DBA II

 I. JOB SUMMARY 

Under limited supervision, complete medium to high complexity projects. Independently support database environments development and maintenance efforts.  Work with IT internal and external teams to define and implement database solutions in support of the new and existing systems.

The qualified candidate will be responsible for implementation of physical database objects, databases administration, troubleshooting, performance improvements, and monitoring. The qualified candidate will be expected to participate in database physical design, data access, and requirements definition, as well as following database administration directions.

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates and maintains all databases required for development, testing, education and production usage.
• Perform ongoing databases tuning
• Install new versions of the SQL Server RDBMS and its tools and any other tools that access databases.
• Plan and implement databases backups and recovery.
• Control migrations of programs, database changes, and reference data changes through the development life cycle.
• Implement and enforces security for all of databases.
• Perform databases re-organizations, as required, to assist with performance and ensure maximum uptime of the database.
• Follow DBA standards to support proper integrity, security, and performance of the databases
• Evaluate releases of SQL Server and its tools.
• Ensure any new product usage or releases takes place with minimal impact.
• Provide technical support to application development teams.
• Perform administration of all database objects, including tables, clusters, indexes, views, sequences, packages and procedures.
• Assist with impact analysis of any changes made to the database objects.
• Troubleshoot problems associated with databases
• Create new database users as required.

III. REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years’ work experience as SQL Server DBA
• Bachelor’s degree specializing in computer science or equivalent work experience required
• Good knowledge of the SQL Server physical database design, backup and recovery, and security management
• Experience and knowledge in code migrations, database changes, enforcement of the data integrity, and performance tuning
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, initiative, and organization skills
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills

YRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity Employer

YRCW has a tobacco-free work environment policy at this location

 

 

 

Sr. Data Analyst                                        

 DEPARTMENT:

I. JOB SUMMARY

The Sr. Data Analyst is responsible for reviewing and validating data requirements, providing technical data solutions, and designing logical and physical data structures in support of business data needs. The Sr. Data Analyst must demonstrate the ability to analyze business requirements to develop high-level and detailed data, and access models, conduct business and technical data assessments, and document business metadata. Must have the ability to create and maintain conceptual data models, high complexity logical and physical data models and assist in the transformation of these models to physical database implementation.

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, document, and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models for medium to high complexity projects.
• Reverse engineer source system data structures for model sourcing
• Lead definition, communication and governance of the data modeling standards
• Convert logical data models into the first cut physical database models and coordinate generation of DDL with Data Base Administrators (DBAs).
• Conduct model reviews with project team members
• Work with IT application staff to define source-to-target mappings
• Facilitate collection and documentation of the source-to-target transformation and business rules
• Provide project estimation support.
• Select appropriate data modeling technique
• Create high-level scoping models that facilitate a cross-system view of data requirements for the large and/or complex projects.
• Lead diverse individuals to come to an agreement about the definition, representation, sourcing , and delivery of data
• Participate in data architecture sessions and promote integrated systems and controlled data redundancy.
• Determine data needs of the enterprise as well as the data needs of the project.
• Assist in planning data migration and conversion strategies.
• Assist in requirements gathering and facilitate technical walkthrough sessions
• Provide analysis support and recommend solutions of the data access requirements
• Provide assessments and recommendations for data sourcing.
• Assist in identification of data integrity problems and recommend solutions

III. REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of work experience in a Database management position (or equivalent).
• 3+ years using data modeling tools such as CA ERwin, ER Studio, Sybase PowerDesigner supporting IT development projects
• Experience supporting one major RDBMS platform (DB2, Oracle, or SQL Server)
• College degree in a software development discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Must work effectively in a team environment
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities and meet accelerated timelines.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to guide junior level data analysts in their work effort
• Must possess adequate leadership skills in order to lead and facilitate data design and enhancements efforts.
• Knowledge of the transportation industry and related business disciplines are preferred

YRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity Employer

YRCW has a tobacco-free work environment policy at this location

 

SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER

I. JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Security Engineer will serve as the lead technical contributor in providing support and development of capabilities in the Information Security Areas of involvement. In addition to day to day support and maintenance work within the team’s incident and request activities, this engineer will help lead the technical team’s activities around system design, architecture and integration of security frameworks with the company’s application development, and infrastructure teams.

