Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Keymark Enterprises - Software Test Engineer

About Us:

At Keymark Enterprises, we are creative thinkers who value collaboration and feedback. This is a place where talented, curious people come together to share ideas and solutions. Our organization is fluid and our processes are lightweight, allowing us to act quickly on projects that arise from emerging business opportunities. We understand creativity comes from happy, fearless and energetic peopleso we're serious about a healthy life-work balance and a comfortable, casual environment.

Our software provides 3D drawing and visualization tools for the construction industry. We tackle problems that are encountered in the physical world, such as actual 3D members interacting with each other in space. We specialize in the automation of geometry, member design, and structural engineering to support esoteric building codes and design methodologies. We're a unique crew with a colorful history and a bright future. We have fun and play games; we barbecue on the back deck and build mini-golf courses in our office. The best fun comes from rallying together to deliver results for our customers.


About You:

You're a talented software test engineer. You enjoy keeping up with the latest technology.

You're smart, confidentand mature enough not to have an ego. You're a skilled communicator who welcomes honest, candid feedback, because that is the path to the best results.

Day to day, this is a fast-changing environment where you have to produce high-quality work quickly. You should have the adaptability and perseverance to roll with the changes and still be productive, sometimes balancing multiple priorities within the same timeframe.

This is a very hands-on; roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-dirty kind of place where you'll see the things you create have widespread impact. Expect to learn and grow on a daily basis.


Responsibilities:
QA team member responsible for assisting in the planning, creation and execution of testing activities, including both manual and automated testing.

Assists in development and implementation of related test plans/cases.

Manages and tracks defects.

Works with the customer and development resources to reproduce production problems and assists in identifying gaps in the regression test suite (both manual and automated).


Qualifications:

Required Skills & Abilities
Good understanding of testing components and deliverables within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Good communication, organization and documentation skills.

Ability to set and meet deadlines.

Good software troubleshooting skills.

Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Other Good Stuff
Knowledge of agile software development practices (experience working in an agile environment is a plus).

Understanding of test automation architecture and implementation is desirable.

Required Credentials
Experience (minimum 1-3 years) in software test engineer role.

Experience (minimum 1-3 years) in designing and executing test cases.

Comcast - Sr. Manager

Lead development resources through requirements review, design, development and unit testing of key High Volume Event Processing, ETL, and Reporting applications. Represent development interests during requirements review and JAD sessions. Work with enterprise architects, component architects, and operational and business intelligence Technical Subject Matter Experts to derive scalable and resilient software designs. Work across development resources to create and refine level of effort estimates for large initiatives and on-going enhancements. Collaborate across business and technology stakeholders to iteratively deliver increased functionality for operational intelligence. Partner with National Data Warehouse on defining and implementing the logical flow of information to and from the Operational Data Stores and Data Marts. Create task-level plans to drive development activities and feed into overall project plans. Lead and mentor team to effectively and efficiently deliver quality solutions. Ensure the efficacy of works in progress to maintain alignment between designs and resulting code. Support internal functional testing and external system integration testing. Provide deployment planning support and actual deployment support.

Primary responsibility for development, maintenance and administration of Comcast Enterprise Technology (CET) Decision Support and Operational Metrics reporting systems
Work with the business and technology leadership in defining, prioritizing and achieving strategic objectives, defining short and long term objectives for Operational Metrics Reporting Infrastructure projects/platforms.
Regularly communicate status of application development to all impacted stakeholders, set expectations and manage team members.
Lead multiple ETL and Report development teams both onshore and offshore.
Define, develop and enhance data management, reporting, and application standards, processes, and tools that encourage continuous improvements.
Play a major role in ensuring reliable and timely stakeholder access to their key operational metrics
Collaborate with PMs, Analysts, and Intake teams on estimates and target release schedules
Develop, train, and coach team members. Promote effective teamwork and manage interpersonal issues.
Conduct performance reviews for all direct reports


