PRIMARY DUTIES:      
Directly supervise other staff in the completion of projects and assigned tasks.
Conceives, designs, and oversees the implementation of enterprise-wide applications and systems development.
Provides Leadership IT systems administration and application architecture development including monitoring and capacity planning.
Responsible for the implementation of all modifications and changes to the technical environment under their responsibility.
Develops, manages and maintains operational procedures for the daily health and security of the environment.
Analyze and recommend project changes, when necessary
Collaborate with the Operations Service Managers and Operations Leads to monitor project deliverables against project spending
Provide detailed cost projections for budgetary planning
Defines and maintains tasks, processes, procedures and the overall plan used for disaster backup and recovery of their environment.
Generates and maintains operational metrics for trending.
Analyzes and maintains performance data to ensure optimal usage of the resources available.
Evaluate and monitor the performance and efficiency of infrastructure deliveries
Responsible for the execution and maintenance of:
Operational Calendars
Incident reporting and tracking
Use and compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards when developing solutions
Responsible for providing high quality project management services on all assignments with little to no involvement from management.
Ensures that the business and technical architecture of delivered solutions match customer requirements.
Ensure technical delivery options align with project goals and budgets
Provides input to and manages all budgetary expenses as it relates to the technical team.
Matches recommended architecture changes and uplifts to business need.
Proactively engages management as necessary to resolve issues and ensure awareness of potential dangers to the environment.
Daily time entry to record billable and non billable time.
Support other IT staff with open and unresolved issues.
Provides on-call support via cell-phone 24 x 7.
Take on responsibilities as a backup or alternate for other IT staff if required.
Cover and resolve any outstanding Service Desk related issues in an effort to help all IT members resolve tickets as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Physical labor from time to time, which may include moving equipment, furniture, etc.
Periodic travel required, sometimes with little notice.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:  
B.S. in Computer Science, Business, or related major or equivalent business experience
5+ years of C# development experience
4+ years of SQL Analysis Services; Design Cubes and OLAP Technologies, Data Mining
3+ years of Microsoft SQL Database Design
2+ years of Web Services Design and Development
2+ years of SharePoint Architecture and Development

PREFERRED SKILLS:
Experience in architecture, implementation and management of enterprise ERP solutions.
Ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with senior business management and peers.
Strong business and technical process design and documentation skills.
Possesses a high level of technical/functional expertise and knowledge.
Industry expertise of best practices, standards, and technology.
Understands and applies policies and procedures.
High level certification/training in core area (.Net Development, Microsoft SQL, SQL Analysis Services, C#).
Project Management Experience.
Demonstrated knowledge of business and/or project plan development
Demonstrated knowledge of customer service fundamentals such as methods to solicit feedback, obtain requirements, weigh and prioritize their requirements, and differentiate between constituencies in a customer base
Demonstrated knowledge of service level agreements, their development, and implementation
Demonstrated knowledge of IS standards such as ITIL
Demonstrated skill in the areas of critical thinking and problem solving
Demonstrated knowledge and application of effective leadership skills
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Senior Software Developer – Java/JBoss  – 4-6 month contract – 2 openings – immediate need Our client has been an industry leader in financial aid software since 2005 and is recognized for results-driven enrollment optimization and financial aid management solutions—solutions that are web-based, easy-to-use, and interoperate with any existing student information system. Their product offers software-as-a-solution tools that helps for-profit and private education institutions increase enrollment, improve retention, speed student processing, mitigate compliance risks and deliver bottom-line results.

The Product Development team focuses on delivering high quality products to our customer base using an Agile development model. This contracting position would be part of the product development team for an initial period of 4-6 months. The software developer will participate in the design, implementation and testing of multiple SaaS products geared towards the higher education market. Specifically, s/he will:

• Development of web-based enterprise applications using Java/J2EE, JBoss, Seam and SQL Server.
• Design and develop the product using the latest tools and techniques (Java, JBoss, Seam, jBPM, Drools, SQL Server 2005, Web Services, others…);
• Develop and automate unit tests
• Develop queries and stored procedures within SQL Server 2005
• Contribute feedback and guidance to the development of functional and technical specifications
• Address software defects with timely resolution
• Development leadership to set standards and define best practices for coding and design for other team members, both onshore and offshore
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with various Regent team members

Professional Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant work experience
• Significant experience in the complete software development lifecycle of business-focused software
• Agile, Extreme, Scrum experience preferred
• Experience in object-oriented design and development

• Experience with databases, stored procedures, ORM tools, reporting, etc.;

• Experience with SaaS product development is a plus
• Experience with Microsoft .Net and other technologies a plus
• Experience developing software products with complex business rules and requirements
• Demonstrated ability to work with both technical and non-technical individuals in the development of business systems and providing direction to the development team
• Demonstrable skills in problem solving and working in a fast-paced software development environment
• Must be a team player, and have excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail, and a commitment to quality work

PHP Developer

Key skill sets:  LAMP development, Drupal a bonus

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Understand technical and functional design requirements for all client web applications with primary focus on front-end development
• Ability to work independently to design, code and test technical solutions
• Demonstrate technical expertise with CSS, XHTML, Javascript, Flash and PHP
• Project work includes mid-level Drupal development, from installation and configuration to theme and module development; experience with other CMS platforms such as WordPress, Convio or Joomla a plus
• Liaise with Account and Creative teams on an ongoing basis to provide status of schedule, budget, expectations, and deliverables
• Present concepts and work to account teams and internal clients
• Additional skills in graphic design, UI/UX or SEO/ Analytics a plus

Candidate will be involved in all aspects of the development process from input into the product definition to the final development, QA, and release to production. We are a completely C#/ASP.NET environment (running .NET 3.5) and have both external and internal web applications and web services. All developers are involved in every level of the codebase, from stored procs up to UI (including JS/CSS and AJAX). We use an agile development methodology (close to Scrum) and have a fun, mid-sized team of folks who are committed to creating the best job site on the planet.

Required Skills:
- C#/ASP.NET master (you should feel comfortable with ASP.NET page lifecycle, threading, events/delegates/LINQ and follow solid OO design principals (even if you break one or two now and then))
- SQL Server (or Oracle) proficient (OR/entity mapping experience is a plus but you need to be proficient in stored procedures and SQL optimization)
- Attention to detail (you only consider it done _after_ it has been fully unit tested)
- Self-starter; Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment (Agile team experience a plus

Responsibilities
Develops and maintains web page code for the company’s Internet websites, including editorial content database as well as other asset and client databases. Participates in meetings with internal customers, project managers, and other technology department staff to help establish product requirements and schedules. Perform other job related duties.

Required Qualifications
This position requires a wide range of technical knowledge, strong
programming/scripting skills, W3C standards expertise, and interaction design ability. Must be able to translate business requirements into functional products and make good design decisions. Experience with Ruby on Rails, SQL, XML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and content management systems are prerequisites and 3 years of experience in web development and information technology is required. Java and Publishing industry experience a plus.

Ruby and Rails skill sets are key, perhaps 3+ years in each, specifically ActiveRecord, ActiveResource and REST Services.
Must be familiar with Rails Testing, prefer TDD (test driven development) or BDD (behavior driven development), Cucumber experience a plus.
Some Linux (Unix) and SVN (or Git) knowledge required.
HTML, HAML, Javascript, CSS experience needed.
Excellent communication skills.
Agile development experience a plus