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Install, configure, test and maintain Security systems, application software and system management tools
• Manage and monitor all installed systems and infrastructure
• Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Monitor and test Security architectures, identify possible solutions, and work with “developers” to implement those fixes
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Write and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on any tasks
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level support
• Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution

III. REQUIREMENTS

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Proven working experience with all aspects of Active Directory (ADFS, AD Connect, WAP etc.)
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments.
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting Windows based environments
• Solid experience in the administration and performance tuning of application stacks (e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, Apache)
• Solid Cloud experience
• Thorough understanding of virtualization and containerization concepts (e.g., VMware)
• Solid scripting skills (e.g., Power shell scripts, Perl, Python)
• Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)
• Professional experience showing ability to research, develop plans and procedures, coordinate, schedule projects and prioritize work; demonstrating ability to respond to multiple projects within acceptable time frames, and ability to prepare and maintain accurate reports and records;
• Professional experience demonstrating the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of employees and contractors, to prepare reports and to communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to proactively self-initiate and continually expand professional development of all necessary skillsets, as well as keep abreast of related emerging technologies that would be used from a wide variety of sources (i.e., self-paced online training, training materials, and some training courses as available)

YRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity Employer

YRCW has a tobacco-free work environment policy at this location

Title: ServiceNow Administrator 

JOB SUMMARY 

ServiceNow Administrator will be providing support and development in our expanding ServiceNow environment as the lead technical contributor. ServiceNow Administrator will perform day to day support and maintenance, work with the functional team to develop solutions in ServiceNow and coordinate support and development efforts within the admin team. ServiceNow Administrator will also perform high severity incident facilitation activities as part of a matrix managed Availability team. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. General support, administration and maintenance of ServiceNow platform and associated applications. YRC Freight currently uses the following modules within the Fuji release: Incident, Problem & Change Management, Lite CMDB/Asset Management, Service Catalog/Request, CMS Self Service Portal and Knowledge Management
2. Work closely with ServiceNow functional team members to build requested items and tasks using workflows to manage processes from the customer to the fulfillment teams.
3. Work closely with ServiceNow functional team members to configure and improve core application capabilities
4. Work directly with end users to resolve support issues within ServiceNow
5. Monitor health, usage and overall compliance of ServiceNow and its applications
6. Develop systems integrations and process automation
7. Design, create and configure Business Rules, UI Policies, UI Actions, Client Scripts and ACLs including advanced scripting of each (including CMS and advanced integrations)
8. Design, create and configure Notifications, UI pages, UI Macros, Script Includes, Formatters, etc. in ServiceNow
9. Configure and manage Discovery and Orchestration (desired future state)
10. Coordinate application and platform upgrades
11. Share technical best practices to the immediate and extended teams for consistent coding practices
12. Facilitates the resolution of high severity IT problem events to minimize customer impact.  Responsibilities include participating in rotating on-call support process.
13. Performs analysis of incident and problem events to identify trends and service improvement opportunities.  Develops recommendations based upon analysis and drives organizational efforts to implement.
14. Facilitates problem post mortem exercises to identify causal factors and root causes.  Works with internal IT users to develop and implement corrective actions.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a similar technical discipline or comparable experience
2. 5 – 8 years’ experience as a technical resource in delivery engagements; 2 years technical lead experience
3. Minimum 2-3 years direct experience as a ServiceNow administrator configuring core ServiceNow modules in an enterprise environment including the delegation of groups, modification of CMS, workflows, business rules, UI actions, UI policies, ACLs, dictionary, catalog items and updates of all other existing solutions requiring revisions
4. Possess an in-depth knowledge of the technical implementation of various ServiceNow modules including: Incident, Problem & Change Management, Service Catalog, Knowledge Management, Configuration Management, Reporting, LDAP, SSO, MID Server, Inbound / Outbound emails and Discovery
5. ServiceNow System Administrator Certification – required; Implementation Specialist Certification – preferred
6. ITIL V3 Foundation Certification preferred
7. Knowledge, Skills and Availability
8. Must be technically savvy and able to design and build applications that meet business goals and objectives
9. Proven experience designing, implementing and customizing a web architected, n-tiered enterprise application
10. Experience creating ServiceNow update sets, promoting and testing through multiple instances and into production.
11. Experience creating and maintaining customer facing portals using Content Management Systems in ServiceNow
12. Familiar with Service Oriented architecture and web services integration (SOAP, WSDL, REST)
13. Experience with JavaScript, XML, HTML
14. Familiar with LDAP, MS Active Directory, ADFS and integration with ServiceNow
15. Flexibility to work with a variety of personalities and styles
16. Team player

