Programmer Analyst

Kforce has an exciting opportunity for a Programmer Analyst in Downtown Houston. This role focuses on PL/SQL Backend Development. The position sits onsite onsite 4 days/week with opportunity to work remote on Friday. This is a long term contract with opportunity to convert to FTE. Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provided technical guidance and leadership to a team of IT professionals, ensuring adherence to best practices and standards
• Manage and perform planning, development, coding, testing, migration to production, and the maintenance of applications within multiple environments
• Performs analysis of client requirements and designs or modifies programs/systems to meet those requirements; Prepares models, (event, process, data, object, etc.) and prototypes as needed
• Support and lead analysis and evaluation of packaged software and assists in implementation of packaged software
• Collaborated closely with other departments such as Security, UNIX, LAN Operations, and Data Base Support to ensure overall success of the application; Coordination with other groups for interface support such as SAP, Meter Reading, and Outage
• Leads coordination with other groups such as Infrastructure, DBAs and third party vendors to implement new, changed or upgraded hardware and upgraded software
• Creates, monitors and reports project status
• Designs, codes, documents and tests software and software components
• Lead and participates in system testing, performance testing, failover testing and quality assurance reviews
• Participates in scheduled annual disaster recovery tests, including maintenance of required documentation and coordination of user participation
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders from different departments by organizing meetings and workshops as needed
• Perform software deployments including weekend and night rollouts
• Creates required change management documentation for production system deployments

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred; In lieu of a degree, any combination of applicable college education and applicable experience equal to four years will be considered
• Progressive experience encompassing planning, development, testing and supporting productive business application systems. Field operation business process knowledge with associated software implementation experience is required
• Ability to execute analysis, design, development, and maintenance activities without significant, direct supervision
• Multidiscipline experience is required in applications utilizing several operating systems and developed using a varied mix of environments and/or languages
• Acceptable experience includes roles in planning, developing, coding, testing, migration to production, distribution and support of package software, and the maintenance and support of applications within environments such as Oracle, PL/SQL and .NET
• Required Technology Experience: Oracle, PL/SQL, C#, Web Services, .Net, XML, ASP.Net, HTML, MS SQL Server, MS Visual Studio (Includes C#, Visual Basic), SOAP
• Beneficial Experience: Linux, Service Suite Work Order System (Development and Support)
• Proven successful programmer
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Capable of working effectively and efficiently to deliver work products; particularly under pressure of stringent timelines
• Ability to make effective presentations to client end-users
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• Off hour/weekend rollouts of vendor software required
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Mobile software
• Knowledge of or ability to learn WebSphere Portal, FileNet, Sybase, SharePoint, SOA

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

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