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Job No: J2518 |
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SharePoint Technical Support  |
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Houston, TX |
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4/23/2007 |
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We are seeking a SharePoint Technical Support consultant for an initial 6 month contract position with a major Houston corporation. The project is expected to go through 2009. Will participate in the worldwide deployment for the migration of the current document management systems to SharePoint 2007 on the Vista platform. Will use mid level analysis skills along with basic SharePoint skills to build application servers and configure SharePoint. Will also involve verifying and moving code and creating documentation.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• SharePoint knowledge is required; SharePoint 2007 is preferred
• Infrastructure experience.
• Active Directory security models.
• Microsoft .NET
• Disaster recovery
• Portal
• Web content management
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Job No: J2516 |
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Information Management Coordinator |
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Houston, TX |
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4/16/2007 |
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We are seeking an Information Management Coordinator for a contract position with a major Houston corporation to work within the Oil and Gas Industry with a leading operator; working on Major Capital Projects (MCP) within the company Information Management (IM) team. You will be supporting the MCP management team in information management on the project and will be responsible for the design, creation, implementation, and high level administration of the project electronic Document Management Systems (DMS) and procedures. Coordinate with all necessary internal and external suppliers to ensure the document management services are in place with the timing and capability to meet the needs of MCP team from early front-end engineering and design through to successful handover to Operations. You are also responsible for the performance and support of the project document control team to ensure efficient document processing through the DMS.
Primary Job Duties:
•Design, manage and coordinate the necessary processes, procedures and systems for accurate document information management within a major capital project.
•Communicate IT and IM systems and procedures effectively with the project team, management and outside company contractors.
•Work with IM personnel in implementing DMS design and procedure changes to optimize document control.
•Quality control checks to ensure accurate filing of records for all Project (includes technical, commercial, legal, public affairs) documentation generated by the company, and outside parties.
•Provide technical support and assistance for the electronic document management system.
•Assist the project team as required to ensure that all project staff has a clear understanding of the policies and procedures related to document management and access.
•Works closely with MCP Document Control on document procedures, processes, and workflows.
•Establish contractual criteria for and carry out audits on the document control procedures for participating MCP contractors.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Critical:
•Bachelors Degree, preferably related to engineering or Information Management.
•Minimum of 2 years oil and gas design office or field environment experience.
•Minimum of 3 years experience in the design and operation of electronic document management systems. •Minimum of 5 years experience managing projects with a proven ability to manage others in the execution of the plans.
•Ability to manage and coordinate the necessary processes, procedures and systems for accurate document information management.
•Proven knowledge and understanding of IT Equipment and Infrastructure.
•Experienced working in an integrated team environment.
•Proven knowledge of the types of oil and gas engineering documentation.
•Effective and personable communication skills.
Preferable:
•Advanced computer user, very literate in MS Office, with the ability to train others in tips and tricks.
•Document Control Administration experience.
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Job No: J2514 |
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Junior Web Developer |
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Houston, TX |
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4/16/2007 |
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$20 - $24 / hr W2 |
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We are seeking a Junior Web Developer for a 6+ month contract with a major Houston corporation. In this role, you will create custom Web site solutions for customers by hand-coding XHTML and CSS. Role also requires:
- Working in team environment to build, test, document and support customer web solutions
- Maintaining and including new capabilities in existing intranet sites
- Recommending technical design, standards and process improvements, where applicable
- Estimating, planning and managing on time completion of assigned tasks
- Developing and implementing code for web applications
- Running Watchfire reports every week. Fixing issues on maintenance sites. On sites we don't maintain, sending report to technical contact.
- Preparing spreadsheets of old and new links for all sites.
- Maintaining a schedule of QA checks for all sites, particularly those that move into maintenance.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* Expertise with HTML / XHTML
* Solid knowledge and use of CSS
* Skilled in use of Dreamweaver (intermediate)
* MS Office skills (Word, Excel, etc.)
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Job No: J2512 |
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Enterprise Operations Analyst |
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Houston, TX |
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4/9/2007 |
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$34 - $36 / hr W2 |
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We are seeking an Enterprise Operations Analyst for an initial 3 month contract position with a major corporation in Houston, Texas. The Operations Analyst (OA) will be responsible for the 7X24 monitoring of servers, applications, websites, backups, etc. as required by customer teams. The OA will interpret monitoring results, troubleshoot and escalate as necessary per procedure. In addition, the OA will accept calls from customer team members through the telephone hotlines, and respond according to processes/procedures. The team will act as a communication hub for any incidents related to the scope of work they provide for their customers. In addition, the team coordinates server updates that require local hands-on support. Will work closely with application support teams during system server updates. The OA will also act as 2nd level support for end-user request tickets directed to the server application team. Will examine and interpret customer requests, troubleshoot/ resolve, and escalate as necessary according to procedure.
Responsibilities:
*The department monitors environments of various platforms. Most are in production but some are development. The more platforms the candidate has experience in the better. The minimum platform requirements are Unix and Windows.
* Monitors hardware/software - NT, W2K & Unix. (Monitoring tools that the department utilizes: AppManager, HP OVO, GNS, CIM, Problem Management Tracking, Vantive, Remedy.)
* Identify, analyze, resolve and escalate all hardware/software issues utilizing NetIQ’s App Manager and Security Manager.
* Responsible for the technical hotline for SAP print support. SAP experience is not required, but it would be ideal to have somebody with printer support and/or SAP experience.
* Responsible for the technical hotline for the team. Most customers are system administrators, developers, design team members and application support.
