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# Technical Lead - Smart COMM Developer

- **Company:** DEREX Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Peoria, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, HTML5, Unit Testing, Unix, Configuration Management, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Mainframes, Performance Tuning, Shell Script, Scripting, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1647799aca5223f4

## About the Role

* Experience end-to-End document lifecycle and GhostDraft
 * Experience in direct customer communication
 * Experience in scripting or programming languages (Java, shell script, Cobol, .net)
 * Good debugging and error solving skills

[Good to have]

 * Change Management
 * Mainframe/Unix

## Description

We are looking for a Tech Lead who has extensive experience in GhostDraft to join our customer communication management (CCM) team. The role requires you to be well verged with end-to-end document life cycle and able to design, develop, implement and maintain end-to-end customer communication management applications. The role involves communicating directly with the customers to understand their requirements and finalize the input file structure. You will leverage latest software technologies and use GhostDraft Hub, Studio, Data workbench and configuration manager, . Use appropriate system methodologies for analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation and modification to create PDF documents and print output streams.

Your Key Responsibilities:

 * Develop end-to-end CCM applications
 * Integrate output queues for printing and electronic channels
 * Understand the customer requirement and finalize the input file structure
 * Thorough understanding of different output formats (AFP, PDF, HTML5, LIVE, Empower)
 * Design and plan business and technical understating documents
 * Create developer and reviewer checklists
 * Create unit test cases for unit testing/SIT and UAT
 * Perform effective QA
 * Identify performance tuning and cost saving activities within project
 * Follow the best practices while development and unit testing period
 * Effectively review daily deliverables
 * Participate in weekly project status calls with customers


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