Required Skills:
Work Attributes
Ability to lead and manage development resources in local and remote locations.
Ability to interact with business, analysts, and peers from other teams to review, validate or challenge requirements, and to create designs collaboratively.
Ability to develop strong, collaborative partnerships with business stakeholders
Ability to adopt appropriate level of process and methodology consistent with the needs.
Ability to iteratively and in an agile methodology deliver reporting functionality on a priority basis.
Ability to create top-down estimates for high-level planning using experience and collaborative discussions. Ability to create bottom-up estimates for detailed-level planning using historical data
Ability to create detailed development plans with an emphasis on up-front risk management, and overall schedule vs. quality vs. cost management.
Ability to intervene in development projects at risk to clarify issues, provide management with clear information and options, and refactor plans in flight.
Ability to lead development teams through system integration testing and production issues alone or in collaboration with other teams.
Tendency towards continuous improvement in processes, documentation and coordination within the development team and across the entre group.
Ability to establish a vision, roadmap, and plans and to grow, coach, mentor, and marshal the resources to achieve the objectives.

Experience
8 - 10 years of experience in Development / Development Management
Preferred hands on experience with ETL tools
Technical lead on data warehousing projects including knowledge of ODS Architectures, data warehouse design and implementation process/tools
Demonstrated Full Life Cycle Experience from business requirements through logical modeling, physical database design, data sourcing and data transformation, data loading, SQL Tuning, BI development, database architectures.
Experience with logical and physical data modeling techniques
Program / Project Management
Cable / Telecommunications industries
Oracle and Oracle Business Intelligence Product Experience a plus
Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study.

Comcast is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Drug-Free workplace employer.

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Market Force - SQL DBA

Market Force is the leading Customer Intelligence solution provider,
enabling many of the world's largest restaurant chains, banks,
retailers, consumer packaged goods companies and studios to see their
stores through their customers' eyes, to act faster with confidence and
grow the bottom line. We are a privately-held company with headquarters
just outside Boulder, Colorado, with three Centers of Excellence in
Albany, NY, Atlanta, Georgia, and Winnipeg, Canada. Market Force was
founded in 2005 to consolidate and transform the mystery shopping
industry. We are growing rapidly and have expanded our solutions to
provide our clients with a full range of customer intelligence
solutions, including customer satisfaction surveys, mystery shopping
services, price auditing, merchandising services, theatre checking,
customer intercepts and surveys, all coupled with analytics and a new
technology platform. Market Force has recently been recognized as a
"Cool Vendor of the Year" by Gartner Group, is one of the country's
fastest growing companies by the Inc 500/5000, and is a top private
company by Colorado Business Magazine.



The SQL Database Administrator will manage and maintain all database
systems in production, QA and test/dev, manage and maintain backups of
the databases, and performance tune all SQL code and stored procedures.




Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for pro-actively managing and monitoring the
Production Database environment

2. Recommend and define performance optimizations for databases,
stored procedures, SQL Statements and views.
3. Responsible for extensive application, operating system and
database monitoring, tuning and management
4. Responsible for troubleshooting and recommending solutions
related to blocking and locking issues
5. Responsible for ensuring that all QA, Development, Migration and
Production database environments are synchronized.
6. Responsible for recommending optimal index creation, storage
allocations, and partitioning strategies.
7. Responsible for documenting the database infrastructure
including database schemas.
8. Responsible for creating and maintaining application stored
procedures and SQL.
9. Responsible for managing and implementing integration services
packages
10. Responsible for managing and implementing reporting services
reports

Non-essential Duties and Responsibilities:



1. Design, develop and maintain Data Model for databases

2. Develop and maintain SQL coding standards for databases and
database objects (i.e., Tables, Triggers, Views, Stored Procedures,
Functions, etc.)
3. Design, develop and maintain development databases and database
objects
4. Evaluate and implement SQL Server version features and
High-Availability features as required by development requirements
5. Performance tune databases and database objects
6. Perform database code reviews with respect to 1) Data Modeling
requirements, 2) SQL coding standards and 3) performance tuning
requirements
7. Understand how applications and databases interact for optimum
database design and development
8. Design & develop SQL server integration services packages
9. Design & develop SQL server reporting services packages







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.



Education/Experience:

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, computer
engineering, engineering, science or equivalent degree.

2. 3 to 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator.

