Job Requirements:
• 4+ years working with Microsoft SQL Server
• 2+ years in a hosted environment or a combination of experience and equivalent certification
• 3+ years working with operating systems such as Linux, Windows Server and Unix
• 1+ years of database tuning, design and migration
• 1+ years experience of application development
• 500GB+ size database experience
• Additional experience with Oracle, MySQL, and/or PostreSQL advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skill
• Works well in a team environment
• Works effectively in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Database related certification(s)
• O/S related certification
• Bachelor degree in Information Technology or related field preferred
We offer a casual work environment and encourage our employees to take part in our growth. We pay our employees competitively and make sure they don’t get lost in the business. You won’t become a number here.
Take your career to the next level and apply for a position with ViaWest today! Criminal background check required. EOE/AA
Friday, August 17, 2012
DISH - Business Intelligence Analyst
Business Intelligence Analyst/Developer
This key position is responsible for working with business clients and internal Data Warehouse resources to design and deliver critical business reporting and analytics. This position demands a self starter who is able to use their initiative to quickly understand requirements and then envision innovative solutions. We are looking for someone who can quickly pickup a variety of software skillsets and produce results. The right candidate should possess solid skills in at least one of our current BI platform tools: ESSBASE and some SSRS reporting as well. The ideal candidate should be strong in Essbase but should also have some experiencing in developing reports in SSRS.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
•Interact daily with the Enterprise and DW Architects, Business and Systems Analysts, and project teams to create dashboards and highly formatted business reports.
•Multi-task across concurrent projects that may include the evaluation of new technologies as required.
•Produce technical documentation.
•Plan for and respond to rapidly changing requirements.
Education and Experience
•Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field required, or equivalent experience
•Extensive experience in reports and dashboards design and development, functional analysis, gap analysis and quality assurance
•Experience developing in Teradata, Oracle , SQL Server or Netezza databases
•Experience creating application interfaces utilizing .NET , JavaScript or JAVA
•3 to 5 years in Experience in ESSBASE 11.
•1 to 2 years experience with SQL Server reporting services (version 2005 or 2008 R2)
Skills and Qualifications
•UNIX, Java, Javascript, SQL, PLSQL, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting/Analysis Services
•Must have experience working in one or more of the following BI tools or platforms such as Hyperion /Microsoft BI
•Familiarity with ETL design and development , data modeling techniques and BI development best practices.
•Must have strong technical trouble shooting, oral and writing communication, project/task management, and leadership skills.
•This person will need to be able to learn quickly, to work in a fast-paced team-driven environment, and to communicate well with business and technical personnel.
•Should have strong experience communicating the status to the manager, solving technical problems within the team, effort estimation process and creating a project status report .
•Must be comfortable at interacting and communicating with all levels inside and outside of the IT department
•Experienced with the development of large-scale database systems.
•Extensive knowledge of Teradata, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server.
•Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of BI applications.
This key position is responsible for working with business clients and internal Data Warehouse resources to design and deliver critical business reporting and analytics. This position demands a self starter who is able to use their initiative to quickly understand requirements and then envision innovative solutions. We are looking for someone who can quickly pickup a variety of software skillsets and produce results. The right candidate should possess solid skills in at least one of our current BI platform tools: ESSBASE and some SSRS reporting as well. The ideal candidate should be strong in Essbase but should also have some experiencing in developing reports in SSRS.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
•Interact daily with the Enterprise and DW Architects, Business and Systems Analysts, and project teams to create dashboards and highly formatted business reports.
•Multi-task across concurrent projects that may include the evaluation of new technologies as required.
•Produce technical documentation.
•Plan for and respond to rapidly changing requirements.
Education and Experience
•Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field required, or equivalent experience
•Extensive experience in reports and dashboards design and development, functional analysis, gap analysis and quality assurance
•Experience developing in Teradata, Oracle , SQL Server or Netezza databases
•Experience creating application interfaces utilizing .NET , JavaScript or JAVA
•3 to 5 years in Experience in ESSBASE 11.
