Thursday 26 May 2011

Applications Programmer III

JOB Description:

We are looking for 3 strong PERL Developers/applications programmers. Interviews will take place as soon as qualified candidates have been shortlisted.

This contract is for six months and the successful candidates are required to work both independently and as a member of a team, interacting effectively with business personnel to adapt and integrate new technologies and processes.

The ideal candidates will have a strong background in analysis, design and software development . Responsibilities will evolve to include work on other applications within the group, as well as providing team leader with weekly status reports on assigned tasks, and performing any other software maintenance duties as needed.


Primary Responsibilities:

- Technical Analysis and Development:
- Develop complex systems for Credit Risk / Market Risk Management
- On-time completion of deliverables measured on quality, quantity and consistency.
- Participate actively and pro-actively in the identification, design and implementation of timely and robust solutions to risk-management-related issues.
- Development and implementation of the day-to-day market or credit risk process.
- Design, develop, integrate, test and implement fixes to production problems or enhancements to existing applications.
- Write/update user and operations manuals.
- Provide time estimates and resource requirements.


Key Competencies Required:

- Analytical / Technical Skills / Experience:
- Intermediate/Advanced Level PERL with 5+ years of experience
- Nice to have experience with multi-tier client server architecture
- Familiar with UNIX/Solaris/Linux environment
- UNIX shell scripting
- C/C++ is nice to have
- SQL/MySQL/Oracle experience is also nice to have
- Financial background is an asset


Develops code (writes software application programs). Develops and codes programs to integrate multiple subsystems. Identifies and recommends system enhancements to improve or expand customer services by anticipating customer problems and recommending solutions. Plans, schedules, and coordinates project design and implementation teams. Assists and trains others on technical or industry-related issues. Evaluates hardware or software product alternatives and makes recommendations.
A vacancy exists for a senior developer to join the team in the delivery and development of this project and to eventually contribute to future enhancement, support and maintenance post-delivery. Prime responsibility will be to develop detailed design specifications, create and review code and assess impact on other applications. Role will work closely with other team members to ensure consistency in coding standards and approaches and to optimize any synergy and re-use opportunities.


Key accountabilities are:

• Responsible for leading technical aspects of project from inception through to deployment. Participate in analysis and system design specification sessions. Documentation of design options and solutions according to System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology. Ensure that solutions adhere to development best practices and architectural principles.
• Apply analytical skills to resolve problems and deliver viable solutions. Anticipate obstacles and execute proactive approaches to issues. Active participation in issue resolution.
• Provide detailed development estimates to Project Manager for development effort as well as weekly status reporting and budget forecasting.
• Configuration management for the sub projects within the release.
• Responsible for coding, testing, packaging, deployment and support of builds as code is promoted from development, system, acceptance and production environments. May lead code reviews.
• Work closely with System Test Environment Management Team (STEMT) to ensure that environments are fully functional and that builds are properly deployed.
• Participate in development of test strategy, test plans, test cases and testing efforts (unit testing and integration testing of code).
• Provide technical support to business and testing team during testing phases. Track defects, defect triage and resolution.
• Data set up and environment shake down.
• Coaching / mentoring of junior developers.
• Knowledge transfer within group.
• Ensure required documentation is housed in the project repository and that knowledge transfer has occurred to full time staff upon completion of contract term. SKILLS: Industry equivalent experience may require specific industry or platform experience


Qualification
Description
Requested
Rating


Skills

Application development *
5+ Yrs.
(-5) Yrs.

C *
3+ Yrs.
(-3) Yrs.

LINUX *
3+ Yrs.
(-3) Yrs.

Perl *
5+ Yrs.
(-5) Yrs.

UNIX *
3+ Yrs.
(-3) Yrs.

UNIX Shell Scripts *
3+ Yrs.
(-3) Yrs.


Company Overview:

Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd is internationally ranked within the top 100 Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.

Zylog Systems (Canada) is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.


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How to Apply:

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Email:

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