3. Experience with SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2008 R2.

4. Excellent knowledge of database administration, programming and
systems analysis procedures.

5. Experience with maintaining high availability systems in a web
based environment.

6. Experience with mirroring, log-shipping, partitioning,
replication, and clustering.

7. Expert in T-SQL, stored procedures, triggers.

8. Ability to interact with senior developers at a code level.

9. Logical and physical data modeling.

10. Excellent problem solving and communications skills.


Market Force Information, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


To Apply:
Send your resume to work@marketforce.com

Travelport - Java Technical Team Lead, Java Developer

Interested in a career with Travelport?
Email your resume to ellen.cobb@travelport.com
www.travelport.com

Travelport is seeking a Full time Java Technical Team Lead!

Responsibilities include:
•Contribute to design, development, documentation, creation of unit tests, review test plans and database modifications.
•Responsibility for the quality of deliverables of a combined onshore/offshore team.
•Ability to multi-task and manage multiple, concurrent development streams.
•Provide consultation for new products or new enhancements; research and analyze impact.
•Provide functional design and technical consultation.
•Advocate for customer community by understanding customer requirements to ensure existing and delivered products result in high user satisfaction.
•Support and provide input as part of the project team during the design, development, and deployment phases of the project.
•Involvement in determining how product will be maintained to include identification of tools needed and who will be responsible for maintenance and support.
•Create and review reports, maintain and distribute timely documentation as required.
•Analyze, research and provide system enhancement recommendations for customer inquiries post-project implementation.

REQUIREMENTS:
Strong understanding of database principles and communication protocols.
Experience with web services development (strong XML/WSDL/XSL knowledge).
Experience with ORM tools (Hibernate preferred).
Experience with Spring framework required.
1-3 years of experience in supporting commercial, production system.
Detailed knowledge of test automation tools/techniques and defect tracking tools..
Agile Development utilization experience preferred.
Strong planning skills and understanding of delegation management principles.
Ability to retain a professional and logical approach to tasks under challenging or time constrained situations.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Proven analytical skills.
Solid research and organization skills.
Attention to detail, persistence and follow-through a must.
Ability to implement detailed instructions.
Organized and proactive with a "can do" attitude.
Innovative, flexible and pragmatic.
Possess poise, initiative, commitment, vision, creativity and persistence.
Experience with these technologies and frameworks: Java EE, Hibernate, Spring, Apache, JBoss, SOAP, XML
Experience preferred with DB2.
Travel industry domain experience preferred
At least 7 years Java development and leadership experience
B.S. degree in relevant field
________________________________________________________________________

Come work for a GREAT Company! Here at TRAVELPORT we have an excellent opportunity for a Java Developer!

If you have 2-3 years experience coding in Java then this is an excellent opportunity for you to build on your career!

The candidate's responsibilities will include:
•Candidate will analyze, evaluate, test, debug, documents and implement complex software applications and support these applications post implementation, including defect analysis and fixing.
•Collaborate with a geographically dispersed team

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline. Masters a plus
• A minimum of 2 years enterprise java coding experience
• Strong OO skills
• Experience using
o JEE Application Server experience (JBoss preferred)
o Linux and scripting
o Hibernate or another ORM technology
o Spring
o SQL
o XML/SOAP
o a Source management system
o an IDE like Eclipse
* Experience working in an Agile environment a plus

• Be an excellent team player!
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be independent and self-motivated, with a knack for taking the initiative and overcoming obstacles
• Be able to quickly master and apply new technologies
•Looking for ability to multi-task and manage multiple development or support efforts

We want to hear from you if you have some or all of the skills above!
Please email Ellen.cobb@travelport.com or apply online at www.travelport.com (career site)

Saturday, October 01, 2011

TransFirst - Programmer

TransFirst, a leader in merchant and credit card processing is currently
seeking qualified candidate to fill a Programmer 3 position.



