SENIOR APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS ANALYST/PROGRAMMER

Company: Medical Diagnostics Company

Location: White Plains, NY Area

Posting Date: 09/26/2008

Salary: Open

 

Job Description:

Our client, located in Westchester County is a financial Service company, one of the largest in Westchester that virtually operates as a bank. They are currently seeking a Senior Applications Systems Analyst-Programmer to join their team.:

• Support and maintain all front-end applications and manage daily operation to support business needs. Manage and coordinate the day-to-day functioning of the daily processes on assigned applications.
• Act as the technical liaison between users and IT. Answer questions and provide explanations regarding applications, and understand their business processes. Be available to give demonstrations, teach a class, or suggest technical solutions as appropriate.
• Design and implement programming solutions to assigned or identified problems using appropriate coding languages.
• Manage relationship with external providers -- vendors and consultants. Provide needed information and ensure they meet agreed deadlines. Aid in researching and evaluating potential providers, and costing out external options.
• Take ownership of assigned Helpdesk tickets and resolve. Identify root causes where appropriate.
• Adhere to the goals and standards set forth by the Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Proactively identify and provide enhancements and fixes to applications whenever possible.
• Provide business analysis of assigned applications and processes. Identify weaknesses, recommend solutions, and implement corrections.
• Participate in group development projects. Coordinate with other developers and business users, adhere to deadlines, and meet all assigned tasks.
• Provide project management on smaller projects; coordinate efforts and map tasks and dates to ensure successful completion of the project.
• Thoroughly test all programming work, and any changes introduced to the Production environment. Coordinate user and integration testing as needed.
• Communicate regularly with users and other IT members regarding status, coding changes, policy updates, etc.
• Thoroughly document all policies and procedures and post in shared environment. Cross-train other IT members as needed, and be available to be cross-trained.
• Continue to learn new applications and products. Take courses to earn credits, cross-train regularly, and become familiar with every business unit and its functions.
• Work with Managers and VPs in other departments to address issues that fall outside the normal scope of assigned duties.
• Develop and train other Programmers and Senior Programmers.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Requirements
B.S. in Computer Science/Business Administration or 5-7 years of financial application support/consulting experience.  3-5 years experience with Summit required.  Familiarity with programming algorithms and standards.  Strong organizational and communication skills.  Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.   Demonstrated high level understanding of installed applications and successful IT project delivery.  Project management coursework valued.

 

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