Data Analyst - Houston, Texas
Long Term Contract - Potential for Direct
Apply Now - Position will go FAST!
Candidates MUST have at least 3 years’ of working experience in consulting, operations/analytics role
Looking for a company and position that has growth potential and unlimited ways to contribute? Then this is the role for you! Our client is in the renewable industry and is looking to expand their team by bringing on a Data Analyst. In this role you will have the ability to really dig into this role contributing your intelligence around data that will enable the sales organization to evolve through having the most critical data and analytics to drive the performance of their business.
If you want to be challenged and are looking for the job of your dreams - this could be it. Exceptional leadership who are innovative and forward thinking!
The Data Analyst will be responsible for implementation and tracking of overall metrics for the company’s Customer Acquisition team and will report to the Director of Customer Acquisitions. The Data Analyst will (i) work closely with the individual sales and marketing managers to develop, implement, and track relevant metrics to aid in managing the day to day business (ii) work closely with the Director of Customer Acquisitions to track overall sales and marketing performance as it relates to budget and forecast (iii) develop pricing, customer acquisition, & propensity models to support key sales and marketing strategies. The ideal candidate loves data, programming, creative problem solving, and optimizing processes.
Responsibilities:
Develop, track, and automate reporting that aids Customer Acquisition team in managing sales and marketing programs
Identify gaps in business processes that contribute to poor data integrity and recommend and initiate changes to fix appropriate business processes
Responsible to create Data Warehouse solution that will aid in performing job duties
Develop reporting package that is suitable for detailed deep-dives into the business all the way to executive level monthly reporting
Apply statistical modeling or machine learning algorithms to optimize sales and marketing efforts for customer acquisition and retention
Develop regression/propensity models for use with sales and marketing campaigns (Direct Mail, e-mail journeys) and retention campaigns (likelihood to cancel)
Develop data visualizations that aid in communicating results
Quantify the effects of various marketing levers
Translate, communicate, and present results and recommendations to a non-technical audience
Technical Skills:
Have you done any interesting analytics projects for fun? We would love to see them!
Statistical modeling and analysis skills
Strong general programming skills
Proficiency with R and Python
SAS programming a plus
Strong SQL skills / understanding of relational databases
Excel guru
Microsoft Power BI or other visualization packages preferred
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to translate complex business issues into achievable analytical learning objectives and actionable analytic projects
Ability to build various propensity models
Ability to work well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in a fast-paced environment
Ability to communicate information clearly, both orally and in writing
Ability to interpret complex analytic results and develop practical business implications
Strategic marketing mindset and firm understanding of key marketing and financial concept
Keen attention to detail
Ability to work as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies and new analytics models/techniques as needed
Qualifications: Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics
Advanced Degree in a quantitative field a plus
Candidates MUST have at least 3 years’ of working experience in consulting, operations/analytics roles
Feb 14, 2020
Full-time
Data Analyst - Houston, Texas
Long Term Contract - Potential for Direct
Apply Now - Position will go FAST!
Candidates MUST have at least 3 years’ of working experience in consulting, operations/analytics role
Looking for a company and position that has growth potential and unlimited ways to contribute? Then this is the role for you! Our client is in the renewable industry and is looking to expand their team by bringing on a Data Analyst. In this role you will have the ability to really dig into this role contributing your intelligence around data that will enable the sales organization to evolve through having the most critical data and analytics to drive the performance of their business.
If you want to be challenged and are looking for the job of your dreams - this could be it. Exceptional leadership who are innovative and forward thinking!
The Data Analyst will be responsible for implementation and tracking of overall metrics for the company’s Customer Acquisition team and will report to the Director of Customer Acquisitions. The Data Analyst will (i) work closely with the individual sales and marketing managers to develop, implement, and track relevant metrics to aid in managing the day to day business (ii) work closely with the Director of Customer Acquisitions to track overall sales and marketing performance as it relates to budget and forecast (iii) develop pricing, customer acquisition, & propensity models to support key sales and marketing strategies. The ideal candidate loves data, programming, creative problem solving, and optimizing processes.
Responsibilities:
Develop, track, and automate reporting that aids Customer Acquisition team in managing sales and marketing programs
Identify gaps in business processes that contribute to poor data integrity and recommend and initiate changes to fix appropriate business processes
Responsible to create Data Warehouse solution that will aid in performing job duties
Develop reporting package that is suitable for detailed deep-dives into the business all the way to executive level monthly reporting
Apply statistical modeling or machine learning algorithms to optimize sales and marketing efforts for customer acquisition and retention
Develop regression/propensity models for use with sales and marketing campaigns (Direct Mail, e-mail journeys) and retention campaigns (likelihood to cancel)
Develop data visualizations that aid in communicating results
Quantify the effects of various marketing levers
Translate, communicate, and present results and recommendations to a non-technical audience
Technical Skills:
Have you done any interesting analytics projects for fun? We would love to see them!
Statistical modeling and analysis skills
Strong general programming skills
Proficiency with R and Python
SAS programming a plus
Strong SQL skills / understanding of relational databases
Excel guru
Microsoft Power BI or other visualization packages preferred
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to translate complex business issues into achievable analytical learning objectives and actionable analytic projects
Ability to build various propensity models
Ability to work well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in a fast-paced environment
Ability to communicate information clearly, both orally and in writing
Ability to interpret complex analytic results and develop practical business implications
Strategic marketing mindset and firm understanding of key marketing and financial concept
Keen attention to detail
Ability to work as a team member in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies and new analytics models/techniques as needed
Qualifications: Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics
Advanced Degree in a quantitative field a plus
Candidates MUST have at least 3 years’ of working experience in consulting, operations/analytics roles
The Insights & Analytics team is responsible for analyzing vast amounts of data to better understand and predict customer behavior that in turn informs business decisions and improves J.Crew Group customers’ experiences. Our team has a broad mandate, handling customer analysis across the entire organization and informing marketing, merchandising, planning, stores/field, budgeting and other financial decisions.
The Manager position is responsible for designing an appropriate methodology, accessing and analyzing large amounts of data, and synthesizing findings into insights in customer behavior. The work takes the form of strategic ad hoc projects, as well as more routine reporting to measure the effectiveness of various tactics and tests.
Responsibilities include:
Regularly liaise with the marketing, loyalty, merchandising, and stores teams to understand their business needs and provide the right analyses/insights based on their key strategies and issues
Field ad hoc requests for customer analysis, acting as an analytical thought partner to the business stakeholder, and assigning the appropriate analytical approach
Conduct advanced customer analyses and arrive at compelling data conclusions, including but not limited to cross-shop, customer profiles and KPIs, and studies into customer loyalty, acquisition and retention trends
Translate data findings/trends into actionable insights to better understand complex shopping behavior and present analytical findings in easy-to-understand presentations, making clear recommendations based on deep insights into the data
Own, design, develop and distribute customer reports and dashboards that clearly track the effectiveness of strategies underway
Build predictive models to improve profitability, growth, retention, customer lifetime value, and other key performance indicators for our business stakeholders
Implement formal modeling processes from end-to-end including data gathering, data profiling, numerical model building, calibration, cross-validation, and launching in production
Advise on experimental designs to ensure new business strategies are tested appropriately and without bias; assist stakeholders in parsing results, arriving at conclusions and advising on next steps, when needed
Act as a subject matter expert on best practices in retail customer analysis
Work closely with vendors as needed to ensure integrity of data and analyses being provided
Liaise with our customer database provider as needed to ensure data is processed correctly and recommend any changes or updates to support the growing business needs
The ideal candidate:
Has excellent familiarity with analyzing transactional customer data
Is analytical and curious, especially about how numbers can define company strategy
Is an excellent oral and written communicator who can clearly tell stories based on insights into the data
Understands the retail industry and the analyses common in the trade
Has advanced project management skills and efficiently manages tasks to completion
Has some degree of modeling experience or familiarity with CLV, churn, propensity, and multi-touch attribution models
Is extremely detail oriented
Has an entrepreneurial mindset and is comfortable with change and ambiguity
Is eager to continually improve his/her analytical and technical skills
Has a positive, can-do attitude and wants to be part of a critical team
Education & Experience Requirements:
Master’s degree preferred in a quantitative field
At least 5 years’ previous work experience in retail / e-commerce
Superior research, statistical, analytical, processing and mathematical skills with ability to structure and conduct analyses
Strong proficiency in R, SQL and/or Python, Tableau and Microsoft Office Suite
Working knowledge of AWS toolkit, including S3, Athena, Glue, and Sagemaker
Feb 13, 2020
Full-time
The Insights & Analytics team is responsible for analyzing vast amounts of data to better understand and predict customer behavior that in turn informs business decisions and improves J.Crew Group customers’ experiences. Our team has a broad mandate, handling customer analysis across the entire organization and informing marketing, merchandising, planning, stores/field, budgeting and other financial decisions.
The Manager position is responsible for designing an appropriate methodology, accessing and analyzing large amounts of data, and synthesizing findings into insights in customer behavior. The work takes the form of strategic ad hoc projects, as well as more routine reporting to measure the effectiveness of various tactics and tests.
Responsibilities include:
Regularly liaise with the marketing, loyalty, merchandising, and stores teams to understand their business needs and provide the right analyses/insights based on their key strategies and issues
Field ad hoc requests for customer analysis, acting as an analytical thought partner to the business stakeholder, and assigning the appropriate analytical approach
Conduct advanced customer analyses and arrive at compelling data conclusions, including but not limited to cross-shop, customer profiles and KPIs, and studies into customer loyalty, acquisition and retention trends
Translate data findings/trends into actionable insights to better understand complex shopping behavior and present analytical findings in easy-to-understand presentations, making clear recommendations based on deep insights into the data
Own, design, develop and distribute customer reports and dashboards that clearly track the effectiveness of strategies underway
Build predictive models to improve profitability, growth, retention, customer lifetime value, and other key performance indicators for our business stakeholders
Implement formal modeling processes from end-to-end including data gathering, data profiling, numerical model building, calibration, cross-validation, and launching in production
Advise on experimental designs to ensure new business strategies are tested appropriately and without bias; assist stakeholders in parsing results, arriving at conclusions and advising on next steps, when needed
Act as a subject matter expert on best practices in retail customer analysis
Work closely with vendors as needed to ensure integrity of data and analyses being provided
Liaise with our customer database provider as needed to ensure data is processed correctly and recommend any changes or updates to support the growing business needs
The ideal candidate:
Has excellent familiarity with analyzing transactional customer data
Is analytical and curious, especially about how numbers can define company strategy
Is an excellent oral and written communicator who can clearly tell stories based on insights into the data
Understands the retail industry and the analyses common in the trade
Has advanced project management skills and efficiently manages tasks to completion
Has some degree of modeling experience or familiarity with CLV, churn, propensity, and multi-touch attribution models
Is extremely detail oriented
Has an entrepreneurial mindset and is comfortable with change and ambiguity
Is eager to continually improve his/her analytical and technical skills
Has a positive, can-do attitude and wants to be part of a critical team
Education & Experience Requirements:
Master’s degree preferred in a quantitative field
At least 5 years’ previous work experience in retail / e-commerce
Superior research, statistical, analytical, processing and mathematical skills with ability to structure and conduct analyses
Strong proficiency in R, SQL and/or Python, Tableau and Microsoft Office Suite
Working knowledge of AWS toolkit, including S3, Athena, Glue, and Sagemaker
Organization Overview:
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) is a CEO-led coalition that believes that a company’s social strategy — how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors, and customers —determines company success. Founded in 1999 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman and other business leaders to create a better world through business, CECP has grown to a movement of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies that represent $6.6 trillion in revenues, $21.2 billion in social investment, 14 million employees, 23 million hours of employee engagement, and $15 trillion in assets under management. CECP helps companies transform their social strategy by providing customized connections and networking, counsel and support, benchmarking and trends, and awareness building and recognition.
