JOB SEEKERS

Advantage Tech is looking for a Network Architect for our Kansas City, MO client. 

JOB SUMMARY:
We are currently looking for a Senior Infrastructure Network Architect. We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successfully executing projects and process documentation/implementation. An established history of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of the business while meeting deadlines. This position is responsible to develop, maintain, support, operate and enhance the LAN, WAN and related systems. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generate conceptual, logical, and physical network architectures to support business strategy 

Perform vendor comparisons and cost analysis for emerging technologies for proposed solutions 

Proactively monitor, troubleshoot and resolve network hardware and software problems 

Perform maintenance of network related hardware and software 

Develop and execute project plans 

Install, configure, and test network hardware and software 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES: . 

Knowledge of LAN and WAN technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, VPN, ATM, SONET, PRI, ISDN, VOIP, and Point to Point circuits. 

Knowledge of Voice Cisco CUCM. 

Knowledge of LAN and WAN protocols, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, Netbios, SNA, OSPF, IGRP, etc. 

Knowledge of the interaction and interdependencies of networks and computer hardware and software to ensure optimal performance. 

Solid knowledge of network management and tools (e.g., Solar Winds, Intermapper, Observer, Fluke, etc.). 

Knowledge of network security. 

Knowledge of performance optimization and capacity planning for local area and wide area network components. 

Outstanding problem identification/troubleshooting skills. 

Ability to develop detailed project plans. 

Very good interpersonal skills (coaching, teamwork, etc.). 

Very good communications skills (telephone skills, presenting, writing, etc.). 

Ability to quickly assimilate new technologies and information and create architectures and designs3. 

Ability to assess the business impact of issues and prioritize them. 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a SalesForce Developer for our Kanasas City Client.  

Build Integrations with our Commercial Instance of Salesforce (Insight360) and various other systems utilizing Apache Camel  (2 resources needed)

 

Advantage Tech is searching for a qualified Network/System Administrator to join their client based out of Lee's Summit, MO

Summary:

The Network/System Administrator is responsible for problem identification and resolution regarding the on-line network including problem logging, tracking, implementation and maintenance.

 

Qualifications:

· Associate Degree in Computer Science or Engineering Technology

· Knowledge and experience using Outlook, Excel and other MS Office products required

· Knowledge and experience supporting the Exchange/Office365 (cloud) environment required

· Knowledge and experience using the Microsoft Azure platform required

· Experience with Windows Active Directory required

· Experience with PC-based (Microsoft Windows) computers required

· Knowledge of or experience with Apple-based (MAC) computers, tablets and phones preferred

· Knowledge of or experience with network protocols and ability to troubleshoot network-related desktop issues required

· Experience with managing network switches, routers and firewalls required

· Experience with Agile project management methodologies preferred

· Ability to solve problems, prioritize and multi-task

· Ability to work in a team environment, and interact closely with team members utilizing interpersonal skills

· Work under limited supervision

· Well organized, experience in providing detailed documentation

· Goal oriented, with excellent time management, task tracking and organizational skills

· Excellent verbal & written communication skills

· Keenly attentive to detail

· Ability to keep sensitive information confidential

 

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Manage Active Directory, maintain users and computers on the company domain

· Install, Configure and Manage all Windows servers and common enterprise applications

· Manage the company Online Cloud Server environment

· Configure and manage all enterprise backups

· Maintain and support an Exchange and Office365 (office cloud) environment

· Actively participate in IT Sprint planning, Daily standups, Change Control processes, SOPs and project management duties

· Provide for efficient operations, including analysis and tracking of important system metrics.

· Security of the overall company network, managing hardware and software-based security tools including routers, firewalls and antivirus software

· Supervise and mentor department technicians

· Communicate with network users regarding hardware and software outages and resolve issues.

· Assist with desktop issues, work within the helpdesk tool to address help requests and resolve promptly

· Assist maintaining and documenting new IT processes

· Assist with maintaining Asset tracking and tagging of computer IT-related equipment

· Assist with New Associate Onboarding tasks, may require some degree of moving equipment (some light duty lifting required)

· Represent department and the organization favorably and in accordance with Company standards and associate attributes at all times

· Other duties as assigned by management

Experienced Mainframe Developer 

This position is to maintain and enhance the Medicare Part B claims processing system, MCS. The project responsibilities focus on creating application enhancements via technical design, coding, unit testing, installation, and documentation updates while also being responsible to resolve defects and/or PROBLEMs. The role involves performing system maintenance in a rigorous, high-maturity environment. Resource will be performing a Mainframe developer role supporting a one-of-a-kind, 6 million lines of code health care claims processing system. The developer will code enhancements to the system which is approximately 70% COBOL, 20% Assembler, 10% Java or PowerBuilder; 67% batch processing, 29% CICS, 4% GUI. Knowledge of mainframe technologies and health care claims processing is key to meeting performance measures dictated by the customer. 

Experienced mainframe developer

– 7 or more years with recent experience (COBOL, ALC, CICS). JCL

– 7 or more years. JAVA experience

– 3 or more years. IBM Mainframe platform, z/OS operating system. TSO/ISPF

– VSAM

– Healthcare claims processing system support experience

– Ability to provide technical leadership to less experienced developers on enhancement projects. Experience with both waterfall and agile development methodologies. 

Public Trust Security Clearance is required for this position. 
US Citizenship is required for this position 

IF YOUR CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED, THEY CANNOT START WORK UNTIL A WORK ORDER IS CREATED AND THEIR ORDER IS IN “CONFIRMED” STATUS. Additional help guides, the ABC NDA and the supplier guidebook can be found on the Supplier Portal for Agency Contractor Suppliers . If you have questions, please direct them to the AC Labor Desk Contact: Mary Bryant: mary.1.bryant@perspecta.com or USPS_AC@perspecta.com 
ATTACH THE DOCUMENTS NO LATER THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE WORK ORDER START DATE. Orders will need at least two days to move through internal approvals. 

IF YOUR CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED DO NOT START WORK UNTIL THE START DATE ON THE CONFIRMED ORDER. 

PLEASE NOTE: ABC/NDA documentation must be uploaded as one combined file to the onboarding topic Assignment Begin Checklist located on the manage tab of the Work order. 
The Candidate Bill Rate submitted to this Job Posting should not exceed $75.00/hour.

Advantage Tech is looking for a .NET Developer.

Description:

It provides information technology support for the Records and Workflow Management (RWM) systems.  This position supports applications that are primarily focused on electronic forms, automated workflows, documentation management systems, forms warehouse and imaging support.  This includes the mission critical application RWM.  This is a senior level position which will work the InfoPath to ASP.NET conversion project and the K2 Blackpearl workflow software. In addition to programming, this position includes managing the RWM server software, performs software upgrades, tests new versions of the software and resolves difficult server and user issues relating to the software. In addition, this position is responsible for managing the internal and external Forms Warehouse and serving as a backup to Document Management System Administrator.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of programming experience using Visual Studio and source control software, VB.NET or C#, ASP.NET, HTML and JavaScript.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of experience upgrading server software.
• Two years of experience in resolving server and client issues.
• Knowledge of computer systems analysis, design, user and system documentation, user and system testing, debugging, maintenance techniques and practices.
• Knowledge of basic relational database design techniques and SQL.
• Knowledge of InfoPath and/or K2 Blackpearl software.

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for an Application Administrator for our Kansas City, MO Client.

Position Summary

The Application Administrator ensures that deployments of new applications or upgrades are planned and carried out correctly. The position is responsible for working closely with other teams and our clients during the technical phases of any given implementation project. This role's primary responsibility is to acts as a bridge between the software development staff, business support, and the IT infrastructure team to complete installation and carry out ongoing upgrades and maintenance of commercial and in-house developed software. A key success factor of this position includes coordinating the collection of both pre and post installation data and information essential to installing and configuring Company’s software products. This position will be expected to execute on technical projects which may consist of data conversions and consolidations, installation program modifications and the creation of third party integration tools, but not limited only to this. 
 
Principal Functions of the Job

• Execute the installation and configuration of production software products in the production environment. Serve as a knowledge expert in the installation of software products to ensure successful implementation and adoption.
• Work with other IT teams to resolve issues related to application configuration, issues and debugging
• Perform tasks in projects related to production software operations such as installation applications, setup kits, data management efforts and related components.
• Continuously improve the automation of software installations. Be an agent of change for improving technical implementations and reducing mean time to install and the cost to deploy. This means addressing bottlenecks in the installation processes and recommending changes to deployment methodologies while keeping the implementation schedule on track.
• Timely and accurate reporting to client and management on the status of technical implementations
• Adhering to the company’s Change Management Policy to ensure that all production changes are communicated, scheduled and documented per policy.
• Develop and support internal toolsets and services to integrate, deploy, and operate applications. Consult with and advise development, product, and operations teams on software release best practices and recommend solutions.
• Provides on-going support of the Company’s production platform to ensure availability and functionality.
• Collaborate on infrastructure development and infrastructure testing efforts to meet rapidly growing systems. Coordination proactively with the infrastructure team regarding things such as hardware provisioning and bandwidth requirements is important.
• Improve automated application configuration, deployments, monitoring, management and incident response.
• Work with other teams to resolve issues related to application configuration, deployment, or debugging.
• Understand and adhere to policies regarding access to sensitive data to include PII and ePHI.
• Participate in the training and/or mentoring programs as assigned or required.

 

Requirements
 

• Bachelor's degree in technology, or related field is preferred, or 5+ years of technical implementation experience in lieu of degree
• 3+ years' experience with significant analysis and direct work experience in technical implementation of software with complex, mission-critical software deployments
• Experience in configuring and maintaining Microsoft stack components including IIS, .NET, SQL, Biztalk, TFS/VSTS
• Deep understanding of the Windows operating system and Active Directory administration skills and adherence to security best practices.
• Experience with install technologies required. Experience with install Shield and MSI based installation techniques including silent push and update methodologies preferred
• Expertise in scripting, for example PowerShell preferred.
• Application configuration and testing experience.
• Experience with configuration management and release automation tools.
• Experience managing and deploying windows applications and infrastructure.
• Must have good time management skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting, listening and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work in a deadline oriented environment.
• Customer focused.
• Works well in a team environment.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our clients.  Advantage Tech’s customized recruiting model enables us to place consultants locally and nationally. Our clients want the best candidate at the most reasonable rate within a set timeframe; that’s precisely what we provide them.  We go even further.   Our consultant retention program gives our clients the added comfort our people will perform well and finish the project.

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Advantage Tech is looking for 2 Front End Developers for our Lenexa, Kansas Client.

Description

 

Are you passionate about innovative, cutting edge, quality software? We are! Balance Innovations is hiring talented developers interested in creating SaaS solutions that revolutionize the way retailers use technology. If you would love to contribute your expertise to small, focused, cross-functional teams that achieve stunning results, then join us.  Come work with a team that shares your vision to build great software!   

 

What we are looking for this role to do:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

 

• Work collaboratively within a cross functional team using Kanban/Lean*
• Architect, design and implement new software systems or enhance existing software systems*
• Develop new user-facing features
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use*
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
• Participate in quality strategy discussions and implement layers of the test pyramid such as unit and integration tests*
• Participate in DevOps process that supports the team’s applications *

 

Requirements

What you need to bring to the table:

 

• Passion for building leading edge software solutions using coding standards, continuous integration, and automated testing 
• Excel within a DevOps culture by working collaboratively within a cross functional team promoting productivity through effective testing, automation, continuous integration, and code quality 
• Utilize Kanban/Lean processes to translate business needs into working products 
• Experience in UI software development, especially in the areas of: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS/JS, ReactJS applications*
• Expert knowledge of JavaScript including advanced concepts such as asynchronous programming*
• Have an eye for detail
• Have a strong ability for writing code to be reusable and designing solutions to be scalable
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with other smart and engaged people 
• Have a passion for building leading edge software solutions using the latest “best in class” technologies  

 

Bonus points if you have experience with: 

• Cloud and Serverless architectures, GraphQL 
• Testing ReactJS applications with tools such as Jest and Puppeteer, or similar technologies

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a Java Developer to work for their client based out of Overland Park, KS

The Java Developer is responsible for building and implementing functional and efficient programs.
 

