Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Associate Director in New York, NY

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Job Responsibilities : Responsibilities include:

  • managing/ directing application engineering activities for one or multiple projects
  • interfacing with representatives of business, software vendors and technical staff on requirements and delivery of solutions
  • enforcing standardized software development practices within the Application Engineering team
  • meeting project schedule targets by delivering high quality systems on time and within budget
  • communication with management about status/ direction of projects
  • coordination and prioritization of all project and system change requests during the life of a given project Required Qualifications : Education: BS/ BA Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Accounting or related field Years Work Experience: 10+ Years Technical Skills: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, extensive background in systems analysis and design, excellent problem-solving skills, multiple database technologies (eg. Oracle, SQL, mainframe IDMS, VSAM, etc.), multiple programming languages; in-depth understanding and experience in planning, managing, directing, administering full project and system life cycle activities Non-Technical Skills: 5+ years experience managing system development teams and projects related to many, diverse business areas in the media industry; experience working with software vendor system solutions; ability to plan ahead and forecast resource usage; experience in creating and adhering to project schedules for large scale projects; ability to communicate effectively (both verbal and written communication) with clients, vendors, technical staff and management; decision-making capabilities, ability to quickly assess impact of a particular technical situation -- and also of a particular business situation -- and react or recommend decisions, accordingly Desired Qualifications : Education: MS/ MA in Computer Science, MIS or a related field Years Work Experience: 10+ Years Technical Skills: Ability to impart technical guidance to staff Non-Technical Skills: Prior experience at ABC or within Disney or in a large, corporate sytems environment with varied application system experience; prior experience with vendor software systems; extensive (10+ years) experience in gathering system requirements, planning and developing and implementing cost-effective and technologically creative software system solutions, managing a team of professionals and directing all phases of the software solution project life cycle Business Overview : Location: New York, NY Req ID: 80234

    To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

  •