IT Software Development Advisor

Description:

• To design and maintain robust, scalable software architecture for one or more elements of CMS software systems; to oversee programming, implementation and maintenance revisions of specified projects; and to evaluate technologies and provide consultation regarding applications and systems needs related to these elements.
• Ensures software scalability and data integrity throughout all claims-related applications.
• Ensures software compatibility and alignment with overall business, IT and infrastructure strategies.
• Identifies and directs implementation of strategies for maintaining JURIS data and application integration.
• Collaborates with management and colleagues throughout CMS and develops overall designs and defines projects for implementation of strategic technology initiatives.
• Consults with project managers to keep informed of active and future projects and to identify areas of overlap.
• Assists as needed in implementation of large client programs involving numerous interfaces or system modifications.
• Manages analyst/programmers
• Reviews software change requests to identify duplication, similarities, and feasibility and recommends specific actions needed.
• Provides recommendations toward prioritization of tactical and strategic change requests.
• Assists in projecting software and hardware requirements for claims-related applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supports the organization's quality program(s).
• Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
• Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance discussions.
• Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree with major in Information Systems or Management from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Masters degree strongly preferred.
• Ten (10) years of related experience or equivalent combination of education or experience required to include seven (7) years of software and development experience.
• Five (5) years hands-on programming experience in database and data driven applications strongly preferred.
• High level knowledge of software development areas including software development life cycle methodologies, specification development, security, application modularization and logic specifications
• Strong oral and written communication, including technical writing skills and presentation skills
• PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
• Leadership/management/motivational skills
• Analytical and interpretive skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies
• Experience in writing Packages for data loads.
• Experience creating and maintained Stored Procedure (Packages, Procedures, Function, and anonymous block) with Oracle PL/SQL
• Experience using Cursors to pull data from the Database.
• Experience with performance tuning, query optimization, explain plan etc
• Experience with external tables, and high volume data import into Oracle DB
• At least 8+ years of experience as an Oracle PL/SQL Developer.
• Strong skills in Oracle server side programming which includes SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL Packages, Stored Procedures, Functions, Cursors, Triggers, Views, Materialize Views, Temporary tables, Object Oriented PL/SQL Programming, Job, Schedulers, PL/SQL Web-services, Java Stored Procedures and Oracle AQ.
• Hands on experience on XML generation inside PL/SQL components.
• Strong Skills in data analysis, data modeling, development, testing and documentation.
• Strong skills on automating jobs using UNIX Shell scripts to run all the SQL files in a directory by invoking SQL *Plus.
• Hands on writing Cursors, User-defined Object types, Records, and Tables in PL/SQL Programming for generating worksheets, Arrays & Queues.
• Strong Skills in Exception Handling extensively debug PL/SQL Code, DDL, DML and display the error messages in the application.
• Experience in creating Materialized Views and Indexes for better performance of summary tables, Autonomous Transactions, Coding Dynamic SQL Statements.
• Experience in SQL Tunning to improve the query performance by identifying key fields, adding/removing tables/fields, and use of indexes.
• Good understanding of Oracle Explain Plan.

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.