Essential Functions:
 

• Produce clean, efficient code based on specifications.
• Verify and deploy programs and systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software.
• Recommend and execute improvements.
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting.

Education & Experience:
 

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science strongly preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years working as a Java Developer required.
• Retail Inventory Management or Point of Sale experience a plus.

Required Skills:
 

• Java
• RESTful JSON APIs (both Server and Client)
• Spring Framework
• Hibernate
• Maven and/or Ant
• MySQL/MariaDB
• Git

Desired Skills:
 

• IntelliJ IDEA or similar
• GitLab or similar
• JIRA or similar
• Jenkins or similar
• Java Swing
• Unit Testing
• Demonstrates ownership of projects by taking initiative, being accountable, and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Able to approach work with an eye for details, while understanding the big picture.
• The ability to think creatively with a focus on providing something of value.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships in a team environment, with adiverse group and across functional areas.
• Demonstrates the ability for clear and effective verbal and written communications; demonstrates active listening skills.

Advantage Tech is looking for an Application Architect for our Kansas City, MO Client. 

What You'll Do

Spearhead all of the system development activities overseeing the development team, manages the full life cycle of the process, monitoring research, reviewing codes and supervising any testing. May administer training throughout various phases of the development cycle. Ensure development practices are in compliance with best practices policies and procedures. Track and maintain all records and metrics reporting the project's progress to senior management. Other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

-7 years of relevant software development experience
-Java or Microsoft certification

Preferred Requirements

-Bachelors degree in Information Technology.

In this Role, You will Need

Advanced knowledge of:
-System development methodology
-System architecture and service oriented architecture.
-Fundamental principles of functional and unit testing
-Web Services architectures and implementation
-Relational database technologies
-JavaScript, HTML and CSS and Java
-Continuous Integration tools
-Object Relational Mapping (ORM)
-Demonstrated experience using Source Control tools and processes
-Advanced ability in designing and implementing user interfaces
-Understanding of Unified Modeling Language (UML)
-Problem solving and project management skills

 

 

Application development background with API development experience.  In the similar situation, we’re looking for someone who may have had experience with cutting edge development.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a IT Manager for our Kansas City, MO.

What You'll Do

This is a mid-level management position within an information technology area that will communicate effectively with associates, peers & primary customers (business units or other teams), present technology topics to the broader team or the business.

– Focus on associate management & development and use previous experience with competency-based management program.
– Provide coaching- listening & providing timely feedback to associates.
– Interview candidates & make hiring decisions.
– Provides input, understanding & can execute towards a technology strategy.
– Set challenging yet attainable goals for associates, and performance management; requesting, managing & monitoring work efforts, ability to understand quality versus quantity.
– Understands current processes, promotes adherence, and provides recommendations for process improvements.
– Recognizes ambiguity and follows-up to clarify expectations.
– Ensures compliance with all software licensing agreements.
– Participates in the budget process and maintains a budgetary awareness.
– Understands lights-on, non-discretionary & discretionary work; actively manages load & resource planning.
– Manage projects & work efforts to a Service Delivery Life Cycle process (SDLC).
– Understands risk & impact to the business, recommend risk mitigation strategies and options for the business to consider.
– Other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

This is an exciting new position to lead efforts for support and onboarding of FinTech companies seeking to offer banking solutions. Ideal candidate is a self-motivated critical thinker familiar with API integration and banking services. This role will manage a growth area for the Company in an exciting new marketplace.
Additional Preferred Requirements:
• Technical management experience specifically with the FinTech space
• Experience with API integration within the banking industry

Who You Are

– 2 or 4-year Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field
– 3 years technical work experience
– 3 years management experience, supervisory or team lead experience

Preferred Requirements

-Technical management experience

In this Role, You will Need

– Demonstrates strong communication skills (verbal & written)
– Demonstrates ability to communicate technical issues and concepts in plain language
– Demonstrates knowledge of system development methodology
– Demonstrates knowledge of fundamental principles of functional and unit testing
– Demonstrates knowledge of web-services architecture and implementation
– Demonstrates knowledge of relational database technologies
– Demonstrates knowledge of continuous Integration tools
– Demonstrates knowledge & proficiency using Source Control tools and processes

 

This is a new position that will be managing a team focusing on the FinTech projects.  This team will be building the API interfaces to allow our FinTech clients’ customers to connect with our platform.  We need an individual who has an application development background with API development experience.  Candidates with development experience in legacy systems will not be a fit.  Cutting edge development experience is what we want.  This individual will be managing a team of about 4-5 employees primarily developers (.NET, MF) and an application architect.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Scrum Master/BA for our Kansas City, Mo client.  

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Senior Project Manager for our Lee's Summit client.  Self-directed and requires minimal management guidance related to decision making.   Leads with an integrity, entrepreneurial mindset, and takes the initiative to provide value in all endeavors. Manages large projects or high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration ensuring adherence to project management principles, processes, and best practices. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including end users, distributors, and vendors. Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables. Communicate with executive sponsors regarding the status of specific projects. Dependent upon solution delivery approach, manages projects according to waterfall or agile methodology. Will serve as Project Manager.

• Assembles project team. Provides formalized, continuous work direction and leadership to assigned team of professionals, including the scheduling, assignment, and review of project work.
• Guides project team to create high-value solutions, establishing quality.
• Develops, tracks, monitors and communicates project progress against the project plan.
• Works with project stakeholders to develop project requirements, quality measures, standards, processes, cost estimates and milestones.
• Coordinates the input, support and communication with all functional areas that impact or are impacted by project scope, business value, risk, and resource requirements.
• Provides input into the improvement of Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies.
• Manages project change control, decisions, risks, issues, assumptions and mitigation planning.
• Adheres and participates in the monitoring of quality assurance and project management guidelines.
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirement documentation and presentations to key stakeholders including executive sponsors.  Determines the frequency and content of status report from the project team, analyze results and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Develops and maintains all business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Manages large, complex or high priority projects.
• Consults and provides guidance in determining project solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Minimum Requirements

• Strong Business acumen.
• Solid understanding of IT (telecom / systems).
• Worked in or has experience with  Customer Care Contact Center.
• Experience standing up a line of business or operational team.
• Comfortable / experienced working with ambiguous environments.
• Innovative, industry trend and dynamic  “amazon type service”; driving the right customer experience.
• Vendor oversight experience.
• Health Care experience.
• Ability to understand business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Experience delivering customer facing projects.
• Process oriented, forward thinker, understanding potential impacts to people, processes, technology and training.
• Familiar with process engineering, driving efficiencies and keeping things lean.
• Organized, flexible, thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication skills at all levels.
• Experience with Avaya or Nice systems.
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Requires seven to ten years of project management experience working with cross-functional teams and staff of all levels.
• Requires experience with project management methodologies (e.g., PMBOK).
• Requires working knowledge of application development technologies, as well as, client-server, web, and cloud based architectures.
• Additional years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Visio, and SharePoint.
• Requires effective verbal, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Requires strong leadership skills to coordinate and motivate project teams.
• Strong financial management to administer budgets across projects and ensure the projects meet requirements for return on investment.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred worked in or experience with  Customer Care Contact Center.
• Innovative, industry trend and dynamic  “amazon type service”; driving the right customer experience.
• Preferred experience with Avaya or Nice systems.
• Strong business acumen and IT experience, preferably call flow experience.
• Process oriented, call flow experience.
• PMP certification.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a Data Engineer/Developer to join their client in Kansas City, MO.

 

This position is responsible for ensuring the productivity of the data engineering group, through active innovation and collaboration.

In this role, you will be working closely with the director of product delivery and the director of analytics support to implement real, company-wide change. We proudly maintain developer autonomy in our engineering department. 

Responsibilities: 

• Align/realign resources to projects based on current priorities

• Ensure data team has proper understanding of relevant KPIs and measures of success/failures

• Work alongside software engineers to develop Level-of-Effort metrics associated with new Projects/Epics added to backlog

• Ensure Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Architecture principles balance the optimization delivery of business innovation, resilience, and cost

• Participate in strategic planning for product delivery department

• Develop and execute training and growth plans of data engineers

• Help resolve both technical and human resources issues

• Assist with development and implementation of quality improvement efforts

• Ensure proper project time tracking to capitalize project expenses

• Solve problems relative to software development responsibilities

• Work closely with analytics, data science, and analytics support to further ease of use and reliability of data

• Maintain an expert understanding of company data and its uses across end users and applications

• Exemplify the desired culture and philosophies of the organization

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• 2+ years of leadership experience

• 4+ years of experience working with one or more of the following: C/C++, Java, Python, or similar language, Unix/Linux systems

• 3+ years of experience with ETL and SQL

• Scripting experience in Shell, Perl or Python

Advantage Tech is looking for a Project Manager for our Kansas City, MO Client.  

This individual will be brought in primarily for the Teller Branch System Upgrade roll-out project.  5+ years of IT project management experience.  Agile and Waterfall experience required.  Anyone with banking industry experience specifically on the consumer banking space is highly desired and most likely will be put on the top of the stack.  Strong communication and interpersonal skills are a must since this individual will be working closely with multiple individuals up to senior leadership level

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Full-Stack .Net Developer for our Kansas City, MO client. 

Skills needed:

Front-End:

·        HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery

·        AngularJS and Angular, Bootstrap

·        Materialize CSS if possible

·        Writing unit tests and integration tests

·        Integrating with RESTful API’s

·        C# and SQL

 

Back-end:

·        String skills in C#

·        SQL and oracle database systems

·        Developing SOAP based and RESTful based API’s

·        Experience in integrating with Main frame systems

·        Current application are built using MS technologies

·        ASP.NET Web API and WCF frameworks

·        Good troubleshooting and extending the existing API’s

·        Good understanding in security practices such as OAuth, SSL, JWT token and SAML 2.0

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for Senior .Net Developer's for our Overland Park, Kansas Client. 

The primary technologies we are looking for is .NET C#, WebAPI, Angular 6+, and Xamarin. We are looking for experienced developers that are able to hit the ground running. A good understanding of best coding practices is important and also a good culture fit.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a C# .NET Developer. This position will be responsible for developing internal facing applications for a client of ours in Kansas City, MO. The Developer will work directly with multiple IT areas and the business partners to design, develop, implement, and support business solutions. 

Required:
• Knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, IIS, Web Forms, Web Services, JavaScript, XML and WSDL
• Intermediate development experience with SQL (Select, Insert, Update, Delete, Stored Procedures,
Query Optimization, SQL Tuning).
• Basic understanding of relational database concepts and design processes
• Individual must be self-motivated and proactive with excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly & effectively with multiple technical & non-technical
groups
• Professional with Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years experience or equivalent combination of education
and experience

Desired, but not required:
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with Performance Testing
• Experience with automated testing tools and unit test
• Experience developing or supporting software in the financial services industry

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for an ITAM Asset Inventory Specialist for our Kansas City, Mo Client

Duties & Responsibilities:

The IT Asset Inventory Specialist will:

 Maintain through direct action or through coordination with other areas, the integrity of IT asset data within the central asset repository (AMDB).

Assist with the reconciliation of asset records between the central asset database and other relevant data sources.  

Assist with the investigation and resolution of exceptions, data accuracy issues and anomalies.    

Assist with the maintenance of existing processes or the establishment of new processes governing the IT Asset lifecycle.  

Conduct spot asset inventory as required to ensure data integrity and process quality.  