* Provide 2nd level support for after hours and weekends.
* Designs and implements Windows 2000 infrastructure.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
•Communication skills: Good communication skills are paramount. The Operations Analyst (OA) will be working with diverse personnel on diverse issues, many involving troubleshooting. The OA will need to effectively communicate over the phone and by email. The OA will need to perform server maintenance/ repair functions, accepting direction from system admin staff by telephone or email.
•7X24 schedule availability: The OA will need to be willing to work a flexible and changing schedule, including days, swing and/or grave shifts.
•On-site support: The OA often must act as the eyes and hands for system administrators requiring hand-on server troubleshooting or maintenance. This necessitates the OA provide support on-site at the designate domestic eHub.
•Customer service skills: The OA must have experience in a customer service environment and enjoy customer service work. The OA must exhibit excellent customer service skills.
•IT operations: The OA must have experience in an IT operations environment.
•Incident and problem management: OA must be familiar with and capable of executing the incident management process, including troubleshooting/resolving incidents, escalating, and proper documentation of all incidents.
•Accountability: The OA must understand incident/problem ownership. The OA must be willing to be fully accountable for incident/problem ownership during his/her shift.
•Work independently/self-starter: After an initial training period, OA will be working his/her shift alone, and must be able to work independently with little supervision.
•Multi-tasking capabilities: The OA must be able to track and execute multiple tasks simultaneously.
•Process/Procedure: The OA must understand the importance of producing, maintaining, and following documented processes and procedures.
•Level 2 capabilities: The OA should have Level 2 capabilities in the following platforms:
o Windows (server)
o UNIX
•Server backup capabilities: The OA must have Level 1 knowledge of server backup processes.
Preferred Skills:
•SQL/Oracle: Level 1 or better capabilities in SQL/Oracle are preferred.
•Server hardware troubleshooting: Level 1 or better capabilities in server hardware troubleshooting are preferred.
•SAP: Some familiarity with SAP environments is preferred.
•Network printer management: Level 1 or better knowledge of network printer infrastructure is preferred.
•Knowledge of monitoring tools: Knowledge of server/system/application monitoring tools, including NetIQ (AppManager, Security Manager); HP Openview; Compaq Insight Manager (CIM/SIM).
•Knowledge of incident management/tracking tools: Knowledge of incident management systems is preferred, such as Remedy or Phoenix (Vantive).
•Scripting: Basic understanding of UNIX scripting is preferred.
•Knowledge of IIS: Comfortable understanding of IIS -- what it does, how it works, and how to troubleshoot. Also, at least basic understanding of website creation process and multiple promotion environments.
•Knowledge of Active Directory: Level 1 or better capabilities are preferred.
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Job No: J2511 |
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Senior Web Developer |
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Houston, TX |
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4/16/2007 |
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$40 - $43 / hr W2 |
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We are seeking a Senior Web Developer for a 6+ month contract with a major Houston corporation. In this role, you will act as a lead developer to create custom Web site solutions for customers by hand-coding XHTML, ASP, CSS, and JavaScript. Role also requires:
- Working in team environment to build, test, document and support customer web solutions
- Maintaining and including new capabilities in existing intranet sites
- Recommending technical design, standards and process improvements, where applicable
- Estimating, planning and managing on time completion of assigned tasks
- Developing and implementing code for web applications
QUALIFICATIONS:
* Expertise with HTML / XHTML
* Solid knowledge and use of CSS; ability to correctly edit the CSS to incorporate new styles or edit existing ones
* Skilled in use of Dreamweaver and other popular Web development packages.
* High level of proficiency with ASP and JavaScript
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Job No: J2504 |
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Lead Application Developer |
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Houston, TX |
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2/5/2007 |
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Our Client is a retail energy provider, providing retail electricity to residential and commercial customers throughout Texas. All of the company’s applications, which include billing, EDI interface, customer service, A/R, A/P, and the general ledger, are customer applications and all have been developed in house. The company has aggressive growth targets and wants to fill the following IT position:
Lead Developer
The lead developer will receive assignments from the IT department head and will be responsible for clarifying the assignment's scope and business requirements, as well as defining the technical requirements of the assignment and converting them into a technical design. Will implement the technical design, with implementation to include coding and testing as indicated in the technical design. The technical environment consists of:
- Windows workstations with Windows XP Professional
- Network server with Windows Small Business Server 2003
- SQL Server
- PowerBuilder 8.x, 10.x
Required Skills:
* 3 – 5 years full life cycle development experience including:
. Gathering user requirements
. Analysis and Design
. Coding
. Testing
. Implementation
* Candidate must have one of the following technical skills:
. 12 to 18 months PowerBuilder development experience
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. 12 to 18 months development experience in any event-oriented programming environment, i.e. Visual Basic, Visual C++, etc.
* Experience with SQL, specifically conceptualization and coding of select, insert, update, and delete statements, especially when these constructs are "embedded" within object/event programming
* SQL Server experience, specifically with queries, stored procedures, and triggers
* Familiarity with Database maintenance activities (design/creation of tables, indexes, etc.)
* Experience with SQL Enterprise Manager is desired
* Exposure to web tools a plus
* Strong organizational and time management skills
* Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
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Job No: J2493 |
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.Net Developer |
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Houston |
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1/2/2007 |
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$75K-$85K |
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Essential Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree, Computer Science or business related.
• 4 - 7 years related work experience with record of increasing responsibilities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to positively interface with outside vendors and contractors, IT and user management, peers and subordinates.
