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5286-Sr. Project Leader (Application Development)
       

Job Description:

We have an opening for a Senior Project Leader with a strong background that includes application development and project management.

 

Required Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated aptitude to quickly and effectively adapt to technologies outside of current experience
  • Significant experience with use and management of business applications in client/server or web-based environments
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to work with only general supervision
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new circumstances
  • Ability to work extra hours and recognize the need to do so
  • Ability to adjust to change and demands on time
  • IT related degree

 

Application Development:

  • Prepare design, technical specifications, and documentation for new applications, application enhancements, and bug fixes
  • Evaluate vendor software
  • Code, test, debug, document, and implement software applications
  • Design and document databases
  • Project management for technological and business solutions
  • Manage software vendors and external service providers
  • Coordinate activities of the project team, plan and monitor project schedules and costs, and take corrective action to stay on schedule
  • Cultivate and foster customer service relationship including reviewing project priorities with key users

 

Support:

  • Create document, schedule, and support operational activities including database backups and recoveries
  • Perform support for databases including design, maintenance, performance tuning, and assurance of database integrity
  • This employee is expected to lead and participate in reviews of business processes, to evaluate and recommend opportunities for improvements, and to consult in re-engineering and strengthening of business processes
  • Provide off hours support when necessary

 

Work Flow Study and Analysis of Business Practices:

  • Perform analysis of business practices for new applications, application enhancements and bug fixes
  • Develop an approach for analyzing effectiveness of key processes
  • Perform analysis of and document business practices
  • Prepare impact assessment of process gaps not clearly defined by established standards and by exercising good business judgment
  • Assess process strengths and weaknesses utilizing complex analysis techniques, including senior and operating management focused interviews, analytical procedures, transaction testing, bench marking of best practices across the business; and external research to determine optimal techniques for improving effectiveness and efficiency of business operations
  • Elicit cooperation and support from key process owners
  • Establish ongoing communication to share with process owners and senior management issues and improvement recommendations throughout the life of the project
Skills : Please see job description
Location : St. Louis Area,MO
Duration : Direct Hire