Assist with the coordination of IT hardware disposal process to ensure disposal processes are conducted in line with applicable standards and company guidelines.

Ability to work autonomously, with minimal supervision.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience:

• General understanding/familiarity IT Asset Management a definite plus.

• General understanding/knowledge of accounting, equipment logistics, inventory management and procurement.

• Ability to work both independently and in a team oriented, collaborative environment.

• Working experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Good written and verbal communication at all levels.

ServiceNow is preferred.

ITAM experience is also preferred.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you looking for an opportunity where you can be cross trained in many functions of the business and IT?  This organization is adding to their team due to growth and promotion.  Work for an awesome mentor, boss and team!

Under supervision, the Windows Systems Administrator provides support for all the VMware and Windows systems in the infrastructure environment.  The Windows Systems Administrator is responsible for installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software.  This will include Windows systems (versions 2008 through 2016) and virtualization platforms (VMware ESXi 6.0).  This position will be responsible for troubleshooting complex issues and making recommendations for remediating and improving the environment.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for administration and operation of VMware environment and all Windows servers.  Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating users, maintaining host, configuring host, performing updates, e-mail archiving/filtering, and applying patches.
2. Ensure that system hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to defined standards while applying organizational change management processes.
3. Ensure all Windows servers are backed up and recoverable.
4. Install and configure new Windows servers.
5. Support and maintain Microsoft Active Directory Services.
6. Provide third-level support for PC issues.
7. Assist with application troubleshooting related to server and/or network infrastructure.
8. Create and maintains server administration documentation.
9. Create and maintains systems and disaster recovery documentation.
10. Evaluate and test new server and infrastructure technologies.
11. Assist Manager in developing and maintaining server and network operations standards and best practices.
12. Assist Manager in determining needed hardware and software upgrades of servers and network infrastructure.
13. Design and Implement new Systems to support business efforts. 
14. Provide support in on-call rotation

Knowledge:

1. Intermediate experience with administration and deployment for all Windows operating systems.  Windows 2008 through 2016:  Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS. CIFS, DFS, Security.
2. Solid understanding of Active Directory management and structure.
3. Solid understanding of GPO structure hierarchy.
4. Experience with administration and deployment of VMware vSphere suite.
5. Advanced troubleshooting knowledge with Windows and vSphere.
6. Backup:  Working knowledge of SMVI, DPM, and familiarity with Veeam.
7. Network:  Knowledge of basic routing protocols, TCP/IP, troubleshooting network issues.
8. Applications:  Knowledge of Exchange 2010, Symantec, IIS, SQL, SCCM, Solarwinds (monitoring)
9. Hardware:  Working knowledge of Dell Rack mounted servers (R640, R740).
10. Storage:  Good understanding of RAID, SAN, SAS, and SATA.
11. Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
12. Ability to communicate effectively with customers and colleagues in individual and group settings.

Education:

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
2. 3+ years of Windows systems design and deployment experience.
3. 2+ years of virtualization systems administration experience
4. Microsoft Windows and VMware vendor certification desired but not required:  VCP, MCITP and/or MCSE12.

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Are you looking for an opportunity to be mentored and trained into higher technology skills?  This company is seeking someone to come in and learn and cross train in the IT area.  Huge growth opportunity with a great mentor and leader!

The IT Support Specialist is responsible for level 1 & 2 information technology support. This is professional level position with an understanding and capability to apply IT concepts, providing effective evaluation of end-user needs and in all cases uses good judgment and timeliness in responding to and resolving each issue or complaint to the end users’ satisfaction.  Resolution includes but is not limited to the following:  Identify, research, and resolves technical problems, timely response to telephone calls, email, tickets and personnel requests for technical support.   The position also requires accurate documentation and tracking, and incident monitoring to ensure a timely resolution. 

1. Troubleshoot issues as 1st & 2nd level support for desktop and enterprise applications, local/networking printing, e-mail, connectivity, remote access, and hardware issues.
2. Troubleshoot and replace laptop and PC hardware such as DVD-Rom, hard drive, floppy drive, motherboard, power supply, computer fan, NIC, monitors, LCD screens, and warranty repairs.
3. Participate in IT Support queue which will result in assigning and prioritizing open issues.
4. Log, prioritize, assign and troubleshoot all calls, voicemails, emails, trouble tickets and walk-up requests reporting technical problems. When appropriate, determine appropriate group for escalation.
5. Manage customer issues and requests by creating, tracking and documenting technical solutions.
6. Manage deliverables associated with a project by prioritizing, tracking, and completing assigned tasks.
7. Builddeploy new workstations (desktop & laptop PC's) .
8. Installupgrade hardwaresoftware on Windows workstations.
9. Troubleshoot assigned tickets to determine if issue can be resolved or determine appropriate group for escalation.
10. Maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing desktop computers, laptop/notebook computers, printers, peripheral hardware and software.
11. Configuring and installing operating systems, desktop applications, and network software.
12. Providing user support and problem resolution for desktop computers, network access, E-mail, Web, and server based applications.
13. Testing and evaluating hardware and software to determine efficiency, reliability, and compatibility with existing systems.
14. Training users on proper network, workstation, PC, and software/application use.
15. Providing technical input to policies/procedures for installation, use, and maintenance of computers, networks, and peripherals.
16. Operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting network server hardware, operating systems, and application software.
17. Create domain users and assign rights to applications and systems.
18. Apply Windows updates to both desktops and servers using MS SCCM.

Knowledge:

1. Minimum of three years’ experience in a technical support environment.
2. Extensive knowledge of Laptop/desktop Deployments and Break/Fix (Windows and Macs)
3. Extensive knowledge of Printer Deployments and Break/Fix
4. Diagnostic and analytical skills for software, hardware and general IS application knowledge.
5. Strong computer literacy skills with an emphasis on software knowledge, installations and use.
6. Experience in network management software, email, virus protection, connectivity and remote desktop support software.
7. Prior Active Directory experience preferred.
8. Prior Windows 7/10  Professional Experience Required
9. Microsoft applications, Data Base applications, Internet and internet protocols.
10. Ability to multitask – Sense of urgency; maintain a positive attitude.
11. Ability to be proactive and able to take direction and establish ownership of projects.
12. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    1. Strong customer-focus; service oriented attitude.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Technical Analyst candidate for our Kansas City, MO Client.  

Description of Duties:

• Lead requirements gathering and analysis interactions with clients to determine requirements
• Able to lead and facilitate meetings to identify project requirements from client end users.
• Responsible for validating requirements by providing options and / or justifications.
• Provide gap analysis and needs assessments to uncover business need.
• Review and finalize functional and technical documentation.
• Able to elicit and translate high-level business needs into specific processes.
• Proficient in testing to ensure successful execution and appropriate application of solutions.
• Provide project/status updates to Project Managers and prepare reports.
• Accountable for self-organization and tracking completion of assigned tasks including successful delivery of assigned project milestones. – Must work independently and in teams
• Prepare and present training content to clients as needed.
• Creation of project documentation to include user manuals, training deliverables, business requirements documentation, test scripts and work product validation.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working in multiple SDLC, and test methodologies.
• Proficiency in Visio, SQL, Microsoft Project.
• BizTalk experience a major plus
• Self motivated and able to make decisions.
• Good interpersonal, listening, written and verbal communication..
• Functional and/or Technical Certifications a plus.

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Job Summary:

Advantage Tech is seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance professional to develop, support and deliver automated testing strategies and solutions for large-scale applications. This role requires collaborating with business and technical staff to gather and analyze data, requirements, and test cases to help create greater test efficiency and coverage through test automation.

Key Activities:

• Develop and maintain test automation processes in alignment with the project and/or organization’s standards and tools.
• Develop and maintain automation plans, frameworks, scripts and metrics for functional, regression and integration tests.
• Provide framework and test case documentation and training.
• Mature and evolve test architecture through the evaluation and adoption new automation tools, techniques and practices.  •  Perform manual and exploratory testing as needed.
• Initiate Change Requests (CRs) as appropriate to capture defects and enhancements identified during the testing process, and track existing or potential issues along with a recommended course of action and/or options.
• Participate in and facilitate daily meetings to communicate progress and barriers to completing application development and testing goals.
• Collaborate with the development and configuration management teams for deployments into the test environments.
• Establish and adhere to quality assurance guidelines and standards as defined by the project and/or organization requesting testing services.
• Enter and report all daily activities using status tracking tools as required.
• Prepare and analyze test results to aid in problem solving and facilitate decision-making

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology field (e.g.,Computer/Management Information Systems (MIS/CIS), Computer Science(CS), Electrical/Computer Engineering(EE/CE), or an equivalent combination of related education and/or work experience.
• Typically requires four to six years of relevant and progressive information technology experience directly related to the design and development of software solutions.
• Familiarity with Industry software development methodologies, standards and architecture frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and learn new technologies.
• Moderate project management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills. When communicating, articulates and explains comprehensive technical information clearly and concisely to target audience. Ability to explain complex technical information to technical and non-technical contacts.
• Strong planning and organization skills.• Strong initiative, innovative thinking skills, and the ability to analyze details and adopt a big-picture view.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills, including the ability to think logically and analytically.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively build relationships;promote, and work well in, a collaborative team environment; and influence others.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience with Selenium 2 (webdriver).
• 4+ years experience programming in object-oriented language, Java would be preferred language.
• Experience working with TestNG, Junit, NUnit.
• Experience working with Excel and Apache POI.
• Experience working with data-driven and keyword driven testing frameworks.
• Preferred experience with Selenium Grid, Subversion, Maven, Integrated Development Environment tool like: Eclipse or Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Advanced experience in developing and executing SQL statements for testing and validation.
• Practical experience reviewing and researching to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Proven application testing experience that includes testing of large, complex, enterprise-wide applications on a variety of platforms such as AWS Cloud, Client Server, Web and Mobile testing.
• Proficient in understanding written requirements, including use cases, user stories and supplementary specifications.
• Proficient in writing test plans and test cases.
• Experience with a test management tool like: HP Quality Center / ALM or TestRail to conduct test planning, execution, and reporting.
• Experience with integrating automation tests into a Continuous Integration (CI) tool like: Bamboo (preferred) or Jenkins.
• Experience with issue/defect tracking and change management tools, such as JIRA, TestRail or HP Application Lifecycle Management a plus.
• Proficient in gathering and preparing data and files for testing.
• Experience with change management, release packaging and deployment concepts.
• Experience working within different software development methodologies; preferably Agile.
• Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing.

United States citizenship or lawful permanent resident alien status with at least three or more years of United States residency from the date of legal entry to the United States is required for this position.

 

 

This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while preforming the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.

 

 

Advantage Tech is looking for a QA Tester for our Kansas City, MO Client.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Technical:

• Manual web, service, system, integration, and regression testing experience
• Development or scripting experience as it relates to test automation
• Experience with open source test automation tools and frameworks, e.g. Selenium, Serenity, Cucumber, Rest Assured, etc.
• SQL and relational database structures
• Load testing experience, JMeter preferred
• Business Analysis including requirements and design interpretation 
  Excellent communication skills 
• Experience in continuous build integration strategies and implementations
• Ability to collaborate effectively
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Agile methodologies/Scrum

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you a highly skilled front end developer with ANGULAR 4,5,6 and/or React ?   Seeking a Sr developer role, to be a senior member on the team and you will have the opportunity to train, mentor and lead!  Please see the job description for more detail!

Are you a senior level Software Engineer who excels at front-end development?  Do other developers look up to you as a lead and a mentor?  Do you thrive in a complex, dynamic team environment?   We are seeking a highly talented, experienced Software Engineer that is passionate about creating our next generation of construction products and services, has great development skills, a passion for quality, and is excited to help build incredible, engineering solutions that win over our customers.