• Good organization skills with ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently while achieving deadlines.
• Must be a proactive, solution-oriented self-starter with the ability to quickly assemble the big picture.
• Must possess a strong sense of urgency.
• Strong experience with Microsoft development tools, .NET and Business Objects will be required.
• Must be proficient with one or more database software packages, such as Microsoft SQL Server.
• Strong technical communications skills to effectively interface with both Operations and IT personnel.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Job No: J2492 |
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Java Developer |
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Houston |
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1/2/2007 |
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$75,000 - 85,000 |
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DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Graphic/Style web designer with proven web design skills using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash and similar software packages -- including JavaScript, DHTML, CSS. Knowledge with JSP, AJAX, Struts, Tiles and Custom TagLibs is a plus. Responsible for the planning and development of web pages for the company’s gas transportation applications. This individual will work in conjunction with back end developers and other business systems teams to scope out and implement projects. Knowledge of the natural gas industry is a plus.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; certifications are a plus
This position requires expert in Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Image optimization, page weight and browser compatibility.
Familiarity with J2EE and servlets is a plus
The ability to troubleshoot and independently research and resolve problems.
The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work efficiently with other employees.
Attention to detail and maintaining a defined schedule is critical.
Effectively communicating the status of assigned tasks to management.
Work independently with minimal direction. Receive instruction on routine work and specific instructions on new assignments.
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Job No: J2476 |
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JDEdwards Systems Consultant |
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Tomball, Texas |
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10/1/2006 |
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Systems Consultant Analyst – Job Description
JDEdwards Support – Inventory & Distribution
Job Description
· Day to day application support for JD Edwards Inventory and Distribution applications and all related interfaces.
· Day to day application support for Custom non-JDE applications – Chemical Services Truck Treating system, drum labeling software and Material Safety Data Sheets.
· Provide support for PC client applications that interface with the JDEdwards applications such as Client Access or ODBC.
· Design and Document all system enhancements and manage all user requests.
· Supervise and manage contract programmer(s) when necessary.
· Develop and update system documentation.
· May be required to do light travel. (10 – 20%).
Job Requirements.
· The candidate must have strong analytical skills being able to understand and extract business requirements and be able to design and configure application solutions within JD Edwards whenever possible.
· The candidate must have strong communication skills and be able to relate well with people at all levels within BJ Services.
· The candidate must have at least five years experience as a systems/programmer analyst working with RPG and/or RPG ILE.
· The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related business field.
· A preferred candidate would have experience with JDEdwards Inventory and Distribution applications.
· A preferred candidate would have experience with Inventory planning and forecasting applications.
· A preferred candidate would be proficient in using AS400 database analytical tools such as SQL, QUERY and JDE World Writer.
· The candidate should have a working knowledge of PC applications such as Excel, Word, Access, ODBC, and Client Access.
· The Candidate should have good written skills and be able to document systems and programs well.
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Job No: J2475 |
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Sr.Systems Consultant-ERP Applications |
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Tomball, Texas |
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10/1/2006 |
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Job Title: Sr. Systems Consultant – ERP Applications Support Lead
Minimum Skills & Experience
· Broad knowledge of J. D. Edwards World or OneWorld applications deployed in large corporate environment. Experience preferred with respect to Business Functionality, System Configuration Components, System Reporting Tools, Database codes and structures:Familiarity desirable with the following applications -General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Job Cost, Equipment Maintenance, Purchasing, Distribution, Inventory, Sales Order Processing, Shop Floor Control, Engineering, and Product Data Management, Fleet Management Very important
· Strong analytical skills Very important
· Strong communications skills – oral & written Very important
· Strong customer service orientation Very important
· Strong organizational skills Very important
· Ability to prepare training materials, specifications Very important
· Proficiency with Structured Query Language and/or robust reporting tools utilizing complex data queries. Very Important
· Some supervisory or team mentoring experience Preferred
Primary Job Duties
1. Lead team—ERP Application Support Team—to support application users with business functionality and use of the ERP and associated applications or interfaces. Assist users with problem resolution and fulfilling business needs.
2. Communicate effectively with users to identify and document the specifics of a reported problem or request.
3. Investigate and research underlying causes of reported problems. Provide solutions where possible.
4. Coordinate and facilitate resolution of problems that may require additional expertise and personnel from IT or the business community.
5. Periodically develop and execute reports or data extracts for ad hoc requests that cannot be fulfilled by users with existing standardized reports or reporting tools. Transition ad hoc report request to standardized reports as needed.
6. Document the support activities performed from initiation to final disposition of reported problems and requests.
7. Follow up with users to keep them apprised of the status of their problem reports or requests.
8. Track, measure, and report the activities of the group.
9. Manage user support requests to meet Service Level Agreements and maintain high level of user satisfaction.
10. Work with IT developers, operations team, and management to improve processes, performance of systems, and overall system user experience.
11. Identify, document, and prioritize common and recurring support problems. Recommend improvements, develop, or facilitate solutions in the form of communications, training, documentation, process changes, software changes, etc.
12. Develop & coordinate ERP support training for Help Desk with respect to common problems.
13. Work with IT deployment teams to support roll-out of production changes for system upgrades, new applications, or enhancements. Assist in the areas of testing, user communications, system documentation, and training.
14. Ensure that related IT policies and procedures are maintained and followed in areas of responsibility.
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Job No: J2442 |
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Information Architect |
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Houston, Texas |
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7/1/2006 |
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118k +bonus |
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Information Architect Target Salary 118K eligible for bonus
Special Duties/Job Function:
Responsible for knowing business processes and applying that knowledge to data requirements and integration issues for specific business areas.
