- Position Description:
Developer to help support the
Carrier Management System. This is a mission critical web based
application that that must be available 24x7 and has direct impact
on the companys linehaul cost, efficiency, and profitability.
This position works closely with
Directors of Linehaul and Carrier Relations and with Load Planners
to solve problems and support operational changes. Team members
work in a self-directed high performance team environment to
achieve business goals.
Responsibilities:
- Learn the Carrier Management
System application and provide day to day support and development
of new functionality.
- Learn the business activities
supported by the Carrier Management System.
- Perform support and development
activities for other applications assigned to the SCMR team.
- Off-hours work will be required
as business demands dictate.
- Respond to pager/phone calls
for off-hours to fix application problems.
- Some travel may be required.
(10%)
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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 experience in IT systems
design and development preferably in medium to large corporate
environments required.
- 3+ years experience with Microsoft
toolset, ASP, VBScript, and SQL Server, based applications required.
- Must be able to work off-hours
as business demands dictate
Must be able to respond to pager/phone calls during off-hours
to fix application problems.
- 3+ years experience with Java
toolset or other object oriented technologies desired.
- Experience in logistics and/or
transportation management and business analysis is desired.
- System knowledge and skills
may include USE CASES, OOAD, Design Patterns, Relational Database
design, Open Source Frameworks, User Interface Principles, N-Tier
architectures, J2SE, J2EE, HTTP, OOP, Java Best Practices, Java
toolset, Object Modeling toolset, and SQL, DB2, Oracle, and the
suite of Microsoft applications.
- Well developed written and verbal
communication skills in customer settings and with internal management.
Well developed active listening, facilitation and presentation
skills.
- Knowledge of basic business
principles and transportation management.
- Solid knowledge of IT software
development life cycle methodologies and processes.
- Solid knowledge of client server
protocols, web, and other object oriented technologies.
- Well developed time management
and prioritization skills.
- Demonstrated analytical capabilities
including complex technical problem solving. Exposure to managing
customer expectations.
- Ability to learn and understand
functionality of multiple transportation-related systems.
- Ability to establish solid business
relationships and work effectively with senior business and client
contacts.
- Ability to work and participate
effectively in a dynamic self directed team environment.
- Ability to mentor and guide
others in technical skills.
- 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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