Responsibilities:

System & Product Design
• Considers the customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems.
• Performs product design tasks of a moderate to high complexity which require research and analysis.
• Performs system design and specification development, program logic, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• Works independently and with supervisory review on moderate to highly complex programming tasks.
• Provides analysis of problems and recommends solutions.
• Develops coding logic flowcharts in compliance with secure coding standards.

Solution Execution
• Participates in client interactions, along with the Lead Software Engineer and Architecture Teams, to develop system solutions to business problems.
• Writes clean, well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity, and maintainability.
• Works within established procedures and tools to develop, test, code review, implement and maintain application software while focusing on best practice application security throughout the code life-cycle.
• Communicates effectively and partners well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high-quality solutions from vision to deployment and long-term product stability

Leadership
• Role model to the development team
• Mentors more junior developers
• May lead UI projects as needed

Qualifications:
•5+ years of Software Development experience including JavaScript, Angular 4+/React required
• Experience working as a Senior Software Engineer
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology or Engineering preferred
• 3+ years of experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design
• 3+ years of experience with Agile, Test Driven Development or related lifecycle methodologies
• Front-end technology preferred:  Angular 4/5/6, Kendo UI, Typescript
• HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
• ASP.NET web API
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, standards, and best practices for .NET development
• Experience with UX and User Centric Design (UCD)
• Must be able to work in a complex, dynamic team environment with minimal supervision and possess good organizational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Some travel may be required

Are you looking for a reputable organization to join where the job opportunities are endless?  Well established and successful company seeking to add to their tech support team.  They are seeking an ambitious, self starter with a minimum of 1 year of tech support experience.  Responsibilities include:

• Provide a consolidated point of contact for providing escalated technical support 
• Respond to all assigned tickets in a timely manner
• Communicate with Managers to coordinate all  technical needs
• Research and resolve escalated trouble tickets
• Immediately notify appropriate individuals of any issues that could potentially impact production activities and follow escalation to keep impact minimal
• Document all trouble tickets with clear, concise explanations in a timely and accurate manner ensuring adherence to department policies and procedures
• On-site and Remote client support of various enterprise and desktop applications

• Establish and maintain a professional relationship with customers, team members and department contacts
• Cooperate with team members to provide the best customer experience possible
• Provide quality customer service that exceeds customer expectations
• Assist Service Desk when needed or when assigned by taking customer calls or chats.
• Escalate to Lead Associate any situation outside the employee's control that could adversely impact the services being provided
• Other duties as assigned

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you ready to be part of a digital transformation in a rapidly growing organization?  Be part of this fun and exciting culture and the tip of the iceberg with IT growth and projects!  Seeking a .Net developer to join a rapidly growing team….

Essential Functions:

• Contribute as a productive member of an agile team
• Build front-end interfaces for users across the business
• Build back-end integrations with 3rd parties
• Contribute to design of overall data architecture
• Contribute to design of overall web architecture
• Rapidly troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Work with users to identify and scope opportunities

Competencies:

• Ability to work closely with non-technical team members to drive a solution
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely
• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated capability to achieve results under pressure in a fast-paced client driven environment
• Proficient in English (oral and written)

Required Education and Experience:

• BS/MS degree in computer science or related subject
• Expert in C# and .NET framework
• Strong with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Strong in developing solutions from scratch with and without frameworks
• Strong with one or more databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Mongo, etc.)

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in application development and testing
• Experience with .NET Core
• Familiar with web security best practices
• Familiar with IIS

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Advantage Tech is looking for a SQL DBA.

Responsibilities
Competent in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
Coaches and mentor new associates.
Assists with Environment planning and management.
Participates in installations, tests, and implementations of system hardware, software, maintenance releases, and utilities.
Participates in timely resolution of all Epic technical related questions, analysis, problems, incidents, requests, and on-call.
Monitors database alerts, replication, resource utilization, and system integrity.
Analyzes database failures and identifies corrective action.
Analyzes system performance to ensure it is meeting availability and performance objectives.
Audits application, database, operating system, and HA logs.

Qualifications Required:
8 years of experience in a SQL production environment or Epic Intersystems Cache Database server (Open to seeing someone with 5-8 years experience)
Experience with SQL 2012, SQL 2014 and SQL 2016 in a production environment, or Epic Intersystems Cache Database server

Preferred:
Experience in hospital or Healthcare environment, Epic EMR experience highly preferred
Database Administration experience such as SQL or Intersystems Cache Database server
Experience with AIX/Unix/Linux and Windows server platform
Experience with SQL Always On technologies
Experience writing T-SQL stored procedures
SQL Business Intelligence, SQL Analysis Services, SQL Reporting or Integration Services
SAP Business Objects
Familiarity with Data-warehousing concepts 
Epic Chronicles
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
Certification on SQL server or Cache database technologies

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a Sr. Software Engineer to join their client's team in Kansas City, Mo.

The Software Engineer must demonstrate an aptitude for team communication and cooperation. Key responsibilities include innovative development solutions, design, and best practices applied to user-focused sustainable software solutions. As members of an Agile environment, individuals are also responsible for upholding core principles, practices, and values, including continuous delivery, continuous improvement, self-organization, adaptive planning, value driven development, LEAN, SCRUM, and KANBAN. Core values include a growth-mindset, team-orientation, able to get along with others, and an ability to deal with ambiguity.

 

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with all the other members of the team to take shared responsibility for the overall efforts that the team has committed to.
• Interact with users as necessary to clarify requirements and take ownership for the quality of software.
• Break larger projects into smaller ones that can be delivered iteratively, using an agile mindset.
• Problem solve, understand, and analyze complex issues and propose workable solutions.
• Prioritize work based on benefit and project timelines.
• Work with existing toolsets while simultaneously bringing new ideas and approaches into the team.
• Adhere to and respect working agreements with teams when working on projects.
• Support releases for production validation
• Support post-deployment fallouts on projects worked on and released to production.
• Minimal travel will be required for this position
   

Requirements

To be considered an applicant for this position you must show how you meet the basic qualifications of the job in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX), PDF, HTML, or TXT.

Basic Qualifications

• Background in enterprise web application programming
• MS-SQL/T-SQL required
• .NET (C#), extensive, proven work with ASP.NET and MVC required
• Experienced with Agile environment
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related degree, or equivalent work experience is preferred
• 6+ years of software development in a team environment is preferred
• 6+ years enterprise software development with Microsoft stack is preferred
• Team Lead experience with coordinating developers (desirable, but not required)
• Experience with front end UI design and usability design preferred
• Experience with Team Foundation Server and MS-Build preferred
• Experienced with JavaScript, JQuery preferred
• Experienced with React-based application
• Demonstrated ability to set and meet tight deadlines and function well under pressure
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Working knowledge of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Work, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experienced providing technical leadership and mentoring for development team
• MCSD or other Microsoft certifications (preferred)
   

Experience:

• MVC: 5 years (Required)
• CSS: 5 years (Preferred)
• Agile: 5 years (Preferred)
• C#: 5 years (Required)
• ASP.Net: 5 years (Required)
• IIS Configuration Management: 5 years (Required)

Advantage Tech is searching for a Technical Writer to work for their client out of Blue Springs, Mo.

Job Summary:

Job Summary:

 The position responsibilities are analysis, design, development, implementation and support of enterprise solutions in a JAVA environment.

 

Key Activities:

 

• Performs analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions for the organization utilizing industry patterns and expertise.

• Works collaboratively with Solution Architects in the design and implementation of technology solutions.

• Participates in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using agile and iterative methodologies, including post-implementation support and maintenance.

• Analyzes business requirements and creates technical designs and specifications for independent implementation or for less experienced team members.

• Communicates status and progress on assignments.

• Consults effectively with customers and business partners on defined assignments.

• Creates estimates and work breakdown structures on assigned development tasks.

• Raises issues and risks in a timely fashion and effectively contributes to mitigating activities.

Qualifications:

 

• Six years of relevant, progressive information technology experience directly related to the design and development of software solutions using JAVA. 

• Demonstrated skill in JAVA Enterprise (e.g. JEE, Spring Framework, etc.).

• Well-versed in a breadth of design patterns and development methodologies.  (e.g Object Oriented Programming (OOP), MVC, detached UI patterns).

• Demonstrated skill developing REST/SOAP based APIs/Microservices.

• Demonstrated skill in persistence Layer/ORM. (e.g. JDBC, Hibernate, NoSQL etc.).

• Experience in Application Security, JMS, Scheduling.

• Demonstrated skill in web application frameworks. (i.e. Angular, Node, Grails, JQuery, etc.).

• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps principles and tools. (e.g Jenkins, Git, Nexus, SonarIQ).

• Experience with testing frameworks. (e.g. Junit, Selenium, Mockito, etc.).

• Some exposure to Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Domain Driven Design (DDD) is a plus.

• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills. 

• Proficient problem solving and business acumen.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology field (e.g., Computer/Management Information Systems (MIS/CIS), Computer Science (CS), Electrical/Computer Engineering (EE/CE), or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

Job Summary: This role is responsible for the design, development, testing and support of software solutions using a variety of programming languages within a Cloud environment. This position will require working with current subject matter experts to build knowledge of technologies and develop a solid understanding of the business application.  Qualified candidates will excel in providing operational technical support in complex and dynamic circumstances.    Key Activities: Strong contributor in the analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions for complex projects, utilizing broad industry awareness and expertise.  Proficient at contributing to alternative analysis, including assisting with researching vendor solutions, development platforms, third-party frameworks, and best practices.  Advanced skill at implementing complex systems and software components, in compliance with industry and System standards, which meet customer needs and expectations with respect to key project/product performance measures, quality, schedule, and cost. Requires the ability to independently design, develop, and document solutions, while adhering to all applicable standards (e.g. architectural, coding, security).  Proficient at analyzing business requirements and creating technical designs and specifications for independent implementation. Seeks guidance and mentoring from lead staff during the implementation phase, to ensure implementations meet design specifications and adhere to established standards. Advanced skill at creating estimates, work breakdown structures, and resource assignments on assigned development tasks. Collaboratively works with leads to incorporate development activities into master delivery schedule. Advanced skill at consulting with customers in a support role or when assisting more senior level staff in the formulation of technology strategies in collaboration with business partners. Develops strong partnerships and relationships with business customers and key stakeholders.  Proficient at leading by example and routinely demonstrates high performance in the areas of customer service, collaboration, team work, and reliability. Advanced skill at communicating status and progress on assignments. Raises issues and risks in a timely fashion and effectively contributes to mitigating activities.  Provide on call production support for a critical application. Maintain awareness of emerging cloud-based industry trends and technologies which may create value for our customers. Work on a Scrum team and can adhere to Agile practices for quick deliver of solutions.                                             Qualifications: Typically requires six years of hands-on, professional software development experience in building highly scalable online services frameworks. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology  field (e.g. Computer/Management Information Systems (MIS/CIS), Computer Science(CS), Electrical/Computer Engineering(EE/CE), or an equivalent combination of related education and/or work experience.  Established knowledge with Industry software development methodologies, standards and architecture frameworks. Demonstrated ability to adapt and learn new technologies.  Moderate project management skills.   Advanced oral and written communication skills. Ability to explain complex technical information to technical and non-technical contacts.  Excellent planning and organization skill.  Excellent initiative, innovative thinking skills, and the ability to analyze details and adopt a big-picture view. Demonstrated problem solving skills, including the ability to think logically and analytically.  Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively build relationships; promote, and work well in a collaborative team environment and influence others. Preferred experience: Experience with Infrastructure as Code products using the following technologies on a Cloud platform :-Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab, Terraform, Docker, and Python.  1+ year experience designing and implementing automation capabilities. Create and maintain deployment piplelines by working with development teams.  Experience with REST API’s and  webservice solutions is a distinct advantage.  Experience with Java and Spring Framework. United States citizenship is required for this position.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Developer in .NET developer with front-end experience in Vue JS or Knockout. This position will be working on customer facing web applications. This person will work directly with multiple IT areas and the business partners.    