Responsible for coordinating application of business rule changes to related data models. Responsible for formulating and maintaining standards relating to the corporate data repositories including logical and physical naming standards and data definitions.
Establishes and maintains security and integrity controls where appropriate. Building logical data models reflecting business objectives and transforming logical models into physical database specifications.
Ensures accuracy, completeness and definition/description of data and its relationships to all applications. Understanding the supported technologies, platforms and applications, and applying that knowledge to data issues related to automated business solutions.
Maintaining and improving proficiency in the use of integrated methodologies and project management tools. Responsible for gathering data requirements from business clients and IS&T staff, clearly communicating these to associated application teams and transforming these requirements into reliable data structures through model driven development. Assist with creation of detailed design specifications, test plan creation, and QA test plan execution and monitoring. Responsible for transferring knowledge of data model requirements and uses of data modeling to others in IT.
Responsible for working with project teams and DBA’s to ensure integration of automated business functions and their related data, to translate business requirements into data models and the design of logical databases, to process requests to apply database modifications and additions, and to assist with data transformation planning and requirement specification preparation.
• KNOWLEDGE: Having broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Barriers to entry such as technical committee review exist at this level.
• JOB COMPLEXITY: Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Contacts pertain to significant matters often involving coordination among groups.
• SUPERVISION: Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. May supervise the activities of others.
• EXPERIENCE: Competencies that are critical to the job are: analysis, decision making, managing execution, influence, write effectively, listen to others and foster open communication. Competencies that are very important to the job are: innovation, global perspective, focus on customer.
Required Skills:
Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with product and resource vendors.
Hands on workshop facilitation skills and practical experience.
Expert experience and knowledge of CASE data modeling tools and capabilities with product such as ERWin, ER Studio, Oracle Designer, Power Designer, and Rational.
Strong enterprise focus and experience developing enterprise level data models and utilizing the ELDM as one component of the IT architecture for improvement of business processes and capabilities through automation.
Special Qualifications:
Requirements: B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science, B.B.A. in Management Information Systems or equivalent experience.
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Job No: J2427 |
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Websphere Portal/J2EE Technical Lead |
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Houston, Texas |
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6/1/2006 |
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90K |
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Special Duties/Job Function:
Company is looking for a WebSphere Portal/J2EE Technical Lead. Strong development and architectural experience with Java/J2EE, WebSphere Portal 5.x, WAS 5.x/6x, EAI, and content management experience is required. The Portal/J2EE Technical Lead will be responsible for implementing a new infrastructural and development platform using IBM’s WebSphere Portal, WAS, WCM (web content management), and EAI/ESB technologies. This is a hands-on role that will work with the IS&T Program Management and Architecture to support and lead all related technical project activities.
Desired Skills:
-Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Masters preferred (or related field of study)
-Act as Technical Lead for Portal Application, Portal ESB Integration, and J2EE based web applications (Web Services, EJB) Design end-to-end architecture of component-based, services-oriented (SOA) applications developed in Java technology/J2EE.
- Assist with the architectural design of projects, provide expertise to project teams and ensure adherence to established architectural standards and principles.
- Provide detailed system design documentation and deliverables, such as functional requirements, technical specifications, architecture diagrams, UML diagrams, sequence diagrams, component and deployment diagrams, class diagrams, data models, process flows, use cases, and navigation maps.
- Provide guidance and direction throughout the development of J2EE standards, policies and best practices.
- Help define and communicate a strategic architectural vision and direction.
-Will be responsible to support and lead Portlet development standards, integration of Portal to ESB, WAS JE22 deployment, and WAS administration and tuning
-Portal Technical Architecture, Design, Technical Design, analysis and implementation artifacts
-Will be working with architecture teams to develop the guidelines, architecture, coding and design standards
-Working with EAI to define/implement SOA using Portal and EAI/ESB integration technologies (webServices, Java APIs)
-Working with DBA on design and data dictionaries, Stored Procedures
-Will be responsible for requirements analysis, on-time deliverables and maintaining the project related technical tasks
-Developing portlets and the use of associated best practices and standards, including the ability to provide mentoring of other IT staff members.
Special Qualifications:
- 10 years of progressive information technology experience and responsibility
- 5+ years of experience in portal/web-based application development and software design and architecture
- Strong understanding of relational database design, EAI technologies, and web technologies, as well as issues surrounding user interface design and end user issues
- Ability to decompose and prioritize components of large systems such as CRM and ERP solutions from Siebel, Oracle, and SAP
- Strong understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle and process methodologies using RUP
- Ability to evaluate an existing architecture and document issues and suggested improvements
- Strong object oriented programming skills with experience with JSPs, Java, XML
- Experience with application servers, preferably WebSphere 5.x, 6x installation and performance tuning/optimization
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation experience, with proven leadership and mentoring abilities.
- Strong understanding of XML-based technologies, integration patterns, and J2EE patterns.
- Proven experience estimating, planning, designing, and implementing n-tier software architectures.
- Ability to work in and lead a small team of developers.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required
- Strong object-oriented and system design skills, Web application architecture and presentation framework skills, J2EE and Java technology architecture and Web services.
- Strong capability to evaluate existing legacy solutions, review existing technologies and implementations, report on their maintainability and scalability, and make proposals for the future technical directions.
