Current Job Openings

Websphere Developers - Columbus

2009-10-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

Lead Websphere Portal Developers in Columbus, full time employees, need to be based in Columbus and open to travel.
http://tinyurl.com/yl38cml

Oracle Application Enterprise Architect - Chicago

2009-05-08T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Oracle Application Enterprise Architect, Lead is responsible for building, maintaining, promoting, and evangelizing an enterprise view of IT architectural blueprint and roadmap as it relates to Oracle Applications and Oracle ERPs. Its scope includes application, integration and business architectures. It incorporates presentation, interoperability, middleware, data-access, messaging, and other software and hardware technologies collectively with the purpose to enhance the acquisition, creation, integration, and management of Oracle applications and services that meet the needs of the business.

Navigate company through the various Oracle suites of products. Currently using PeopleSoft, eBusiness suite and Siebel. The architect will ensure that the company is using the right solution based on business requirements.

Facilitate understanding of the integration possibilities between the various Oracle ERPs.

Guide company through the necessary Oracle middleware solutions.

Facilitate understanding of the best path forward to Oracle fusion.

Assist in IT Strategic Planning and development of Enterprise Architecture.

Develop IT standards and guiding principles upon which Enterprise IT Architecture decisions are based; including Architecture Framework, Decision Framework, Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Technical Infrastructure, and Security.

Mentor and guide application IT teams

Facilitated adherence within Applications of industry best practices to all architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment functions.

Present strategies and recommendations to executive management.

Facilitate the optimization of the technology and Oracle applications to meet the needs of the business.

Network Engineer (perm) - Troy

2009-05-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

Design, install and maintain LAN hardware, software and telecomm services such as PC's, system software, applications, printers, servers, routers, bridges, switches, modems, cabling and Internet service providers. Develop and implement policies and procedures related to network hardware and software. Should have 5+ years experience as a Lead Network Engineer. Experience should include Windows Server 2003/2008, Microsoft Virtual Server, Exchange Server 2003, Active Directory, Microsoft Terminal Services, SQL Server 2005. Preferred experience includes Hyper-V, Cisco Pix/ASA firewalls, switches and routers, WSUS. MCSE preferred.

QA Tester with BI - Detroit

2009-05-07T05:45:00.000-07:00

QA Testers needed with experience in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence to test new data feeds and views coming into a large Enterprise Data Warehouse. Must have good verbal and written communication skills, knowledge and experience in creating detailed test plans and detailed test cases, experience on web, mainframe, and client-server platforms. Experience in testing life cycle, string, Systems Integration, User Acceptance, Parallel, performance, end to end. Experience working with customers on gathering testing requirements, business analysis, and documentation. Should have experience in various testing tools (Mercury, Rational),Cognos, PLSQL and Oracle.

Sr. Business Analyst - Detroit

2009-05-05T09:56:00.000-07:00

This position will help to learn from the business or customer what its needs are and how to translate them into technical requirements for information management or for application development.

- Conducts planning sessions and set up project management around the collection of business requirements
- Conducts feasibility analyses of ideas, pre requirement gathering if necessary
- Elicits requirements from the business or customer
- Identifies, investigates, defines and refines the requirements with the business
- Works with the business or customer to determine the value of their requirement request
- Facilitates working group sessions with the business to identify and drive requirements and identifies Business Process Improvements by creating Business Process workflow diagrams to support improved quality of requirements
- Analyzes requirements if necessary for scope, budget or resources
- Documents requirements and ensure with the technical staff and business staffs that the documentation clearly communicates the business needs
- Oversee any change request process, and facilitate weekly meetings, ensuring issues are addressed and resolved; coordinate with project leadership to identify and gain commitment in the concept and rollout timeframe of project.
- Works collaboratively with the customer and with the technical areas such that future requirement gathering is simplified and effective and strong, ongoing relationships are established.
- Leads the management and monitoring of multiple projects simultaneously by establishing project plans and objectives to ensure goal attainment with defined parameters.
- Mentors and motivates teammates
- Participates in customer team meetings and technology development, design and prototype discussions.
- Reviews deliverables during the design and implementation process
- Engages the testing team with the business team in requirement gathering to ensure proper and effective testing, defect reporting and resolution to meet the customers needs
- Effectively resolves issues and brings true problems to management attention earlier and with potential solutions.
- Interfaces with programmers and developers to define and implement business intelligence tools and solutions for healthcare analytics and metrics reporting.
- Communicates project progress, results and recommendations through meetings, phone calls, presentations and written reports.
- Regular communications with the business are expected.
- Maintains analytical and PC skills.
- Keeps current with relevant health care issues project management and industry initiatives and technology advances.
- Pays attention to advances in performance measurement

Education:
- College Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Health Care Administration, Computer Science, Systems Development or other related field is required.

Experience:
- Six (6) or more years experience as a business analyst in health care or insurance, with a basic understanding of the products and processes of a health care payer
- Has gathered and structured requirements and other information to accurately reflect the business processes and data
- Has participated in design solutions that are easy to use and can demonstrate that the priorities of the business were met
- Knowledge of project management and testing methodologies
- Demonstrated organizational, prioritization and time management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team and train and mentor support personnel
- Displays excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with a variety of senior-level executives, both internal and external.
- Self-confident yet respectful of others and willing to utilize the resources available in order to provide a quality service to the client.
- Capable of diplomatically taking control and driving a team toward a common goal during requirements meetings.
- Proven success in complex problem analysis and resolution in an environment requiring superior negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong business analysis skills, including facilitation skills and a thorough understanding of analysis deliverables
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team.
- Strong technology acumen and track record of hands-on implementations across multiple technologies.
- Commitment to professional growth; seeks opportunities for development; expected to share knowledge with others.
- Superior communication, planning and coordination skills
- Experience with Microsoft Access, Visio, Project and Excel or similar tools in order to perform database searches to respond to research questions and perform statistical analyses.
- Strong data management skills including understanding of requirements determination, data organizational structures, organized testing approaches report design and development.
- Strong understanding of health care analytics
- Demonstrates excellent organizational, verbal and written skills to understand interpret and communicate ideas, including the ability to succinctly present the results of their own analysis utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint or similar tool.
- Ability to effectively interface with employees at all levels.
- Knows Case Use, RUP
- Other duties may be assigned to meet additional client business goals and objectives.

Department Requirements:
- Six (6) or more years business analysis experience in requirements gathering, reporting and presentation of key performance metrics (including financial, utilization and clinical) and/or data warehouse subject areas.
- Applicant needs to be a highly motivated, creative and a critical-thinker who can analyze diffuse business wants and present them in an organized, value driven, manner to our technical teams.
- Applicant must work well in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Able to lead requirements gathering to a timely and successful conclusion applying project management skills.
- Closely work with the testing team to optimize results.

C# Application Architect - Novi, MI

2009-04-28T12:34:00.000-07:00

Sr. Application Developer/Architect/Telecom Engineer will be involved in the design and development of new software. Ideal candidate will perform software prodcut lifecycle functions creating C# applications that will be delivered to telecom carriers worldwide. On a daily basis, Visual Studio Team Developer 2008 and Team Foundation server will be utilized. C#, VB.NET, SQL 2008/2009, ASP.Net, IIS, XML/XSL/XSLT.

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH TELECOM INDUSTRY. Working knowledge of windows communication and web services, including inter-operability with JAVA based web services such as Axis/Axis2. Provisioning or analysis of Class 4/5 network elements such as DMS, 5ESS or EWSD. Experience in VoIP switches is a plus. This is a contract to hire, the client will have the option of hiring after 6 or 9 months.

Healthcare Business Consultant - permanent

2009-04-22T12:49:00.000-07:00

Summary

Leads/Directs the ongoing business operations; overseeing 70 Team Members for the exchange of 300 Million electronic transactions connected to over 30,000 providers and 7,000 submitters.
Oversees a wide variety of Corporate Projects related to the Electronic Business Interchange Area including requirements definition, internal and external testing as well as product deployment and conversions.
Internal or External Customer service and relationship management related to Clearinghouse, Provider Portal, and Secured Web Services for Help Desk and analytical support.
Responsible for managing the budgets and producing revenues related to the Electronic Business Interchange Group.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Leads a centralized business unit with a diversity of functions that entail External Consulting, Help Desk Support, Business Analysts, Testing, Production Monitoring and Customer Registration services.

· Working independently, responsible for strategic and day to day support for technology related initiatives for a business unit.

· Manages existing client relationships to make development of client's business systems more effective and efficient.

· Builds quantitative and qualitative business case for each project and supports Conceptual Design and Business Requirement Definitions.

· Develops and promotes relationships with both client and project teams.

· Serves as liaison with other Corporate Business Units, IT and External Constituents for Electronic Transaction Exchange.

· Communicates changes which impact client or business including changes in staff, technology, policy, procedures, or practices.

· Responsible for the growth and expansion of Electronic Data Interchange and Provider Web Transactions.

· Develops and manages multiple client relationships.

· Manages client expectations at all levels of client organization and ensures client satisfaction.

· Has wide latitude in determining creative solutions to strategic and operational needs.

Education and/or Experience

· Bachelor’s Degree in related field required. Master’s Degree in related field preferred.

· Minimum eight (8) years related experience preferred.

Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.

· A high proficiency level in specific job related skills is required.

Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.

In depth knowledge of Electronic Business Interchange as it pertains to the BCBSM Clearinghouse, Provider Portal (webDENIS), other secured web services, e-prescribing, and the internet claims submission tool.
Industry awareness and knowledge of trends in Health Information Exchange.
Demonstrated ability to grow and expand EDI Business.
Background/understanding of the technology environment and tools that support the exchange of electronic services.
Keen understanding of the HIPAA Compliance and Security Measures for EDI and Web Transactions including the Corporate Standard Bearer Role for the Organization.
Strong External Relations skills related to the promotion and servicing of Electronic Services with all levels of external constituents/customers such as Providers, Associations, Groups, Software Vendors, BCBSA and other Blues Plans, etc.
Vast business knowledge of a multitude of corporate areas including claims, provider, group, membership, BCN, Dentemax, FEP, and NASCO.
Highly effective and proficient at preparing and conducting external presentations to a wide variety of audiences.

Data Warehouse Business Analysts

2009-04-22T06:52:00.001-07:00

Experienced Business Analysts to participate on a long-term initiative to consolidate four existing data warehouses into one large data warehouse. Must have industry experience in business analysis, requirements gathering and documentation, use-case modeling, translating user requirements into technical specifications, generating complex Cognos reports, and working directly with end business users. Experience in banking or finance preferred. Strong written and oral communication skills required.

Project Management - Banking

2009-04-22T06:51:00.000-07:00

• Develop time estimates and manage project schedules.

   • Plan and manage project activities within allocated resources.
   • Manage resolution of problems and escalate as required.
   • Work across projects to synchronize data analysis efforts and deliverables.
   • Negotiate and manage team relationships at project level.
   • Support the organization’s project management policy, practice, and methodology.
Problem Solving:
   • Analyze and resolve complex or multiple problems.
   • Research and recommend alternative actions for problem resolution.
   • Employ productivity aids in all aspects of assignments.
Systems Development Engineering:
   • Facilitate or complete analysis, design, and programming of viable solutions to high complexity problems
     according to user specs.
   • Develop or approve detail program specifications.
   • Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies, and influence technical designs.
   • Comply with project management methodology requirements.
   • 10+ years industry experience leading a wide range of projects.
   • Banking or Finance experience required.
   • PMP preferred.

Sr. Project Manager - Dearborn, MI - Permanent

2009-04-22T06:50:00.004-07:00

Project Manager with a “start-up” background from a smaller, aggressive software development environment. Experience managing Software projects in a Web environment, ability to move from BA, to PM, to QA – and take on other tasks in between. Must roll up sleeves and be very active/engaged with client.

Technical expertise, someone who advanced from a SW developer and moved into formal Project Management. Experience in one or more of the following: MS Project, ChangePoint, and MS Team Foundation. Must be able to manage relationships between Sales side and Development side to give clients accurate delivery expectations, and accurate costs. Expertise in “consultative role” with clients to analyze what they truly are looking for. Ability to suggest new ideas from previous work experience

Other points of interest:
Typical project sizes vary from client to client. This position will initially work on internal process issues to resolve existing problems. Some projects run 4-5 months with a team of 3-4 developers and a budget of $150K - $300K. Other assignments might be for a few days at $5K with minimal or no staff. Currently using a Waterfall methodology, open to new processes and methodologies.

JavaScript Framework Architect - Rochester, MI

2009-04-22T06:50:00.003-07:00

Developers/consultants to assist us in updating our client's web-based trading platform to a newer, richer user interface. We are looking for developers with extensive experience with a JavaScript framework such as YUI, GWT, Dojo, or Ext to work with us on rebuilding the client side of the web application. Ajax experience also required.

Microsoft SCCM

2009-04-22T06:50:00.001-07:00

Client is incorporating Microsoft’s System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 product to manage approximately 4,000 workstations. In process of obtaining an SCCM expert who’s obtained minimally an MCP SCCM certification, MCSE preferred. The candidate should have experience implementing the product in multiple production environments with a minimum of 4,000 managed workstations in each environment. Experience with planning, deployment and management of SCCM. Candidates must understand workstation life-cycle strategy, communicate well with staff to understand Information Technology’s processes and environment and then suggest an implementation strategy while adhering to Microsoft’s best practices and recommendations.

Environment includes Microsoft Server OS, Internet Information Services (IIS), Sharepoint Services, Sharepoint Portal, NetMeeting, Live Messenger, Windows Server Update Service, and Active Directory; McAfee VirusScan and ePolicy Orchestrator; VMware ESX Server; Citrix Presentation Server; and Hewlett Packard Data Protector.

Java Portal Developer - Farmington Hills, MI

2009-04-22T06:49:00.001-07:00

Candidate would be an integral part of developing a portal solution that would be utilized by all products, position is long-term, possible contract-to-hire. Client is moving to an Agile development methodology.

Required Skills: Java portal development experience (JSR-168/268) Prefer Liferay portal experience, but any Java portal is acceptable Agile experience with TDD Java/J2EE Struts or JSF Nice to have skills: Web 2.0 – community/social networking features Struts or JSF in portal applications

Informatica Programmer - Detroit

2009-04-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

3-5 years of development experience with Informatica Power Center and Power Exchange. 3-5 years of requirements definition and business analysis experience. Track record of accurate work estimation and on time, on budget project completion.
- Minimum 3 years SQL experience
- Minimum 3 years Oracle experience
- Minimum 1 year UNIX scripting experience
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent receptive and expressive verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Complex logical reasoning skills

Duties/Responsibilities:
- Collect user requirements
- Review existing systems code and documentation (where applicable)
- Plan, analyze, design, construct, test and implement new data feeds

Preferred Requirements:
- Knowledge of health care claims and membership data
- Experience reading and translating logic from mainframe JCL, COBOL to Informatica design
- Experience reading and translating logic from SQL Server DTC, stored procedures and functions into Informatica design

Education/Certifications:
- Bachelor's degree