Kyyba
Applications Developer - Senior
Kyyba, Boston, MA, United States
Job Description
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The Senior Applications Developer must participate in technical projects, work-streams, and
activities. They must take ownership of technical tasks and issues: tracking them through to
resolution and utilizing technical resources including staff, tools and documentation to meet
project and operational objectives.
• The Senior Applications Developer must work well with technical team members and cooperate
on group troubleshooting of issues, deal with customers professionally and with integrity, be
accountable to the customer, stakeholders, team members and the project manager.
• They must exhibit good intra-team relations including cross team knowledge transfer of work
tasks and knowledge. They must be willing to handle tasks themselves and share tasks jointly
with other team members. The Senior Applications Developer must be consistently sharing
technical knowledge with other team members. Ideally, for every practicing Senior Applications
Developer there should be at least one team member identified informally by management as
the Senior Applications Developer "in training" who can serve as a back-up.
• The Senior Applications Developer must be adept in all forms of communications: Writing
concise technical explanations, requirements and technical specifications, and emails/texts as
well as clear verbal communications in meetings, teleconferences, and training. They must be
capable of translating complex technical issues into logical, concise, and understandable
communiqué for varied audiences. They must exemplify an understanding of the lines of
authority within the technical team, ensuring proper escalation of issues and risks and informing
management, and technical team members on a need-to-know basis.
Technical Issues:
• They must keep on top of all open and emerging technical issues: documenting, tracking and
keeping the Project Manager informed. Enhance existing functionalities in DPH LIMS Systems
using the Admin Console as well as .NET, .Net Core, VB.Net, C#, SQL, SSRS, Oracle, and JAVA.
Document and standardize incoming and outgoing data feeds. Should provide a weekly technical
status update.
Application Upgrades and Releases:
• Keeps close monitoring of minor and major software updates and releases: Planning, managing
technical risk, and advising management.
• Code Review: Participate in recurring code review sessions.
• Research: Research and analyze new applications and tools when necessary: Taking advantage
of opportunities to research technology.
• On-Call: The Senior Applications Developer on the LIMS Team must be available for any
technical issue or emergency that occurs during the formal workday or after hours.
• Escalation: Exemplify an understanding of lines of authority within the technical team ensuring
proper escalation of issues and risks and informing management, and technical teams' members
on a need-to-know basis.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
§ Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, Information
Management or related field or equivalent work experience.
§ Minimum 5 years of experience in an Application Lead role. Experience in: SDLC,
Solution assessment and validation.
§ Technical Requirements / Specifications Development and Management.
§ 5+ years of professional experience doing Microsoft SQL Server (2014, 2017 or greater)
database management & database administration.
§ Expertise with relational database design, capacity planning, security, and other
distributed data issues.
§ 5+ years of experience with T-SQL and PowerShell Scripts, ETL is required.
§ Strong working knowledge of query, index and DB I/O performance tuning, and Stored
Procedures and SQL coding is required.
§ Ability to manage all DB maintenance plan activities including backups, indexing,
integrity and consistency checks, etc.
§ Troubleshooting and resolving database blocking and deadlocking issues, replication
issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues, data issues etc.
§ Possessing a general understanding of database administrator methodologies.
§ Understanding of project management and the software development lifecycle.
§ Experience working in a PMO environment.
§ Experience working with software vendors.
§ Possessing a strong understanding of testing methodologies for functional, systems,
integration, performance, and user acceptance.
§ Evidence of ability to work within a team and promote a collaborative work
environment.
§ Experience in maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
§ Possess organizational, presentational and customer service skills.
§ Possess excellent problem-solving, analytical and time management skills
Desirable
§ Experience working in the Healthcare Industry and HL7 standards.
§ Experience working for State Agencies.
§ Experience working in a Lab environment.
About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.
Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client
SELECT AWARDS
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• The Senior Applications Developer must participate in technical projects, work-streams, and
activities. They must take ownership of technical tasks and issues: tracking them through to
resolution and utilizing technical resources including staff, tools and documentation to meet
project and operational objectives.
• The Senior Applications Developer must work well with technical team members and cooperate
on group troubleshooting of issues, deal with customers professionally and with integrity, be
accountable to the customer, stakeholders, team members and the project manager.
• They must exhibit good intra-team relations including cross team knowledge transfer of work
tasks and knowledge. They must be willing to handle tasks themselves and share tasks jointly
with other team members. The Senior Applications Developer must be consistently sharing
technical knowledge with other team members. Ideally, for every practicing Senior Applications
Developer there should be at least one team member identified informally by management as
the Senior Applications Developer "in training" who can serve as a back-up.
• The Senior Applications Developer must be adept in all forms of communications: Writing
concise technical explanations, requirements and technical specifications, and emails/texts as
well as clear verbal communications in meetings, teleconferences, and training. They must be
capable of translating complex technical issues into logical, concise, and understandable
communiqué for varied audiences. They must exemplify an understanding of the lines of
authority within the technical team, ensuring proper escalation of issues and risks and informing
management, and technical team members on a need-to-know basis.
Technical Issues:
• They must keep on top of all open and emerging technical issues: documenting, tracking and
keeping the Project Manager informed. Enhance existing functionalities in DPH LIMS Systems
using the Admin Console as well as .NET, .Net Core, VB.Net, C#, SQL, SSRS, Oracle, and JAVA.
Document and standardize incoming and outgoing data feeds. Should provide a weekly technical
status update.
Application Upgrades and Releases:
• Keeps close monitoring of minor and major software updates and releases: Planning, managing
technical risk, and advising management.
• Code Review: Participate in recurring code review sessions.
• Research: Research and analyze new applications and tools when necessary: Taking advantage
of opportunities to research technology.
• On-Call: The Senior Applications Developer on the LIMS Team must be available for any
technical issue or emergency that occurs during the formal workday or after hours.
• Escalation: Exemplify an understanding of lines of authority within the technical team ensuring
proper escalation of issues and risks and informing management, and technical teams' members
on a need-to-know basis.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
§ Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, Information
Management or related field or equivalent work experience.
§ Minimum 5 years of experience in an Application Lead role. Experience in: SDLC,
Solution assessment and validation.
§ Technical Requirements / Specifications Development and Management.
§ 5+ years of professional experience doing Microsoft SQL Server (2014, 2017 or greater)
database management & database administration.
§ Expertise with relational database design, capacity planning, security, and other
distributed data issues.
§ 5+ years of experience with T-SQL and PowerShell Scripts, ETL is required.
§ Strong working knowledge of query, index and DB I/O performance tuning, and Stored
Procedures and SQL coding is required.
§ Ability to manage all DB maintenance plan activities including backups, indexing,
integrity and consistency checks, etc.
§ Troubleshooting and resolving database blocking and deadlocking issues, replication
issues, log shipping issues, connectivity issues, security issues, data issues etc.
§ Possessing a general understanding of database administrator methodologies.
§ Understanding of project management and the software development lifecycle.
§ Experience working in a PMO environment.
§ Experience working with software vendors.
§ Possessing a strong understanding of testing methodologies for functional, systems,
integration, performance, and user acceptance.
§ Evidence of ability to work within a team and promote a collaborative work
environment.
§ Experience in maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.
§ Possess organizational, presentational and customer service skills.
§ Possess excellent problem-solving, analytical and time management skills
Desirable
§ Experience working in the Healthcare Industry and HL7 standards.
§ Experience working for State Agencies.
§ Experience working in a Lab environment.
About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.
Disclaimer:
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client
SELECT AWARDS
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