- Position Description:
Perform analysis, design, development,
testing, and documentation on new interfaces and enhancements
to existing interfaces for business clients. Incumbent may review,
confirm, and/or approve elements of the interface development
process.
Function as a member of a project
development team and independently for interface modifications
and support. Ensure tasks are completed on a timely basis and
conform to specifications, processes and standardized best practices.
Position requires some travel.
This position will also be considered
at the Senior Level, depending on skills and experience.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the review and
analysis of business requirements and the design and development
of solutions for new interfaces and enhancements or modification
to existing interfaces.
- Review work estimates and schedules
for projects. Recommends changes as necessary.
- Create interface and system
specification documents to satisfy project requirements.
- Review and/or direct other technical
resources in solution effort. Develop and code interfaces to
specification as needed.
- Assist in creating test plans.
Conduct and assist in all phases of testing.
- Participate as a member of the
development team in the deployment/implementation of integration
solutions.
- Collaborate with project team
members and QA on development and customer issues.
- Provide system and applications
support to support analysts including issue resolution. Accurately
repair and document changes to interfaces.
- Participate in code and design
reviews and technical presentations to cross functional staff.
- Monitor system and application
performance and troubleshoot issues.
- Provide input on IT tools and
application upgrades.
- Participate in sales support
activities including responses to RFPs, RFQs, and demos.
- Participate in 24/7 on-call
rotational support of applications.
- Actively participates in continuous
process improvement efforts.
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Required Skills, Knowledge
and Experience:
- Bachelors degree in CS, MIS,
or technical area or the equivalent combination of education
and experience required.
- 5+ years of experience in IT
solutions development preferably in medium to large corporate
environments. Experience in logistics and/or transportation management
and business analysis is also required.
- IBM WTX experience is required
- System knowledge MUST include
one of the following EAI tools, IBM Websphere Transformation
Extender (formerly, Mercator or Ascential DataStage TX) or Sun
SeeBeyond. IBM WebSphere Message Broker may also be considered.
- System knowledge may include
UNIX, Oracle, PL/SQL, XML, Java, C, C++, HTML, XML, Perl/shell
scripting and the suite of Microsoft applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication
skills in customer settings and with internal management. Strong
active listening, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Strong knowledge of IT software
development life cycle methodologies and processes.
- Solid project management skills.
Strong time management and prioritization skills.
- Demonstrated analytical capabilities.
Prior experience managing customer expectations.
- Ability to learn and understand
functionality of multiple logistics-related systems.
- Ability to deliver specific
solutions to general requirements under tight timeline and budget
constraints.
- Ability to establish strong
business relationships and work effectively with senior business
and client contacts.
- Ability to work independently
as well as participate effectively in a dynamic team environment.
- Ability to communicate business
needs to technical people and to communicate and simplify complex
technical information for non-technical people.
- Ability to perform 24/7 on-call
duties on a rotational basis.
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