Position Overview:
Senior Associate, Data Insights will advance CECP's CEO Force for Good movement in CECP’s Data Insights practice by maintaining data excellence, building digital delivery, and growing CECP’s technological and research capacity. Position reports to Senior Manager, Data Insights.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and execute data collection:
Implement the Giving in Numbers Survey, industry’s premiere questionnaire on corporate social investment, leading all stages of data collection including question development and cross-team input process, data cleansing, and ongoing oversight of survey instrument
Execute new data collection on timely topics and in support of growth areas
Collaborate with Company Services team on data collection outreach and requests
Strengthen crucial dataset and assist with research and data analysis. Support production of annual releases and ad-hoc research, data, analysis and survey projects across the CECP team
Deliver digital data insights. Capitalize on existing data visualization platforms as well as custom-built system for CECP companies; opportunity to continually explore new tools; ensure data is delivered with strong attention to data security
Support growth and maintenance of CECP’s Valuation Guidance . Maintain materials, answer company questions, conduct landscape analysis, expand Guidance for growth, and provide trainings
Contribute to advisory services. Support group (Accelerate Communities, Roundtables) and one-on-one engagements to advance companies’ using measurement as a tool to achieve success
Support database management and governance. Support accurate syncing across data storage platforms with a strong attention to detail and data security
Qualifications:
2-5 years of relevant data collection, survey, analysis, and/or research experience in corporate/private sector or public sector/nonprofit sector;
Undergraduate degree required; MBA, MPA, or other advanced degree a plus;
Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel; experience with back-end and front-end of cloud-based data collection and business intelligence tools; experience project managing and speaking the language of technology vendors/engineers;
Past experience in the technical skills to sync data between source and database (e.g. SQL coding/programming) is preferred but not required.
Commitment to excellence and accuracy, with a high-level of attention to detail and excellent written, interpersonal skills;
Passion for business’ role in society; knowledge of key areas in corporate social responsibility
Ability to work from New York City office required (at least 3 days/week); remote work available on other days
CECP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CECP cannot support candidates lacking proper authorization to work in United States. CECP provides competitive compensation and benefits with bonus potential.
To Apply:
Please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, to Human Resources. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls, please.
Feb 11, 2020
Full-time
Organization Overview:
Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) is a CEO-led coalition that believes that a company’s social strategy — how it engages with key stakeholders including employees, communities, investors, and customers —determines company success. Founded in 1999 by actor and philanthropist Paul Newman and other business leaders to create a better world through business, CECP has grown to a movement of more than 200 of the world’s largest companies that represent $6.6 trillion in revenues, $21.2 billion in social investment, 14 million employees, 23 million hours of employee engagement, and $15 trillion in assets under management. CECP helps companies transform their social strategy by providing customized connections and networking, counsel and support, benchmarking and trends, and awareness building and recognition.
Position Overview:
Senior Associate, Data Insights will advance CECP's CEO Force for Good movement in CECP’s Data Insights practice by maintaining data excellence, building digital delivery, and growing CECP’s technological and research capacity. Position reports to Senior Manager, Data Insights.
Responsibilities:
Coordinate and execute data collection:
Implement the Giving in Numbers Survey, industry’s premiere questionnaire on corporate social investment, leading all stages of data collection including question development and cross-team input process, data cleansing, and ongoing oversight of survey instrument
Execute new data collection on timely topics and in support of growth areas
Collaborate with Company Services team on data collection outreach and requests
Strengthen crucial dataset and assist with research and data analysis. Support production of annual releases and ad-hoc research, data, analysis and survey projects across the CECP team
Deliver digital data insights. Capitalize on existing data visualization platforms as well as custom-built system for CECP companies; opportunity to continually explore new tools; ensure data is delivered with strong attention to data security
Support growth and maintenance of CECP’s Valuation Guidance . Maintain materials, answer company questions, conduct landscape analysis, expand Guidance for growth, and provide trainings
Contribute to advisory services. Support group (Accelerate Communities, Roundtables) and one-on-one engagements to advance companies’ using measurement as a tool to achieve success
Support database management and governance. Support accurate syncing across data storage platforms with a strong attention to detail and data security
Qualifications:
2-5 years of relevant data collection, survey, analysis, and/or research experience in corporate/private sector or public sector/nonprofit sector;
Undergraduate degree required; MBA, MPA, or other advanced degree a plus;
Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel; experience with back-end and front-end of cloud-based data collection and business intelligence tools; experience project managing and speaking the language of technology vendors/engineers;
Past experience in the technical skills to sync data between source and database (e.g. SQL coding/programming) is preferred but not required.
Commitment to excellence and accuracy, with a high-level of attention to detail and excellent written, interpersonal skills;
Passion for business’ role in society; knowledge of key areas in corporate social responsibility
Ability to work from New York City office required (at least 3 days/week); remote work available on other days
CECP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CECP cannot support candidates lacking proper authorization to work in United States. CECP provides competitive compensation and benefits with bonus potential.
To Apply:
Please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, to Human Resources. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls, please.
King Show Games, Inc., a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative, and passionate about the gaming industry. If you’re a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you!
Job Summary
Work collaboratively with our Team to develop and maintain a robust, high performance and cost-effective infrastructure capable of supporting 1 million daily active users (at a minimum) while supporting the development needs of multiple developers in multiple locations. Applicants should be keen to solve problems, optimize performance and improve reliability in all aspects of our technology stack.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a high-performance and robust production infrastructure with close to zero down time.
Develop and maintain a robust build pipeline capable of meeting the daily build requirements of engineers, producers and the quality assurance team.
Interact with the engineering team to ensure the infrastructure is structured in such a way to optimize the performance and reliability of the underlying code.
Develop and maintain appropriate monitoring tools to report against infrastructure performance.
Monitor and report against all elements of the infrastructure.
Research new technology where necessary to meet business needs.
Qualifications Required
BS in Computer Science or equivalent education / experience.
At least 5 years as a DevOps engineer, preferably in the business-to-consumer (B2C) gaming industry.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, ELB, Cloudfront, Cloudwatch, S3), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB), Docker, Service registration and Discovery systems (Kubernetes), Git, CICD systems (Jenkins), System performance tuning (JVM), Systems and applications monitoring (New Relic).
Experience with scripting/interpreted languages such as BASH, PERL, Go, Javascript, Python or Ruby are an asset.
Candidates must be highly responsive and be willing to respond to operational issues promptly, both inside and outside of office hours.
Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, good oral and written communications skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a customer oriented, very fast-paced, and demanding environment.
Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Must be able to meet or exceed set project milestones and deadlines, which will entail extra work time as needed (work hours beyond a normal work week).
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. Team members may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities other than those stated above.
About King Show Games
Founded in 1998, King Show Games is a Minnesota based company providing entertaining video games that are played around the world. Our growing company consists of talented artists, engineers, mathematicians and producers that have created over 200 games. Our Company Belief consists of 4 principals:
THINK BIG – Think outside the box; strive to be successful.
BE FRANK – Be open and sincere in your dealings with others; be forthright.
FIGHT HARD – Believe in your ideas; speak up for your convictions.
After the call, MOVE AS A TEAM!
King Show Games offers competitive salaries and a full range of comprehensive benefits including a bonus plan, medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance.
King Show Games is an equal opportunity employer.
Candidates only apply. Recruiters please don't contact King Show Games. Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact King Show Games about other services, products or commercial interests. To apply, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and cover letter.
Feb 11, 2020
Full-time
King Show Games, Inc., a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative, and passionate about the gaming industry. If you’re a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you!
Job Summary
Work collaboratively with our Team to develop and maintain a robust, high performance and cost-effective infrastructure capable of supporting 1 million daily active users (at a minimum) while supporting the development needs of multiple developers in multiple locations. Applicants should be keen to solve problems, optimize performance and improve reliability in all aspects of our technology stack.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a high-performance and robust production infrastructure with close to zero down time.
Develop and maintain a robust build pipeline capable of meeting the daily build requirements of engineers, producers and the quality assurance team.
Interact with the engineering team to ensure the infrastructure is structured in such a way to optimize the performance and reliability of the underlying code.
Develop and maintain appropriate monitoring tools to report against infrastructure performance.
Monitor and report against all elements of the infrastructure.
Research new technology where necessary to meet business needs.
Qualifications Required
BS in Computer Science or equivalent education / experience.
At least 5 years as a DevOps engineer, preferably in the business-to-consumer (B2C) gaming industry.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, ELB, Cloudfront, Cloudwatch, S3), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB), Docker, Service registration and Discovery systems (Kubernetes), Git, CICD systems (Jenkins), System performance tuning (JVM), Systems and applications monitoring (New Relic).
Experience with scripting/interpreted languages such as BASH, PERL, Go, Javascript, Python or Ruby are an asset.
Candidates must be highly responsive and be willing to respond to operational issues promptly, both inside and outside of office hours.
Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, good oral and written communications skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a customer oriented, very fast-paced, and demanding environment.
Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Must be able to meet or exceed set project milestones and deadlines, which will entail extra work time as needed (work hours beyond a normal work week).
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. Team members may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities other than those stated above.
About King Show Games
Founded in 1998, King Show Games is a Minnesota based company providing entertaining video games that are played around the world. Our growing company consists of talented artists, engineers, mathematicians and producers that have created over 200 games. Our Company Belief consists of 4 principals:
THINK BIG – Think outside the box; strive to be successful.
BE FRANK – Be open and sincere in your dealings with others; be forthright.
FIGHT HARD – Believe in your ideas; speak up for your convictions.
After the call, MOVE AS A TEAM!
King Show Games offers competitive salaries and a full range of comprehensive benefits including a bonus plan, medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance.
King Show Games is an equal opportunity employer.
Candidates only apply. Recruiters please don't contact King Show Games. Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact King Show Games about other services, products or commercial interests. To apply, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and cover letter.
King Show Games, Inc., a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative and passionate about the gaming industry. If you’re a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you!