 

Required:

• Knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, and JS frameworks like Knockout and Vue
• Intermediate development experience with SQL
• Basic understanding of relational database concepts and design processes
• Individual must be self-motivated and proactive with excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly & effectively with multiple technical & non-technical groups
• Professional with Bachelor’s degree preferred with 4+ years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

           

Desired, but not required:

• Experience with Lean/Agile methodologies
• Experience with unit tests
• Experience developing or supporting software in the financial services industry

 

Deliverable / Statement of Work:           

Ongoing Healthcare projects as scheduled

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is recruiting for a Sr. Database Developer to join their client's team, based out of Kansas City, KS

 

General Purpose:

Lead the day-to-day operations of our SQL server landscape including our flagship SAP ECC and BW systems.

Responsibilities include backup/recovery, performance monitoring and tuning, planning, analysis, troubleshooting, integration, installation, upgrades, configuration, operations, and maintenance of the database systems. Additional responsibilities will include periodic maintenance activities, refreshes, patching, and upgrades.

The Sr. Database Administrator will also contribute to the operations and maintenance of the SAP Basis environment.  

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform performance monitoring and tuning for SQL Server and Open Source databases
• Create and implement physical database design
• Ensure RDMS software and server run-times are fully optimized
• Perform database software installations, patching, and routine maintenance
• Analyze database issues, run-times, and performance issues to determine root cause and resolution
• Provide 24×7 operational support for production and non-production database environments
• Create and monitor enterprise-level jobs for data extraction, transformation, and load
• Document, review, recommend, and change database models, schema's, and PL/SQL
• Make technical decisions following established policies and procedures to ensure database availability
• Collaborate with direct team, peer teams, and management when complex system issues arise
• Support backups, data archive, and disaster recovery functions
• Provide leadership for troubleshooting and system performance initiatives
• The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

 

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Computer Science or Information Technology degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 5+ years of SQL server database administration experience on large scale SAP environments
• Experience with Windows Server and deployments to the Azure environment
• Extensive knowledge of system disaster recovery process; experience with SQL AlwaysOn a plus
• Exposure to the SAP Basis environment and commands
• Experience driving projects to completion  
• Certification and/or License – N/A

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of system administration and development life cycle methodologies 
• Knowledge of SQL server administration
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server operating system
• Solid interpersonal, oral communication, and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong initiative, self-reliance, and ability to cope with and overcome ambiguity
• Able to take general direction and "fill in the pieces" as necessary
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly switch focus
• Able to think logically
• Able to work with attention to detail
• Skill in innovative problem solving and analysis
• Able to be a team player with a positive and encouraging demeanor
• Able to participate across various teams, cultures, geographies, and time zones
• Able to work outside normal business hours without prior notice in response to high priority issue
• Must be able to read, write and speak English

 

Travel:

?5%-15% (1-3 times per year)

Advantage Tech is looking for a Service Desk Analyst.  This position is with a client of ours that is located in Topeka, Ks.

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, act as first contact for any computer, application or system-related problem and be able to provide direct, telephone based and remote control/diagnostic support services to include software, hardware, and network connectivity support to internal users on standard PCs, laptops, various mobile devices, Windows desktop applications and technologies including MS Office, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Adobe Reader, VPN connectivity, printers, and applications developed and/or hosted in-house. Further responsibilities include monitoring workload for the distributed batch job scheduler (TWS), and monitoring of the mainframe job scheduler (Zeke). Closely monitors the system and network and resolves or dispatches problems. 

Phone support is provided in a process-oriented environment with Service Level Objectives and specific focus on exceeding customer’s expectations. This person will be called on to perform limited project management under general supervision. Individual must also provide technical knowledge and expertise necessary to solve medium to highly complex problems.  This job is to be performed with limited supervision.

A Bachelor’s degree in an Information Technology related field is preferred. T Prefer CompTIA A+ or Net + certifications.  Two years of relevant experience, may be substituted for the A+ and N+ certifications. Education or training in ITIL electronics, organizing, planning, decision making and effective communication skills preferred.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Successful candidate must have more than two years of demonstrated job experience using basic writing, effective communications, training, and technical reading skills as well as skills ininterpersonal relations, handling conflict, organizing, analyzing, planning, judgment, listening, decision making, cooperation, sensitivity to others, technical problem solving, and systemtroubleshooting. Inaddition to normal office work conditions, candidate must have the ability to perform the physical activities of the job. Individual must be able to handle shift responsibilities alone.

·         Knowledge of the recent Windows operating systems, and Microsoft Office is required.

·         Candidate must be familiar with Incident Management software and processes, remote management tools, and has higher than average customer service skills.

·         Experience with Microsoft Windows, ServiceNow, Office 365, Citrix, and Mobile Device Operating Systems is preferred. 

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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 Advantage Tech is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to work with a great client in the Kansas City area. 

Job Summary:

Seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our Agile Transformation team.  This is a highly challenging role focused on change management, business process reengineering, gap analysis, process improvement, and organizational change to support our Agile/SAFe transformation. The individual must have a proven track record of supporting highly complex information technology (I) projects to fully implement Agile (Scrum or SAFe). The position is looking for a leader that can enable the team to work as effectively as possible and deliver priorities identified by the product owner role.  Responsible for enacting Scrum principles and methodologies as the Scrum Master on projects and programs in partnership with other Scrum Masters, the Development Team, the Product Owner, and Project Leadership. Assists in removing roadblocks and issues that slow down the team’s progress, while guiding the team to improve their processess and practices.   The day to day role will be dynamic, addressing multiple customer priorities.

Key Activities:

• Serves as a Scrum Master (SM) for Scrum team(s) through guiding and coaching team(s) to follow Agile/Scrum values, principles, and practices.
• Collaborates with other SMs within the project to identify dependencies, manage conflicts, and drive success of individual sprints as well as the overall project.
• Guides the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values by supporting a self-organized team, coaching the team on self-organization practices, and increasing the effectiveness through the application of Scrum/Agile practices in the organization.
• Ensures that the team is fully functional and productive by building and maintaining the product road-map and release plan based on the priorities set by the Product Owner and input from the team.
• Enables close cooperation across all roles and functions by promoting organizational agility within the team.
• Helps remove impediments and/or guides the team to remove impediments both within the team and with external groups.
• Builds a safe and trusting environment where conflicts are managed in a healthy way without fear or blame.
• Assists with internal and external communications, improving transparency and radiating information.
• Facilitates and/or ensures Agile ceremonies are conducted and embraced in order to drive agile development.

In service to the Product Owner:

• Ensures that goals, scope, and product domain are understood and practiced by everyone on the team.
• Finds techniques for effective Product Backlog management by leading the team through long-term roadmap exercises, forecasting long-term project deliverables.
• Ensures the team understands the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items.
• Ensures the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value.

 In service to the Development Team:

• Leads and coaches the organization in environments in which Agile/Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.
• Plans Scrum implementations within the organization.
• Assists employees and stakeholders with implementing Agile/Scrum and empirical product development.
• Leads change that increases the productivity of the team and ensures delivery of valuable products.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field or equivalent work experience.
• Requires at least 5 years of IT work experience and at least 2 years of Agile/Scrum execution in an IT or software development setting.
• Strong skills in JIRA or comparable Scrum-related management tool.
• Requires knowledge of multiple Agile development methodologies and frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams.
• PMI-ACP, CSM, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical individuals, and to determine and drive reporting and communication strategies.  Uses persuasion and tact in advising on, and influencing, project objectives and direction, as well as project team. Skilled at negotiating commitments among various stakeholders and possesses excellent meeting and presentation skills, which includes handling difficult and/or sensitive conversations with key stakeholders.

Do you have prior experience managing infrastructure projects?  This growing company is doing acquisitions and will need your assistance with the project management of integration and connectivity while helping to oversee a team of 5 people.  Seeking candidates who are entrepreneurial and eager to help grow this blossoming company!

• Perform project leadership functions, such as preparing project plans, specifying release candidates, monitoring and reporting on project progress, highlighting risks against the plan and desired solution, and mentoring team members
• Communicate frequently with all project stakeholders to provide project status, risk analysis, technical recommendations and resource constraints that may impact strategic direction
• Create, manage and update release schedules that cover the tasks, resource allocation and the overall project timeline
• Create business requirements documents, user stories and use cases to support application development requests
• Troubleshoot production issues and support triage, reporting and correction of production technology environments
• Understand the business needs and complete IT Project Proposals and Project Scope Documents
  • This also entails the creation of project documents such as project charters, implementation plan, QA plan, UAT plan…etc
• Travel is required for this job
• Must be very flexible to handle the different subsidiaries needs and changes in their business direction
• Must have a firm understanding of Information Technology project management as well as an understanding of websites and software

Technology

• Microsoft Office 365 Communication Platform
• Microsoft Azure Active Directory
• Zoho Project Management Platform
• Zoho Help Desk Platform
• Zen Desk ticketing platform
• Trello Project Management system

Required Skills / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in management, computer science, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in a role as IT project manager leading complex, enterprise-wide technical and/or business initiatives
• 4+ years in gathering requirements, business analysis, use cases and creating functional requirements documents
• 4+ years of experience in creating project management artifacts (project charter, project plan, timelines (MS Project or other project management software), requirements documents, project and resource planning, deployment plans, support plans, conversion plans
• Requires strong analytical, communication, technical teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Able to foster working relationships with the team and client departments.
• Digital and technical knowledge
• Basic understanding of an Information Technology

Preferred Skills

• PMP Certification
• Previous positions and experience in Help Desk and IT support

Advantage Tech is searching for a great Microsoft SQL DBA to join their client based out of Kansas City, Mo

The SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and sustainment of the SQL Server environment, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and performing data modeling in support of multiple development teams. In addition, they will be responsible for the upgrade and maintenance of all SQL servers.  Must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities:

• Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
• Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
• Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
• Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.
• Provide afterhours support for critical production systems.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years MS SQL Server Administration experience required
• Advance Knowledge of database structure & theory
• Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
• Experience developing and troubleshooting SSIS packages using Microsoft BIDS and Visual Studio.
• Experience with ETL jobs using PowerShell.
• Experience writing and modifying Stored Procedures with Microsoft T-SQL.
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
• Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Flexible, team player, “get-it-done” personality
• Ability to organize and plan work independently
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams

Advantage Tech is looking for a Cloud Engineer to work with an awesome client in Kansas City, MO to provide support and development for a complex system. 

Job Summary:

This role is responsible for the design, development, testing and support of software solutions using a variety of programming languages within a Cloud environment. This position will require working with current subject matter experts to build knowledge of technologies and develop a solid understanding of the business application.  Qualified candidates will excel in providing operational technical support in complex and dynamic circumstances.

Key Activities:

• Strong contributor in the analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions for complex projects, utilizing broad industry awareness and expertise. 

• Proficient at contributing to alternative analysis, including assisting with researching vendor solutions, development platforms, third-party frameworks, and best practices. 

• Advanced skill at implementing complex systems and software components, in compliance with industry and System standards, which meet customer needs and expectations with respect to key project/product performance measures, quality, schedule, and cost.

• Requires the ability to independently design, develop, and document solutions, while adhering to all applicable standards (e.g. architectural, coding, security). 

• Proficient at analyzing business requirements and creating technical designs and specifications for independent implementation. Seeks guidance and mentoring from lead staff during the implementation phase, to ensure implementations meet design specifications and adhere to established standards.

• Advanced skill at creating estimates, work breakdown structures, and resource assignments on assigned development tasks. Collaboratively works with leads to incorporate development activities into master delivery schedule.

