Senior Developer Analyst

SUMMARY A key member in the Information Technology organization which is responsible for the development and support of software applications. The Senior DeveloperAnalyst will have a key role in mentoring staff members and communicating with the business community.  SCOPE OF POSITION This position reports to Project Manager. This position serves as a resource for other employees. May communicate instructions, do minor scheduling, and inspect work. Does not hire, terminate, discipline, promote, demote, transfer, or appraise, but may be consulted by higher management in these areas. KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Coding of new software applications and/or the modification of existing software applications. This will entail the review and understanding of project scope, requirements, project design and the I.T development life cycle. The Senior D/A will also be required to perform code reviews.  Support (issue resolution) of existing software applications. Any newly created or modified applications will require support time to correct software bugs. The developer will need to respond quickly to critical issues. Analysis (scope and requirements) and Design. At the Senior DA position, the individual will also have involvement with requirements gathering, documenting requirements and design creation. This may include leading (guiding and mentoring) a team of developers in the design phase Interactioncommunication with business users and off shore resources. The Senior DA will be required to communicate with business users regarding requirements, design reviews and prototype presentations. Communication to lead and support offshore development resources will also be required. Coachingmentoring of staff members including off shore resources. The Senior DA will have the responsibility of assisting other team members in the understanding of processes and technologies.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree Course of Study/Major: Information Systems or Computer Science Related Work Experience: 6-8 years Technical:  Excellent knowledge and considerable development experience with one or more of the following:   - JAVA (J2EE Entity and Stateless Session Beans, J2EE Security, JSP, Servlets)   - C# - VB6  - .Net framework - Struts (JSTL experience a plus) Considerable experience with the following tools echnologies or equivalent: - Clear Case - source code version control - Eclipse - RMI protocol - Visual Studio Developer - PL/SQL Developer - Hibernate - JUnit Test framework - Power Tier experience a plus - Model View Controller (MVC) Experience with Weblogic and Websphere (preferred) application servers. Knowledge of relational database structure and design. Experience with Oracle databases is preferred. Ability to create and modify SQL queries. Understanding of software development lifecyclesmethodologies (Rational Rose.   AnalyticalBusiness: Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills Excellent skills and considerable experience with analyzing requirements and developing application designs. Ability to develop accurate estimates and assist other team members with the estimation process.  Experience in interfacing with business users.   Leadership: Ability and experience in mentoringdeveloping staff members. Assign and monitor tasks. Must have experience with leadingworking with offshore development resources.   Miscellaneous: Experience with Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point) Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Exhibit high degree of self management   DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree Course of Study/Major: Information Systems or Computer Science Work Experience: 8-10 years