Heads up for you guys, I'm leaving my current position and moving off
to Australia. Anyhow, there is now an opening within Arvato Finance
who are, based out in East Point Business Park. Just in case you've
never heard of them, they are the people who handle all of Google's
cash. Mainly looking for people that are good all rounders but have
solid ruby/ruby on rails experience. Anyhow, if anyone is interested
just drop them a line. Best of luck...
Applications can be made directly through the following site.
http://www.candidatemanager.net/arvatofinance/
Job Ref AFSTT7
Job Title Senior Analyst Programmer Internal Systems
Job Type Full-time
Location Eastpoint, Dublin 3
Description
Position: Senior Analyst Programmer Internal Systems
Team: IT Department
Salary Band: 8
Position Objective:
This job description is intended to outline the key areas of
responsibility related to the role of Analyst / Programmer Internal
Systems. The duties outlined are not exhaustive and may change from
time to time or be extended. The position reports to the Integration /
Development Lead.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Ø Develop, support and maintain existing trouble ticketing,
configuration, Project Management, QA, process automation, tools etc.
Ø Participate in projects to integrate new software and systems into
the business. These may be enhancing or replacing existing functions.
Ø As part of a project team, take responsibility for some or all
stages of new projects in the Internal Systems domain. This may
involve meeting with clients and vendors to discuss requirements and
project issues.
Ø Undertake the role of technical consultant during projects or
support tasks.
Ø Where necessary, it may be required that the candidate work on other
development / support tasks.
Ø There may be a requirement for the Senior Analyst Programmer to take
on a Team Lead position managing one or more Analyst Programmers.
Skills and Experience:
Ø The ideal candidate will be well rounded in all areas of IT. He/she
will be comfortable with picking up unfamiliar technologies at short
notice and be able to bring creative and workable solutions to all
kinds of problems.
Ø The role requires a confident self starter with the ability to work
on own initiative and also as part of a team. The successful candidate
will have the ability to deliver effectively and professionally at all
times, with keen attention to detail.
Ø Four to five years experience in software development / support,
ideally in a financial environment.
Ø Candidate should have experience of the complete software
development lifecycle.
Ø The following technologies will be used as part of the role:
Java, Ruby / Rails, PHP, C, Perl, Python, VB / .NET, VBA, unix
scripting
MySQL, Oracle, Access, SQL server
Eclipse, JUnit, JBoss
A level of Windows/Linux sysadmin would be useful
Ø The role will have a high level of autonomy and the candidate will
be expected to take ownership of projects from the start and follow
them through to resolution.
Ø Highly customer focused with excellent analytical and problem
solving skills. Flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment
and business needs
Ø Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
Ø Desire to learn and develop new technical skills
Ø Candidate must be willing to travel as required
Ø People Management skills as follows would be useful. Assigning
projects and tasks to the team which make best use of the individual’s
skills. Mentoring and assisting in staff development, objective
setting and evaluations, identifying and implementing training as
required.
Ø Degree level in relevant discipline a distinct advantage
Ø Fluency in English is essential
Ø Proficiency in the use of MS Office packages
arvato finance services Ltd Core Organisational Competencies:
Ø Creativity and Innovation
Ø Commerical and Business Acumen
Ø Integrity, Values and Ethics
Ø Customer Focus
Ø Team Work
Ø Results Orientation
o Organising and Planning
o Change Management
o Decision Making
o Problem Solving