• Advanced skill at consulting with customers in a support role or when assisting more senior level staff in the formulation of technology strategies in collaboration with business partners.

• Develops strong partnerships and relationships with business customers and key stakeholders. 

• Proficient at leading by example and routinely demonstrates high performance in the areas of customer service, collaboration, team work, and reliability.

• Advanced skill at communicating status and progress on assignments. Raises issues and risks in a timely fashion and effectively contributes to mitigating activities. 

• Provide on call production support for a critical application.

• Maintain awareness of emerging cloud-based industry trends and technologies which may create value for our customers.

• Work on a Scrum team and can adhere to Agile practices for quick deliver of solutions.                                            

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on, professional software development experience in building highly scalable online services frameworks.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code products using the following technologies on a Cloud platform :-Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab, Terraform, Docker, and Python. 

• 1+ year experience designing and implementing automation capabilities.

• Create and maintain deployment piplelines by working with development teams. 

• Experience with REST API’s and  webservice solutions is a distinct advantage. 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology  field (e.g. Computer/Management Information Systems (MIS/CIS), Computer Science(CS), Electrical/Computer Engineering(EE/CE), or an equivalent combination of related education and/or work experience. 

• Established knowledge with Industry software development methodologies, standards and architecture frameworks.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt and learn new technologies. 

• Moderate project management skills.  

• Advanced oral and written communication skills. Ability to explain complex technical information to technical and non-technical contacts. 

• Excellent planning and organization skill. 

• Excellent initiative, innovative thinking skills, and the ability to analyze details and adopt a big-picture view.

• Demonstrated problem solving skills, including the ability to think logically and analytically. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively build relationships; promote, and work well in a collaborative team environment and influence others.

• Experience with Java and Spring Framework.

• United States citizenship is required for this position.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Security Architect.

Job Description: Leads security architecture planning and design inclusive of network data and access management methodologies. Serves as project lead on enterprise projects for security infrastructure. Third level support for security technology troubleshooting. Leads and executes multiple projects with high complexity or a program of moderate scope. Understands work process workflow and industry issues. Interprets business strategies and customer needs and makes appropriate network technology recommendations. Leads development of security standards procedures and documentation. Manages project implementation testing troubleshooting documentation and user training. Provides guidance and training for and mentors junior staff. Demonstrates working knowledge and utilization of Process Improvement change management. Effective in a team establishing positive relationships with vendors peers and customers.

Qualifications: Degree: Bachelor’s degree in IS or a similar field or comparable work experience required.

Years Exp.: 6-9 years verifiable experience in information security

Certification: CISSP

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech has an awesome client with a 6 month contract need for an Agile Coach. This position is located in Kansas City, MO.

 

Job Summary:

 

The Agile Coach will be instrumental in providing mentoring for a program as it transitions from a traditional waterfall/incremental SDLC approach to agile practices that are tailored for the project team.  The Agile Coach is responsible for leading and driving the agile processes and adoption across the program while coaching and mentoring agile teams, Scrum Masters, organizational leaders, and key stakeholders. The Agile Coach is an expert in a variety of Agile implementations, coaching the organization to increased agility, velocity, predictability, innovation, and quality. The ideal candidate is highly skilled at and has a passion for facilitation, mentoring, training, and professional coaching all while maintaining situational awareness and enthusiasm, navigating conflict resolution, and exercising the voice of reason.

 

Key Activities:

 

• Develop Agile Adoption Strategy:  The Agile Coach is responsible for designing a strategy for the organizational adoption of Agile. This includes every stage of adoption, from the introduction of Agile and employee education, to fostering teams and cultures that practice Agile, to sustaining Agile methodologies and continually offering strategies for improvement.
• Educate Colleagues:  The Agile Coach must educate employees at all levels, including senior, and at times clients, on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work. They provide training sessions and teach valuable skills that lead toward the adoption of Agile methodologies. This includes providing Agile thought leadership.
• Mentor Team: As a mentor, the Agile Coach is responsible for guiding teams into the Agile methodology, providing employees with feedback and answering questions. They provide hands-on support to all employees, collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile.
• Implement Agile Methodology:  Develop Agile processes, including analysis of existing processes, elicitation of requirements from subject matter experts, and application of industry best practices and standards. This task entails implementing Agile process, principles and practices across all levels and departments in the organization. The Agile Coach must use techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and promote a culture of innovation. In order to do this, the Agile Coach must also embody the Agile principles and lead by example.

Additional Activities:

• Provide training for teams and individuals through informal communication channels and / or formal training sessions, from basic Scrum team workshops to SAFe release-train workshops to more specialized training on specific practices.
• Coach Product teams, Scrum Masters, Project Managers and Development teams to velocity as they transform to agile from waterfall and other traditional development methodologies.
• Coach and mentor Executive/C-level leaders on the organizational value to drive implementation success and overall adoption of Agile framework.
• Motivate teams to adopt practices by showing problems with the status quo, explaining the benefits of new practices and principles, and understanding and overcoming perceived obstacles to adoption. Help teams form new work habits with hands-on coaching, collaborative partnership, and feedback.
• Facilitate planning sessions at various levels.
• Facilitate positive change by providing advice and input on technical direction, tools and processes to help demonstrate the value of agile based development.
• Drive improvement through examples and practical, achievable in a non-academic delivery style that encourages the adoption of agile technical practices, improving execution, communication and concurrently building group skills and capabilities.
• Promote appropriate metrics to demonstrate that good practices are taking hold.

 

 

Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in business, related computer technology, or equivalent combination of education and/or directly related work experience.
• Minimum of six years of technology project management experience, including end-to-end software development life cycle project management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.
• Strong skill in MS Project or comparable project management tool.
• Possesses strong technical aptitude, including knowledge of software development methodologies and processes (e.g., agile, RUP, waterfall, scrum); computing environments; and tools such as JIRA and ClearCase.
• Practical knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), or alternative project performance measurement practices.
• Knowledge of and proven skills with project management through the full System Development Life Cycle to include the business/conceptual and initiation phases as well as analysis and requirements gathering (business, use cases/stories, functional/non-functional, and technical).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical individuals, and to determine and drive reporting and communication strategies. Uses persuasion and tact in advising on, and influencing, project objectives and direction, as well as project team. Skilled at negotiating commitments among various stakeholders and possesses excellent meeting and presentation skills, which includes handling difficult and/or sensitive conversations with key stakeholders. 

Preferred Skills:

• 5+ years of experience coaching, leading, guiding full scale agile transformations as an external coach.
• 5+ years of software lead development experience.
• 10+ years of work experience in IT in the use of Project and Program Management methodologies and tools.
• Ambitious and flexible with well-honed team skills and strong personal drive, effective working relationships at all levels.
• Expert in Scrum and Kanban Agile Frameworks, and demonstrated experience with SAFe.
• Proven expertise in software architecture and familiarity with design patterns.
• Experience in Agile testing practices.
• Experience with Pair Programming preferred.
• Experience with JIRA and various software/agile tools.
• Experience driving change through a large distributed organization.
• Experience with “scrum of scrums” situations involving large, distributed teams and applications.
• Experience managing large development programs.
• Dynamic, effective communicator at all levels, in both structured and non-hierarchical, informal structures.

Join this best kept secret in Omaha.  They are adding a network admin to their team and be instrumental in making sound recommendations and areas of improvement.  

Network Administrator maintains a reliable, secure and efficient data communications network. The network administrator will be able to deploy, configure, maintain and monitor all active network equipment in order to ensure smooth network operation.  This individual  will be responsible for the setup and maintenance of our VM environment as well.

Ideal candidates will have the following experience.

• Network Administration – CCIE
• Experience in managing Microsoft Office 365
• Cisco IP Phone Management
• Knowledge of containers (Docker)
• Nagios Alerting
• HA Proxy and LVS Knowledge
• Aloha

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required Experience:

• Experience in deploying CISCO’s Suit of product
• VM Provisioning/V Sphere
• Hardware provisioning
• Active Directory Administration
• DNS Administration
• Linux Administration
• Internet VPN Remote implementation
• Experience with backup and recovery processes

Preferred Background:

• Experience maintaining a CISCO network
• Strong background in GNU/Linux Server Administration
• Experience with industry standard monitoring tools
• Experience with firewall maintenance

Education and Training:

• BS in computer science, software engineering or electronic engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience deploying hardware, VM’s and network administration

Be a part of a huge software ERP system from the ground floor.  This company is building a new ERP system that will be sold after completion.  Be a part of this growth and leadership and move into a CTO role with the team.  

Lead engineer, full stack developer is responsible for:  

• Oversees the IT team
• Review and analyze requirements, designs and provide appropriate feedback
• Develop suitable architect models for integrating front-end applications with their back end platform
• Implement performance monitoring tools

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Strong experience with front end Javascript framework like React, back end framework like Ruby on Rails or Phoenix/Elixir, automated testing frameworks
• Strong experience practicing continuous integration using version control tools
• Strong Agile methodology 
• Experience working with microservice architecture is a plus 

 

Advantage Tech is looking for a SharePoint Developer for our Kansas City, MO Client.

Last fall, we brought a contract resource to build a SharePoint site for the Command Center.  This time around, this individual will be taking this new SharePoint site to the next level.  We are looking for someone with at least 3-5 years of SharePoint development experience.  We are currently using SP 2013 and will be moving to SP 2019 by end of the year.  Experience with SP 2019 is not required, but nice to have.  However, SP 2013 experience is required.

 

Here’s a brief description of the individual’s project:

• Compile/consolidate several partially developed SharePoint sites
• Assist in designing, developing and testing several document repositories, Dashboards, forms and workflows.
• Provide some remedial documentation and guidance on administration of the above
• Set up complex permissions groups
• Advise and develop custom web-parts

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Do you want to work for one of the best kept secrets in Omaha with very low turnover?  Join this progressive company adding a developer to their team.  

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for providing analysis of end user needs and creating custom software and configuring third party application software products to meet defined business needs. Incumbent is responsible for identifying and leading the resolution of complex issues in support of business automation. Incumbent is proficient in both custom software development and packaged systems configuration activities.   Scope of Business Analysis duties is within and across multiple business units at any given time.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:

Business Analysis Duties

1. Reviews, analyzes, designs, and evaluates business systems and user needs.
2. Documents requirements, defines scope, assumptions, constraints, risks, and objectives.
3. Designs systems  to parallel overall business strategies.
4. Documents  impact  to processes, business operations, and the organization.
5. Creates plan and plan content,
6. May provide project-based direction and guidance to others in IT.

Programming Duties

1. Utilizes and complies with internal standards; provides input to design new and revise existing standards.
2. Designs unit and system tests; tests developed code and/ or modified third party product; validates results with customers.
3. Creates and validates the back-up, recovery, and disaster recovery parameters of a given application.
4. Documents developed code and systems, or changes made to third party product.
5. Provides leadership in support of and troubleshooting of operational problems relative to application systems.
6. May be viewed as an expert for specific technologies, applications, or products.
7. Provides leadership and works effectively and professionally with other members of IT to support application implementations, test events, upgrades of both infrastructure and applications, and in troubleshooting activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science or combination of associate’s degree and three years of related work experience can substitute.
2. Minimum three years of experience in business analysis and programming computer software applications.
3. PC proficiency with good working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office products, database concepts, and networks.  

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

1. Ability to identify and lead the resolution of highly complex business issues and problems.
2. Ability to facilitate one-on-one interviews up to large group (4+) sessions.
3. Ability to translate business requirements into designs, logical and physical data models, and create application programs in the Visual Studio environment using .NET, Visual Basic code.
4. Ability to create and manipulate application data stores using the SQL Server suite of products.
5. Ability to translate business requirements and install, configure, and modify parameters of packaged application software.
6. Ability to modify forms, stored procedures, jobs, scripts, reports and vendor supplied utilities to effect solutions.
7. Operates and delivers solutions with a customer service mentality.