•1 to 2 years experience with SQL Server reporting services (version 2005 or 2008 R2)
Skills and Qualifications
•UNIX, Java, Javascript, SQL, PLSQL, SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting/Analysis Services
•Must have experience working in one or more of the following BI tools or platforms such as Hyperion /Microsoft BI
•Familiarity with ETL design and development , data modeling techniques and BI development best practices.
•Must have strong technical trouble shooting, oral and writing communication, project/task management, and leadership skills.
•This person will need to be able to learn quickly, to work in a fast-paced team-driven environment, and to communicate well with business and technical personnel.
•Should have strong experience communicating the status to the manager, solving technical problems within the team, effort estimation process and creating a project status report .
•Must be comfortable at interacting and communicating with all levels inside and outside of the IT department
•Experienced with the development of large-scale database systems.
•Extensive knowledge of Teradata, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server.
•Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of BI applications.
Great-West Life - Database Administrator
Great-West Life is looking for a seasoned Oracle DBA.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to participate in an established technology function that is respected throughout the organization. We have a very knowledgeable group of professionals who work in an energized team environment.
Great West Life & Annuity is one of Colorado's premier companies. With US operations based in the Denver Tech Center, we are among the largest corporate headquarters in the Denver area and are consistently profitable.
Required Skills:
Good understanding of the Oracle database, related utilities and tools
Good understanding of Oracle Forms, Pro*C, and Data Modeler & Subversion is desired
Understanding of DataGuard, RAC, Materialized Views, Change Data Capture a plus
Knowledge and experience with scripting (Perl, C Shell)
Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
A good understanding of the underlying operating system (mostly UNIX)
A good knowledge of the physical database design (including partitioning)
Ability to perform both Oracle and operating system performance tuning and monitoring
Knowledge of Oracle backup and recovery scenarios
A good knowledge of Oracle security management
A good knowledge of how Oracle acquires and manages resources
A good knowledge of Oracle data integrity
Sound knowledge of the applications systems at your site
A sound knowledge of both database and system performance tuning
Good communication skills with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators
Provide a strategic database direction for the organization
Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
Responsibilities:Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle RDBMS software and related products
Evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products
Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures
Assist with Database design and implementation questions
Maintain database security (per ISP documentation and best practices)
Do database tuning and performance monitoring
Assist with application tuning and performance monitoring
Maintain and update documentation and standards
Assist wtih planning growth and changes (capacity planning)
Work as part of a team and provide 7x24 support (participate in on-call rotation)
Do general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams
Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support.
Drawing on more than a century of experience, Great-West helps millions of Americans and their companies and employers build greater financial security. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration. Great-West's Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives.
Headquartered in metro Denver, we serve customers nationwide through offices around the country. We market our solutions and services through our nationwide network of direct sales professionals, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators and financial institutions.
For more information, please visit www.greatwestcareers.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.
You'll find good people at Great-West.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to participate in an established technology function that is respected throughout the organization. We have a very knowledgeable group of professionals who work in an energized team environment.
Great West Life & Annuity is one of Colorado's premier companies. With US operations based in the Denver Tech Center, we are among the largest corporate headquarters in the Denver area and are consistently profitable.
Required Skills:
Good understanding of the Oracle database, related utilities and tools
Good understanding of Oracle Forms, Pro*C, and Data Modeler & Subversion is desired
Understanding of DataGuard, RAC, Materialized Views, Change Data Capture a plus
Knowledge and experience with scripting (Perl, C Shell)
Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
A good understanding of the underlying operating system (mostly UNIX)
A good knowledge of the physical database design (including partitioning)
Ability to perform both Oracle and operating system performance tuning and monitoring
Knowledge of Oracle backup and recovery scenarios
A good knowledge of Oracle security management
A good knowledge of how Oracle acquires and manages resources
A good knowledge of Oracle data integrity
Sound knowledge of the applications systems at your site
A sound knowledge of both database and system performance tuning
Good communication skills with management, development teams, vendors and systems administrators
Provide a strategic database direction for the organization
Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines
Responsibilities:Installation, configuration and upgrading of Oracle RDBMS software and related products
Evaluate Oracle features and Oracle related products
Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures
Assist with Database design and implementation questions
Maintain database security (per ISP documentation and best practices)
Do database tuning and performance monitoring
Assist with application tuning and performance monitoring
Maintain and update documentation and standards
Assist wtih planning growth and changes (capacity planning)
Work as part of a team and provide 7x24 support (participate in on-call rotation)
Do general technical trouble shooting and give consultation to development teams
Interface with Oracle Corporation for technical support.