Ideal candidates for this position are self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who can adapt to new technologies and evolving customer requirements. Candidates must bring solid interpersonal skills and be capable of meeting with customers face-to-face to clarify and design existing YRC Freight solutions, design requirements into a proposed solution, and implement the solution on time and within budget. Candidates must also be capable of working independently as well as in a team environment

YRC Worldwide is an Equal Opportunity Employer

YRCW has a tobacco-free work environment policy at this location

 

Department:                      Information Technology

Incumbent:

HR/Payroll Job Title:         IT Assistant Programmer

Working Title:                    Full Stack Web Developer

Appointment Type:           Full-time, permanent

FTE:                                      1.0

Job Code:

FSLA Status:

Position Number:              00208119                                                                                                               

Supervisor:  Matthew Copeland, Library Development & Application Services, University of Kansas

On-call/Standby:                No

Last Updated:                     April 28^th, 2016                                               

Position Overview

This position provides web development support services for the KU Libraries. Their skillsets will be applied to library management and scholarly communications systems such as the Drupal-based Library Website, digital collections and online exhibits, the institutional repository, and search and discovery tools, and other applications related to teaching, learning and research at the university.

This position is responsible for the development, maintenance, and support of web sites and applications from conception to end of life.  This responsibility includes user experience design, dynamic interactivity, integrating applications with external systems, and accessibility. This position will utilize existing purchased or open-sourced software (such as Drupal, Islandora, Omeka, etc), and will be asked to investigate and create custom solutions.

Example projects for this position would include:

• Design and develop a landing page for a specific Libraries project using the KU CMS and template, applying styling and enhancements using CSS and JavaScript
• Use a programming language to add new features to a web application
• Optimize web content for the end-user experience, accessibility, and SEO

Reporting in KU Information Technology, the position is part of a team that works in partnership with Libraries staff to provide quality information services to the user community.  This position will be communicating with staff in both the Libraries and Information Technology on a daily basis.

Duties

1. 50% – Web Development & Support
2. Develops, improves upon, and maintains Libraries websites through the KU CMS utilizing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and other tools as needed for the project.
3. Develops, improves upon, and maintains applications, both open-source and vendor-solutions, using appropriate programming languages and tools.
4. Recommends user experience enhancements for Libraries websites and applications.
5. Works with Libraries staff to verify, document, report, and resolve incidents and problems to technical support staff, either internal or vendor.  Tracks, tests, and reports resolution.
6. Writes and organizes technical documentation required to maintain websites and applications
7. 15% – Assists in innovating new services and solutions.
8. Works closely with Libraries and IT management groups to consider and implement new solutions and services that allow users to access, integrate, manipulate, and use electronic information.
9. Researches and recommends new technologies and interface-designs
10. Evaluate and implement ADA best practices for online technologies
11. 15% – Client Collaboration and Support
12. Works closely with clients, other developers, and members of the university community to understand and contribute to project needs
13. 10% – Project Planning
14. In consultation with the designated IT and Libraries staff, creates project plans and carries out prioritized projects related to ongoing support and service delivery, coordinating with other IT and Libraries units as needed.
15. Participates in IT Service management including incident and problem resolution.
16. Meets regularly with IT and Libraries service teams.
17. 10% Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

1. 2 years of demonstrated experience with web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, providing URLS as samples of work.
2. 1 year of demonstrated experience developing web applications using a programming language such as PHP, Ruby, Python, Java, Server-side JavaScript, etc.
3. Effective written and interpersonal communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
4. Experience working in a team environment as evidenced by application materials.
5. Associate Degree OR High School Diploma with 2 years of related professional work experience

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Angular, React, Ember, etc.)
2. Experience working with a Content Management System (CMS), Drupal preferred.
3. Experience with a web applications framework such as Symphony, Rails, Zend, etc.
4. Experience using SQL to work with a relational databases such as MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, etc.
5. Familiarity with XML/XSLT and JSON
6. Familiarity with metadata standards and formats for library systems (e.g., Dublin Core, MODS) and protocols for search and retrieval (e.g. OAI-PHM)
7. Experience with graphic design using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or other tools
8. Experience in a Linux environment.
9. Experience using a version control system (Git preferred.)
10. Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Security Profile

• This position shares in responsibility for information security by following all applicable security policies and procedures.
• This position is authorized to use elevated privilege accounts in the performance of job duties.
• This position is authorized to issue password resets in accordance with established procedure in the performance of job duties.
• This position is authorized to handle sensitive or confidential data in accordance with established procedures in the performance of job duties.