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Looking to be part of a digital transformation?  This company is truly creating an IT team and needs your help at the helm!  The company offers great growth opportunity and some of the best benefits in Omaha!

Systems Engineer is responsible for the design and integration strategy of new applications, as well as modifications to legacy applications.  This individual will also be responsible for the development of new and legacy applications, the gathering and documenting of requirements and the unit testing and ongoing maintenance of all applications.  The position requires regular communication with the company’s clients and will report directly to the company’s director of technology. A strong work ethic, good communication skills and the ability to work within a team are a must.

Ideal candidates will have the following experience.

• Writing applications with socket level TCP/IP or serial communication
• Maintaining a data-centric legacy codebase
• Reverse engineering (with vendor support) industry/vendor specific protocols
• Maintaining Javascript applications in ReactJS and/or VueJS
• Experience with Scientific Computing libraries in Python, possibly a background in chemical science / laboratory processes
• Experience in C# (.NET Core)
• Referenceable commit history toward Open Source projects
• Familiarity with agile development processes

Required Experience:

• In-depth knowledge of GNU/Linux networking and shell scripting
• Experience designing and developing data centric applications with MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Engineering expertise surrounding the design of data structures and algorithms

Preferred Background:

• Experience maintaining the codebase of legacy Java desktop applications
• Strong background in GNU/Linux Server Administration including knowledge of SELinux/AuditD
• Experience writing/maintaining Perl scripts for CGI and batch processing
• Proficiency developing and documenting Web Services and APIs
• Experience optimizing SQL queries against MySQL (legacy versions) and PostgreSQL

Education and Training:

• BS, MS, in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent); Masters preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software development

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr. Network Engineer for our Lee's Summit Client.

The Senior Engineer’s role is to be accountable for Technology, Infrastructure, & Operations projects that impact company security and operational efficiency. This includes maintaining applications, systems, network, and/or telecommunications infrastructure to provide operational integrity and meet best practice guidelines for operational availability. Assists all teams with development and communication of strategic planning, project planning and plans for ongoing development of technological solutions. Provides some third-tier support for Service Desk and Tier-2 support for System Administrators.

Senior Engineer is able to initiate projects and provide direction to management on technical matters. Identifies what needs to be done and acts before being asked to or required by the situation.

 

SKILLS

• Manages and coordinates deployment, development, and expansion of the technology operations environment.

• Identifies potential problems with delivery of operational services and develops solutions.

• Provides on-call infrastructure support during non-business hours.

• Communicate with departmental personnel to ensure effective deployment of technologies.

• Serve as technical resource for departmental and company-wide IT solutions.

• Provides some third-tier support for Service Desk and Tier-2 support for System Administrators.

• Participates in meetings to explain technical solutions and the feasibility of company operations to meet department needs for software and hardware. Works with Engineers and Leadership in finding cost-effective solutions to new and existing software and hardware needs.

• Maintains knowledge of associated company management software, architectures, telecommunication products and services. Provides monitoring and reporting of technology operations for more complex systems.

• Supports and collaborates with team members, software vendors, and other technical staff on project efforts to achieve implementation plans and timelines.
• Monitors system stability and capacity in relation to licensed limits and assists in developing long-term strategies and capacity planning for future infrastructure and telecommunications needs.

• Understands quality improvement process. Creates new processes and documentation. Stays focused on key issues and efficient in time use. Produces the desired outcome with a minimum of effort. Able to estimate schedules.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or qualified technology certifications in network, systems, or other related certifications.

• Requires four-eight years of experience implementing systems and networking environments in large managed environment which may include virtualization, Citrix, Microsoft, telecommunications, call center environments, voice services and gateways, knowledge of storage area networking (SAN), servers with varying operating systems and an understanding of the security, integrity and the safety of company operational efficiencies plus other related products.

• Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

• Requires knowledge of current Microsoft operating environments, effective verbal and written communications skills to consult with management, business partners and vendors; and project management skills, including demonstrated ability to work effectively in small, interactive teams of technical and non-technical associates, and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities to successful completion.

Cisco Switching and Routing experience  required

F5 load balancing and Palo Alto Firewall experience preferred

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for SOA Services Developer's for our Kansas City, MO Client. 

In this Role, You will Need:

• Solid experience with "loosely-coupled" SOA architecture components including Enterprise Service Bus, Service Registry & Service Repository based architectures

• Ability to communicate and represent SOA Recommendations and Standards to ETS peer groups and Change Control process

• Ability to lead a team of developers to deliver technical discussions and objectives • Ability to lead an agile development process.

• Experience with "loosely-coupled" SOA architecture components including Enterprise Service Bus, Service Registry & Service Repository based architectures

• Knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture Governance process that utilizes a Service Registry and Repository

• Knowledge of Web Services/API architectures and their implementations

• Possesses both technical and non-technical problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to conceptualize, plan, develop and deliver a variety of creative solutions

• Collaborative leadership skills, strong communications & teambuilding skills that optimize contributions from diverse, highly-skilled professionals

• Ability to identify, develop and document business requirements, technical requirements and functional design

• Understands and follows formal project methodologies and change control processes

• Possesses strong time management, prioritization, and interpersonal skills

• Must be an effective communicator with strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills

• Ability to document and explain complex technical concepts

• Hands-on ability provisioning and integrating services using SOA Suite experience such as Software AG, Tibco, Oracle, IBM, Progress or other open source middleware SOA technologies

• Knowledge of Service Orientated Architecture concepts, design, and patterns • Experience with Java, .Net or other service orientated languages

• Demonstrates the knowledge and experience in Service Governance and Development

• Demonstrates knowledge of object orientated programming

• Experience as a SCRUM master in an agile development process

• Experience with XML, Schema, HTML, REST, XSLT/XPATH, and related mark-up languages

• Real world experience with messaging (JMS, MQ, Active MQ,)

• Experience in version control, CVS, SVN, VSS, TFS, MKS, etc.

Additional Information: PREFERRED AREA – SOA:

• 5 years of Service programming experience

• 5 years of Service Orientated Architect

• Websphere Enterprise Service Bus (WESB)

• IBM Integration Bus (IIB)

• IBM DataPower

• IBM API Connect

• IBM Transformation Extender (ITX)

• Hands-on ability provisioning and integrating services using SOA Suite experience such as Software AG, Tibco, Oracle, IBM, Progress or other open source middleware SOA technologies.

• Knowledge of Service Orientated Architecture concepts, design, and patterns.

• Experience with Java, .Net or other service orientated languages.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and experience in Service Governance and Development.

• Demonstrates knowledge of object orientated programming.

• Experience as a SCRUM master in an agile development process.

• Experience with XML, Schema, HTML, REST, XSLT/XPATH, and related mark-up languages.

• Real world experience with messaging (JMS, MQ, Active MQ,)

• Experience in version control, CVS, SVN, VSS, TFS, MKS, etc.

• Knowledge and experience in API development and management using IBM API Connect.

• Knowledge and experience in orchestrations using IBMs Integration Bus (IIB).

• Knowledge and experience in orchestrations using IBMs DataPower Appliance.

• Knowledge of IBMs ITX, ODM, BAM, APM, and MQ technologies

What You'll Do:

Work with minimal assistance to scope, design, develop, troubleshoot, maintain, configure, and analyze technical and non-technical solutions required to satisfy enterprise service needs.

Perform development tasks which will involve extraction and transfer of messages, transformations, validations, cleansing, and preparation of messages for transport between system(s).

Work on elements of small to large and complex installations.

Will develop and implement process improvements, be a resource and advocate for the Enterprise SOA Imitative and will work closely with the system administrators and engineers to perform space planning, monitoring, security, performance tuning, archiving, and upgrade support.

Will participate on a rotational on-call schedule.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field equivalent or education and work experience combined

• 5 to 7 years' experience in a technical role supporting and/or designing application technologies

• 5 years' experience in distributed client server environments, relational database technology, and the development or configuration of interface software

• Previous experience working in a multi-vendor environment and achieving broad consensus on designed systems

• Previous experience with technical lead of a development team

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Penetration Testing Engineer for our Kansas City, MO client.  

What You'll Do

Provide expert planning, design, implementation & use of penetration testing tools to perform regular vulnerability assessments of internal, DMZ and external devices.

Ability to enumerate, assess, attack, exploit and report on network and information assets.

Provide leadership in understanding and responding to security audit failures reported by internal/external auditing departments.

Other duties as assigned.

Who You Are

• 6+ years' experience in information security with web application and/or network penetration testing experience

• Hands-on experience with two or more scripting languages such as Python, Powershell or Ruby

• Experience in many of the following TCP/IP, networking, UNIX, Windows, AAA, Anti-Virus, email systems, scripting languages (perl, powershell, bash, etc.)

Preferred Requirements

• CISSP certification

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Cyber security

In this Role, You will Need

• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the following tools/concepts Penetration testing (RED/PURPLE Team), application and vulnerability assessment, social engineering, web application exploitation, code inspection, incident response, risk assessment, data analysis, Nmap, Rapid 7 Nexpose (or the like), pen testing tools.

• Demonstrates ability to relate complex business requirements and associated risks to technology design/implementation for security-related and other areas of technology

• Demonstrates ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing security technology and threat vectors to be able to apply findings to business needs and requirements.

• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate penetration testing findings in written and verbal forms for technical and executive audiences

• Demonstrates strong team-oriented interpersonal skills; ability to effectively interface with a wide variety of people

• Aptitude for troubleshooting technical problems with emphasis on network

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a PM for our Kansas City Missouri Client.

Job Description

Plans and coordinates all aspects of internal information system-specific projects from initiation to delivery.

Is responsible for the management and the day-to-day operational and tactical aspects of multiple projects.

Projects often involve network, server, or software implementation and upgrades. Coordinates work performed by internal and external IT staff and internal customers/partners.

Develops detailed project plans and manages all implementation processes including resource allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control process, testing, documentation, training, and on-time delivery within budget constraints

-Communicate clearly to stakeholders and customers both in writing and verbally specific test results, customer feedback, and any appropriate actions suggested

-Provide technical support to internal and external customers

-Mentor the continual development of others within the given project or department

-Lead and advise others regarding quality control for specific projects or applications as assigned by management

-Develop internal and external customer relationships that result in quality project deliveries

-Lead and/or participate in training efforts for assigned projects

-Proactively seek learning opportunities and stay current on new skills to bring benefit to the local program office and to projects.

Job Requirements Education:

Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree

Work Experience:

-3 years of IT project management experience

-1 years within an agile framework

Preferred Skills:

-Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or a related field

-5 years of IT Project Management experience

-2 years within an agile framework -PMP, CSM, or SAFe certification

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is recruiting for a BIM Technician to work for their client based out of Kansas City, Mo.

Summary:

The BIM Technician will assist the Applications and Technology Administrators by serving as a regional resource to our professional staff during all phases of our projects.  The BIM Technician will monitor the progress of BIM workflows between project teams, our clients, our consultants and contractors.  The top priority of the BIM Technician is to ensure that our project teams are operating at maximum efficiency, as this relates to the utilization of BIM and the tools associated with the BIM process.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Project support managing various BIM models and the execution of company standards and practices associated with the model.
• Monitor BIM Execution activities on various project teams to ensure a consistent deliverable.
• Assist in creation and organization of in-house Revit families, content, and processes.
• Over the shoulder training of employees to use Revit & other design software for the Americas region.
• Technical support for design related to software & hardware issues.
• Document day to day support issues to be shared with other client support teams and offices.
• Assisting Application & Technology Group in initializing new software releases.
• Work closely with the Team of BIM Technicians to manage BIM activities and proactively work together to implement strategies to improve our BIM deliverables.
• Some limited travel may be required.