Job Summary
Work collaboratively with our Team to develop and maintain a robust, high performance and cost-effective infrastructure capable of supporting 1 million daily active users (at a minimum) while supporting the development needs of multiple developers in multiple locations. Applicants should be keen to solve problems, optimize performance and improve reliability in all aspects of our technology stack.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a high-performance and robust production infrastructure with close to zero down time.
Develop and maintain a robust build pipeline capable of meeting the daily build requirements of engineers, producers and the quality assurance team.
Interact with the engineering team to ensure the infrastructure is structured in such a way to optimize the performance and reliability of the underlying code.
Develop and maintain appropriate monitoring tools to report against infrastructure performance.
Monitor and report against all elements of the infrastructure.
Research new technology where necessary to meet business needs.
Qualifications Required
BS in Computer Science or equivalent education / experience.
At least 5 years as a DevOps engineer, preferably in the business-to-consumer (B2C) gaming industry.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, ELB, Cloudfront, Cloudwatch, S3), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB), Docker, Service registration and Discovery systems (Kubernetes), Git, CICD systems (Jenkins), System performance tuning (JVM), Systems and applications monitoring (New Relic).
Experience with scripting/interpreted languages such as BASH, PERL, Go, Javascript, Python or Ruby are an asset.
Candidates must be highly responsive and be willing to respond to operational issues promptly, both inside and outside of office hours.
Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, good oral and written communications skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a customer oriented, very fast-paced, and demanding environment.
Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Must be able to meet or exceed set project milestones and deadlines, which will entail extra work time as needed (work hours beyond a normal work week).
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. Team members may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities other than those stated above.
About King Show Games
Founded in 1998, King Show Games is a Minnesota based company providing entertaining video games that are played around the world. Our growing company consists of talented artists, engineers, mathematicians and producers that have created over 200 games. Our Company Belief consists of 4 principals:
THINK BIG – Think outside the box; strive to be successful.
BE FRANK – Be open and sincere in your dealings with others; be forthright.
FIGHT HARD – Believe in your ideas; speak up for your convictions.
After the call, MOVE AS A TEAM!
King Show Games offers competitive salaries and a full range of comprehensive benefits including a bonus plan, medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a matching 401k.
King Show Games is an equal opportunity employer.
Candidates only apply. Recruiters please don't contact King Show Games. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact King Show Games about other services, products or commercial interests.
To apply, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and cover letter.
Feb 11, 2020
Full-time
King Show Games, Inc., a video game development company, is currently interviewing qualified applicants interested in pursuing a career in video game development. We are looking for people who are innovative, talented, creative and passionate about the gaming industry. If you’re a self-motivated team player who is able to multi-task and can handle the following responsibilities, we look forward to hearing from you!
Job Summary
Work collaboratively with our Team to develop and maintain a robust, high performance and cost-effective infrastructure capable of supporting 1 million daily active users (at a minimum) while supporting the development needs of multiple developers in multiple locations. Applicants should be keen to solve problems, optimize performance and improve reliability in all aspects of our technology stack.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain a high-performance and robust production infrastructure with close to zero down time.
Develop and maintain a robust build pipeline capable of meeting the daily build requirements of engineers, producers and the quality assurance team.
Interact with the engineering team to ensure the infrastructure is structured in such a way to optimize the performance and reliability of the underlying code.
Develop and maintain appropriate monitoring tools to report against infrastructure performance.
Monitor and report against all elements of the infrastructure.
Research new technology where necessary to meet business needs.
Qualifications Required
BS in Computer Science or equivalent education / experience.
At least 5 years as a DevOps engineer, preferably in the business-to-consumer (B2C) gaming industry.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, ELB, Cloudfront, Cloudwatch, S3), NoSQL Databases (MongoDB), Docker, Service registration and Discovery systems (Kubernetes), Git, CICD systems (Jenkins), System performance tuning (JVM), Systems and applications monitoring (New Relic).
Experience with scripting/interpreted languages such as BASH, PERL, Go, Javascript, Python or Ruby are an asset.
Candidates must be highly responsive and be willing to respond to operational issues promptly, both inside and outside of office hours.
Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, good oral and written communications skills, and a high level of interpersonal skills.
Must be a self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a customer oriented, very fast-paced, and demanding environment.
Ability to bring projects to completion with minimal supervision.
Must be able to meet or exceed set project milestones and deadlines, which will entail extra work time as needed (work hours beyond a normal work week).
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. Team members may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities other than those stated above.
About King Show Games
Founded in 1998, King Show Games is a Minnesota based company providing entertaining video games that are played around the world. Our growing company consists of talented artists, engineers, mathematicians and producers that have created over 200 games. Our Company Belief consists of 4 principals:
THINK BIG – Think outside the box; strive to be successful.
BE FRANK – Be open and sincere in your dealings with others; be forthright.
FIGHT HARD – Believe in your ideas; speak up for your convictions.
After the call, MOVE AS A TEAM!
King Show Games offers competitive salaries and a full range of comprehensive benefits including a bonus plan, medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a matching 401k.
King Show Games is an equal opportunity employer.
Candidates only apply. Recruiters please don't contact King Show Games. Please, no phone calls about this job! Please do not contact King Show Games about other services, products or commercial interests.
To apply, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send a resume and cover letter.
The Data Analyst is responsible for the analysis and utilization of data from many sources with the overarching goal of leveraging HRC’s 8+ million records to strategically support and fulfill the organization’s fundraising and programmatic objectives. This position has four primary areas of responsibility: data management, data visualization, data analysis, and data integration.
The Data Analyst will help ensure the integrity of, enhancements and improvements to, and the management of the data flowing into and out of HRC’s Oracle-based CRM database (hosted by ROI Solutions), data warehouse (hosted by Civis), and voter database (VAN). In that capacity, the Data Analyst, together with the team, will serve a pivotal role as the guardian of all data related to HRC’s members, supporters and contacts and will play a key role as team project manager.
Position Responsibilities:
Data Analysis:
Create reports, visualizations, tools, and analyses with the goal of developing strategic insights and strategies from HRC’s data to enhance fundraising, political action and donor/supporter experience with the organization. The Data Analyst will be creative and pro-active in looking for opportunities to apply data analysis to multiple facets of the organization’s work;
Use descriptive analytics to determine the success of fundraising efforts, including A/B testing and statistical significance in differences between two groups;
Use data to create predictive models for quantitative analysis of trends among members, supporters, and prospects; and
Work closely with users to identify their business needs in terms of problems and opportunities and develop routines, processes, reports, queries and extracts.
Data Management:
Manage and maintain all data extracts for direct response campaigns, including telemarketing, direct mail, and web/digital ad campaigns using SQL in Civis and ROI Solutions;
Manage and maintain data extract requests from the Campaigns & Organizing team for contacting members and supporters during political campaign efforts using the voter file through the platform of the Voter Action Network (VAN);
Provide technical support and advice in creating contact lists and other processes in the VAN;
Adhere to established protocols and standards for data integrity, data quality, data hygiene and overall data management;
Work with internal users and vendors to ensure that the database is complete and accurate and that data imports, uploads, queries, reports and extracts are performed according to established norms and protocols, including regular data cleansing and maintenance (e.g. de-duping records, NCOA updates, and other data appends and sweeps);
Develop, implement and document policies and procedures relating to HRC’s membership database, including providing technical support and customer service for internal users; and help ensure the accuracy of data extracts as part of the Quality Control process, analyze the accuracy and reliability of data outputs and make corrections as needed.
Data Visualization:
Design, construct, manage, distribute, and maintain data visualizations as a component of reporting and analysis;
Incorporate innovative and informative data visualizations in Tableau for multiple departments within HRC for internal reporting on members and supporters;
Train/provide technical guidance to internal team members and external users to utilize reports and visualizations effectively;
Use Tableau to create, maintain, and distribute interactive charts, graphs, dashboards, maps and other items to inform departments of internal progress and promote data-driven decision making;
Keep up to date on best practices for effective data visualization creation.
Data Integration:
Serve as a pro-active team member handling data synchronization between systems and technical issues regarding member and supporter data – especially concerning types of data to be collected or stored, enhancements to ROI/Civis, changes in systems that feed into ROI/Civis, etc.;
Help manage data streams into and out of ROI/Civis. Ensure that all data collected for input into ROI (e.g. manual data entry by internal and external users, automatic synchronization of data from other systems, uploads from overlays, etc.) are compatible with ROI structure and protocols;
Diagnose problems as they occur and identify and implement solutions. Work with users and database vendor to identify and implement improvements.
Work to create efficiencies across departments and users, and
Other:
Help the team connect the dots between new requests and recently completed ones so that work can be edited rather than created new by reviewing incoming requests, paying close attention to discussions around data, and having a thorough understanding of the data itself,;
Ensure that all of their work is documented on the shared drive, and assist the team in saving incoming reports, requests, etc;
Coordinate activity with and serve as back-up for other Data team members;
Other related duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) plus three to five years related experience is required.
Database querying with SQL;
Experience building reports and visualizations in Tableau.
Experience with predictive analytics using R or Python;
Knowledge of and previous experience with a membership database (ROI Solutions) and/or Salesforce is helpful;
Experience in Voter Action Network (VAN) database preferred;
Experience with Flask and/or Shiny apps preferred;
Experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a highly complex environment within a large non-profit preferred;
Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills to work with staff, volunteers and vendors; understand and interpret user needs; and lend expertise, problem-solving, and creative and analytic thinking to formulate and communicate solutions;
Ability to create reports and communicate findings on trends, performance and objectives in a clear, concise manner;
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic organizational environment;
Strong attention to detail and desire to investigate problems to identify and rectify underlying causes;
Ability to multi-task and prioritize and manage time well;
Knowledge of or interest in LGBTQ issues is preferred.
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
Feb 07, 2020
Full-time
The Data Analyst is responsible for the analysis and utilization of data from many sources with the overarching goal of leveraging HRC’s 8+ million records to strategically support and fulfill the organization’s fundraising and programmatic objectives. This position has four primary areas of responsibility: data management, data visualization, data analysis, and data integration.
The Data Analyst will help ensure the integrity of, enhancements and improvements to, and the management of the data flowing into and out of HRC’s Oracle-based CRM database (hosted by ROI Solutions), data warehouse (hosted by Civis), and voter database (VAN). In that capacity, the Data Analyst, together with the team, will serve a pivotal role as the guardian of all data related to HRC’s members, supporters and contacts and will play a key role as team project manager.
Position Responsibilities:
Data Analysis:
Create reports, visualizations, tools, and analyses with the goal of developing strategic insights and strategies from HRC’s data to enhance fundraising, political action and donor/supporter experience with the organization. The Data Analyst will be creative and pro-active in looking for opportunities to apply data analysis to multiple facets of the organization’s work;
Use descriptive analytics to determine the success of fundraising efforts, including A/B testing and statistical significance in differences between two groups;
Use data to create predictive models for quantitative analysis of trends among members, supporters, and prospects; and
Work closely with users to identify their business needs in terms of problems and opportunities and develop routines, processes, reports, queries and extracts.
