ODM Developer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Adheres to established information technology standards and procedures.
• Analyzes procedures, problems and information requirements to refine data for conversion purposes.
• Analyzes system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between affected components and sub systems.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Collects and/or creates test data, tests programs.
• Conducts special studies and investigations and develops new information systems to improve business processes, as required.
• Consults with customers about software system design and maintenance.
• Designs and/or modifies programs, including specifying logical and mathematical operations and designing files, input documents, reports, screens and user procedures.
• Designs conversion procedures.
• Determines appropriate actions in emergency situations to ensure data is secure and available for use as soon as possible.
• Develops system documentation.
• Identifies and corrects program defects.
• Maintain currency in technical skills
• May lead assigned projects, including assigning tasks, coordinating efforts, and monitoring performance of others.
• May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities.
• Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration
• Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Provides technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
• Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
• Assists in preparing project plans using project management tools.
• Reviews test results; documents test activities, and records remedial actions.
• Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework or schedule slippage.
• Works individually or coordinates database development as part of a team.
• May participate in various committees to support department initiatives.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Require experienced WebSphere ODM developer to design, implement, test and deploy enterprise business rules for a variety of applications. Key skillsets include:
• Design of rule projects
• Designing and authoring rules
• Rule orchestration
• Deployment of rules in various modes (web services, MQ/JMS, embedded option)
• Rule execution integration patterns
• Rule testing and simulation using DVS
• Experience with all the ODM product modules (Designer, Decision Server, Decision Center, DVS, Decision Warehouse)
• Experience with the Java API of the product
• Experience with Java, JEE, Websphere Application Server

Skill in:

• Development in 1 programming technology, with mastery experience/exposure to a second programming technology, and 1 development platform.
• Design in one development technology along with beginner architect abilities. Demonstrate quick acclimation to new technologies.
• Creating detailed system design documentation.
• Presenting complex ideas and information to include both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Processes of programming such as compiling, source code editing, debugging, testing and deployment.
• Use of a modern development tools.
• Use of the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) for use in development efforts.
• Designing new or modifying existing systems.
• Demonstrating appropriate frequency and level of detail in communications, both verbal and written.
• Preparing project plans and using project management tools.
• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications.

Ability to:

• Recommend technical direction at an individual program, sub-system and application level, while maintaining a big picture orientation.
• Analyze requirements and architecture specifications to create the detailed design.
• Effectively multi-task all aspects or tasks on a system with little assistance.
• Drive change at a team level.
• Decide and act on a direction, then report immediately.
• Champion technical project and product improvement efforts.
• Lead a meeting addressing broad technical issues.
• Provide technical advice and training.
• Mentor others and serve as a role model in employing information technology best practices.
• Provide a high level of customer service.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Exhibit a positive attitude when dealing with the client.
• Follow all internal procedures for handling customer requests.
• Contact the appropriate person to assist with an escalated or more difficult issue.
• Communicate timely and through proper channels to keep customer and upper management informed of the progress of an issue.
• Take personal ownership of issues, focusing on root cause analysis, and following through to issue resolution.
• Attend to detail.
• Analyze and solve logic problems.
• Read, comprehend, and apply technical information.
• In emergency situations, determine appropriate actions to protect critical systems and data.
• Demonstrate judgment appropriate for level and experience.
• Either meet all deadlines created by management or clearly communicate to management the reasons the deadlines are not possible.
• Organize and prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Respect all team members regardless of level, role, or skill.
• Participate in team projects and activities.
• Demonstrate flexibility in accepting and adapting to change.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technology-related discipline.
• Requires technical and business knowledge in multiple disciplines and processes.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience.

~or~

• Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.