Position: Senior Applications Analyst

Length: 1yr with possibility of extension

General Characteristics

The application development analyst(s) will work closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality application software. These solutions must be aligned with business and IT strategies and comply with department’s architectural standards. The application development analyst(s) will be involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting applications software that is delivered on time and within budget. The application development analyst(s) will make recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code. The application development analyst(s) responsibilities may also include participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring, product evaluation and buy vs. build recommendations. The application development analyst(s) should have experience in systems analysis, design and a solid understanding of development, quality assurance and integration methodologies.

Education: The application development analyst(s) should have a Bachelor’s Degree in

Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field or equivalent work experience.

 

Experience: The application development analyst(s) should have 2 to 5 years of

programming/systems analysis experience.

 

Complexity: The application development analyst(s) is an intermediate professional level role.

The application development analyst(s) will develop software solutions requiring analysis and

research. The application development analyst(s) will work on small to large, complex projects

that require increased skill in multiple technical environments and possesses knowledge in a

specific business area. The application development analyst(s) will work on one or more

projects as a project team member or occasionally as a project lead. The application

development analyst(s) may coach more junior technical staff.

 

 

Current Application Development Environment and Technical Skills Desired:

Architecture Component

 Chosen Solution

Baseline System Architecture

Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), an
enterprise solution with an n-tier architecture
(database server, application server, web
server and client)

Web Server

  Apache

Web Server Operating System

  Redhat Linux

Application Server

  WebLogic

Application Server Operating System

 Redhat Linux

Application Programming Language(s)

Java - Many of the Java components are also generated as Java Server Pages (JSPs) servlets - a quick method of generating dynamic web page content

Database Platforms

 DB2, Oracle and MS SQL Server

Database Platform Operating System

 IBM z/OS, Redhat Linux and MS Windows Server

Client Operating System

 Several client operating systems are supported

Web Browser

  Microsoft Internet Explorer

Business Intelligence Platform

 BusinessObjects XI

Data Warehouse Database Platform

 DB2 UDB Data Warehouse Edition (DWE)

 

Additional Required Skills and Experience:

a. The candidate(s) must demonstrate on their resume they have proficient

knowledge, skills and abilities and 2 plus years experience as a Applications

Development Analyst with the following:

Object Oriented Analysis/Design/Development/Deployment/Support

JAVA J2EE

Enterprise Java Beans

Java Server Pages

Java Data Base Connectivity

Eclipse Java Editor

HTML

b. The department prefers candidate(s) demonstrate on their resume they have

proficient knowledge, skills and abilities with the following:

BEA WebLogic

Redhat LINUX

Rational ClearCase

Rational ClearQuest

Rational Tool Administration

d. DCF considers highly desirable one or more candidates who can demonstrate on

their resume and in their interview that they have proficient knowledge, skills and

abilities with .NET and/or Crystal Reports.

e. Candidates must demonstrate on their resume they have proficient knowledge,

skills and abilities and 1 plus years experience as a Applications Development

Analyst with COBOL.

 

Please send resume along with two references to careers@prinfos.com