Project Manager

June 7, 2010 by hrcadmin · Comments Off 

Location: Columbus, OH
Department: PMO
Salary: 80K, up to 12% increase 1st year, 7% bonus,

Summary
Plans, directs, and coordinates projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters by performing the following duties personally or by working with supervisors.

•Facilitates team and client meetings.
•Holds regular status meetings with project team.
•Communicates relevant project information to superiors.
•Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
•Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
•Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
•Effectively applies our methodology and enforces project standards.
•Minimizes our exposure and risk on project.
•Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Adheres to and ensures compliance with all policies and procedures, as outlined in the Associate’s Handbook.
Consults with management and reviews project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, and procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of resources.
Develops project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources.
Participates in the formulation and definition of the technical scope and objectives of projects.
Identifies and schedules project deliverables, milestones, and required tasks.
Directs and coordinates activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
Establishes standards and procedures for project reporting and documentation.
Reviews status reports prepared by project personnel and modifies schedules and plans as required.
Prepares project status reports and keeps management, clients, and others informed of project status and related issues.
Confers with project personnel to provide technical advice and resolve problems.
Coordinates and responds to requests for changes from original specifications.
Develops business processes that ensure developed application meets all project requirements.
Ensures completion of technical and project documentation.
Ensures completion of quality assurance test plans and directs quality assurance testing.
Coordinates project activities with marketing, sales, operations, customer support, claims, accounting and client staff to ensure goals and requirements are met.

Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and four to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Sr. Programmer Analyst

June 7, 2010 by hrcadmin · Comments Off 

Location: Columbus, OH
Department: Information Technology
Salary: 72K + bonus & benefits

Summary:
Leads development efforts and guides work of Programmer Analysts and Programmers. Provides support for design efforts of Systems Analysts and Application Architects. Assists in defining and documenting current state and goal state from an architectural/design perspective.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Adheres to all policies and procedures, as outlined in the Associate’s Handbook. Receives advice on these guidelines during all stages of project development.
Serves as Development Lead for major development initiatives and primarily responsible for development of complex components and services.
Delegates to and mentors work of Programmers and Programmer Analysts on designated development projects.
Under the direction of Systems Analysts and/or Application Architects, documents current and goal state of all existing and proposed software applications, and changes to such applications, including the interactions and dependencies between applications, the infrastructure requirements for such systems, and the interfaces exposed by these applications.
Provides training and instruction to Programmer Analysts and Programmers in development practices and procedures, nature and scope of applications utilized, dependencies, interfaces and related topics.
Works with Systems Analysts and others in the design and preparation of Systems Requirements Documents, and related supporting documentation, and directs the work of Programmer Analysts and Programmers on such documents.
Under the guidance of Systems Analysts and/or Application Architects, analyzes system impacts of proposed development projects, provides proposed designs and documents all resulting changes/additions.
Provides periodic backup development support for assigned projects;
Analyzes reported defects for design\architectural factors that may impact such defects, and recommend corrective structures and methodologies, subject to review by Systems Analysts and/or Application Architects
Assists in deriving designs for new development or changes of Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements and reporting artifacts.
Provides technical assistance by responding to inquiries regarding errors, problems, or questions with software applications. Provides third tier support.
Works with Systems Analysts and Application Architects in developing, revising and implementing coding standards, architectural frameworks and other processes governing application development activities.
Other, related duties, as assigned.

Computer Skills
• Advanced knowledge of application development theory and practice, including Software Development methodologies, Object Oriented Programming and component based design.
• Understands the role of testing and documentation in the development process. Displays proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Understands complex relational database concepts and platforms, and displays advanced SQL language skills (T-SQL preferred).
• Familiar with general networking, internet, security and communications structures and protocols.
• Solid knowledge of performance considerations for web and non-web technologies.
• Significant knowledge of software design patterns, interfaces, dependencies and design methodologies.
• Able to effectively utilize internet, spreadsheet, word processing and related software applications.

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