Drawing on more than a century of experience, Great-West helps millions of Americans and their companies and employers build greater financial security. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration. Great-West's Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives.
Headquartered in metro Denver, we serve customers nationwide through offices around the country. We market our solutions and services through our nationwide network of direct sales professionals, brokers, consultants, advisors, third-party administrators and financial institutions.
For more information, please visit www.greatwestcareers.com. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.
You'll find good people at Great-West.
ZOLL - Database Engineer, Sr. Quality Assurance, .NET Software Engineer
ZOLL leads the way in software solutions for both the fire and EMS industries with products and services to help organizations manage every part of their operation. With solutions for dispatch, personnel and resource management , critical patient care data management and transfer, billing and first responder safety, the RescueNet Suite covers the gamut of first responder operations. ZOLL , named the #3 midsize employer to work for by the Denver Post and a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company, has a very entrepreneurial company culture with a solid financial backing (we were recently acquired by Asahi Kasei for approximately $2.21 billion) .
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Summary:
The Database Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing an architecture to support the migration of the RescueNet databases to a single common integrated, fully relational database suitable for SaaS implementation. The DBE is also responsible for developing and implementing procedures, standards, and protocols to enable the development team to interact with the database in the during the development cycle while still maintaining the integrity of the database. Platform is MS SQL/.NET
Responsibilities:
* Act as Subject Matter Expert and Thought Leader with regards to the migration of the RescueNet database from stand-alone client/server implementations to a fully integrated SaaS model.
* Responsible for developing a database architecture that supports a high availability SaaS model. This will include the implementation of fault tolerance and disaster recovery strategies as well as rollback provisions and optimized upgrade and maintenance protocols and procedures.
* Responsible for being a thought leader in "NextGeneration" database architecture concepts and for working collaboratively with the engineering staff to develop a like minded culture.
* Responsible for database optimization and integrity.
* Work with development team leads and software engineers to develop flexible yet robust standards, procedures, and protocols that will enable the R&D organization to access the database elements in the development cycle.
* Responsible for ensuring that developed solutions are scalable and reliable
* Responsible for implementing a pragmatic and collaborative approach to database access and architecture.
* Responsible for developing best practices with regards to the RescueNet database. Responsible for collaborating with others on these best practices and for training others.
Required Skills:
* 5+ years of experience in a professional MS SQL/.NET environment.
* 3+ years of database architecture/engineering experience.
* Experience with high availability, hosted solutions
* Demonstrated ability to be collaborative and to work well on a team
* Demonstrated ability to work across development teams
* Creative thinker with a "NextGen" mindset
* Demonstrated ability to be pragmatic and "open" when it comes to developing protocols for database access
________________________________________________________________________
ZOLL leads the way in software solutions for both the fire and EMS industries with products and services to help organizations manage every part of their operation. With solutions for dispatch, personnel and resource management , critical patient care data management and transfer, billing and first responder safety, the RescueNet Suite covers the gamut of first responder operations. ZOLL , named the #3 midsize employer to work for by the Denver Post and a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company, has a very entrepreneurial company culture with a solid financial backing (we were recently acquired by Asahi Kasei for approximately $2.21 billion) .
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Job Description:
The Quality Assurance 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 interpreted 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 trouble shoot 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 on test environment. Interpret the resulting error logs and other output results. Trouble-shoot 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 Quality Engineering 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 VB Script, PERL, Rational Robot, Seque, and current web technologies.
* Demonstrated success with full lifecycle Quality Engineering including test plan design and error log troub-shooting.
* Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science highly desirable.
