Responsibilities:
Provide senior technical expertise, project leadership and coordination of activities in the development, implementation and maintenance of a diverse range of cost effective I&IT solutions.
Provide technical advice to clients and leverage OPS I&IT solutions and applications to meet program/service goals and objectives ensuring efficiency
General Skills:
Provides specialized technical expertise in the overall analysis of the design and architecture of systems solutions.
Ability to evaluate recommendations and ensures all recommended solutions for improvement are congruent with the project goals and objectives
Identifies short and long-term project goals/objectives, and as a senior technical expert, defines and identifies program and service delivery requirements in support of the development and/or acquisition of client applications
Leads the analysis, development and documentation of design and architecture of systems solutions.
Leads the development of testing, integration and implementation of systems solutions into the clients’ applications
Guides the feasibility studies and cost effective analyses of proposed client I&IT initiatives, ensures all studies and analyses are documented
Leads the technical aspects of projects related to the development and/or acquisition of a diverse range of client applications through all stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This includes planning, scheduling and estimating resources, providing technical expertise, co-ordination, monitoring progress and providing management with project status updates
Demonstrated experience gathering requirements, translating business documents into technical specifications
Experience leading development/support teams supporting multi-dimensional and relational databases and their applications for effective planning, budgeting, strategizing and forecasting procedures
Demonstrated experience designing and developing complex applications utilizing relational and multi-dimensional databases
Ability to provide implementation and post implementation support as required
Oversees the research and evaluation of the technical components in the acquisition of software, hardware, technology, systems and products
Recommends and directs the measurement and improvement of tools, techniques, standards and performance criteria to control the quality of application development initiatives
Provides coaching and direction to junior analysts throughout the project, related to the development and/or acquisition of a diverse range of client applications through all stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge and experience in rapid application development (RAD) methodologies
Knowledge and experience with middleware and gateways
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
Experience with development/maintenance of documentation as per Methodology
Good working knowledge of Dimensions and Facts
Knowledge of multidimensional structures (cubes)
Ability to gather, review and provide feedback to business requirements