Requirements:

* Master's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Engineering
or other Information Technology field.
* At least one year programming experience in languages associated with
specific job.
* Experience working in an IT department with varying complexities of
applications, databases, and environments, including both purchased and
in-house software applications.
* Experience demonstrating excellent analytical, problem-solving,
investigative and research ability.
* Proficiency with these Tools:
o Web technologies and languages: ASP.NET 3.5/2.0/1.1, C#, VB.Net, Web
Services, WCF, AJAX, Linq, ASP.NET MVC 2.0, Silverlight 3.0, Classic
ASP, Visual Basic 6.0, Office Web Component.
o Databases: SQL Server 2008/2005/2000, SQL Server Stored Procedures,
Functions, Triggers DTS/SSIS, ET&L.
o Scripting Languages: VBScript, JavaScript, JQuery.
o Markup Languages: HTML, XML, XPath, XSLT, CSS, XAML.
o Development Tools: Visual Studio .NET 2010/2008/2005, SQL Server
Management Studio.
o Source Controls: TFS, VSS, Rational ClearCase.
o Web Servers: IIS 5.0/6.0/7.0.
o Operating Systems: Windows 7/XP/2000, Windows Server 2008/2003.
o Reporting Tools: SSRS, Microsoft Report Viewer.
o Others: Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.0/2.0, MSBuild 3.5, PGP, Agile.



TRANSFIRST LLC in Broomfield, CO seeks a Programmer 3 to analyze and
evaluate existing or proposed systems and to devise computer programs,
systems and related procedures to process data. Prepares charts and
diagrams to assist in problem analysis, and submits recommendations for
solution. Prepares program specifications and diagrams, and develops
coding logic flowcharts. Encodes, tests, debugs and installs the
operating programs and procedures in coordination with computer
operations and user departments. Primary responsibilities include:
* Developing and maintaining business application programs, which
support TransFirst internal and external customers.
* Write new program code, maintain existing code using prescribed
specifications.
* Evaluate simple interrelationships between programs such as whether a
contemplated change in one part of a program would cause unwanted
results in a related part.
* Confer with users to gain understanding of needed changes or
modifications of existing programs.
* Resolve questions of program intent, data input, output requirements,
and inclusion of internal checks and controls.
* Write and maintain programming documentation.
* Adhere to standard for development, testing, code promotion and
security.
* Document programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
* Assist personnel of other departments as a computer resource.
* Other duties as assigned.
* Job may require evening and weekend work in response to needs of
systems being supported.

Submit Resume on this website for review by hiring manager. Requisition
Number 3825.
NOTE: AN APPLICATION FOR ALIEN EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATION IS BEING FILED
WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS POSITION. ANY
THIRD PARTY MAY PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION BEARING ON THIS APPLICATION TO THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Harris Tower, 233 Peachtree Street, Suite 410
Atlanta, Georgia 30303).





Tammy J. Horton

Senior Recruiter

TransFirst, LLC

12202 Airport Way

Suite 100

Broomfield, CO 80021

303-625-8260

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Nelnet - iSeries

Nelnet (www.nelnet.com) is a diversified
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.



Computer Operator - iSeries/AS/400



Basic Job Purpose: Under direct supervision, assists in performing
routine tasks associated with operating a computer in accordance with
detailed instructions.

Essential Functions: 1)Operate and control computer console and related
peripheral equipment. 2)Log machine failures and program errors and
corrects routine problems. 3)Breaks, sorts and distributes reports in a
timely manner. 4)Maintains problem log and turnover log. 5)Assists in
performing routine tasks associated with operating a computer, such as
mounting and demounting files with I/o devices, staging supplies,
operating printer, etc. 6)Implements proper schedules according to
procedures.

Education: High school diploma.

Experience: 1 + years operations experience on the AS/400; 1 + years
experience with peripheral hardware iincluding tape drives, modems, and
printers. Solid PC experience. Experience on Xerox 4635 printer helpful.


Skills: -Attention to detail and follow direction. -Excellent customer
service skills. -Sound judgment and organizational 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 :
tpyor@5280solutions.com . Pease 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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303.683.4175
________________________________________________________________________

Nelnet (www.nelnet.com) is a diversified
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 Functions: Provides guidance, assistance, coordination and
follow-up on requests, questions, problems and malfunctions of systems
applications, hardware or software supporting internal and external
customers.

Responsibilities: Interprets, evaluates, resolves and tests client
inquiries or issues pertaining to the functional operation of
application hardware and software. Analyze simple to complex requests,
inquiries and issues to determine the appropriate technical area or
vendor to resolve problem. Alerts clients and team members in a timely
manner when a major problem is suspected. Documents and tracks status of
client inquiries/incidents and coordinates appropriate response and
follows up to ensure client satisfaction. Translate technical details
into business relevant language.