Data Management:
Manage and maintain all data extracts for direct response campaigns, including telemarketing, direct mail, and web/digital ad campaigns using SQL in Civis and ROI Solutions;
Manage and maintain data extract requests from the Campaigns & Organizing team for contacting members and supporters during political campaign efforts using the voter file through the platform of the Voter Action Network (VAN);
Provide technical support and advice in creating contact lists and other processes in the VAN;
Adhere to established protocols and standards for data integrity, data quality, data hygiene and overall data management;
Work with internal users and vendors to ensure that the database is complete and accurate and that data imports, uploads, queries, reports and extracts are performed according to established norms and protocols, including regular data cleansing and maintenance (e.g. de-duping records, NCOA updates, and other data appends and sweeps);
Develop, implement and document policies and procedures relating to HRC’s membership database, including providing technical support and customer service for internal users; and help ensure the accuracy of data extracts as part of the Quality Control process, analyze the accuracy and reliability of data outputs and make corrections as needed.
Data Visualization:
Design, construct, manage, distribute, and maintain data visualizations as a component of reporting and analysis;
Incorporate innovative and informative data visualizations in Tableau for multiple departments within HRC for internal reporting on members and supporters;
Train/provide technical guidance to internal team members and external users to utilize reports and visualizations effectively;
Use Tableau to create, maintain, and distribute interactive charts, graphs, dashboards, maps and other items to inform departments of internal progress and promote data-driven decision making;
Keep up to date on best practices for effective data visualization creation.
Data Integration:
Serve as a pro-active team member handling data synchronization between systems and technical issues regarding member and supporter data – especially concerning types of data to be collected or stored, enhancements to ROI/Civis, changes in systems that feed into ROI/Civis, etc.;
Help manage data streams into and out of ROI/Civis. Ensure that all data collected for input into ROI (e.g. manual data entry by internal and external users, automatic synchronization of data from other systems, uploads from overlays, etc.) are compatible with ROI structure and protocols;
Diagnose problems as they occur and identify and implement solutions. Work with users and database vendor to identify and implement improvements.
Work to create efficiencies across departments and users, and
Other:
Help the team connect the dots between new requests and recently completed ones so that work can be edited rather than created new by reviewing incoming requests, paying close attention to discussions around data, and having a thorough understanding of the data itself,;
Ensure that all of their work is documented on the shared drive, and assist the team in saving incoming reports, requests, etc;
Coordinate activity with and serve as back-up for other Data team members;
Other related duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) plus three to five years related experience is required.
Database querying with SQL;
Experience building reports and visualizations in Tableau.
Experience with predictive analytics using R or Python;
Knowledge of and previous experience with a membership database (ROI Solutions) and/or Salesforce is helpful;
Experience in Voter Action Network (VAN) database preferred;
Experience with Flask and/or Shiny apps preferred;
Experience in non-profit fundraising, preferably in a highly complex environment within a large non-profit preferred;
Demonstrated communication and collaboration skills to work with staff, volunteers and vendors; understand and interpret user needs; and lend expertise, problem-solving, and creative and analytic thinking to formulate and communicate solutions;
Ability to create reports and communicate findings on trends, performance and objectives in a clear, concise manner;
Ability to work effectively in a dynamic organizational environment;
Strong attention to detail and desire to investigate problems to identify and rectify underlying causes;
Ability to multi-task and prioritize and manage time well;
Knowledge of or interest in LGBTQ issues is preferred.
We strongly encourage people of color, transgender and non-binary people to apply. HRC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone, including non-LGBTQ people, to join our team.
All positions at the Human Rights Campaign may require travel on a regular basis or periodically. Where the need arises for business travel, appropriate compensation as outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act will apply.
No phone calls or emails, please. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to queries about application status.
Summary
Uses in depth technical knowledge of databases, software and hardware solutions, and presented business requirements to engineer best computing environments for highly functional and business aligned applications.
This includes attention to scalability, expandability, and sustainability of systems well into the future, as well as understanding up-front costs and on-going costs for the solutions/environments.
Designs, describes and manages the solution engineering in relation to specific business problems.
Deep understanding and experience with relational databases and associated functionality such as tuning, security, development, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Deep understanding and experience with non-relational databases such as distributed, column oriented, document oriented, key/value, and graph.
Ability to read and update existing software code.
May modify software based on vendor specs and department standards.
Oversees required patching and may lead technology projects.
Creates appropriate documentation.
May train other less technical staff members.
Responsibilities and Duties
Identifies best technical solution among possibilities to solve existing business problems
Describes the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders.
Defines features, phases, and solution requirements.
Designs enterprise integration architecture, ensuring alignment of technology to the business strategy.
Provides specifications according to which the solutions are defined, managed and delivered.
Provides high-level estimates of complexity, resourcing, dependencies and hours to roadmap projects.
Develops and publishes application integration frameworks, patterns, and practices to reduce cost and complexity.
Matches solutions with the overall City environment. This involves operating systems, an information context, and integration requirements.
SA must understand how all parts of the business model work together including processes, operating systems and application architectures.
Develops, deploys, supports mission critical Utilities’ applications.
Serves as the Lead DBA for all enterprise databases. Determines methods used for their successful provisioning and continued operation. Manages all licensing as well as hardware selection and lifecycle. Determines and implements best practices for database standards, architecture, security, backup and recovery, availability, etc. of databases for the city.
Analyzes the technology environment.
Analyzes Enterprise specifics of the overall computing environment within IT.
Analyzes and documents requirements
Sets the collaboration framework (across departments)
Creates a solution prototype
Participates in technology selection.
Supports project management of deployment.
Works within the constraints of each project which may include: technology, risks, scope, cost, quality, time, and resources.
Experience
Minimum of eight years of working experience in one or multiple IT disciplines.
IT infrastructure and cloud development experience
Engineering and software architecture design
Business analysis
Dev/Ops – Understands development processes and moving solutions into day-to-day operations. Uses agile methodologies to accomplish a smooth migration.
Project and product management
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database administration and technologies
Non-relational database technologies
Geographic Information Systems
System Integration methods
Utilities Industry
Management of external vendors
Qualifications and Skills
Oracle/MSSQL DBA experience: performance tuning, development, licensing, HA and DR
Strong SQL writing abilities
Familiarity with alternative relational and non relational database systems.
Understanding of internal/external networks functionality
Understanding of SOAP and REST web services
Familiarity deploying, securing, and administering Apache, Apache Tomcat, IIS or similar web servers.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
HTML, C+, python, PL/SQL and/or JavaScript
Requirements gathering and ability to clearly understand business needs
Exceptional communication skills and ability to informally lead
Problem solving skills
Ability to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Must have independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions
Ability to perform systematic application integrations with high integration project success rates.
Ability to oversee the design and implementation of a stable and adaptable technology infrastructure.
Expert knowledge of systems, applications, or process designs within information technology.
Expert communication skills for all level of stakeholders and audience.
Education
4-year degree in computer science, information technology, or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Advanced degree preferred.
Technical certifications desirable.
Personal Attributes
Excellent communication skills
Deep analytical skills
Project and resource management skills
Collaborative work style
Ability to influence and negotiate
Jan 30, 2020
Full-time
Summary
Uses in depth technical knowledge of databases, software and hardware solutions, and presented business requirements to engineer best computing environments for highly functional and business aligned applications.
This includes attention to scalability, expandability, and sustainability of systems well into the future, as well as understanding up-front costs and on-going costs for the solutions/environments.
Designs, describes and manages the solution engineering in relation to specific business problems.
Deep understanding and experience with relational databases and associated functionality such as tuning, security, development, backup and recovery, high availability, and disaster recovery.
Deep understanding and experience with non-relational databases such as distributed, column oriented, document oriented, key/value, and graph.
Ability to read and update existing software code.
May modify software based on vendor specs and department standards.
Oversees required patching and may lead technology projects.
Creates appropriate documentation.
May train other less technical staff members.
Responsibilities and Duties
Identifies best technical solution among possibilities to solve existing business problems
Describes the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders.
Defines features, phases, and solution requirements.
Designs enterprise integration architecture, ensuring alignment of technology to the business strategy.
Provides specifications according to which the solutions are defined, managed and delivered.
Provides high-level estimates of complexity, resourcing, dependencies and hours to roadmap projects.
Develops and publishes application integration frameworks, patterns, and practices to reduce cost and complexity.
Matches solutions with the overall City environment. This involves operating systems, an information context, and integration requirements.
SA must understand how all parts of the business model work together including processes, operating systems and application architectures.
Develops, deploys, supports mission critical Utilities’ applications.
Serves as the Lead DBA for all enterprise databases. Determines methods used for their successful provisioning and continued operation. Manages all licensing as well as hardware selection and lifecycle. Determines and implements best practices for database standards, architecture, security, backup and recovery, availability, etc. of databases for the city.
Analyzes the technology environment.
Analyzes Enterprise specifics of the overall computing environment within IT.
Analyzes and documents requirements
Sets the collaboration framework (across departments)
Creates a solution prototype
Participates in technology selection.
Supports project management of deployment.
Works within the constraints of each project which may include: technology, risks, scope, cost, quality, time, and resources.
Experience
Minimum of eight years of working experience in one or multiple IT disciplines.
IT infrastructure and cloud development experience
Engineering and software architecture design
Business analysis
Dev/Ops – Understands development processes and moving solutions into day-to-day operations. Uses agile methodologies to accomplish a smooth migration.
Project and product management
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database administration and technologies
Non-relational database technologies
Geographic Information Systems
System Integration methods
Utilities Industry
Management of external vendors
Qualifications and Skills
Oracle/MSSQL DBA experience: performance tuning, development, licensing, HA and DR
Strong SQL writing abilities
Familiarity with alternative relational and non relational database systems.
Understanding of internal/external networks functionality
Understanding of SOAP and REST web services
Familiarity deploying, securing, and administering Apache, Apache Tomcat, IIS or similar web servers.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
HTML, C+, python, PL/SQL and/or JavaScript
Requirements gathering and ability to clearly understand business needs
Exceptional communication skills and ability to informally lead
Problem solving skills
Ability to work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Must have independent judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions
Ability to perform systematic application integrations with high integration project success rates.
Ability to oversee the design and implementation of a stable and adaptable technology infrastructure.
Expert knowledge of systems, applications, or process designs within information technology.
Expert communication skills for all level of stakeholders and audience.
Education
4-year degree in computer science, information technology, or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Advanced degree preferred.
Technical certifications desirable.
Personal Attributes
Excellent communication skills
Deep analytical skills
Project and resource management skills
Collaborative work style
Ability to influence and negotiate
Mission Statement
Listening first, LOR works with rural communities in the Mountain West to enhance livability and prosperity while preserving the character that makes each community unique.
About LOR
LOR was founded on the simple premise that communities can find prosperity without sacrificing what they love about the place they call home. No two rural towns are the same nor are the projects we support. We listen to communities to better understand what they need and how we can help.
