POSITION TITLE: WEB PROGRAMMER 1

INDUSTRY: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

LOCATION: SAN JOSE, CA

DESCRIPTION:

Our client is seeking a full-time Web Programmer with excellent XML, .NET development, communication, and analytical skills for a career-enhancing position with one of our top regional clients.

Position summary
Focus on eBusiness and dynamic I*net (Internet, Intranet, Extranet) sites. Work closely with Sales & Marketing customers on defining project implementation plan, schedule, and site development. Sites will include XML and database driven, content/marketing sites and voice activated sites. They need to seamlessly integrate with legacy systems, add on systems, outside hosted and LDAP.

Problem Solving/ Impact on Business
• Given a business issue, defines the issue, identifies the root cause and recommends solutions
• Recommends and implements short term solutions
• May escalate problems to more senior level for long term resolution
• Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results may cause moderate expenditure of resources

Direction
• Receives general supervision and direction
• Works closely with team to develop solutions for tasks
• Provides technical advice and limited support to Site Administrators
• Service Excellence & Business Acumen
• Demonstrates solid understanding of a specific business process knowledge
• Demonstrates solid understanding of the customer’s function in company
• Interacts with customers to clarify requirements
• Answer questions from site visitors and redirects messages as appropriate
• Ensures first quality at the activity level
• Analyzes symptoms of recurring problems
• Develops and maintains application and process documentation

Collaboration & Communication
• Evaluates routine and non-routine information
• Proactively contributes to a team environment
• Helps customer define business process needs and can communicate issues and solutions
• Recommends enhancements to business processes

Complexity of Duties & Areas of Focus
• Participates on small to medium projects; may lead small projects independently
• Builds project plans at the activity level; contributes to plans at the process level
• Analyzes site problems; designs Web applications; tests, implements and documents
• Develops, assesses and communicates website usage; maintains security processes
• Provides written design documents, test plans and test results

Technical Knowledge and Skills
• Demonstrates technical knowledge of several in-house systems
• Requires technical knowledge of commercial web development tools (such as Java, XML, HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver), multimedia applications, database and modeling tools, and Internet protocols
• BS in Computer Science, a related discipline plus 6+ years experience or equivalent

Key objectives
• Work closely with Sales & Marketing customers on defining projects, implementation plan, schedule, and development of dynamic web-based systems and eBusiness solutions.
• Have an excellent understanding of database design/implementation, xml, authentication and the ability to integrate with a variety of web applications and legacy systems.
• Develop applications using server side and client side scripting. Understanding how our web applications will look and run differently depending on the browser, operating system used or hardware platform.
• Keep up to date with the latest web technologies/tools and recommend what new systems would best fit our needs.
• Sites will include eBusiness sites that are xml and database driven, content/marketing sites and voice activated sites. They need to integrate with legacy systems and LDAP for authentication.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience using C#.Net, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Classic ASP, Javascript, VB, SQL, Oracle, XML, and MS Visual Studio.
• Familiarity with relational databases (SQL Server and Oracle) as well as experience developing client/server applications.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Understanding of LDAP (Directory Services), Middleware, Enterprise reporting, and other IT technologies are important for success.
• An understanding of COM, Web Services and Remoting.
• Excellent communications and scheduling skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize complex system and software architectures.