Application Developer​/IT Architect

Overview

Application Development Technical Support - (Contract to Hire)

This is a technical support position supporting all aspects of the Gen Tax® COTS (Commercial Off
-The Shelf Software) application. This resource will provide technical support to the application development staff and Management while interacting with existing network and database personnel.

• Provide technical representation on a project team from definition to delivery
• Hardware specification and procurement
• Setup, configure and maintain n-tier environments, including:
  Application servers, Web servers, Web services, Database servers
• The ability to interface equally well with various levels of technical personnel, subject matter experts, senior level stakeholders, developers, and project managers
• Strong technical development background in at least one relevant technology, along with commercial and technical experience developed in a fast-moving web environment
• SQL Server or Oracle RDMS administration, including:
  High availability design and installations, Performance analysis and tuning, Backup and recovery, Disaster recovery
• Experience building high-performance, reliable, large-scale database systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment
• VMWare installation, configuration, and support
• Working understanding of Storage Area Networks
• Security specification and reviews
• SQL optimization and application troubleshooting
• Update internal documentation as applicable
• Disaster recovery planning and implementation
• On-call support
• Candidates must possess a Bachelors degree in the technology arena
• 5+ years experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking

• Good working knowledge of Oracle
• Good working knowledge of SQL Server
• Working knowledge of running applications Windows Servers - Infrastructure Support
• Some basic knowledge of being able to troubleshoot network issues
• Some knowledge as to how to request firewall changes needed for an application
• Good research and analysis ability
• Willingness to be on-call and work outside the normal work schedule
• Ability to research and work with Active Directory security groups

• Experience in MS Visual
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Enthusiasm and eagerness to learn
• Working knowledge of software development methodologies, standards, coding best practices, Java/J2EE, XML, debugging and operational procedures
• Working knowledge of SQL Server or Oracle RDMS administration