Enterprise Search Associate Consultant - Baker Robbins & Company

The Thomson Corporation is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Thomson Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Baker Robbins & Company, a member of the Thomson family, is internationally recognized as the leading technology consultancy in the legal sector. Our services are supported by the high caliber subject matter experts, many of whom are thought leaders in their fields. If you have the desire to be a part of a dynamic and growing team, and the determination to seek the best solution for client needs, review the job description below and submit your resume today. The qualified candidate will work with a team that delivers information management solutions for over twenty years. We deliver information in context and target solutions for professional services organizations. We extend document management, search, portal, and records management technologies to satisfy the demanding retention, productivity, and compliance needs of an information economy. Qualified candidates must have proven technical skills and aptitude. As an Associate within Baker Robbins & Company (BRCo) a successful candidate must have demonstrated adaptability, creativity, and the ability to learn new skills and apply newly acquired knowledge rapidly. ResponsibilitiesThe successful candidate will: Participate in enterprise search design and deployment projects. Install, configure, and optimize enterprise search products from Recommind, Interwoven, and Google. Establish data collection processes to augment document search indexing and perform data transformations to match the business needs of the project. Maintain technical expertise in core Microsoft database technologies, ANSI-compliant TSQL scripting, CSS, XSL, and enterprise search architectures.Project TasksTypical projects will include some combination of the following tasks and requisite skills. User experience. Knowledge of web presentation, user search experience, and data presentation. Candidates should have experience with web presentation technology including CSS and XSL. Data collection and manipulation. Experience in mapping data from different data sources using data warehouse techniques, ETL and Microsoft SQL Server scripting. Candidates would be capable of conducting user - stakeholder interviews to determine how appropriate  data sources will be accessed, how will data be transformed, or how new data will be added to existing data (enhanced matter data for example); SQL scripting skills are critical; Web page styling or manipulation via JavaScript, CSS, and XSL. Candidate should have experience with XML schemas and data transformation via XSL. Enterprise Search configuration. Experience with Recommind MindServer, Google Enterprise, or Interwoven Universal Search (IUS) server infrastructure is critical Team work and customer communication. Candidate would work with business unit leaders and web designers to deliver enterprise search experience.RequirementsRequirements for this candidate should include, but are not limited to: 1-2 years of hands-on experience in the implementation, administration, or tuning of Recommind MindServer, Interwoven Universal Search (Vivisimo’s Velocity), Microsoft SQL Server, or other relational databases. 1-2 years hands-on experience in configuration of Java servers on Microsoft Server technologies, CSS, and XSL. Availability for extensive travel up to 75% The following skills will be considered a plus for otherwise qualified candidates: 1 year experience in the implementation, administration, and support of enterprise search systems 1-2 years of experience in the implementation, and administration of Microsoft networks, with solid knowledge of multi-protocol networks The Thomson Corporation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Company: The Thomson Corporation Location: San Francisco, CA 94101 Job Status Full Time, Employee Job Category: IT/Software Development Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager)