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As a Pearson Education company, eCollege is able to offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package and the security that comes with our deep connection to a well-established, global company.

Because Pearson eCollege is separated geographically from the rest of Pearson, we have our own distinct culture and the autonomy to establish our own structure. Pearson eCollege believes in creating an environment in which employees not only succeed but continue to grow. Each employee is respected as a valuable contributor to our company’s continued success in eLearning.

Take a moment to look over our Career section. We update our job openings frequently and look forward to meeting you.

Academic Services
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Academic Training & Consulting
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Account Management
- Account Executive
  - SUMMARY
    The Account Executive is responsible for managing the overall relationship of targeted Educational Partners (EPs). Primary responsibility is to cultivate strong relationships at the executive level of the Educational Partner’s organizational structure to support a 100% contract renewal rate under favorable terms within the assigned EP territory. Secondary responsibility is to identify and resolve key operational and strategic issues for the customer that lead to identification and closing of additional revenue opportunities in the Partner organization. These include new technology solutions, content and program offerings and expanded services.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Holds relationship and revenue responsibility for key eCollege Educational Partners
    •Develops strong relationships with the executive leadership at each EP within the assigned territory following the eCollege “Trusted Advisor” model
    •Works with EP leadership to understand key goals and strategies and identify means for eCollege to support the EP’s achievement of these goals.
    •Structures and negotiates long-term, high value contracts that meet both eCollege’s and the EP’s financial and business objectives
    •Works with EP’s to successfully grow their online programs through new program additions, content solutions, technologies to improve quality and efficiency and student retention solutions
    •Leverages all other departments and resources within eCollege to support relationship development and achievement of EP and eCollege goals.
    •Maintains consistent communication with executive EP contacts to support and develop key relationships via executive briefings, in person visits, phone and email contact
    •Generates proposals and provides consistent follow up through completion with clients;
    •Sells products through presentations, product demonstrations, and one-on-one meetings;
    •Generates sales reports and forecasts for territory within Salesforce.com
    •Attends national and regional conferences to present and sell eCollege products and network;
    •Other duties as assigned.
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
    Manages key accounts and executive relationships through contact, presentations and meetings.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors Degree with five to seven (5-7) years of proven sales experience in high level consultative sales, or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    Background may include experience within education, consulting, outsourcing, IT services, publishing, corporate training, etc. preferably selling high value, complex solutions at a premium to the market.
    
    Knowledge of Windows, the Internet and strong presentation skills (technology-based solutions) required.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Ability to sell a complex "high-end" service oriented solution to the executive level
    •Skilled in prospecting, pricing and negotiation strategies
    •Ability to analyze customer needs and transform those needs into sales
    •Strong drive and energy to accelerate revenue growth in a dynamic market and rapidly growing company
    •Strong business acumen and a "will to win”
    •Excellent presentation skills
    •High service orientation with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Comprehensive understanding of online education and the higher education environment.
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work independently and in a team based environment
    •Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently
    •Thorough understanding of MS Office Products including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position will travel up to 50% of the time.
    
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- Client Services Consultant
  - SUMMARY
    The Client Services Consultant is the primary operational contact for our Educational Partners and is responsible for the overall consultation and operations management of the eCollege/Educational Partner relationship. The Client Services Consultant program manages all operational projects across eCollege departments that apply to the Educational Partner, proactively identifies appropriate solutions/changes in procedure for the Educational Partner and identifies issues before they occur.
    Bilingual and multilingual abilities are a definite plus. (Spanish, Portuguese, E. European and Asian)
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
    
    • Primary operational contact between eCollege and Educational Partners
    • Owns executive operational plan that tracks all product implementations, custom project tracking and critical operational activities.
    • Responsible for defining partner project requirements, understanding business drivers and developing operational recommendations for successful project completion.
    • Supervises internal operational teams of Technical Consultants, Web Developers, Application Developers, Art Directors, Instructional Designers, Course Developers and Project Managers to deliver solutions/projects that drive growth and efficiency at Educational Partners
    • Leads operational reviews with Educational Partner’s management teams to proactively identify needs, drive satisfaction and strengthen partner relationships.
    • Responsible for managing financial processes including, supervising pre-pays/service credits, guarantee tracking, billing and the financial contract compliance for each Educational Partner.
    • Works with Account Executives to increase revenue and meet goals of projects
    • Improves the eCollege delivery system by advocating for the Educational Partners internally
    • Mentors and provides feedback/coaching to new Consultants and individuals from other departments.
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process, or functions.
    • Manages all partner based operational activities and procedures
    • Oversees complex project coordination
    
    QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelor’s degree in any field is required with preferably four to six years experience in a client facing role or a Master’s degree with two to four years experience in a similar role. The highest level of communication skills and professionalism are a necessity in order to effectively work with the Educational Partners. Project Management skills preferred.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    • Business acumen.
    • Technology oriented.
    • Teamwork along with individual initiative.
    • Demonstrated leadership skills.
    • Ability to make business and procedural decisions.
    • Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
    • Advanced organizational skills and attention to detail.
    • Ability to research using deductive reasoning to assess problems and explore various solutions.
    • Ability to give personalization to the client by understanding what their resources are and how they can increase their effectiveness.
    • Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
    • Ability to manage and track multiple projects with advanced date coordination
    • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    None Required
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    Travel will be required periodically.
    
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Accounting
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Customer Service
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Database Administration
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Information Technology (IT)
- Systems Administrator, Storage
  - SUMMARY
    This position’s primary responsibility will be data protection and recovery including backups to tape and disk as well as restoration of data. Other responsibilities will include SAN / NAS data storage systems including day-to-day maintenance and troubleshooting, data backups, systems/storage design and architecture, performance analysis, monitoring; capacity planning, storage related R&D and disaster recovery.   The incumbent will also work with internal and external agencies and assisting the enterprise storage architect.
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    •Responsible for all tape or disk based backups to ensure data is appropriately backed up   and recoverable;
    •Assist in management of highly available storage architecture solutions including SAN, NAS and DAS;
    •Creates operational procedures and documentation;
    •Assist in maintenance of storage hardware and associated software at top levels of performance by monitoring version upgrades and maintenance releases to ensure that environment is optimally configured;
    •Consults with other internal IT teams (database administrators, systems administrators, application engineers, etc) on storage solutions;
    •Performs storage administration functions including storage allocation/de-allocation, utilization reporting, and performance monitoring/tuning;
    •Supports full storage integration with Disaster Recovery;
    •Works within change management process to ensure that outages are scheduled to minimize impact on clients, but still maintain all hardware and software at optimal levels;
    •Collection of data for annual and interim capacity plans forecasting resource requirements, service levels.
    •Maintains relationships and coordinate with multiple storage vendors;
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    A minimum of 3 years experience in the IT industry with minimum of 1 years experience with Storage Area Networks (SAN - including switches, management software, and zoning), Network Attached Storage (NAS – Network Appliance experience preferred), Veritas NetBackup software and Microsoft based systems. Experience supporting mission critical/high uptime systems is also highly desired.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:
    Storage Area Network (specifically HP, Dell and EMC), Network Attached Storage (Network Appliance), Veritas NetBackup, SAN/NAS management and monitoring tools
    •Basic experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:
    Windows 2003 OS; Active Directory; DNS; WAN; LAN; TCP/IP; Server level hardware troubleshooting; Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Explorer
    •Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Detail oriented
    •Ability to work independently and in a team based environment
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work under pressure and in high stress situations
    •Ability to be self motivated
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    Storage Certifications highly preferred
    Veritas NetBackup - preferred
    MCP+I (Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet) preferred
    MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) preferred
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubicle setting and also moving and lifting equipment weighting approximately 70 lbs.   It may also involve light interstate travel. This position is on call 24x7 for technical issues.
    
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Marketing
- Sr. Copywriter
  - SUMMARY
    Generates creative concepts and leads the development of written text for ads, brochures, direct mail, direct email, letters, presentations, signage and sales support materials. Working closely with Graphic Design to produce innovative marketing solutions, the Senior Copywriter collaborates with Product Management and Marketing to gain a thorough understanding of the market, competitive product benefits, and advertising objectives so that copy will be targeted and compelling. Independent research enhances communications along with excellent writing, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills.
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
    
    Duty or Responsibility
    •Works directly with Product Managers, Marketing Director, Regional Directors.
    •Provides a creative spark and is a resource for brainstorming new, innovative and competitive solutions.
    •Promotes and attitude of teamwork and cooperation within the organization
    •Works with Product Management to identify products issues, opportunities and needs in the development of product campaigns.
    •Develops all product specific marketing copy (tone, language, grammar, strategic consistency) based on content direction provided by internal departments and copy strategy; (20%)
    •Edit, revise and restructure existing documents, including documents written by colleagues who are not writers;
    •Review copy for organization integrity and logical flow of text with graphics;
    •Check for consistency of facts, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and brand requirements;
    •Question, correct and mark up drafts electronically in Word, HTML and InDesign;
    •When appropriate, mark hard copy and add codes and pagination details;
    •Professionally interacts with clients and prospects to gain insight and content for written executions;
    •Other duties as assigned.
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
    This position has no managerial responsibilities of people, but the position requires the management of the copywriting process on a project basis.
    
    QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job is required.
    
    •BS Degree in English, Communication or Marketing.
    •Minimum 7 years required, copywriting experience with a background in K12 and higher education and/or 5+ years writing experience with a technical industry, preferably eLearning.
    •Copyediting or proofreading business-to-business content, in digital file format. eLearning content experience and knowledge of related fact-checking practices a plus.
    •Expert level knowledge of MS Word.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong grammar, spelling, editing, and
    proofreading abilities.
    •Ability to write for a variety of marketing executions including ghost writing for clients and executives.
    •Is familiar with K12 educational products marketplace and trends.
    •Ability to work in a high pressure, multiple deadline atmosphere. Proactively works with internal group, has a high level of initiative and follow-through. The ability to be a team player and work effectively with others is essential.
    •Ability to edit for grammar, spelling, and punctuation following AP style.
    •Commitment to high quality work.
    •Passion for accuracy.
    •A positive, proactive team-oriented attitude.
    •Must be creative, well-organized and detail-oriented.
    •Flexibility to adapt to a changing work environment.
    •Ability to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
    •Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically MS Word.
    •Ability to work independently.
    •Experience with curriculum development, course design, Instructional design and training in an eLearning environment is a plus.
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    None required.
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer (approximately 80% of the time) in a cubicle setting.
    
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MyLab Account Services
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Product Management
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Production and Infrastructure
- Database Architect
  - SUMMARY
    The Database Architect is focused on the alignment of business drivers and technology strategy in creating database architectures. The role provides advanced technical assistance and leadership in the form of enterprise-wide database systems planning, analysis and design, architecture analysis, and implementation planning for the eCollege system to include enterprise database integration, system scalability and availability, risk mitigation, deployment of products, and performance analysis and optimization. The incumbent must be proficient in database systems, applications, and data-integration and assists in the development of software solutions.
    
    The role is responsible for supporting enterprise database architecture, the advancement of strategically important database architectures, and the ongoing research & development of technologies to realize the eCollege Technology Vision and emerging product features. The incumbent makes decisions that require evaluation of highly complex alternatives and provides specific recommendations to the Enterprise Architecture group that require evaluation of highly complex alternatives with high risk.
    
    Core activities of the role include determining non-functional needs, modeling and evaluating candidate architectural solutions, and negotiating design trade-offs with architects, management, stakeholders and engineers. In an R&D capacity, this person is both an advisor and practitioner to solve complex database architecture problems. The position demands someone who can dive into multiple technologies across platforms, multiple domains across products, and entertain multiple views of problems and solutions to achieve long term business objectives.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Acts as a subject matter expert and advisor on advanced database projects. Projects to include enterprise level designs and proposals for high availability and fault tolerant solutions surrounding database systems.
    •Facilitates architecture and takes ownership of cross-cutting design decisions to drive toward enterprise consistency; Serves on special-purpose architectural committees as needed, to support cross-cutting architectural concerns at the application and platform levels; Leads strategic technology initiatives, architecture reviews, and systems design.
    •Researches emerging and enabling technologies to develop, document, and present technical solutions to address specific business needs that are consistent with established business requirements, and enterprise technical strategies in a distributed environment.
    •Receives general supervision and maintains competency in all aspects of enterprise-level engineering services, operations, development, and management; Works to develop new skills in architecture, design, and development; offer advice on best practices.
    •Establishes a detailed understanding of database architectures and product (existing and new) functionality; Identifies and creates candidate architectures to address functional and non-functional requirements.
    •Provides timely status reports to management.
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Technology or technical discipline required, advanced degree preferred. Ten (10) years minimum experience including four (4) years in database systems development or architecture, four (4) years in database administration and two (2) years in database team lead; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Demonstrated proficiency with RDBMS, SQL, administration, stored procedure development, schema design, security, data replication, and ETL
    •Expert level SQL knowledge; with SQL Server 2005/2008 preferred
    •Demonstrated proficiency with a wide range of technologies, vendor products, and design/development methodologies typically used in the IT industry for database systems
    •Experience with enterprise infrastructure, software, networking fundamentals, solution technologies, and methods a must
    •Experience designing and implementing Internet-based enterprise database systems
    •Experience with high-availability environments (4x9s/5x9s) a must
    •Experience with database clustering
    •Knowledge of distributed systems and n-tier applications in multiple environments
    •Experience working with vendors (ie. solution evaluation, support cases, etc.) preferred
    •Experience performing technical analysis and evaluating and recommending technical solutions
    •Data modeling design experience required
    •Experience with automating database object deployment preferred
    •Software development experience preferred
    •Experience with the entire software development lifecycle. Must possess an understanding of software integration, test principles, and applicable standards
    •Experience with formal systems development, project management, and configuration management methodologies
    •Ability to dive into new technologies across multiple platforms
    •Ability to lead design sessions and participate in architecture reviews, security reviews, and R&D meetings
    •Ability to be self-motivated and work independently to achieve the strategic architectural vision of the Product Engineering & Technology organization
    •Ability to independently learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to advance the R&D capabilities of the organization
    •Ability to establish priorities and accomplish objectives in a timely manner without close supervision
    •Strong consultative and analytic ability, sound judgment, and the ability to work effectively with other technical staff (internal and external)
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Strong customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
    •Strong organizational and time management skills
    •Strong logical, analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Ability to work well on a team and independently
    •Self-motivated and detail-oriented
    •Works closely with the Enterprise Architecture group
    
    Desirable Skills/knowledge/abilities
    •SQL Server / Oracle / Sybase / MySQL
    •TCP / IP Networking
    •Database Security
    •High Volume Transaction/High Availability Systems
    •VLDB Systems
    •Horizontal Scalability
    •Experience with systems engineering in one or more OS environments
    
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- Systems Architect II
  - SUMMARY
    The Systems Architect II provides advanced technical assistance and leadership in the form of enterprise-wide systems planning, architecture analysis and design, and implementation planning for all eCollege systems. Together with the P&I Systems Architecture Team, the position will be responsible for overall systems architecture, technology selection, execution, and success of projects.
    
    The role is responsible for leading enterprise systems architecture, the advancement of strategically important systems architectures, and the ongoing research & development of technologies to realize the eCollege Technology Vision and emerging product features. The incumbent makes decisions that require evaluation of highly complex alternatives and provides specific recommendations to the Enterprise Architecture group that require evaluation of highly complex alternatives with high risk.
    
    The incumbent must be proficient in systems, applications, and data-integration and assists in the development of software solutions. Core activities of the role include determining non-functional needs, modeling and evaluating candidate architectural solutions, and negotiating design trade-offs with architects, management, stakeholders and engineers. In an R&D capacity, this person is both an advisor and practitioner to solve complex systems architecture problems. The position demands someone who can dive into multiple technologies across platforms, multiple domains across products, and entertain multiple views of problems and solutions to achieve long term business objectives.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Responsible for full systems design and passing off to the relevant teams. Will initially consult with Project Managers, Systems and Software Engineers, Application Architects, and Business Analysts. Will handle hardware and software estimation and planning, purchase recommendations, and capacity planning
    •Acts as a technical lead/expert and advisor on advanced projects to management and to internal teams on advanced technology and applications. Projects to include enterprise level designs and proposals for high availability and fault tolerant solutions surrounding systems architecture
    •Researches emerging and enabling technologies to develop, document, and present technical solutions to address specific business needs that are consistent with established business requirements, and enterprise technical strategies in a distributed environment
    •Acquires a solid foundation of Information Technology infrastructure with specific focus on systems architecture and enterprise infrastructure (existing and new)
    •Receives general supervision and maintains competency in all aspects of enterprise-level engineering services, operations, development, and management
    •Provides timely status reports to management
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Technology or technical discipline required, advanced degree preferred. Ten (10) years minimum experience in IT including at least five (5) years experience in analysis, design, development, and application deployment for large scale, high performance, fault tolerant, distributed and clustered architectures, three (3) years in systems administration and two (2) years in a team lead role; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Prior senior level contributor/technical leadership roles in the design and development of highly available, 24x7 systems
    •Record of successful architectural design and individual technical accomplishments, spanning infrastructure and application tiers
    •Experience with storage technologies (NAS, SAN, etc)
    •Experience in virtualization technologies and concepts
    •Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts, Web Protocols, caching mechanisms, and bandwidth/ data transfer concepts
    •Strong experience in server architectures, Web application servers (IIS, Tomcat, Apache, etc.), relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB/2) in a multiple OS (Windows/Linux) environment
    •Experience mapping business requirements to technology capabilities, identifying gaps and omissions, and designing end-to-end solutions
    •Experience with database models, in memory and caching technologies and architectures, load balancing, and remote systems monitoring and management
    •Hands-on technical management experience preferred
    •Experience in Microsoft .NET or J2EE is a plus
    •Experience designing and developing solutions for Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model is a plus
    •Experience with the creation of a data center strategy as well as a DR strategy
    •Ability to be self-motivated and work independently to achieve the strategic architectural vision of the Product Engineering & Technology organization
    •Ability to independently learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to advance the R&D capabilities of the organization
    •Ability to lead design sessions and participate in architecture reviews, security reviews, and R&D meetings
    •Experience working with strong engineering teams
    •Demonstrated technical leadership experience
    •Ability to execute to schedule in a timely manner and with high quality results
    •Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
    •Strong written and verbal communication skills
    •Experience with formal systems development, project management, and configuration management methodologies
    •Strong logical, analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills
    •Solid presentation skills needed
    •Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently
    •Ability to speak to broad audiences
    Desirable Skills/knowledge/abilities
    •TCP / IP Networking
    •Networked storage
    •Security Concepts
    •High Volume Transaction/High Availability Systems
    •Horizontal Scalability
    •Experience with systems engineering in one or more OS environments
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer.
    
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Production Applications
- Systems Integration Engineer
  - SUMMARY
    The Systems Integration Engineer is directly responsible for integrating new technologies within the current eCollege system. This includes, but is not limited to, hardware and software implementation, system architecture, network security, and technical application support.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Performs white box testing ensuring the proper Quality Assurance process is followed.
    •Implement additions, deletions and major modifications to the production infrastructure.
    •Troubleshoot, configure, review and optimize code to project completion.
    •Ensure production system and application stability, performance and availability.
    •Support and troubleshoot client systems, applications, network, performance and security issues.
    •Analyze system for defects and document possible resolutions.
    •Create documentation for system setup, configuration, training and event tracking.
    •Conduct disaster recovery on system application failures.
    •Monitor multiple systems and environments to ensure stability, performance and availability.
    •Implement solutions for the technology needs of the department.
    •Research application integration and configuration defects.
    •Maintains third party tools.
    •Compile, generate, and maintain weekly activity report.
    •Provide after hours support for system outages and planned maintenance events.
    •Perform On-Call duties as part of a department On-Call rotation.
    •Other duties as assigned.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering preferred. One (1) to three (3) years client-server or web software experience including one (1) to two (2) years in an internet environment; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Entry level experience or knowledge required in the following technologies
    COM+, IIS, MSMQ, Active Directory, VB Script, Windows 2000; 2003, SQL Server 2000; 2005, SQL, ASP, VB, C#, XML, MSDTC, RedHat, LAMP
    •General knowledge of emerging Internet-based technologies
    •Client server network infrastructure experience preferred
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
    •Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Ability to keep pace with emerging technologies
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work on a team and independently
    •Ability to be Self motivated
    •Detail oriented
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) preferred
    Microsoft Certified Systems Developer (MCSD) a plus
    Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) Certification a plus
    A+ Hardware Certification a plus
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubical setting.
    
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Professional Services
- Project Manager
  - SUMMARY
    
    The primary responsibilities of this position are project management, risk monitoring & mitigation, documentation, analysis and resource planning/management for Academic Services projects. This individual is responsible for drafting the project plan and ensuring the project progresses according to that plan. The Project Manager is responsible for providing regular project reports to ensure all parties are updated regarding ongoing project status through an agreed upon manner (e.g. conference calls, video calls, email).
    
    This is not an IT project management position. This is a job that requires strong business acumen and project management skills. The ideal candidate will have a background managing a variety of projects related to the business needs of a client base utilizing available software and business solutions. While there may be opportunities to work on IT projects with the Technical Consulting Project Management Team, the focus of this job is on projects including but not limited to; managing course development initiatives, implementation of new products, template development, course conversions.
    
    The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring:
    
    A quality and timely delivery
    All parties have a clear understanding of project status
    Team members have access to the most up to date information
    All parties are aware of key next steps and dependencies
    Project goals and deliverables are clarified
    Roles and responsibilities are defined
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    
    Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
    
    Oversees project management processes and resources, maintaining master project schedule, project documents and other related materials.
    Organizes, conducts, and attends meetings with project stakeholders to create project plan parameters by defining clear, attainable objectives and milestones.
    Determines milestones, and what will be needed to meet milestone (time, materials, etc.), the scope of project and how the scope fits into the milestone timelines.
    Manages internal and external client expectations.
    Maintains revenue forecasts, revenue recognition, approval and invoicing reports.
    Manages outsourced vendors as required.
    Works with team leaders to manage both dedicated and matrixed resources for design, development, testing and deployment activities.
    Performs risk analysis for projects.
    Provides business analysis of internal processes, procedures, and tools.
    Provides detailed status reports on all active projects to supervisor and account management professionals.
    Other duties as assigned.
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    
    Managerial responsibilities includes matrixed personnel and process or functions.
    
    QUALIFICATIONS
    
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    
    Bachelors Degree and one – five years of project management experience. Experience in managing work teams, including delegation and review of work and execution preferred; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    
    Client service attitude with strong communications skills, both writing and verbal.
    Strong organizational and time management skills.
    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    Knowledge of eLearning, course development, and instructional design a plus. Ability to learn a must.
    Business acumen.
    Ability to make timely and sound decisions.
    Ability to work independently and efficiently in a fast paced environment.
    Working knowledge of Internet technologies and concepts.
    Intermediate experience or knowledge in project management concepts, tools and activities, including MS Project and MS Office tools (Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
    Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
    Understanding of standard project management concepts.
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    
    None required, but PMI certification would be a plus.
    
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Program Management
- Business Analyst
  - SUMMARY
    The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to gather and document business requirements for software development of new products or product enhancements.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    •Performs requirement analysis for feature enhancements of, and changes to, existing products
    •Interviews stakeholders to determine needs and functionality of a new feature or new product and then translates those needs into business requirements
    •Develops software product requirements documents and functional specifications with assistance from Human Factors Engineers, Product Managers and other team members
    •Identifies and documents Use Cases corresponding to business and functional requirements
    •Tracks project issues, such as outstanding questions, decisions or changes, to completion on behalf of the product group
    •Performs analysis for build or buy decisions of software products as determined by the project manager
    •Researches, evaluates and recommends 3rd party tools based upon needs and requirements determined by the product manager and project manager
    •Remains informed of market changes in order to make recommendations for add-on tools or software products
    •Participates in alpha testing efforts, including verification that business requirements were met
    •Assists the Project Manager and other departments during product rollout
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors degree preferred; high school diploma require with a minimum of four (4) years of business analysis experience in a high tech environment or the equivalent education and experience to perform the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Ability to present high-level ideas clearly and concisely
    •Ability to identify and document business processes and requirements
    •Knowledge of software development processes
    •Understanding of distance learning platforms highly desired
    •Ability to work in a cross-functional team
    •Ability to work independently
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Ability to meet deadlines
    •Ability to communicate business needs and ideas to technical team members, such as programmers and QA engineers, during the project life cycle
    •Excellent customer service attitude and interpersonal skills
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Excellent oral and written communications skills
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    None required
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubicle setting.
    
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- Project Manager III
  - SUMMARY
    The primary responsibilities of this position are project management and requirements analysis for IT and/or software development initiatives. Projects include new software development, new IT projects, internal development initiatives, implementation and/or integration of third party applications, maintenance projects. The successful candidate will not have hands on technical responsibilities but should posses a deep understanding of how technology relates to, and supports, the business.
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Performs requirement analysis for feature enhancements of and changes to new and existing products
    •Organizes, conducts, and attends meetings with project team to create project plan parameters by defining clear, attainable objectives and milestones
    •Determines milestones, and what will be needed to meet milestone (time, materials, etc.), the scope of project and how the scope fits into the milestone timelines. The scope is the definition of a successful project plan
    •Creates tasks, works with project team to determine and refine estimates based on departmental abilities and constraints
    •Authors, maintains, and applies detailed project plans to support software development, hardware installations, and a variety of integration projects
    •Creates project charter and schedule documents
    •Performs risk analysis for projects
    •Manage multiple projects at one time
    •Provides detailed weekly status reports on all active projects
    •Implements lessons learned
    •Facilitates project approval process with management, project documents and other related materials
    •Coordinates and resolves issues escalated from the offshore development group
    •Manages internal client expectations
    •Creates and maintains relationships across the organization
    •Works with team leaders to manage both dedicated and matrixed resources
    •Coaches other project managers on project management and communication skills
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
    Oversee projects as assigned by the Director of Project Management Office.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors Degree and five to seven (5 - 7) years of project management experience in IT and/or software development. Project management experience relevant to agile and full life-cycle software development, implementing IT projects, and managing related integration projects required; OR equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Advanced experience or knowledge required in the following areas: MS Project (User); requirements analysis; project management
    •Strong knowledge of Internet technologies, concepts and applied background in Software Development Methodologies
    •Strong knowledge of full life-cycle development
    •Intermediate knowledge in agile methodologies
    •Basic experience or knowledge required in technical writing
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Understanding of resource allocation
    •Ability to foster and maintain a positive and creative project team
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills, and interpersonal skills
    •Ability to resolve conflict within a project team
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work independently
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubical setting.
    
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- Sr Project Manager
  - SUMMARY
    The primary responsibilities of this position are project management, requirements analysis for software development initiatives, and management of project managers. Projects include new product development and IT projects, internal development, implementation and/or integration of third party applications. Escalation and coordination point for the project management issues from local and offshore groups. May manage project managers.
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    45% Project Management and Requirements Analysis
    •Performs portfolio analysis on projects
    •Performs requirement analysis for feature enhancements of and changes to existing products
    •Organizes, conducts, and attends meetings with product managers and key stakeholders to create project plan parameters by defining clear, attainable objectives and milestones
    •Determines milestones, and what will be needed to meet milestone (time, materials, etc.), the scope of project and how the scope fits into the milestone timelines
    •Creates tasks, work with project team to determine and refine estimates based on departmental abilities and constraints
    •Authors, maintains, and applies detailed project plans to support software development, hardware installations, and a variety of integration projects
    •Performs risk analysis for projects
    •Provides detailed weekly status reports on all active projects
    15% Process
    •Facilitates lessons learned or large retrospectives
    •Assists project managers with implementing lessons learned from other projects
    •Recommends and implements process improvements within the program management group
    40% Leadership and Management
    •Manages, mentors and trains project managers
    •Manages internal client expectations
    •Facilitates project approval process with management, project documents and other related materials
    •Coordinates and resolves issues escalated from the offshore development group
    •Creates and maintains relationships across the organization
    •Works with team leaders to manage both dedicated and matrixed resources
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
    Oversee projects as assigned by the Director of Project Management Office. May manage other project managers.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors Degree and seven to ten plus (7 - 10) + years of project management experience in IT or software development. Project management experience relevant to agile and full life-cycle software development, implementing IT projects, and managing related integration projects required; OR equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    Intermediate experience or knowledge required in the following areas:
    •Technical writing
    •Strong ability to foster and maintain positive creative project teams
    Advanced experience or knowledge required in the following areas:
    •MS Project (User); requirements analysis; project management
    •Advanced knowledge of Internet technologies, concepts and applied background in Software Development Methodologies
    •Strong knowledge of full life-cycle development
    •Strong knowledge in agile methodologies
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Ability to manage project managers
    •Understanding of resource allocation across projects
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills, and interpersonal skills
    •Strong ability to resolve conflict within a project team
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work independently
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubical setting.
    
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- Technical Writer
  - SUMMARY
    The Technical Writer works with Product Managers, Marketing, and Product Teams to determine content plans, schedules, QA reviews, and documentation requirements for all Product Engineering and Technology projects. This incumbent assists in GUI analysis, specification writing, and copy writing as needed.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Collaborates with Product Managers, Marketing, and Product Teams to determine content plans, schedules, QA reviews, and documentation requirements for all PET projects
    •Collaborates with User Interface Designers to review and approve interface design
    •Analyzes and compiles information necessary for writing online, HTML-based product documentation, as well as some print documentation using product specifications from Product Managers, User Interface Designers, and other sources
    •Creates HTML-based Help systems and tutorials, as well as other user information as requested
    •Revises and edits existing documentation and submits all documentation to QA for testing
    •Evaluates product deliverables for technical accuracy and functionality
    •Compiles feedback from various internal and external sources to improve department documentation
    •Writes, formats, and delivers Product Engineering and Technology White Papers (technical documents) as requested
    •Identifies scheduling or functionality problems and offer solutions to Project Managers or Product Managers
    •Plans individual workload to meet deadlines presented in the project schedule and monitor progress toward those deadlines
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Bachelors degree in English, Business, Computer Science, or related field preferred with five (5) years of experience as a technical writer; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    Expert experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:
            Technical Writing; procedural writing
    Intermediate experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:
            RoboHelp, MadCap Flare or another online Help authoring system
    Basic experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:
           HTML; CSS
    •Ability to think procedurally
    •Ability to convert technical information into a non-technical presentation for diverse audiences
    •Knowledge of online help creation (preferably using RoboHelp or MadCap Flare)
    •Layout and design (online and print) skills
    •Ability to learn new applications and software
    •Working knowledge of Internet technology
    •Knowledge of resource allocation
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
    •Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions
    •Detail oriented
    •Ability to work with a team and independently
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment
    •Ability to work under pressure and in high stress situations
    •Self motivated
    •Experience with online courses and training in an eLearning environment is a plus
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    This position is located within an office environment and consists of many hours sitting at a computer in a cubical setting.
    