________________________________________________________________________
ZOLL leads the way in software solutions for both the fire and EMS industries with products and services to help organizations manage every part of their operation. With solutions for dispatch, personnel and resource management , critical patient care data management and transfer, billing and first responder safety, the RescueNet Suite covers the gamut of first responder operations. ZOLL , named the #3 midsize employer to work for by the Denver Post and a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company, has a very entrepreneurial company culture with a solid financial backing (we were recently acquired by Asahi Kasei for approximately $2.21 billion) .
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Summary:
The .NET engineer will participate in developing various quality SaaS applications that will share a common database in a collaborative team environment. The engineer will work through the entire lifecycle and requires in dept 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#.
Some proficiency with WCF, MVC3, XML, WPF, T-SQL, MS-SQL Server and SOAP is preferred.
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Summary:
The Database Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing an architecture to support the migration of the RescueNet databases to a single common integrated, fully relational database suitable for SaaS implementation. The DBE is also responsible for developing and implementing procedures, standards, and protocols to enable the development team to interact with the database in the during the development cycle while still maintaining the integrity of the database. Platform is MS SQL/.NET
Responsibilities:
* Act as Subject Matter Expert and Thought Leader with regards to the migration of the RescueNet database from stand-alone client/server implementations to a fully integrated SaaS model.
* Responsible for developing a database architecture that supports a high availability SaaS model. This will include the implementation of fault tolerance and disaster recovery strategies as well as rollback provisions and optimized upgrade and maintenance protocols and procedures.
* Responsible for being a thought leader in "NextGeneration" database architecture concepts and for working collaboratively with the engineering staff to develop a like minded culture.
* Responsible for database optimization and integrity.
* Work with development team leads and software engineers to develop flexible yet robust standards, procedures, and protocols that will enable the R&D organization to access the database elements in the development cycle.
* Responsible for ensuring that developed solutions are scalable and reliable
* Responsible for implementing a pragmatic and collaborative approach to database access and architecture.
* Responsible for developing best practices with regards to the RescueNet database. Responsible for collaborating with others on these best practices and for training others.
Required Skills:
* 5+ years of experience in a professional MS SQL/.NET environment.
* 3+ years of database architecture/engineering experience.
* Experience with high availability, hosted solutions
* Demonstrated ability to be collaborative and to work well on a team
* Demonstrated ability to work across development teams
* Creative thinker with a "NextGen" mindset
* Demonstrated ability to be pragmatic and "open" when it comes to developing protocols for database access
________________________________________________________________________
ZOLL leads the way in software solutions for both the fire and EMS industries with products and services to help organizations manage every part of their operation. With solutions for dispatch, personnel and resource management , critical patient care data management and transfer, billing and first responder safety, the RescueNet Suite covers the gamut of first responder operations. ZOLL , named the #3 midsize employer to work for by the Denver Post and a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company, has a very entrepreneurial company culture with a solid financial backing (we were recently acquired by Asahi Kasei for approximately $2.21 billion) .
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Job Description:
The Quality Assurance 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 interpreted 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 trouble shoot 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 on test environment. Interpret the resulting error logs and other output results. Trouble-shoot 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 Quality Engineering 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 VB Script, PERL, Rational Robot, Seque, and current web technologies.
* Demonstrated success with full lifecycle Quality Engineering including test plan design and error log troub-shooting.
* Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science highly desirable.
________________________________________________________________________
ZOLL leads the way in software solutions for both the fire and EMS industries with products and services to help organizations manage every part of their operation. With solutions for dispatch, personnel and resource management , critical patient care data management and transfer, billing and first responder safety, the RescueNet Suite covers the gamut of first responder operations. ZOLL , named the #3 midsize employer to work for by the Denver Post and a three-time Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Company, has a very entrepreneurial company culture with a solid financial backing (we were recently acquired by Asahi Kasei for approximately $2.21 billion) .
Come join the team and help save people's lives!
Summary:
The .NET engineer will participate in developing various quality SaaS applications that will share a common database in a collaborative team environment. The engineer will work through the entire lifecycle and requires in dept 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#.
Some proficiency with WCF, MVC3, XML, WPF, T-SQL, MS-SQL Server and SOAP is preferred.
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