Senior Systems Analyst

Role:
Senior Systems Analyst / Lead Application Developer

Location:
100% Onsite — Tallahassee, FL

Type:
Full-Time

Clearance/Eligibility:
US Citizens or Green Card Holders only

At Lifescale Analytics, we help achieve data driven decisions by leveraging strategic technologies to create innovative solutions, that ultimately help our clients to navigate their ever-changing data landscape. We have an opportunity for a
Senior Systems Analyst / Lead Application Developer
.
This role will be an Onsite Role in Tallahassee, FL. Telecommuting is NOT authorized for this position. Travel and relocation expenses will not be covered by the client or employer.

Applicants responding to this position must be a US Citizen and will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information. Must have lived in the US for the past 5 years.

The Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B, EAD or OPT visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.

Scope of Services

• The selected candidate will be assigned to the Office of Information Technology, serving the business unit's needs with respect to documenting critical business processes, analyzing current business functions for effectiveness and efficiency opportunities, assisting in process redesign, assisting in development and testing.
• Duties may include analyzing financial systems and dependent business processes and assisting in re-engineering in areas impacted by an ongoing business transformation.
• Duties may also include development, maintenance and subject matter expert for applications dealing with complex financial business processes on large cross-functional application projects, ensuring that robust and scalable solutions are implemented.

Primary Job Duties/Tasks:

The candidate submitted must be able to perform the following duties and/or tasks:

• Work as a developer and subject matter expert for applications dealing with complex financial business processes on large cross-functional application projects, ensuring that robust and scalable solutions are implemented.
• Provide guidance and oversight to quality assurance on all new code from inception through integration, staging, and production environments.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve problems and issues through the use of troubleshooting tools and techniques as well as teamwork.
• Work with the team toward continuous improvement; may include design, definition of roadmaps, standardization of processes and methodologies; collaborate with other developers and architects to drive guidelines, methodologies, and documentation.
• Work in partnership with distributed cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of the project are communicated, supported, and delivered to the highest standards.
• Develop and apply knowledge of trends, relevant software development technologies, and methodologies.
• Additional responsibilities as requested by client and employer

Experience & Job Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

• Candidate must have a minimum of 7+ years as a lead developer or development manager
• 1. 5+ years of broad experience working with development technologies, including Oracle databases or similar relational databases.
• Highly desired: Microsoft Visual Studio/.NET.
• Knowledge of terminology and concepts of relational databases, including SQL proficiency
• Knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio/.Net preferred
• Knowledge of ORMs, Entity Framework, and n-Hibernate preferred
• Experience with the development and maintenance of Software systems dealing with complex financial business processes
• Skilled in verbal and written communication, interpersonal, conflict resolution, and customer service
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to balance multiple demands and work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to conduct complex systems analysis and translate user requirements into business solutions
• Ability to integrate research and best practices into problem avoidance and continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively communicate and lead development teams
• Ability to display professionalism in dealing with all levels of management and staff.

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

The submitted candidate must be able to apply common knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

1. Communication:
   Have the ability to clearly convey information, in both written and verbal formats, to individuals or groups in a wide variety of settings (i.e., project team meetings, management presentations, etc.). Must have the ability to effectively listen and process information provided by others.
2. Customer Service:
   Works well with clients and customers (i.e., business office, public, or other agencies). Able to assess the needs of the customer, provide information or assistance to satisfy expectations or resolve a problem.
3. Decision Making:
   Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions.
4. Flexibility:
   Is open to change, new processes (or process improvement), and new information. Has the ability to adapt in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Ability to receive and give constructive criticism and maintain effective work relationships with others.
5. Interpersonal:
   Shows friendliness, courtesy, understanding, and politeness to others.
6. Leadership:
   Motivates, encourages, and challenges others. Is able to adapt leadership styles in a variety of situations.
7. Problem Solving:
   Able to identify, evaluate, and use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternative actions, and make recommendations accordingly.
8. Team Building:
   Encourages, inspires, and guides others toward accomplishing the common goal.
9. Quality Assurance:
   Knowledge of the ideologies, techniques, and tools for quality assurance and control. The ability to put the ideologies, techniques, and tools into practice.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or another related technical field, or equivalent work experience.

Who we are:

Lifescale Analytics, a small business that provides specialized expertise in data and analytics. Formed in 2012, the Lifescale Analytics team has years of experience providing a spectrum of customized data management services and solutions including Data Management/Analytics, Big Data Solutions, Cloud Services, Business Intelligence and Data Science that focuses on building strong portfolios and programs. Through experience and innovation, we allow businesses, pharmaceutical companies, financial institutions, and government agencies to manage and proactively make decisions based on their biggest asset, their data. Our specialists are skilled at managing, refining, analyzing, or visualizing information for the specific purpose of increasing the value of IT to benefit from the data science industry.

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