How We Work
The rural West is beautiful and complex. LOR believes the best solutions are rooted in the community. Our work is place-based and driven by a community’s vision for their future.
We partner with small towns in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Our staff works locally and supports projects in communities where they live. With offices across the region and a presence in the Nation’s Capital, our local roots help us elevate the rural voice and improve quality of life across the Mountain West.
We always want to learn more about communities in our region and encourage people to get in touch with us and share their story. To learn more about our community-driven approach to grantmaking, read our Impact Stories and follow us on Twitter (@LORfoundation), Instagram (@lorfoundation), and Facebook (@LORfoundation).
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ROLE
The Technology Officer will serve as the strategic thought leader for technical innovation at the Foundation. They will work closely with LOR management to understand the Foundation’s short and long-term goals and define the technology objectives to meet them. The role requires a passion for process and a diligent approach to optimization. The ideal candidate will thrive in a start-up environment and has values that align with LOR’s mission.
Primary Responsibilities
Across each department, understand workflows, needs, and technology gaps and implement solutions to make LOR more operationally efficient and effective; develop and lead the technology roadmap for 2021 and beyond
Proactive research on technology trends and products that can advance LOR mission work; as appropriate, create prototypes to ensure the best use of technology tools at LOR and in community work
Serve as a strategic advisor on LOR opportunities (e.g., grants, partnerships, community events) that could or do involve technology
Management of LOR’s cloud-based digital infrastructure, including ongoing systems configuration and reporting to ensure desired utilization and/or identify opportunities for innovation
Select and integrate new tools to maximize the capabilities of LOR’s existing systems (e.g., identify and test plugins, use APIs)
Project management of digital application vendors (as needed); Ensure custom technical solution development efforts meet scope, quality, and business goals
Lead demonstrations of new platform features, conduct staff trainings, and update documentation (as needed)
Oversee enterprise-level security protocols
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications enumerated below, the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes and experiences:
Education: College degree required
Employment: Minimum of 7 years related work experience preferred (e.g., technical operations, product management, technical project management, developer, IT management/help desk)
Skills: Strong understanding of web, social, mobile, and emerging technologies; Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge; Client-facing experience required
TO APPLY
This search is being led by Tamar Datan and Chris Cannon of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group (NPAG). Due to the pace of this search, candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send your application including a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume, and where you learned of the position.
LOR Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
Jan 30, 2020
Full-time
Mission Statement
Listening first, LOR works with rural communities in the Mountain West to enhance livability and prosperity while preserving the character that makes each community unique.
About LOR
LOR was founded on the simple premise that communities can find prosperity without sacrificing what they love about the place they call home. No two rural towns are the same nor are the projects we support. We listen to communities to better understand what they need and how we can help.
How We Work
The rural West is beautiful and complex. LOR believes the best solutions are rooted in the community. Our work is place-based and driven by a community’s vision for their future.
We partner with small towns in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Our staff works locally and supports projects in communities where they live. With offices across the region and a presence in the Nation’s Capital, our local roots help us elevate the rural voice and improve quality of life across the Mountain West.
We always want to learn more about communities in our region and encourage people to get in touch with us and share their story. To learn more about our community-driven approach to grantmaking, read our Impact Stories and follow us on Twitter (@LORfoundation), Instagram (@lorfoundation), and Facebook (@LORfoundation).
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER ROLE
The Technology Officer will serve as the strategic thought leader for technical innovation at the Foundation. They will work closely with LOR management to understand the Foundation’s short and long-term goals and define the technology objectives to meet them. The role requires a passion for process and a diligent approach to optimization. The ideal candidate will thrive in a start-up environment and has values that align with LOR’s mission.
Primary Responsibilities
Across each department, understand workflows, needs, and technology gaps and implement solutions to make LOR more operationally efficient and effective; develop and lead the technology roadmap for 2021 and beyond
Proactive research on technology trends and products that can advance LOR mission work; as appropriate, create prototypes to ensure the best use of technology tools at LOR and in community work
Serve as a strategic advisor on LOR opportunities (e.g., grants, partnerships, community events) that could or do involve technology
Management of LOR’s cloud-based digital infrastructure, including ongoing systems configuration and reporting to ensure desired utilization and/or identify opportunities for innovation
Select and integrate new tools to maximize the capabilities of LOR’s existing systems (e.g., identify and test plugins, use APIs)
Project management of digital application vendors (as needed); Ensure custom technical solution development efforts meet scope, quality, and business goals
Lead demonstrations of new platform features, conduct staff trainings, and update documentation (as needed)
Oversee enterprise-level security protocols
QUALIFICATIONS OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
While no one candidate will embody all the qualifications enumerated below, the ideal candidate will possess many of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes and experiences:
Education: College degree required
Employment: Minimum of 7 years related work experience preferred (e.g., technical operations, product management, technical project management, developer, IT management/help desk)
Skills: Strong understanding of web, social, mobile, and emerging technologies; Self-motivated and willing to expand knowledge; Client-facing experience required
TO APPLY
This search is being led by Tamar Datan and Chris Cannon of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group (NPAG). Due to the pace of this search, candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page to send your application including a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume, and where you learned of the position.
LOR Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
The Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD, USA
Systems Engineer – Quality Improvement
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – East Baltimore Campus
Baltimore, MD
Full Time, Day Shift
Take advantage of this opportunity to play a key role in helping The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System deliver the highest quality patient care. The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been at the forefront of discovery, innovation and medical advances for over 125 years. Our reputation for excellence has earned us a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list for over two decades. Renowned for our specialty services and innovative clinical advances, we strive to make The Johns Hopkins Hospital an exceptional place to work, learn and advance your career.
Here you’ll work with some of the best and brightest in the medical field, with access to generous benefits, incentives and numerous career options. No matter your career focus, you too can enjoy an environment that is continually recognized as one of the best workplaces in the world.
The Systems Engineer is a key technical leader within a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. He/she is central to the understanding and continuous improvement of a highly, complex operational system of people, processes, technology and information necessary to eliminate preventable harm and improve patient outcomes. The Systems Engineer provides a deep, data-driven understanding of the risks and opportunities within the system through rigorous data analysis and interpretation. He/she drives performance improvement through the disciplined application of systems engineering methodology.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, physical sciences, applied mathematics, computer or science, or a related field; master’s or PhD preferred.
Highly skilled in data analysis tools including SQL, Python, R, Tableau, and other data visualization and analysis tools.
5-10 years of relevant experience; less will be considered with strong academic credentials.
Additional training in systems engineering, data analysis, quality assurance, technical management, and process improvement preferred.
INCOSE or other systems engineering/computer science related certifications preferred.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Jan 28, 2020
Full-time
Systems Engineer – Quality Improvement
The Johns Hopkins Hospital – East Baltimore Campus
Baltimore, MD
Full Time, Day Shift
Take advantage of this opportunity to play a key role in helping The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System deliver the highest quality patient care. The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been at the forefront of discovery, innovation and medical advances for over 125 years. Our reputation for excellence has earned us a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list for over two decades. Renowned for our specialty services and innovative clinical advances, we strive to make The Johns Hopkins Hospital an exceptional place to work, learn and advance your career.
Here you’ll work with some of the best and brightest in the medical field, with access to generous benefits, incentives and numerous career options. No matter your career focus, you too can enjoy an environment that is continually recognized as one of the best workplaces in the world.
The Systems Engineer is a key technical leader within a dynamic, interdisciplinary team. He/she is central to the understanding and continuous improvement of a highly, complex operational system of people, processes, technology and information necessary to eliminate preventable harm and improve patient outcomes. The Systems Engineer provides a deep, data-driven understanding of the risks and opportunities within the system through rigorous data analysis and interpretation. He/she drives performance improvement through the disciplined application of systems engineering methodology.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering, physical sciences, applied mathematics, computer or science, or a related field; master’s or PhD preferred.
Highly skilled in data analysis tools including SQL, Python, R, Tableau, and other data visualization and analysis tools.
5-10 years of relevant experience; less will be considered with strong academic credentials.
Additional training in systems engineering, data analysis, quality assurance, technical management, and process improvement preferred.
INCOSE or other systems engineering/computer science related certifications preferred.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Healthcare Association of New York State
Rensselaer, NY, USA
Overview:
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) is seeking a Programmer/Analyst to join our Information Services (IS) team. Reporting to the Applications Manager, this position is equally responsible for support of existing applications and new application development. Application support includes minor enhancements, identification and resolution of application bugs, and application performance tuning. Application development includes working as a member of an agile development team to design, build and deploy new applications as needed.
This is an exciting opportunity for a programming professional with strong technical skills who is enthusiastic about making positive contributions in a team environment and providing top-notch customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred with at least one year of programming experience having exposure to all areas of the system development lifecycle. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted.
Experience with .NET utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio.
Proficiency in one or more preferred programming languages required (C#.NET, VB.NET).
Experience working with relational databases (SQL Server) required.
Experience supporting AMS (Association Management Software) or CRM (customer relationship management software), and MRS (Microsoft Reporting Services) experience preferred.
Good oral and written communications skills required as well as the ability to perform effectively with minimal supervision.
Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and make substantive contributions to division and organization excellence.
Desired:
Experience with project tracking, source control and DevOps using TFS or similar products
Experience supporting AMS (Association Management Software) or CRM (customer relationship management software), and MRS (Microsoft Reporting Services) experience preferred.
Knowledge of building web services (AJAX, SOAP,REST, JSON, WSDL,XML , etc.)
Experience with MVC framework
Experience working in an Agile development environment
We offer the opportunity to work at a Capital Region Top Employer* with a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a 401(k) plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer – race, sex, veteran or disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation
*As designated by the Times Union’s Top Workplaces program and employee survey since 2012.
Jan 27, 2020
Full-time
Overview:
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) is seeking a Programmer/Analyst to join our Information Services (IS) team. Reporting to the Applications Manager, this position is equally responsible for support of existing applications and new application development. Application support includes minor enhancements, identification and resolution of application bugs, and application performance tuning. Application development includes working as a member of an agile development team to design, build and deploy new applications as needed.
This is an exciting opportunity for a programming professional with strong technical skills who is enthusiastic about making positive contributions in a team environment and providing top-notch customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred with at least one year of programming experience having exposure to all areas of the system development lifecycle. An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted.
Experience with .NET utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio.
Proficiency in one or more preferred programming languages required (C#.NET, VB.NET).
Experience working with relational databases (SQL Server) required.
Experience supporting AMS (Association Management Software) or CRM (customer relationship management software), and MRS (Microsoft Reporting Services) experience preferred.
Good oral and written communications skills required as well as the ability to perform effectively with minimal supervision.
Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and make substantive contributions to division and organization excellence.
Desired:
Experience with project tracking, source control and DevOps using TFS or similar products
Experience supporting AMS (Association Management Software) or CRM (customer relationship management software), and MRS (Microsoft Reporting Services) experience preferred.