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Quality Assurance
- Software Quality Engineer III
  - SUMMARY
    The Software Quality Engineer (SQE) III is responsible for analyzing, testing, and resolving technical issues to ensure that developed products meet the design specifications and are within eCollege standards.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Creates, plans and executes automated and performance tests using HP QuickTest Pro and LoadRunner respectively. Also executes SQL trace to capture stored procedure execution/duration and read/writes
    •Performs highly complex testing on complex projects using technical specifications: plans, schedules and implements testing projects, defines test objectives, writes scripts (manual, automated, and vugen), performs complex functional, application, regression, and/or performance tests
    •Investigates and resolves technical issues in QA Environments and communicates issues with various departments
    •Performs API/Web Services testing; may also be required to write test harnesses using web services and SOAP technologies
    •Formulates test plans including systems analysis, risk analysis, writing and plotting test strategies, and determines how to report defects
    •Provides training and mentoring to junior QA Engineers
    •Other duties as assigned.
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    High school diploma required, Bachelors degree in Computer Science preferred with five (5) to eight (8) years end user web experience and five (5) years or more testing experience or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Basic experience or knowledge required in: HTML; XML; Active Directory; Active Server Pages (ASP); JavaScript; Visual Basic 6.0, VB.NET; VB Script , Transact SQL; Database Concepts; Internet web browsers; Rally, Serena TeamShare
    •Knowledge in: Coding Fundamentals (variable declaration, program flow, functions, error handling, etc);
    •Experience with; automated testing tools (HP LoadRunner and QuickTest Pro), software development life-cycle and software development tools preferred; Preferred but not required; Fiddler, SoapSonar, Quality Center
    •Expert experience or knowledge required in the following; QA process, documentation, and testing;
    •eCollege/Industry knowledge preferred but not required;
    •Able to accurately estimate task durations and meet commitments in an Agile software development environment
    •Understanding internet and web server processes;
    •Strong PC skills including thorough knowledge of MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, Visio
    •Ability to learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to keep up with the changing technology field
    •Ability to think outside the box, adapt to circumstances, learn from co-workers, and share information and experiences
    •Ability to be flexible and adapt to any given situation;
    •Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently;
    •Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills;
    •Excellent organizational and time management skills;
    •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
    •Ability to make timely and sound decisions;
    •Detail oriented;
    •Ability to work independently and in a team based environment;
    •Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment;
    •Ability to work under pressure and in high stress situations;
    •Ability to be self motivated.
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
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Sales
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Software Development
- Product Architect
  - SUMMARY
    The Product Architect is responsible for balancing the concerns of implementation, requirements, and long-term needs in the creation of software systems. This individual leads and supports the architecture and design efforts of multiple project development teams. Core activities of the role include determining non-functional needs, modeling and evaluating candidate architectural solutions, and negotiating design trade-offs with stakeholders and engineers.
    
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    •Acts as subject matter expert in software design; creates architecture and design artifacts using UML
    •Analyzes requirements to help define project scope, system interfaces, subsystems, and integration dependencies
    •Facilitates requirements decisions, especially those involving non-functional goals or constraints
    •Takes ownership of technical challenges to drive toward effective solutions
    •Assumes a stakeholder-facing role to determine architectural priorities for a particular system
    •Leads system design meetings; mentors developers in modeling and the application of patterns & practices
    •Leads code reviews to insure quality of code, standards compliance, requirements coverage, and for skills assessment
    •Writes code for proof-of-concepts, reusable components, application frameworks, and complete systems
    •Identifies/creates candidate architectures to address functional and non-functional requirements
    •Evaluates non-functional design trade-offs; works with stakeholders to ensure trade-off decisions are well-informed and aligned with business goals
    •Serves on special-purpose architectural committees as needed, to support cross-cutting architectural concerns at the application and platform levels
    •Works to develop new skills in architecture, design, & development; offer advice on best practices
    •Advocates continually improving development processes and practices
    •Conducts unit testing and integration testing
    •Conducts research to understand the product requirements for eCollege products, including target market environment, performance criteria and competitive issues
    •Supports efficient & effective software configuration management practices for building, packaging, deploying, and managing systems in a high availability environment.
    •Other duties as assigned
    
    MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Includes people, process or functions.
    This position has no operational management responsibilities over people. However, the architect may have occasionally responsibility to lead and / or mentor software engineering personnel in a system development effort. The architect will assist with the implementation of development standards and practices.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    High school diploma or equivalent required, Bachelors degree in Computer Science or MIS preferred and six (6) to eight (8) years experience developing enterprise applications and software products, with significant experience in a role leading software design decisions; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
    
    Recommended KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    •Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
    •Highly competent in C# or Java
    •Extensive experience with a major RDBMS including detailed knowledge of stored procedures, indexing, and triggers
    •Very good understanding of application frameworks
    •Strong experience with UML modeling
    •Strong background in requirements analysis and the creation of use cases
    •Fundamental understanding of network architecture and protocols
    •Understanding of Enterprise System topologies and infrastructure
    •Knowledge of multiple middleware technologies / EAI approaches and the ability to evaluate the relative merits of available options
    •Expert command of OO concepts and techniques
    •Competent in effectively applying design patterns
    •Good understanding of architectural patterns and concepts
    •Excellent understanding of multi-threading programming idioms
    •Solid understanding of data structures and algorithm analysis
    •Excellent ability to deliver technical artifacts on time with high quality
    •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain the rationale behind design decisions
    •Ability to facilitate discussions with technical staff as well as with business stakeholders
    •Very good presentation skills and persuasion skills; ability to work through political disagreements and balance competing concerns in building consensus
    •Strong ability to systematically create reasoned estimates to develop components, sub-systems, and complex systems
    &