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Job No: J2426 |
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Senior J2EE Developer |
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Houston, Texas |
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6/1/2006 |
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92K |
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Special Duties/Job Function:
The Senior J2EE Developer uses advanced technical skills to ensure that IT applications developed and supported for the Partner Business meet or exceed the expectations of our Partners Business constituents. The individual in this position understands Software Develop Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology such as RUP, has extensive J2EE work experience, understands the need to think globally and execute locally, and has a proven track record of successful J2EE initiatives. In addition, this person works with Business System Analysts to continually understand business requirements, translate them into architectural viewpoints and designs and develops well written and tested software code. The Senior J2EE Developer leads the development team in the application of agile implementation principles and practices such as Iterative Development and Test-First Development (TFD). The Senior J2EE Developer chooses and applies principles, practices and patterns of J2EE architecture with expert judgment as to suitability and success factors.
Using honed J2EE technical skills and solid professional experience, the Sr. J2EE Developer:
• Practices, mentors, and leads other developers in the implementation of J2EE applications and components.
• Takes responsibility for coordinating building, labeling, and the continuous integration of working code.
• Ensures that necessary re-factoring is carried out in a timely manner to ensure continued attention to internal quality and standards.
• Develops reusable architectural viewpoint models and designs for enterprise-wide Partner systems across functional areas.
• Works with business systems analysts, testers and the Infrastructure Engineering group in the evaluation, modification, testing and implementation of enterprise wide Partner systems across functional areas.
• Works with the above in developing architecture-driven test strategies, test plans and protocols for evaluation of system performance.
• Uses UML, data modeling and best-of-breed modeling tools to represent architectural principles, topologies and patterns.
• Develops conversion and system implementation plans.
• Prepares and obtains approval of system and programming documentation.
• Recommends changes in development, maintenance and system standards.
The individual in this position supports a global partner community selling our products. This requires working with solutions facilitate business processes with our partners in a variety of areas: from certification, collateral, training, leads, quotes, orders and forecasts. It is expected the person in this position is familiar with these functionality concepts and understands how these can be implemented with modern ecommerce approaches and technologies.
Length of Experience –
• Requires a minimum of 6 years of Java/J2EE development experience.
Deployment and Infrastructure-related Skills –
• Install/update/configure/manage IBM WebSphere Application Server (5.1 or later) in AIX/Oracle environments
• Build and deploy J2EE applications
• Experience with high transaction, clustered, load balanced e-commerce infrastructures. 2-3 years of experience architecting Enterprise Systems, including Java Application servers and DBMS’s.
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting deployed environments, configuring and tuning J2EE application servers.
• Demonstrated experience conducting performance tests and tuning of web application and database server infrastructures.
Problem-solving and Soft Skills –
• Ability to analyze, evaluate and solve problems of a difficult process or technical nature.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Process–
• Familiarity with the structure, high-level content and intent of the Rational Unified Process (RUP)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, especially SCRUM, Extreme Programming (XP), and Lean
• Ability to read UML requirements and analysis models and translate them into UML design models and code by applying design patterns
• A passion for quality and expertise in Test Driven Development (TDD) and Continuous Integration (CI)
Programming / Testing / Design –
• Expertise in all layers of an enterprise application development (presentation, service, business, persistence/database)
• Experience in performance analysis / tuning (application server, application code, database, JVM, etc.)
• Experience writing and testing multi-threaded applications
• Experience with re-factoring and code abstraction
• Experience with messaging and message oriented middleware
• Experience managing code dependencies using inversion of control patterns (service locator, dependency injection) or frameworks (Spring)
• Experience and ability to converse about a wide range of design patterns (GoF, GRASP, J2EE)
• Experience with design considerations necessary for taking an application into a clustered / production environment (fault tolerance, load balancing, etc)
• Ability to express and discuss software both formally and informally using the UML
Technologies –
• Java/J2EE – Threading, JDBC, Session EJB’s, JMS, Servlet, JSP, JSF
• IDE – Eclipse, WSAD
• Application Server – WebSphere 6
• IoC frameworks – Spring, PicoContainer, Avalon
• MVC frameworks - Struts, Spring, JSF
• ORM frameworks – Hibernate, TopLink
• Testing tools – JUnit, FITNesse
• Static code analysis – Checkstyle, PMD, JDepend, Jalopy
• XML – JAXB, Xerces, Xalan, DOM, SAX
• Version Control – CVS
• CI – Anthill, CruiseControl
• Experience developing and deploying to Unix and Windows environments
Preferred –
• Experience with WebMethods
Special Qualifications:
Knowledge of and in depth experience with the following is preferred, but not required:
• Software development, sales and support business
• Partner/Channel business sales models
• Global IT work experience
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Job No: J2425 |
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Director IT |
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144K |
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This position is responsible to ensure the planning and daily operation of all global R&D labs that Company uses to develop, test and support its customer products. The larger labs are located in Sunnyvale, CA; Austin, TX; Houston, TX; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Pune, India. There are also smaller labs in France, Massachusetts, Florida and Toronto. This position will lead 50-70 people and manage a $20-$25mm expense budget. The labs include 4-5 mainframes, 2500 wintel servers, and 1500 Unix servers. Additionally this position is responsible for implementing, maintaining and supporting anR&D source code management solution.
The position will be responsible to understand and plan with various product development business units their lab and service requirements.Company is underway in consolidating labs and servers. This program will need to continue without interruption. While significant savings and productivity improvement have been implemented, this position will need to continue to define and implement additional activities to gain efficiencies. This person must have the maturity, interpersonal skills and flexibility to provide proactive, always-on labs infrastructure while responding to frequent change and 2000+ demanding engineers. This position must make sure the communication, marketing and relationships between IS&T and R&D are maintained at the highest levels.