Knowledge of building web services (AJAX, SOAP,REST, JSON, WSDL,XML , etc.)
Experience with MVC framework
Experience working in an Agile development environment
We offer the opportunity to work at a Capital Region Top Employer* with a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a 401(k) plan.
Equal Opportunity Employer – race, sex, veteran or disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation
*As designated by the Times Union’s Top Workplaces program and employee survey since 2012.
We’re passionate about food and driven by data.
Do you want to impact our future through data, analytics and innovative technology? Do you thrive on leading big things and making it happen? Bring your passion, expertise and problem-solving skills to the table and make an impact.
General Mills is reshaping the future, and technology & data play an important role for us. Your technology experience will help us get the right data and solutions at the right time, every time. As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills operates across the globe with more than 100 recognizable consumer brands, including: Cheerios, LÄRABAR, Pillsbury, Yoplait, Annie’s Homegrown, Totino’s, Epic Provisions and Blue Buffalo.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
AI Governance aims to realize organizational value through focusing on effective and efficient analytic process to build & usage of analytic capabilities & solutions. It focuses on the process of consuming & deriving insights from data rather than the creation and storage of data. The AI Governance role drives discovery, execution and standards around operational analytic governance.
The AI governance role will provide leadership, strategic decision making and guidance within analytic governance included partnering with the technical executional resource to understand and solve unique and complex problems as well as partnering with the broader organization to ensure best practice sharing & adherence of standards.
You will interface with the Global Data Governance organization to ensure consistency across Data & Analytic Governance where applicable as well as have a stance on the appropriate technologies to support Analytic Governance to realize our technical & commercial teams’ needs.
In this role, you will:
Design end to end analytic framework, including overall architecture, capabilities, platforms, tools & governing processes
Establish & define metrics around gauging analytic health of organization
Consult & communicate positioning/go-forward strategies for analytic governance tools/capabilities
Communicate governance standards & framework to ensure alignment to enterprise guidelines for security, auditability, data governance, metadata management, etc.
Define/improve governance best practices, guidelines & integration with enterprise solutions
Review analytic solutions for re-usability, scalability, synergy opportunities & alignment to defined best practices & guidelines
Monitor technology trends & participates in discovery of any new tools/capabilities of interest
Benchmark Analytic Governance with Industry analysts and other companies
Lead Analytic Governance committee/steering team to ensure cross-functional exposure & adherence
WHO YOU ARE:
Bachelor’s degree
10 years demonstrating a high degree of proficiency in designing and developing complex, high-quality analytic solutions
5 or more years in an Analytic Governance role process-mapping, detailed frameworks, best practices and governance guidelines
A proven track record of delivering scalable, resource intensive, integrated and operational analytic solution; Experience creating roadmaps & process diagrams
Hands-on experience working with enterprise scale data projects including Big Data, Data Science & BI Reporting
Experience in Agile Development, with specific Solution Architect preferred (understanding of end-to-end implementation of a technology Solution)
Ability to phase the delivery of analytic solutions such that it can meet immediate needs, while building towards the long-term strategic solution
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a digestible way
Ability to effortlessly switch gears from summary view for leadership to hands-on discussion with practitioners
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE:
Cloud analytics platform experience preferred
Six sigma certification preferred
Jan 27, 2020
Full-time
We’re passionate about food and driven by data.
Do you want to impact our future through data, analytics and innovative technology? Do you thrive on leading big things and making it happen? Bring your passion, expertise and problem-solving skills to the table and make an impact.
General Mills is reshaping the future, and technology & data play an important role for us. Your technology experience will help us get the right data and solutions at the right time, every time. As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills operates across the globe with more than 100 recognizable consumer brands, including: Cheerios, LÄRABAR, Pillsbury, Yoplait, Annie’s Homegrown, Totino’s, Epic Provisions and Blue Buffalo.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
AI Governance aims to realize organizational value through focusing on effective and efficient analytic process to build & usage of analytic capabilities & solutions. It focuses on the process of consuming & deriving insights from data rather than the creation and storage of data. The AI Governance role drives discovery, execution and standards around operational analytic governance.
The AI governance role will provide leadership, strategic decision making and guidance within analytic governance included partnering with the technical executional resource to understand and solve unique and complex problems as well as partnering with the broader organization to ensure best practice sharing & adherence of standards.
You will interface with the Global Data Governance organization to ensure consistency across Data & Analytic Governance where applicable as well as have a stance on the appropriate technologies to support Analytic Governance to realize our technical & commercial teams’ needs.
In this role, you will:
Design end to end analytic framework, including overall architecture, capabilities, platforms, tools & governing processes
Establish & define metrics around gauging analytic health of organization
Consult & communicate positioning/go-forward strategies for analytic governance tools/capabilities
Communicate governance standards & framework to ensure alignment to enterprise guidelines for security, auditability, data governance, metadata management, etc.
Define/improve governance best practices, guidelines & integration with enterprise solutions
Review analytic solutions for re-usability, scalability, synergy opportunities & alignment to defined best practices & guidelines
Monitor technology trends & participates in discovery of any new tools/capabilities of interest
Benchmark Analytic Governance with Industry analysts and other companies
Lead Analytic Governance committee/steering team to ensure cross-functional exposure & adherence
WHO YOU ARE:
Bachelor’s degree
10 years demonstrating a high degree of proficiency in designing and developing complex, high-quality analytic solutions
5 or more years in an Analytic Governance role process-mapping, detailed frameworks, best practices and governance guidelines
A proven track record of delivering scalable, resource intensive, integrated and operational analytic solution; Experience creating roadmaps & process diagrams
Hands-on experience working with enterprise scale data projects including Big Data, Data Science & BI Reporting
Experience in Agile Development, with specific Solution Architect preferred (understanding of end-to-end implementation of a technology Solution)
Ability to phase the delivery of analytic solutions such that it can meet immediate needs, while building towards the long-term strategic solution
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts in a digestible way
Ability to effortlessly switch gears from summary view for leadership to hands-on discussion with practitioners
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE:
Cloud analytics platform experience preferred
Six sigma certification preferred
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Data Engineer, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary agile team to build high quality data pipelines driving analytic solutions. These solutions will generate insights from our connected data, enabling General Mills to advance the data-driven decision-making capabilities of our enterprise.
This role requires deep understanding of data architecture, data engineering, data analysis, reporting, and a basic understanding of data science techniques and workflows.
In this role you will:
Design, develop, optimize, and maintain data architecture and pipelines that adhere to ETL principles and business goals.
Solve complex data problems to deliver insights that helps our business to achieve their goals
Create data products for analytics and data scientist team members to improve their productivity
Advise, consult, mentor and coach other data and analytic professionals on data standards and practices
Foster a culture of sharing, re-use, design for scale stability, and operational efficiency of data and analytical solutions
Lead evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools & process for analytic data engineering to improve our productivity as a team
Develop and deliver communication & education plans on analytic data engineering capabilities, standards, and processes
Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.
Learn about machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
WHO YOU ARE
Bachelor’s Degree
5 years of experience working in data engineering or architecture role
Expertise in SQL and data analysis and experience with at least one programming language
Experience developing and maintaining data warehouses in big data solutions
Big Data development experience using some or all of the following: Hive, BigQuery, Impala, Spark and familiarity with Kafka
Experience working with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Shiny
Conceptual knowledge of data and analytics, such as dimensional modeling, ETL, reporting tools, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data.
Exposure to machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
Passion for agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and experimentation
Experience working on a collaborative agile product team
Excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering
7+ years applicable work experience
Experience with developing solutions on cloud computing services and infrastructure in the data and analytics space
Experience in Python or Scala
Big Data development experience using Hive, Impala, Spark and familiarity with Kafka
Familiarity with the Linux operating system
Exposure to machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
Experience with OLAP such as AtScale, SSAS, SAP BW, Essbase
Knowledge of Data Preparation, Data Wrangling, and Feature Engineering
Jan 26, 2020
Full-time
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Data Engineer, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary agile team to build high quality data pipelines driving analytic solutions. These solutions will generate insights from our connected data, enabling General Mills to advance the data-driven decision-making capabilities of our enterprise.
This role requires deep understanding of data architecture, data engineering, data analysis, reporting, and a basic understanding of data science techniques and workflows.
In this role you will:
Design, develop, optimize, and maintain data architecture and pipelines that adhere to ETL principles and business goals.
Solve complex data problems to deliver insights that helps our business to achieve their goals
Create data products for analytics and data scientist team members to improve their productivity
Advise, consult, mentor and coach other data and analytic professionals on data standards and practices
Foster a culture of sharing, re-use, design for scale stability, and operational efficiency of data and analytical solutions
Lead evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools & process for analytic data engineering to improve our productivity as a team
Develop and deliver communication & education plans on analytic data engineering capabilities, standards, and processes
Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.
Learn about machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
WHO YOU ARE
Bachelor’s Degree
5 years of experience working in data engineering or architecture role
Expertise in SQL and data analysis and experience with at least one programming language
Experience developing and maintaining data warehouses in big data solutions
Big Data development experience using some or all of the following: Hive, BigQuery, Impala, Spark and familiarity with Kafka
Experience working with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Shiny
Conceptual knowledge of data and analytics, such as dimensional modeling, ETL, reporting tools, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data.
Exposure to machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
Passion for agile software processes, data-driven development, reliability, and experimentation
Experience working on a collaborative agile product team
Excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering
7+ years applicable work experience
Experience with developing solutions on cloud computing services and infrastructure in the data and analytics space
Experience in Python or Scala
Big Data development experience using Hive, Impala, Spark and familiarity with Kafka
Familiarity with the Linux operating system
Exposure to machine learning, data science, computer vision, artificial intelligence, statistics, and/or applied mathematics
Experience with OLAP such as AtScale, SSAS, SAP BW, Essbase
Knowledge of Data Preparation, Data Wrangling, and Feature Engineering
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
To make the food people love, we need to make sure we feed our decision makers the right data and solutions at the right time, every time.
As a Senior Data Scientist at General Mills, you will apply your strong expertise in machine learning, data mining and information retrieval to design, prototype and build next generation advanced analytics engine and services.
You will collaborate with product owners, business partners and other Data Scientists to define technical problem statement and hypothesis to test. In addition, you will develop efficient and accurate analytical models that mimic business decisions.