 

Tech Support for Intuit QuickBooks Online (Olathe, KS) TRAINING STARTING SOON! 

Do you love technology and enjoy working in a fun environment troubleshooting for business professionals? Do you have an interest in supporting small businesses and accountants? Do you have QuickBooks or financial software experience?

The Technical Customer Service Representative role will support Intuit’s QuickBooks Online software and its adjacent products such as Payroll and payments. This role is responsible for delivering and continually improving care experiences for online financial software customers. The person selected to work in this role will work with customers to resolve technical issues while providing world-class customer service. They will also have the opportunity to partner with members of the engineering, product management, customer support and marketing teams.

Our vision for customer care is to create a consistently delightful customer experience through a culture of customer-centric thinking that will dramatically impact satisfaction ratings and drive revenue growth. We are embarking on a major cultural shift to delight customers by solving their problems while demonstrating that we care.

Convergys Offers:

* Competitive pay with the potential of a monthly performance bonus

* Paid training and daily coaching

* Full benefits package including 401k option

* Paid vacation and sick time

* Opportunities for growth

Hours of Operation: M – F / 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday through Friday Sat / 8:00am to 5:00pm

Training: 4 weeks classroom and 2 weeks transition

Responsibilities:

• Resolve customer inquiries by phone, chat or email.
• Learn and utilize specific software tools and problem solving strategies to solve for customer issues and continuously improve our processes.
• Do the right thing for the customer. Ensure the customer has the tools and knowledge they need to run their business.
• Gauge customer technical ability and modify delivery skills accordingly.
• Properly document customer call notes in system using multiple screens of data.

Skills for Success

Our most successful employees are customer-focused, patient and friendly. They like to be experts in their fields, are natural problems solvers, and are – above all else – great communicators. Other skills necessary to your success include:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Technical aptitude or Technical Support experience.
• PC skills; experience with Windows-based computer applications a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, inspiring confidence while leading customers through the steps to resolve issues via phone and email.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving skills to deliver high customer satisfaction.
• Solid organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a structured, team-based environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast paced and high volume environment.
• Customer Service Experience a plus.
• Minimum 25+ WPM typing speed
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Convergys is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply directly and view all job postings at http://www.convergys.com

Questions? Want to learn more about this GREAT opportunity? Contact Lisa Tagg 913-393-5796 / Lisa.Tagg@Convergys.com

 

 

 

Title of job: Video Editor/Producer

Company Name and Location: Confidential/Law Firm

Part time or Full Time: Part Time (Summer Job for Student)

Duties:  

Edit Raw video to create short advertisement videos for a law firm. The videos we are looking for are informative but eye catching.  A lot of creative license will be given to the Editor.

Qualifications Needed:

Must have software for editing video and time to produce. Can work at your location no need to come into the office.  Must have some examples of your past work. 

How to Apply:

Call 913-475-3876 to set up an interview.

Salary:  $15/hour contract basis or can negotiate a per video flat rate.

Company website:  Confidential.

 

Celebrating over 30 years as a leader in the automotive parts industry, Long Motor Corporation is the parent company for LMC Truck, Victoria British Ltd., Black Dragon Automotive, LMC Van and LMC Auto Carpet. Long Motor Corporation currently publishes over 33 catalogs and carries over 40,000 parts in stock. Providing the highest level of customer service and quality parts has allowed the business to be a successful example of the “American Dream” it has grown into today. We offer outstanding culture, challenge, compensation and benefits to its employees.

The Jr. Application Developer will be joining a team that develops client applications and solutions to drive our growth. The Developer team is responsible for the design, development, testing, debugging and documentation of all business systems. This includes the support, maintenance or enhancement of existing applications. The individual will be involved in the full project life cycle while working with project managers to take requirements through design, development, QA, and implementation. This position is based out of Lenexa, KS and is not a remote position. Must be eligible to work in United States.