This position must have superior skills in being able to listen, communicate across different groups, influence, and address different points of views into synergy. This position must be expert at helping the IS&T organization align and provide solutions. Business involvement, creditability and alignment are critical to maximize synergy, information flow and speed. It is expected this person will have developed a career such that the technical skills are all in place and well established. This position will focus on using that understanding to lead
Required Skills:
1. This position will be balancing responding to product development requirements flexibly and proactively while continuing to implement best practices in productivity and cost efficiencies. Leadership is a key requirement, as well as an ability to bring diverse personalities together. The individual in this position needs to be a fast study, have a take-charge attitude, assess change quickly, build a plan, work collaboratively and execute rapidly. It is expected the person in this position will possess the maturity and experience to lead through education, influence, mentoring and proper organizational change approaches. To be effective in this challenging environment requires special skill in the areas of flexibility and creativity. The company is seeking the talent that can develop the structure while being an on-the-go leader. The person for this position should have proven examples of completing change in technology arenas of large companies. As with any organization, organizational changes deal more often with process and people issues versus the technology alone. The person in this role must understand this and have developed the skills to be effective at this.
2. The person in this position should have 12-18 years experience managing server environments. This person should be versed in all Wintel and UNIX environments. They are required to understand the common issues, problems, troubleshooting, vendors, and best practices required in server environments, labs, data centers, storage, access protocols, OS’s, middleware, databases, server images, and software distribution. 2-3 years of mainframe management experience is highly preferred especially in the areas of understanding components, contracts, negotiations, leases, IBM, and mainframe budgeting techniques. Significant experience and relationship with vendors such as IBM, SUN, HP, EMC, and tape vendors is required.
3. This position must display accomplished and proven written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills. Collaboration and partnering skills are required. These are key skills in creating a culture in the organization and to effectively work globally. This person must be able to demonstrate the ability to join in partnership globally to build a world class IT organization in one of the finest software companies in the world. Interpersonal and partnering skills cannot be compromised. This person must be culturally sensitive to the large number of diverse countries we work in. Proven people, budget and project management, experience of 7-10 years. Proven IT leadership managing various functions for at least 10 years. The person in this position should readily be able to show previous work and explain their philosophies, approaches and past decisions. They should explain their philosophies on managing a global IT organization.
4. Company is an IT technology company. While we are supporting the development, testing, and trouble shooting of the software we sell, we are also expected to implement it to support our work in productive, testing and showcase ways. Showcasing our products includes presentations/discussions with external customers
5. This position must be an expert in written and verbal English. The more languages the candidate possesses the better. The person must be able to travel 10% or more of the time including on flights up to 12 hours.
6. It is desirable this person would have worked supporting other R&D, software product development groups. It is desirable that this person have worked across the infrastructure functions on an IT shop.
Special Qualifications:
Requirements:
B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science, B.B.A. in Management Information Systems or equivalent experience.
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Job No: J2408 |
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C++ / C# Senior Developer-Architect |
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4/24/2006 |
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Looking for a highly motivated and career oriented individual to participate in various phases in the development and implementation of software products for niche operational areas of business. This individual is expected to work as part of a team of experienced system developers and architects in the design and construction of user interface components or business logic components using C++ and C# languages on top of a proprietary architecture framework based on popular Microsoft technologies. We employ an object oriented development approach utilizing Microsoft tools (Visual Studio .NET 2003) and industry standard relational databases (Oracle and SQLServer). We are looking for an individual who has a high aptitude for learning both technical and business concepts, a passion for developing software, and is committed and diligent in what they do. Some of the specific requirements and responsibilities for the role are as follows:
Good verbal and written communication
Works well in teams and on large projects that require collaboration
Can adhere to common standards and approaches utilized in the detailed design and construction of our software
Takes ownership of a task and assignment and makes every effort to meet critical delivery deadlines
Accepts responsibility for adequately testing his or her work prior to indicating completion
Is able to provide reasonably accurate status of assignments and has a good sense of when to elevate issues to more experienced developer/architect
Is able to learn new concepts and understand existing software components independent of formal training
Is able to translate design specifications into more detailed designs and implementations that provide a reasonable balance of simplicity, performance, extensibility, and maintainability
Is able to work somewhat independently utilizing strong problem solving & debugging skills to design and complete detailed design and development assignments
Is able to mentor/supervise more junior developers and help enforce common standards
Some travel may be required
For this position, we are looking for individuals that meet the following base qualifications:
BS Degree or Equivalent (preferably from a strong academic program & university)
US Citizen or Perm Resident
5+ Years of relevant systems design, development, support experience
2+ Years of C++ using the Visual C++ compiler and MFC framework
2+ Years of OO development
2+ Years experience developing Windows based applications
2+ Years of experience building Relational based systems. Should have solid understanding of Relational Database concepts and be capable of writing moderately complex SQL
Experience developing Large Scale Business Applications
Experience working with teams
Familiar with C# and the .NET Framework
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Job No: J2365 |
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Senior Design Engineer DP & Controls |
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Houston,Tx (Greenway Plaza area) |
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7/10/2006 |
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90-95k |
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BASIC FUNCTION: Design structures or systems, performs complex analyses, and prepares corresponding specifications as required for projects. Prepare specifications, review shipyard drawings and calculations, and inspect work done by subcontractors and vendors. Ensure construction works are in compliance with approved drawings, workmanship standards, and contract specifications.