Qualifications: Applicant must be familiar with CM methodologies and
best practices (ITIL). An understanding of change management or build
engineer experience. Knowledge of Help/Systems iSeries ROBOT products,
Softmenu, or similar change management tools and an understanding of job
scheduling. Candidates must be detail oriented, have strong time
management and organizational skills, excellent oral and written
communication and exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.

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

Nelnet is a Drug Free and Tobacco Free Workplace.



For consideration please forward your resume to :
tpyor@5280solutions.com . Pease 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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303.696.3355

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303.667.5280

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303.683.4175

Monday, September 26, 2011

HealthTrans - Sr. UNIX/SAN Administrator

Candidates please apply at www.healthtrans.com (About/Careers Section)
If you want to make a difference in a progressive and professional environment that challenges your mind, rewards your accomplishments, and recognizes the value you can add to the team, then consider working for HealthTrans.
HealthTrans is one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit administrators, and our strong growth is noteworthy in the industry. We've appeared on the Denver Business Journal's Fastest Growing Privately Held Large Companies and on the Inc. 500/5000 lists for the past five years.
To support our continued progress, HealthTrans is seeking career-minded individuals who thrive in a client-centric, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.
HealthTrans offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) plan with a company match and immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and holiday pay.


SUMMARY



The candidate will provide senior level system administrative support for hardware, OS and 3rd party utilities for multiple UNIX and Linux environments. This position is responsible for achieving overall technical integrity of the UNIX and SAN-based storage environments. He/she will provide technical advice, counsel and assistance to programmers and analysts for the diagnosis of major programming problems, determination of system failures and related complex issues; identify, analyze and resolve system deficiencies; assist technical staff in the system generation planning and programming systems planning as required; recommend inclusion of existing options in the programming system which would increase serviceability and reliability; act as an internal consultant and mentor other staff in such areas as diagnostic techniques; problem identification and determination, programming systems generation, corrective procedures, use of tools/aids and the use/preparation of documentation and reports.




JOB DUTIES

” Plan and execute storage, upgrades, and patches

” User account, security management

” File systems and storage management

” Capacity planning and performance tuning

” Troubleshooting servers and OS related problems

” Work with H/W and OS vendors, when needed

” Establish and maintain technical standards and data center security policies

” Plan and implement high availability solutions

” Backup and Recovery management

” Support 24x7 data center operation environment

” Build System Architecture and Capacity Plans

” 24x7 On-Call Support

” Other duties as assigned.



EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS



Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar discipline

Certifications in IBM Hardware, Software, and other UNIX Platforms beneficial



EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS



” A minimum of 5-7 years proven experience as an UNIX Systems and SAN Administrator and have experience with some or most of the environments listed below:



” IBM Power Systems Virtualization technology (LPAR/micropartitioning) AIX 5.3/6.x

” Virtual I/O Server including redundant virtual SCSI and Network (SEA)

” IBM Power5 510, 520, and Power6 570 servers

” IBM Bladecenters

” IBM System X servers

” IBM DS4000/DS5000/DS6000/DS8000 installation, configuration, and tuning

” IBM System Director

” Oracle/AIX Tuning methodology and testing

” Unix shell scripting and network configuration related to servers

” Flashcopy replication services

” OS specific Logical Volume Manager

” Tivoli Storage Manager 5.x/6.x backup system with Windows/AIX/Linux/OSX Clients

” Tivoli Storage Manager for Database backups handling Oracle 9/10/11, DB2 v8/9

” Tivoli Directory Server for LDAP authentication

” Tivoli Workload Scheduler

” Tivoli Productivity Center report generation and performance analysis



Additional skills and requirements

” Must understand and implement OS security best practices

” Must be familiar with Multiple Unix and Linux environments. Experience in an OLTP environment is a significant benefit.

” Ability to work independently and manage one's time (Required)

” Excellent troubleshooting skills

” Knowledge of HIPAA requirements

” Experience in business critical production data center environment

” Team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently

” Experience with capacity planning and trending