In this role, you will:
collaborate with business partners to develop novel ways to meet goals utilizing cutting edge techniques and tools and effectively communicating your analytics approach
advocate and educate on the value of data-driven decision by focusing on the “how and why” of solving problems as your second nature
lead analytic approaches, integrating work into applications and tools with data engineers, business leads, analysts and developers
engineer new features by using your business acumen to find new ways to combine disparate data sources
love to collaborate, coach and learn with a growing team of experienced Data Scientists
stay connected with external sources of ideas through conferences and community engagements
WHO YOU ARE:
Bachelor’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics and 5+ years’ experience required OR Graduate degree in quantitative discipline and demonstrated Data Science skill set, plus 2+ years work experience
Must have Python or R proficiency working with DataFrames
Must have proficiency writing complex SQL queries
Must have proficiency with Machine Learning to solve problems such as clustering, classification, regression, anomaly detection, simulation and optimization problems on large scale data sets
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to understand business partner needs and deliver solutions
Bias for action, with the ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization and time management
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE:
Experience with Big Data technologies — Hadoop, Spark, H20.ai, Cloud AI platforms, containerization
Experience with supporting deployment, monitoring, maintenance and enhancement of models
Experience with data visualization tools — Tableau, R Shiny, Plotly, etc.
Jan 26, 2020
Full-time
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
To make the food people love, we need to make sure we feed our decision makers the right data and solutions at the right time, every time.
As a Senior Data Scientist at General Mills, you will apply your strong expertise in machine learning, data mining and information retrieval to design, prototype and build next generation advanced analytics engine and services.
You will collaborate with product owners, business partners and other Data Scientists to define technical problem statement and hypothesis to test. In addition, you will develop efficient and accurate analytical models that mimic business decisions.
In this role, you will:
collaborate with business partners to develop novel ways to meet goals utilizing cutting edge techniques and tools and effectively communicating your analytics approach
advocate and educate on the value of data-driven decision by focusing on the “how and why” of solving problems as your second nature
lead analytic approaches, integrating work into applications and tools with data engineers, business leads, analysts and developers
engineer new features by using your business acumen to find new ways to combine disparate data sources
love to collaborate, coach and learn with a growing team of experienced Data Scientists
stay connected with external sources of ideas through conferences and community engagements
WHO YOU ARE:
Bachelor’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics and 5+ years’ experience required OR Graduate degree in quantitative discipline and demonstrated Data Science skill set, plus 2+ years work experience
Must have Python or R proficiency working with DataFrames
Must have proficiency writing complex SQL queries
Must have proficiency with Machine Learning to solve problems such as clustering, classification, regression, anomaly detection, simulation and optimization problems on large scale data sets
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to understand business partner needs and deliver solutions
Bias for action, with the ability to deliver outstanding results through task prioritization and time management
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE:
Experience with Big Data technologies — Hadoop, Spark, H20.ai, Cloud AI platforms, containerization
Experience with supporting deployment, monitoring, maintenance and enhancement of models
Experience with data visualization tools — Tableau, R Shiny, Plotly, etc.
As a Senior Controls Test Engineer, you'll identify, plan, design and execute operational process reviews and reviews of system implementations, applications and other IT-related risk area while working cross-functionally and in collaboration with various teams including Engineering, Product Management, Operations and Finance. You'll be interacting with subject matter experts across Alphabet to understand and communicate how key technology elements (i.e. code) address specific risks. Leading ad hoc analyses of data and developing repeatable methods to ensure a consistent result while contributing to Google's internal knowledge base will be a core responsibility.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in MIS, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years experience in Risk Management, Audit, Compliance (MRC, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA, NIST, SOC, similar compliance frameworks), Systems Integration, Consulting, or related experience.
Proficient in SQL and one of the following: Java, Python, C++, R, TensorFlow, Julia, Scala, MATLAB, SAS.
Preferred qualifications:
CISA/CISSP/PMP/CIA or related certification.
Experience in technology consulting, system auditing, privacy, cyber-security, e-commerce, e-money licensing, digital/online advertising, cloud, online payment regulations, anti-money laundering, online media, entertainment, online content licensing royalty management, software development, supply chain systems/processes, hardware manufacturing, financial processes/systems, mergers and acquisitions, project systems integration, risk management, data analytics.
Experience with internet technology from technical, regulatory, or commercial perspective.
Ability to navigate complex systems and manage multiple projects.
Ability to interact with SMEs to understand how code addresses risk. Ability to communicate across levels, set objectives, and drive results.
About the job:
Internal Audit‘s mission is to protect and enable growth across Alphabet, Google and our Bets with objective, practical insights. We do this by monitoring the risk environment across Alphabet and providing insights to enable effective risk management. We work closely with teams and leadership to achieve a strong control environment that enhances and protects organizational value. We serve as one of the company’s various lines of defense for staffing and developing our team to be control experts who deliver objective and reliable results. As a member of the team, you’ll advise the business and engineering groups to identify areas of risk and make valuable recommendations on controls. You’ll have the opportunity to influence change and decisions for business initiatives including product launches and system implementations. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, are passionate about technology and are able to focus on key issues and the details that come with it.
The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.
At Google, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Jan 24, 2020
Full-time
As a Senior Controls Test Engineer, you'll identify, plan, design and execute operational process reviews and reviews of system implementations, applications and other IT-related risk area while working cross-functionally and in collaboration with various teams including Engineering, Product Management, Operations and Finance. You'll be interacting with subject matter experts across Alphabet to understand and communicate how key technology elements (i.e. code) address specific risks. Leading ad hoc analyses of data and developing repeatable methods to ensure a consistent result while contributing to Google's internal knowledge base will be a core responsibility.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in MIS, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years experience in Risk Management, Audit, Compliance (MRC, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA, NIST, SOC, similar compliance frameworks), Systems Integration, Consulting, or related experience.
Proficient in SQL and one of the following: Java, Python, C++, R, TensorFlow, Julia, Scala, MATLAB, SAS.
Preferred qualifications:
CISA/CISSP/PMP/CIA or related certification.
Experience in technology consulting, system auditing, privacy, cyber-security, e-commerce, e-money licensing, digital/online advertising, cloud, online payment regulations, anti-money laundering, online media, entertainment, online content licensing royalty management, software development, supply chain systems/processes, hardware manufacturing, financial processes/systems, mergers and acquisitions, project systems integration, risk management, data analytics.
Experience with internet technology from technical, regulatory, or commercial perspective.
Ability to navigate complex systems and manage multiple projects.
Ability to interact with SMEs to understand how code addresses risk. Ability to communicate across levels, set objectives, and drive results.
About the job:
Internal Audit‘s mission is to protect and enable growth across Alphabet, Google and our Bets with objective, practical insights. We do this by monitoring the risk environment across Alphabet and providing insights to enable effective risk management. We work closely with teams and leadership to achieve a strong control environment that enhances and protects organizational value. We serve as one of the company’s various lines of defense for staffing and developing our team to be control experts who deliver objective and reliable results. As a member of the team, you’ll advise the business and engineering groups to identify areas of risk and make valuable recommendations on controls. You’ll have the opportunity to influence change and decisions for business initiatives including product launches and system implementations. You enjoy working in a dynamic environment, are passionate about technology and are able to focus on key issues and the details that come with it.
The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.
At Google, we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Economic Systems Inc. (EconSys) is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking a Software Developer to join our team in Falls Church, VA. The Software Developer will help make a significant impact on our continuous efforts to build on our Human Resources Management enterprise system. Our cloud application enterprise system is FedRAMP program accredited.
EconSys is celebrating almost 30 years in business and is continuing to have explosive growth! Our office is expanding, our customer numbers have increased, and you’ll find our products and services used by over 100 Federal agencies. With this increased business, we need help providing our Government customers with the best services and tools.
Responsibilities:
Writes highly optimized Java and SQL to contribute to the development of the application
Assists in debugging critical issues affecting customers and communicates status to the support team
Provides guidance to junior developers
Documents code
Performs code reviews to check for code optimization, code style, and enforce test-driven development methodologies
Assists in evaluating new software development frameworks and technologies
Requirements:
US Citizenship (minimum requirement for client issued Public Trust)
Able to obtain Public Trust (pass required credit and background check)
5+ years of working experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer
Strong knowledge of software development using Java and Spring
Able to create automated test scripts for functionality
Expertise in HTML and CSS
Experience in JavaScript , jQuery , JavaScript templating , js , and Node.js
Knowledge of building API, web services, RESTful, and Elasticsearch
Knowledge of Oracle database architecture with proficiency in SQL
Able to work independently
Experience:
Handling live issues
Writing JUnit tests
Building automation using tools such as Jenkins , Gradle , Maven , or others
Utilize Linux Administration, Splunk , Apache , Kafka , Puppet , Tomcat , or OSSEC
Knowledge using Python, Scala, Ruby on Rails
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree
Compensation:
Includes competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, 401k matching, life insurance, health, vision, and dental benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Jan 23, 2020
Full-time
Economic Systems Inc. (EconSys) is an Equal Opportunity Employer seeking a Software Developer to join our team in Falls Church, VA. The Software Developer will help make a significant impact on our continuous efforts to build on our Human Resources Management enterprise system. Our cloud application enterprise system is FedRAMP program accredited.
EconSys is celebrating almost 30 years in business and is continuing to have explosive growth! Our office is expanding, our customer numbers have increased, and you’ll find our products and services used by over 100 Federal agencies. With this increased business, we need help providing our Government customers with the best services and tools.
Responsibilities:
Writes highly optimized Java and SQL to contribute to the development of the application
Assists in debugging critical issues affecting customers and communicates status to the support team
Provides guidance to junior developers
Documents code
Performs code reviews to check for code optimization, code style, and enforce test-driven development methodologies
Assists in evaluating new software development frameworks and technologies
Requirements:
US Citizenship (minimum requirement for client issued Public Trust)
Able to obtain Public Trust (pass required credit and background check)
5+ years of working experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer
Strong knowledge of software development using Java and Spring
Able to create automated test scripts for functionality
Expertise in HTML and CSS
Experience in JavaScript , jQuery , JavaScript templating , js , and Node.js
Knowledge of building API, web services, RESTful, and Elasticsearch
Knowledge of Oracle database architecture with proficiency in SQL
Able to work independently
Experience:
Handling live issues
Writing JUnit tests
Building automation using tools such as Jenkins , Gradle , Maven , or others
Utilize Linux Administration, Splunk , Apache , Kafka , Puppet , Tomcat , or OSSEC
Knowledge using Python, Scala, Ruby on Rails
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree
Compensation:
Includes competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, 401k matching, life insurance, health, vision, and dental benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
National Security Agency
Multiple Locations - Georgia, Hawaii, Texas
The need to maintain our core Computer Science group is vital to provide the technical capabilities necessary to successfully execute NSA's mission. The increased complexity of supporting NSA's mission requires world class researchers, programmers, and developers who operate in teams in areas such as software engineering, information technology infrastructure, high performance computing, data science, architectures, computer security, and networking in order to design and develop advanced tools, techniques, and systems.
Given the pace of technologies and myriad of adversaries in the cyber realm and foreign nation state actors, Software Engineers at the NSA develop the technologies and abilities to maintain our advantage in both national defense and information gathering. Software Engineers help collect data, extract value, route and manage at scale, build user interfaces, protect our systems, and identify and develop support infrastructure as a service provider to the Agency and Intelligence Community.