DUTIES:
1. Assist the Engineering Discipline Manager or Project Manager in solving engineering design and analysis problems.
2. Provide solution to complex engineering design and analysis problems.
3. Coordinates the work of drafters and technicians to ensure the quality of work meets the design criteria.
4. Provide support to the Operations and Marketing groups with regard to engineering and inspection activities.
5. Review and approve engineering drawings and calculations in compliance with contract specifications, Classification and Regulatory Rules, and incorporation of adequate standards of safety.
6. Perform inspections and attend tests of construction work to ensure compliance with approved drawings, workmanship standards and contract specifications.
7. Organize technical discussions with subcontractors and vendors in order to specify designs or systems necessary for an engineering project.
8. Evaluate existing designs of engineering systems to determine the operational effectiveness, safety, and relative cost of such systems – make recommendations where applicable.
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
B.S., M.S, or Ph.D. in Engineering. Major in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Ocean Engineering or Naval Architecture
EXPERIENCE:
Generally a minimum 5 years’ work experience with drilling contractor, marine contractor/engineer, consulting engineer.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Intimate familiarity with major vendor equipment and related systems. Registered professional engineer desirable. Willingness to temporarily relocate on a temporary (0-120 days) or permanent to foreign or domestic project sites.
SUPERVISION:
Design Engineer, CAD Drafter and Technician, Contractors, Fabricators, Vendor Service personnel.
BUDGETS:
Value of equipment or system specified for Appropriation For Expenditure (AFE) $0 - $5 million.
INGENUITY:
Must be self-motivated and possess superior skills to identify and solve unusual problems associated with improved rig performance, construction characteristics and safety. Has to have the ability to ensure that all aspects of a problem are understood and effectively managed within the recommended solution. Must be able to perform with a sense or urgency, and highest ethical standards without sacrificing on accuracy and professional engineering practices. Develop procedures for monitoring and improving rig operational performance. Determine future needs for operations and marketing engineering support.
DECISION MAKING:
Acts independently to reach sound technical decisions concerning structural integrity and details of rigs. Evaluates and recommends for manager’s approval all actions which have significant financial impact or operational consequences. Establish priority on special project assignments, make final decision concerning certain rig equipment application and operational procedures. Recommend operational policy to rig operations.
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Job No: J2363 |
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Senior Project Engineer |
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Houston,Tx (Greenway Plaza area) |
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7/10/2006 |
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100-120K + bonus |
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BASIC FUNCTION:
Plans and schedules assigned design or analysis work and frequently coordinates the work of draftsmen, design engineers, or outside contractors. The individual requires a small degree of supervision, but is given considerable freedom in the selection of techniques, procedures and criteria to be used. At the construction site, this individual reviews the system designs and equipment selections proposed by the builder to ensure the platforms are safe, efficient, cost-effective, and that they comply with the specification requirements.
DUTIES:
1. The individual will provide technical assistance for particular problems, evaluate alternative procedures an standards, and make recommendations concerning the same.
2. Represents the company at conferences and on technical committees.
3. As a team leader, the individual will be assigned the design of a structure or system and implement the engineering work to be done to complete the assignment.
4. Ensures that all system components are in compliance with regulatory and governmental agencies.
5. At the construction site, the individual reviews the designs, specifications and equipment proposed by the builder to ensure the platform complies with the specifications, class rules, and governmental regulations.
6. Interfaces with Operations staff to determine their comments on builder proposals and attempts to get any desired modifications included.
7. Where modifications are not provided for in the contract specifications, the individual attempts to negotiate their inclusion without cost impact.
8. Inspects the installation of the systems to ensure implementation of the design principles for the successful completion of the project.
9. Plans and organizes engineering work to be accomplished for the successful completion of the project.
10. Evaluates procedures and methods to be utilized during the project and makes recommendations concerning the same.
11. Coordinates the flow of engineering work necessary for the project while assigned to that project.
12. Recommends subcontractors and vendors to be utilized for system components and designs that are to be used on the project.
13. Follows up on comments reported by the Operations staff to ensure they are incorporated wherever possible.
14. Witnesses testing and inspects equipment and shipyard installations to ensure a safe, efficient platform is obtained.
15. Coordinates with the different disciplines to ensure proper integration of system design.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
B.S. or M.S. in Engineering. Major in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Ocean Engineering or Naval Architecture
EXPERIENCE:
10 years’ work experience with drilling contractor, marine contractor/engineer, consulting engineer.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of drilling industry and oilfield equipment, work experience with drilling, and intimate familiarity with applicable codes.
BUDGETS:
Value of equipment or system specified for Appropriation For Expenditure (AFE) projects: $0 - $10 million.
INGENUITY:
Must be self-motivated and possess superior skills to identify and solve unusual problems associated with improved rig performance, construction characteristics and safety. Has to have ability to ensure that all aspects of a problem are understood and effectively managed within the recommended solution. Must be able to perform with a sense or urgency, and highest ethical standards without sacrificing on accuracy and professional engineering practices.
DECISION MAKING:
Acts independently to reach sound technical decisions concerning structural integrity and details of rigs. Evaluates and recommends for manager’s approval all actions which have significant financial impact or operational consequences.
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Job No: J2333 |
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Assurance and Advisory Services Analyst III |
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Houston,Tx (Greenway Plaza area) |
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7/10/2006 |
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65-80K |
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Assurance and Advisory Services Analyst III
BASIC FUNCTION:
Analysts are responsible for conducting periodic engagements to review and assess various Company locations and business processes. On a rotating basis, an Analyst is assigned the role of Team Leader and, in this, role is responsible for managing all aspects of the engagement. A Level III Analyst will be assigned the role of Team Leader for approximately half of the engagements to which they are assigned. Additionally, a Level III Analyst could be expected to perform the Company’s annual risk assessment, coordinate Section 404 efforts, assist in the annual budget process and other special projects requested by Senior Management.
DUTIES:
AAS is charged with ensuring the following Department objectives:
1. Compliance with established Company policies and procedures,
2. Adequacy and appropriate application of accounting and operating controls,
3. Accountability and safeguarding of assets,
4. Compliance of general business practices with applicable government laws and regulations,
5. Integrity and security of the Company’s data systems, and
6. Effectiveness and efficiency of business processes.
The Analyst will conduct the activities described below in support of the above Department objectives.
The work of Analysts is generally organized into review engagements of locations and business processes. These engagements generally consist of three phases 1) Planning, 2) Fieldwork, and 3) Reporting. The role of the Analyst in each of these phases is described below.
Planning: The Analyst is responsible for completing various aspects related to planning for the engagement. The Team Leader will assign the areas that the Analyst will be responsible for completing. In general, Analysts must be capable of completing the following items.
• Generating and analyzing data from Company software and databases related to the entity being reviewed.
• Conducting interviews with various Company personnel relevant to the area the Analyst is reviewing.
• Use data gathered and interviews conducted to prepare a written report that will need to be presented to the Team Leader and will be incorporated into a formal planning document.
• Performing any steps of the review engagement that may be conducted prior to the beginning of fieldwork.
Fieldwork: The Analyst is responsible for performing various portions of the review as assigned by the Team Leader.
• Review engagements generally have a written work program that outlines the steps and areas to be reviewed by the Analyst. Analysts should ensure that these programs are completed in a timely and thorough manner.
• Completion of the work program will entail working closely with the client to gather, discuss, and analyze relevant information to the area under review.
• Document with workpapers the steps performed in the workprogram. Work papers must be of sufficient quality to be reviewed by external auditors as part of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
• Preparation of memorandum to management regarding issues identified during the course of the review.
• Review and thoroughly discuss issue memorandum with the client and Team Leader.
• Participate in closing meeting with the client and other team members.
Reporting: All Reporting is carried out by the Team Leader and is described below.
Team Leader: Analysts will be assigned periodically to lead engagements.
• In the role of the Team Leader, the Analyst will supervise all other members of the team and manage all aspects of the engagement.
• The Team Leader is responsible for preparation and issuance of the report summarizing the significant issues and management’s plan of action regarding issues identified during the course of the review. These reports are intended for the Company’s Senior Management and Audit Committee.
• Conduct post review evaluations in conjunction with Department Management of each other member of the team.
Other:
Participate in projects to identify processes in need of improvement and facilitate and participate in improving these processes.
This may involve work with personnel from other departments as a team to
1) Map current business processes
2) Measure business process through various metrics and identify gaps
3) Analyze metrics and gaps for improvement opportunities
4) Present improvement methods to Senior Management
5) Participate in redesign of business processes
The Analyst may participate in other projects not specifically identified above in support of the department’s role of insuring a strong internal control environment and maintaining effective and efficient business processes.
REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
Bachelor degree in Accounting, Engineering, or other Disciplines. Advanced degree is a plus.
EXPERIENCE:
A minimum of five to seven years professional experience. Preference for three to five years of external or internal auditing exposure to clients engaged in business lines similar to those of the company.
Exposure to an international environment and the travel associated with a multi-national company is preferred.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must be able to work with all levels of personnel and management in a professional manner.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Certification: CPA or CA certification is preferred for personnel with an accounting or finance background.
Travel: The ability to travel up to 40% of the time internationally to often challenging venues is a must.
Writing: Must be capable of writing and presenting information to the Company’s Senior Management.
SUPERVISION:
The Analyst works as part of a team to complete various review engagements of company locations and business processes. Each team is led by a Team Leader who is selected before the beginning of the work engagement and will supervise and manage all day-to-day activities of the engagement. Analysts are rotated throughout the course of the year into the position of Team Leader. At the conclusion of each engagement, the Team Leader in conjunction with the Senior Manager of AAS will review the performance of each team member. When not assigned to the position of Team Leader, Analysts do not have any formal supervision responsibilities.
A Level III Analyst will be rotated into the position of Team Leader for approximately half of the engagements they are assigned. The Level III Analyst is also expected to be able to provided guidance and mentoring as needed to Level I and II Analysts when these less experienced Analyst are assigned the role of Team Leader.
INGENUITY:
Incumbent must be capable of working with limited direct supervision and should be further capable of sorting through complex issues with a high degree of professional skepticism.
DECISION-MAKING:
Demonstrate the capacity for effective decisions and drawing sound conclusions regarding company processes and procedures.
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Job No: J2215 |
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Project Manager/ Professional Services |
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West Houston and travel |
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60-90K plus benefits |
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Would you be interested in an opportunity with a Houston software company in their Professional Services? This company is an excellent company with great benefits and quality of life schedule.
Successful candidates will have strong interaction skills and provide implementation, training, and customization services relating to software products. Qualified applicants should have 5 plus years of recent, applied work experience in the areas of cost/schedule integration and earned value management in the Aerospace and Defense, DOD, or DOE industries. A strong technical background, as well as PMP certification is highly desirable. Applicants must be willing to travel extensively.
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