Sr Programmer/Systems Analyst

Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and water industries. Itron Inc. consists of Itron in North America and Actaris outside of North America. Our company is the world's leading provider of metering, data collection and utility software solutions, with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include electricity, gas and water meters, data collection and communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and related software applications; as well as project management, installation, and consulting services.To know more, start here: www.itron.com Designs, develops, modifies, debugs and evaluates programs for functional areas, including but not limited to finance, human resources, manufacturing and marketing. Analyzes existing programs or formulates logic for new systems, devises logic procedures, prepares flowcharting, performs coding and tests/debugs programs. Develops conversion and system implementation plans. Prepares and obtains approval of system and programming documentation. Recommends changes in development, maintenance and system standards. Trains users in conversion and implementation of system. Note: May be internal or external, client-focused, working in conjunction with Professional Services and outsourcing functions. May include company-wide, web-enabled solutions. Duties & ResponsibilitiesThe Oracle Applications Administrator has overall responsibility for the installation, implementation, management and monitoring of the Oracle E-Business Suite applications for the production ERP environment. This position will work with applications developers to ensure the Oracle E-Business Suite applications and customizations are designed according to standards and perform optimally. Responsible for providing reliable, recoverable and scalable Oracle instances. Perform instance cloning from source to target Do research regarding and implementation of Oracle patches Perform code migrations from development to production environments Provide support for both developers and functional business leads Perform troubleshooting and problem resolution Open and support Oracle Service Requests (SRs) as they relate to problem resolution Design backup and recovery strategy Knowledge of Performance tuning of both the Oracle applications and databases Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experienceEducation: Bachelors Degree preferred and/or equivalent years of experienceCertifications: Travel Requirements: 10 - 30% RESPOND HERE! Respond immediately by accessing the following dedicated online response form which will allow you to cut and paste your resume. This form will go directly and immediately to the hiring authority for this position. Access the online response form at: http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/resp/rf?jobid=2176576&boardid=749     Company: ITR - Itron, Inc. Location: Liberty Lake, WA 99019 Job Category: IT/Software Development Occupations: Systems Analysis - IT Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Industry: Energy and Utilities Company: ITR - Itron, Inc. Referece Code: itro-00001751