Application Developer/IT Architect

Application Development Technical Support - (Contract to Hire)

This is a technical support position supporting all aspects of the GenTax® COTS (Commercial Off- The Shelf Software) application.

This resource will provide technical support to the application development staff and Management while interacting with existing network and database personnel.

Technical Team Responsibilities:

* Provide technical representation on a project team from definition to delivery

* Specific tasks include:

* Hardware specification and procurement

* Setup, configure and maintain n-tier environments, including: Application servers, Web servers, Web services, Database servers

* The ability to interface equally well with various levels of technical personnel, subject matter experts, senior level stakeholders, developers, and project managers

* Strong technical development background in at least one relevant technology, along with commercial and technical experience developed in a fast-moving web environment

* SQL Server or Oracle RDMS administration, including: High availability design and installations, Performance analysis and tuning, Backup and recovery, Disaster recovery

* Experience building high-performance, reliable, large-scale database systems in a complex, multi-tiered, distributed environment

* VMWare installation, configuration, and support

* Working understanding of Storage Area Networks

* Security specification and reviews

* SQL optimization and application troubleshooting

* Update internal documentation as applicable

* Disaster recovery planning and implementation

* On-call support

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates must possess a Bachelors degree in the technology arena

- AWS cloud experience

5+ years experience in infrastructure architecture, database architecture and networking

- Good working knowledge of Oracle

- Good working knowledge of SQL Server

- Working knowledge of running applications Windows Servers- Infrastructure Support

- Some basic knowledge of being able to troubleshoot network issues

- Some knowledge as to how to request firewall changes needed for an application

- Good research and analysis ability

- Willingness to be on-call and work outside the normal work schedule

- Ability to research and work with Active Directory security groups

Preferred Qualifications:

* Server Administration experience

* Network administration experience

* Experience in MS Visual Basic.Net

* Strong analytical and communication skills

* Enthusiasm and eagerness to learn

* Working knowledge of software development methodologies, standards, coding best practices, Java/J2EE, XML, debugging and operational procedures

* Working knowledge of SQL Server or Oracle RDMS administration