APPLY In Person at: 14600 W 107^th Street, Lenexa, KS 66215 or via e-mail at hrdept@longmotor.net

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work through the entire development lifecycle of requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, documenting, implementation, and support
• Develop applications, reports, and integrations in a team environment as well as individually
• Perform unit and system level tests on all applications
• Provide end user support / troubleshooting for applications and integrations
• Perform end user software training for new applications
• Working with business end-users to define requirements
• Maintaining secure coding practices at all times
• Multi-tasking, prioritization, and escalation skills
• Willingness to learn and take on unfamiliar products and technologies

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Programming experience in 3G languages such as .NET and Java
• Working knowledge of Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services (REST, SOAP, JSON)
• SQL Server 2008R2 and 2012, Reporting Services, Integration Services
• Experience working with T-SQL
• Comfortable with the system basics of Windows Server 2008/2012, IIS 7-8.5
• Desire to learn and master Magic Software’s XPA Application Platform. Training will be provided.
• Critical thinking, problem solving, and most critically, attention to performance, scalability, reliability, availability at the system and component level
• Have a passion for technology and learning
• Ability to work well in a team environment as well as individually
• Able to write concise documentation and correspondence and communicate verbally at all levels of the organization

Educational/Training/ Experience:

• High School Diploma Required, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred.
• 2+ years of software development experience using the Microsoft .NET Stack
• Experience with MS Team Foundation Server a plus

 

 

Marketing Digital Designer

http://www.ogdenpubs.com/human-resources/digital-designer.aspx

Ogden Publications — the leading resource serving the sustainable living, rural lifestyle, farm memorabilia and classic motorcycle communities — has an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated Digital Designer to contribute to our in-house Creative team.

Job Qualifications: 

• Experience in designing with HTML5, CSS, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Understand the principles of good design, brand standards, user interface, web design and e-commerce
• You will need to be intellectually curious, highly collaborative, and skilled at developing great ideas in today’s multi-channel environment.
• Email campaign design including mobile rendering
• Solid understanding of advertising and marketing principles including A/B testing to gain insight into visitor behavior and to increase conversion rates.
• Nice to have skills: Sass, JavaScript, PHP and WordPress

Job Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to:

• Define, develop and enforce interface design, branding and UX best practices, craft unique user experiences
• Develop marketing campaigns using technical expertise and creative execution
• Web site/technical research, digital trouble-shooting

This is a full-time, on-site position in our Topeka, Kansas, office.

To apply, please send portfolio, resume and cover letter to: lperkins@ogdenpubs.com

Or by mail to: Laura Perkins Ogden Publications 1503 SW 42nd St Topeka, KS 66609

 

Job Title:

Kansas State University Olathe Information Technology Student Assistant (Part-time 15 to 20 hours)

Reports to: IT Manager, K-State Olathe Campus

Information Technology Student Assistant works directly with the IT Manager, Events Coordinator and Facility Operations Manager, and other K-State Olathe staff to support audiovisual and technology needs. Must be able to cover daytime hours, as well as evening and occasional weekend classes and events.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance with audiovisual and technology needs in classrooms and event spaces

• Meet and follow up with event clients, staff and faculty to insure all AV/IT systems are setup and working

• Perform regular classroom technology maintenance

• Provides customer centric desktop technology support to end user

• Report major and unresolvable issues to the IT Manager

• Manage and update facility inventory database (Property Trak) per department policy

• Coordinate and manage hardware repairs with IT Manager

• Maintain knowledge of the facility and the audiovisual technology to provide timely customer assistance and help faculty, staff and clients with needs and problems

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Exceptional customer service skills

• Ability to act quickly, respond and relate to clients and resolve issues in a timely manner

• Background and familiarity with PC and Mac operating systems and trouble shooting

• Excellent communication skills

• Detail oriented

• Evidence of being a self starter

• Ability to work independently and in team settings

• Ability to problem solve and think creatively

• Preferred experience in audiovisual systems and classroom technology

• Be available to work evening and weekend events

To apply:

• Submit a letter of application addressing how your qualification and skills relate to the position

• Submit a resume listing education, employment history and other relevant professional information

• Submit the names, phone numbers and email addresses for at least three references

• E-mail letter and resume to nscherman@ksu.edu, mail to the address below or fax to: 913-541-1488

For information call 913-307-7359.

Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.

Company Name and Location:

Kansas State University-Olathe

22201 W. Innovation Drive

Olathe, KS 66061

Contact: Nathan Scherman

Company website: http://olathe.k-state.edu/

Salary: Minimum salary – $10.00 per hour. Hourly compensation based on experience.