As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities can include:
creating applications that scale across an entire data center
identifying and retrieving the most important pieces of information out of 100s of petabytes of data
leveraging open source software
integrating off-the-shelf and government developed software
leading new advances in computer science and riding the bleeding edge of computing technologies:
microprocessor-based advances
beyond the horizon supercomputers
signals processing (including analog control)
user interfaces
deep learning
information security
the design and implementation of encryption
advanced algorithms
The ideal candidate is someone with excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills who is able to:
work in a team environment to build software
handle multiple assignments
synthesize information to solve complex problems
apply knowledge data structures and algorithms to software engineering problems
develop, diagnose, and operate complex computer systems
identify customer needs and validate product design
deliver software that others WANT to use
deal with conflict within a team
Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following is desired:
programming with a high-level language (e.g., C, C++, Java, python, ruby)
building user facing services, middleware, and backend systems
Full-stack development
operating systems administration and advanced user functions, site reliability engineering
computer networking (e.g., communication protocols, distributed systems, , Internet of Things, real-time systems, routing and switching)
data spaces, data modeling, data analysis, storage design, and administration
information retrieval, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics and analytics
vulnerability analysis
Jan 08, 2020
Full-time
The need to maintain our core Computer Science group is vital to provide the technical capabilities necessary to successfully execute NSA's mission. The increased complexity of supporting NSA's mission requires world class researchers, programmers, and developers who operate in teams in areas such as software engineering, information technology infrastructure, high performance computing, data science, architectures, computer security, and networking in order to design and develop advanced tools, techniques, and systems.
Given the pace of technologies and myriad of adversaries in the cyber realm and foreign nation state actors, Software Engineers at the NSA develop the technologies and abilities to maintain our advantage in both national defense and information gathering. Software Engineers help collect data, extract value, route and manage at scale, build user interfaces, protect our systems, and identify and develop support infrastructure as a service provider to the Agency and Intelligence Community.
As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities can include:
creating applications that scale across an entire data center
identifying and retrieving the most important pieces of information out of 100s of petabytes of data
leveraging open source software
integrating off-the-shelf and government developed software
leading new advances in computer science and riding the bleeding edge of computing technologies:
microprocessor-based advances
beyond the horizon supercomputers
signals processing (including analog control)
user interfaces
deep learning
information security
the design and implementation of encryption
advanced algorithms
The ideal candidate is someone with excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills who is able to:
work in a team environment to build software
handle multiple assignments
synthesize information to solve complex problems
apply knowledge data structures and algorithms to software engineering problems
develop, diagnose, and operate complex computer systems
identify customer needs and validate product design
deliver software that others WANT to use
deal with conflict within a team
Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following is desired:
programming with a high-level language (e.g., C, C++, Java, python, ruby)
building user facing services, middleware, and backend systems
Full-stack development
operating systems administration and advanced user functions, site reliability engineering
computer networking (e.g., communication protocols, distributed systems, , Internet of Things, real-time systems, routing and switching)
data spaces, data modeling, data analysis, storage design, and administration
information retrieval, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics and analytics
vulnerability analysis
WHAT YOU’LL DO
To make the food people love, we need to make sure we feed our decision makers the right data and solutions at the right time, every time. As a Full Stack Developer you will be responsible for executing all tasks through the software development life-cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and documentation. In this role you will:
Work with a cross-functional team including analysts, PMs, and business stakeholders in business value driven projects
Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications
Ensure the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards
Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
WHO YOU ARE
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent relevant discipline
5 years of experience working in a developer role
Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programming
Strong knowledge of C# and the .NET web framework
Experience using JavaScript frameworks and libraries, such as React, Angular, Vue etc.
Experience writing and utilizing autonomous services oriented RESTful API services and performance tuning large scale apps
Ability to write effective unit, integration, and end-user automation tests
Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server, etc.)
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technology
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred
Jan 02, 2020
Full-time
WHAT YOU’LL DO
To make the food people love, we need to make sure we feed our decision makers the right data and solutions at the right time, every time. As a Full Stack Developer you will be responsible for executing all tasks through the software development life-cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and documentation. In this role you will:
Work with a cross-functional team including analysts, PMs, and business stakeholders in business value driven projects
Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications
Ensure the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards
Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
WHO YOU ARE
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent relevant discipline
5 years of experience working in a developer role
Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programming
Strong knowledge of C# and the .NET web framework
Experience using JavaScript frameworks and libraries, such as React, Angular, Vue etc.
Experience writing and utilizing autonomous services oriented RESTful API services and performance tuning large scale apps
Ability to write effective unit, integration, and end-user automation tests
Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, SQL Server, etc.)
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technology
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Play a leadership role in the Big Data space by designing and executing sustainable data pipelines and leading the team through technical uncertainty as necessary.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Act as a key Data & Analytics technical leader within General Mills
Collaboratively develop the technology & capability roadmap for the General Mills big data ecosystem
Lead the design and implementation of sustainable tools & processes to support the big data ecosystem
Generate and implement your own ideas on how to improve the operational and strategic health of big data ecosystem
Participate in the evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools & process in the big data space.
Develop communication & education plans for technical teams on technologies and processes in our big data ecosystem
Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.
Collaboratively troubleshoot technical and performance issues in the big data ecosystem
WHO YOU ARE
High School Diploma
Minimum 5 years of IT experience required
1 year of hands-on experience with the technologies in the Hadoop ecosystem
Experience working directly with business clients to design a solution that meets business requirements; ability to clearly articulate pros and cons of various technologies and platforms and architectural options, as well as being able to document use cases, solutions and recommendations.
Experience with tools and concepts related to data and analytics, such as dimensional modeling, ETL, reporting tools, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data.
Database development experience using Oracle, SQL Server, SAP BW or SAP HANA
Big Data Development experience using Hive and/or Spark
Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills.
Effective analytical and technical skills.
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technology
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering
7+ years of IT experience preferred
Python, Scala or Java development experience
Familiarity with Kafka
Familiarity with the Linux operating system
Experience with agile techniques or method
Jan 02, 2020
Full-time
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Play a leadership role in the Big Data space by designing and executing sustainable data pipelines and leading the team through technical uncertainty as necessary.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Act as a key Data & Analytics technical leader within General Mills
Collaboratively develop the technology & capability roadmap for the General Mills big data ecosystem
Lead the design and implementation of sustainable tools & processes to support the big data ecosystem
Generate and implement your own ideas on how to improve the operational and strategic health of big data ecosystem
Participate in the evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools & process in the big data space.
Develop communication & education plans for technical teams on technologies and processes in our big data ecosystem
Partner with business analysts and solutions architects to develop technical architectures for strategic enterprise projects and initiatives.
Collaboratively troubleshoot technical and performance issues in the big data ecosystem
WHO YOU ARE
High School Diploma
Minimum 5 years of IT experience required
1 year of hands-on experience with the technologies in the Hadoop ecosystem
Experience working directly with business clients to design a solution that meets business requirements; ability to clearly articulate pros and cons of various technologies and platforms and architectural options, as well as being able to document use cases, solutions and recommendations.
Experience with tools and concepts related to data and analytics, such as dimensional modeling, ETL, reporting tools, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data.
Database development experience using Oracle, SQL Server, SAP BW or SAP HANA
Big Data Development experience using Hive and/or Spark
Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills.
Effective analytical and technical skills.
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to research, plan, organize, lead, and implement new processes or technology
WHAT’S NICE TO HAVE
Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering
7+ years of IT experience preferred
Python, Scala or Java development experience
Familiarity with Kafka
Familiarity with the Linux operating system
Experience with agile techniques or method
RESPONSIBILITIES: Kforce has a client in search of an AWS Cloud Architect in Lincoln, RI. Overview: The cloud architect is accountable for proactively and holistically leading the cloud program, including creating the cloud strategy in partnership with IT and business leads, executing the strategy and operationalizing cloud services. The candidate is responsible for helping IT & business leaders enable their future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive the organization's targeted business outcomes through the choice of cloud services the organization chooses to invest in. They must be capable of practically applying existing, new and emerging cloud technologies to new and evolving business and operating models. Conversely, they must be able to understand, monetize and operationalize cloud technologies. Scope of Activities: The cloud architect will demonstrate competencies across four key dimensions Lead and Influence Lead the creation or evolution of the cloud program Promote the business value of the cloud program and its process, and the results of the program to business and IT leaders/executives. Seek opportunities to highlight how cloud services will potentially impact the company Lead the development of an implementation plan for the cloud program based on strategy and requirements Focus on Strategy and Execution Demonstrate the business value of cloud services as an enabler of business capabilities, and support for technology innovation, which drives top and bottom lines Formulate, translate, advocate, support and execute the cloud strategy to achieve the organization's targeted business outcomes Enable Ideation and Innovation Track and apply innovative and existing cloud technologies, anchoring them in the business model to assess their potential, and use rapid prototyping approaches to evolve innovations REQUIREMENTS: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience Certification in AWS preferred Five or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry; With least three years of hands-on IT experience in leading cloud programs, implementing and delivering cloud services on AWS Two or more years of IT experience in strategic and operations planning Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/biotech industry Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations Deep knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation Strong leadership skills Excellent analytical and technical skills Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills Excellent planning and organizational skills Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Feb 17, 2020
Full-time
RESPONSIBILITIES: Kforce has a client in search of an AWS Cloud Architect in Lincoln, RI. Overview: The cloud architect is accountable for proactively and holistically leading the cloud program, including creating the cloud strategy in partnership with IT and business leads, executing the strategy and operationalizing cloud services. The candidate is responsible for helping IT & business leaders enable their future-state business capabilities that, in turn, drive the organization's targeted business outcomes through the choice of cloud services the organization chooses to invest in. They must be capable of practically applying existing, new and emerging cloud technologies to new and evolving business and operating models. Conversely, they must be able to understand, monetize and operationalize cloud technologies. Scope of Activities: The cloud architect will demonstrate competencies across four key dimensions Lead and Influence Lead the creation or evolution of the cloud program Promote the business value of the cloud program and its process, and the results of the program to business and IT leaders/executives. Seek opportunities to highlight how cloud services will potentially impact the company Lead the development of an implementation plan for the cloud program based on strategy and requirements Focus on Strategy and Execution Demonstrate the business value of cloud services as an enabler of business capabilities, and support for technology innovation, which drives top and bottom lines Formulate, translate, advocate, support and execute the cloud strategy to achieve the organization's targeted business outcomes Enable Ideation and Innovation Track and apply innovative and existing cloud technologies, anchoring them in the business model to assess their potential, and use rapid prototyping approaches to evolve innovations REQUIREMENTS: Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, System Analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience Certification in AWS preferred Five or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry; With least three years of hands-on IT experience in leading cloud programs, implementing and delivering cloud services on AWS Two or more years of IT experience in strategic and operations planning Knowledge of the pharmaceutical/biotech industry Familiarity with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, infrastructure and operations Deep knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics Exposure and understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation Strong leadership skills Excellent analytical and technical skills Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills Excellent planning and organizational skills Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
