Senior Applications Developer

About our company
Brown Printing Company is a subsidiary of Bertelsmann, a large German-based media conglomerate with extensive holdings in the U.S. including Random House Publishing; Arvato, an industry leading book printer; RTL Group, a deliverer of content to world-wide broadcast media organizations; Direct Group, a marketer of traditional hardcover books, paperbacks and DVDs through online shops, book stores and book clubs, including BMG Direct; Gruner + Jahr, a publisher of more than 285 print titles and newspapers in more than 20 countries (and parent company of Brown Printing); and BMG, a division comprised mostly of Sony BMG Entertainment, with legendary labels such as Arista, Columbia Records, Jive and RCA Records.

Brown is the 4th largest publication (and catalog) printer in the U.S. with annual sales of $400 million, printing such titles as Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Parents, Family Circle, Essence, Real Simple and the New England Journal of Medicine. We employ 2600 people in large volume, high technology, union-free facilities located at East Greenville, PA, Woodstock, IL and Waseca, MN.


Your tasks


The current Waseca, MN opening is an ideal fit for a degreed candidate, who is motivated, has great interpersonal skills and has proven experience in analysis and design of application system requirements.

HERE ARE SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT OUR OPENING:

Java will be the primary development tool. However, successful candidates may also work on projects with the Oracle development toolset which may require Forms development, Reporting tasks etc. Major areas of accountability:




Work with clients to analyze business requirements and to develop functional specifications of small to moderate sized tasks.
Design and code programs of moderate complexity from functional specifications.
Develop test plans and fully test and debug all programs written.
Provide and maintain documentation of all programs and applications.
Participate in project planning and scheduling including estimating application development tasks.
Provide technical leadership on small projects or within a subject area.
Identify and resolve application and/or technical problems.
Provide assistance, instruction and technical direction to other members of the department.
Make suggestions to improve programming techniques and applications.
Provide technical guidance and training to client personnel in the functional operation of application systems.
Be knowledgeable in commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within the application development field.
Ensure reasonable use of computer resources at all times.
Be responsible for on-call support of application systems.
Perform other duties as apparent or assigned.


Our requirements



1. The individual we seek will have completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with minimum overall GPA of 3.00 and minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major. (Please note that we will not be interviewing Masters level candidates).
2. A minimum of 5 years directly related experience.
3. Well developed verbal and written communication skills and a desire to work in a team-based work environment are critical attributes for all of our IT positions.
4. Documentation of authorization to work permanently in the United States is required.
5. The candidate must be able to travel occasionally by commercial aircraft and by automobile and must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license.
6. All applicants must successfully complete a post-offer drug screen and a background check.




TO APPLY:

Print and complete the application and background check authorization form, referencing SAD-02-19-2008.
Return the completed documents, along with your resume and a copy of your college transcript, to the address listed below. Scanned copies of these documents may be sent to the e-mail listed below.


Brown Printing Company
HQ Human Resources Department
2300 Brown Avenue
Waseca, MN 56093-0517
HQ.Careers @ bpc.com




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Incomplete expressions of interest will not be considered. In addition, we will limit consideration to the first 25 candidates who meet all of the qualifications listed above.

Brown Printing Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

For more information, please visit our web site at:
www.bpc.com
Please click here to apply online.