Systems Analyst, Programmer and Technical Specialist

Company: Feed 8
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Overview
Acts as the primary technical expert and principal designer for major systems and subsystems. Works closely with client management to identify and specify complex business requirements/processes and develop efficient and cost effective solution. May manage a development team. Works under general supervision.

Responsibilities
Provides comprehensive consultation to business unit and IS management and staff at the highest technical level for all phases of the project development cycle.
Works closely with client management to identify and specify the complex business requirements and processes for diverse development platforms, computing environments (i.e., host based, distributed systems, client server), software, hardware, technologies and tools, etc.
Researches and evaluates alternative solutions and recommends the most efficient and cost effective solution for the system design.
Provides input to project plans, analyzes and designs systems.
Codes new or modifies existing programs, reuses existing code utilizing program development software alternatives and/or integrates purchased solutions, as needed.
Documents, tests, implements and provides on-going support for the applications.
Provides highly technical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies, which assist the functional business units in meeting their strategic objectives.
Acts as expert technical resource to development staff in all phases of the development and implementation process.
Develops technical standards and guidelines for application development processes.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties, as required.
Conducts analysis on third party products and related interface design.
Functions as system administrator for third party products.

Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or the equivalent required.

Experience:
Minimum of eight years diverse Information Technology experience including systems analysis and application program development, required.
Advanced knowledge of the system development life cycle, client areas functions/systems, and system and application program development technological alternatives, required.
The ability to make strong judgements, work effectively with all levels of clients and I.S. management and staff, and work at the highest technical level of all phases of system design and implementation, required.
Advanced technical knowledge of two platforms (mainframe, mid or micro) and two applicable programming languages (COBOL or CICS, ORACLE or PEOPLE TOOLS, VISUAL BASIC or JAVA) for each platform, job control language (JCL) and application program development alternatives required.
Effective oral/written communication and leadership skills, required.

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