Experience / Skills:

• BS in Drafting/Design Technology or related degree
• Understanding of Autodesk software packages
• A working knowledge of Revit Architecture
• Strong understanding of software user configurations and standards development
• Strong communication skills
• An understanding of the architectural process
• Able to work individually with limited oversight, and as part of the team as well.
• Able to understand and prioritize tasks.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Application Systems Engineer for our Kansas City Metro Client. 

 

The Senior Engineer’s role is to be accountable for Technology, Infrastructure, & Operations projects that impact company security and operational efficiency. This includes maintaining applications, systems, network, and/or telecommunications infrastructure to provide operational integrity and meet best practice guidelines for operational availability. Assists all teams with development and communication of strategic planning, project planning and plans for ongoing development of technological solutions. Provides some third-tier support for Service Desk and Tier-2 support for System Administrators. 

Senior Engineer is able to initiate projects and provide direction to management on technical matters. Identifies what needs to be done and acts before being asked to or required by the situation.

 

SKILLS

• Manages and coordinates deployment, development, and expansion of the technology operations environment.

• Identifies potential problems with delivery of operational services and develops solutions.

• Provides on-call infrastructure support during non-business hours.

• Communicate with departmental personnel to ensure effective deployment of technologies.

• Serve as technical resource for departmental and company-wide IT solutions.

• Provides some third-tier support for Service Desk and Tier-2 support for System Administrators.

• Participates in meetings to explain technical solutions and the feasibility of company operations to meet department needs for software and hardware. Works with Engineers and Leadership in finding cost-effective solutions to new and existing software and hardware needs.

• Maintains knowledge of associated company management software, architectures, telecommunication products and services. Provides monitoring and reporting of technology operations for more complex systems.

• Supports and collaborates with team members, software vendors, and other technical staff on project efforts to achieve implementation plans and timelines.
• Monitors system stability and capacity in relation to licensed limits and assists in developing long-term strategies and capacity planning for future infrastructure and telecommunications needs.

• Understands quality improvement process. Creates new processes and documentation. Stays focused on key issues and efficient in time use. Produces the desired outcome with a minimum of effort. Able to estimate schedules.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or qualified technology certifications in network, systems, or other related certifications.

• Requires four-eight years of experience implementing systems and networking environments in large managed environment which may include virtualization, Citrix, Microsoft, telecommunications, call center environments, voice services and gateways, knowledge of storage area networking (SAN), servers with varying operating systems and an understanding of the security, integrity and the safety of company operational efficiencies plus other related products.

• Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

• Requires knowledge of current Microsoft operating environments, effective verbal and written communications skills to consult with management, business partners and vendors; and project management skills, including demonstrated ability to work effectively in small, interactive teams of technical and non-technical associates, and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects with varying priorities to successful completion

·       Preferred Experience supporting Azure Cloud computing technologies.

·       Preferred Experience supporting Office 365 Cloud technologies.

·       Preferred Experience supporting Java J2EE application environments.

·       Preferred Experience with design and implementation of Software Asset Management Systems.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Data Scientist.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the development of analytical tools and self-adjusting algorithms used for the automation of critical business functions.  The position involves communicating data findings to both technology leaders and business managers to help the company overcome business challenges. The data scientist explores and analyzes information from not just one source, but from multiple sources in order to gain maximum insight that can give the company a competitive advantage.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain existing BI solutions while looking for opportunities to improve them
• Gather requirements for new Machine Learning solutions from multiple users; able to translate business requirements into actual solutions while maintaining a high level of accuracy and data integrity
• Lead complex projects and ensure their complete and accurate execution with emphasis on delivering business value
• Train and coach less experienced team members in Machine Learning/Data Science best practices
• Identifies opportunities to collect new data to enhance the business value
• Conducts statistical modeling and experiment design
• Discovers “stories” told by the data
• Tests and validates predictive models
• Implements automated processes for efficiently producing models at scale
• Generates algorithms and creates self-adjusting computer models
• Collaborates with database engineers and other scientists
• Conducts scalable data research on and off the cloud
   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 5+ Years of experience using R Studio
• 5+ Years of experience in applying statistics, machine learning, algorithms development, predictive modeling and advanced mathematics to solve complex problems
• Demonstrates excellent code writing abilities
• Has strong critical thinking skills and the ability to relate them to the products or services the company is producing
• Displays understanding of and ability to use programming languages like Python and SQL
• Objectivity and openness to others views, providing solutions and creative input
• Provides and welcomes feedback
• Must be able to adjust when there is a shift in priorities
• Excellent communicator with individuals and groups at all levels
• Detail oriented, organized and able to manage user expectations
• Good organizational, time management, and listening skills
• Self-motivated

Training and Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics/Econometrics
• R/R Studio
• Python
• Experience working with SQL
• Strong analytical skills

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr. BI Developer.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the development of analytical tools and reports that support the decision-making process of the executive team.  The team member will have a strong understanding of the Microsoft suite of BI development tools (SSRS, SSAS, PowerBI) and it is an expert on extracting relevant data from a multitude of sources to produce the reports requested by the executive team. 

Essential Functions:

• Maintain existing BI solutions while looking for opportunities to improve them

• Gather requirements for new BI solutions from multiple users; able to translate business requirements into actual solutions while maintaining a high level of accuracy and data integrity

• Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical terms for other team members

• Collaborate with other team members to consolidate the data landscape to reduce the development time and increase consistency among BI solutions

• Lead complex projects and ensure their complete and accurate execution with an emphasis on delivering business value

• Train and coach less experienced staff members in SQL Server best practices

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 5+ Years of experience using SQL Server tools: SSRS and SSAS

• 5+ Years of strong experience troubleshooting stored procedures and other TSQL code

• PowerBI Development experience

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Objectivity and openness to others views, providing solutions and creative input

• Provides and welcomes feedback

• Must be able to adjust when there is a shift in priorities

• Excellent communicator with individuals and groups at all levels

• Detail oriented, organized and able to manage user expectations

• Good organizational, time management, and listening skills

• Self-motivated

 

Training and Experiences

• Experience working with SSRS/SSAS

• Microsoft SQL server 2008 R2 or later

• Strong analytical skills

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Team Lead in Web Development for our Lee's Summit, MO Client.  

Responsible for direct supervision of a team involved in the performance of specific, routine tasks. Work is planned in the immediate time frame. Uses professional expertise to ensure accomplishment of work group goals. Addresses escalated issues within work area. Many times the team does a similar function so the types of supervision required is of the same nature.

 

SKILLS

• Responsible for routine employee selection, performance and disciplinary decisions with hire/fire responsibility.
• Leads team involved in the performance of specific, routine tasks or work that needs guidance to complete task that are non-routine and do not have written processes documented.
• Accountable for work group objectives where goals and processes are defined.
• Seeks the cooperation of others concerning specific projects or deadlines.
• Influences internal department management on set processes, deadlines and guidelines.
• Personal contacts require understanding of department guidelines and procedures. External contacts limited to department escalations from the team.
• Works closely with the UI Design team in developing responsive web and mobile applications.
• Follows and holds the team accountable in development standards and best practices.
• Experienced mentoring junior programmers on front end development methodologies and technologies.
• Good verbal and visual communication skills.

 

REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree.
• Requires at least three years of experience that includes qualifying supervisory experience.
• Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Requires thorough knowledge of area that will be managed so can direct on items outside documented guidelines.
• Requires effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational skills are necessary to respond to inquiries, set schedules, meet project deadlines and instruct employees.
• Incumbent is required to obtain knowledge of Company’s Affirmative Action policy and make decisions regarding employment, promotion and termination of employees that comply with its principles.
• Knowledge of responsive design framework such as Bootstrap 4 and Foundation.
• Thorough knowledge of these front-end frameworks and languages. jQuery, Knockout.js, React.js, Angular.js.
• Preferred knowledge on Microsoft .Net, MVC, Razor technologies, Xamarin and mobile platforms
• Preferred knowledge of using a Content Management System such as Sitefinity, Sitecore, WordPress, Joonla.
• Required knowledge of CSS3 and HTML5
• Preferred knowledge of using SASS or LESS
• Preferred Knowledge of Client side unit testing frameworks such as, Jasmine, Mocha

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Ready for the best benefits and total comp in Omaha?  Adding to the team of Java experts!  Contract or direct hire!

 

• Strong contributor in the analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise technology solutions for the organization’s most strategic and complex projects, utilizing broad industry awareness and expertise.

• Develops strong partnerships and relationships with business customers and key stakeholders. Interacts with business lines to discuss high-level concepts and/or desired technology solutions based on bias from previous experience; suggests/influences optimal course of action to meet business needs.

• Proficient at implementing complex systems and software components, in compliance with Agile and Services Oriented Architecture standards.

• Creates estimates and work breakdown structures on assigned development tasks.  

• Collaborates with Solution and Data Architects, and Database Administrators in the design and implementation of physical data models. 

• Proficient at communicating status and progress on assignments. 

• Raises issues and risks in a timely fashion and effectively contributes to mitigating activities. 

Qualifications:

  

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology field (e.g., Computer/Management Information Systems (MIS/CIS), Computer Science (CS), Electrical/Computer Engineering (EE/CE), or an equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Minimum of six years relevant and progressive information technology experience using Java and  directly related to the design and development of software solutions. 

• Extensive experience with Angular, demonstrated skill in web application frameworks (i.e. JSF, Node, etc), JEE applications (i.e. Spring Boot, Batch, etc), and advanced MS SQL required.

• Requires the ability to analyze business requirements and create technical designs and specifications, develop, implement and document solutions, ensuring implementations meet design specifications and adhere to standards.

• Proficient with Object Oriented Development concepts, Agile and Services Oriented Architecture. 

• Proficient at working with complex, matrixed project teams, that are often geographically dispersed and span multiple disciplines (e.g., database administration, server administration, project management, business analysis, etc.). 

• Effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills allowing candidate to explains technical information understood by target audiences. 

Must be willing to obtain security clearance!  #advantagetech 

Growing firm adding several new clients to their portfolio and making major modifications to their platform.  

The Product Manager will have a level of technical aptitude to read and understand APIs, SDKs, and understand architecture components to help inform the business.  The Product Manager works closely with internal teams as well as clients, prospects, and user groups to evolve functionality in a manner that balances market demands, technological advances, and industry standards.

Responsibilities Include:

• Presenting new strategic and tactical functionality
• Work closely with Sales and Sales Support to present existing functionality to prospects and assist with the development of the marketing strategy
• Track trends and opportunities in the market that could drive enhancements 
• Participate in release planning, product roadmap maintenance, and backlog grooming 
• Lead the effort to detail the specific functions, integration requirements, user experience and deployment of the solution set to the company and to the market

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent proven work experience
• 5+ years of experience in the finance industry, preferably providing large/enterprise digital, online or mobile banking applications to consumers and/or small businesses
• 5+ years of technical experience as a software developer/engineer
• Ability to thoroughly understand complex business and technical issues
• Must have relevant experience working through the definition, design, and release cycle of delivering product software to market
• Experience with the entire SDLC using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience with industry standards such as PCI, WCAG, FFIEC
• Strong leadership, project management, time management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Web Developer for our Overland Park KS Client.  

Job Summary

Our Client develops and offers a suite of software powered by the cloud-based analytics platform. Our solutions create a multidimensional view of systems, infrastructure assets and processes to boost efficiency, increase accuracy of planning and improve day-to-day decision-making in an ever-changing landscape at more than 100 businesses worldwide.

We help clients rethink their standard business operations and restructure their decision-making processes to ensure planning and performance meet consumer demands profitably.

Under minimal supervision, is the technical lead AND/OR senior software developer in one or more highly specialized areas of application systems analysis and programming. Provides technical leadership on complex projects. May act as an expert in business or functional area. Designs and modifies procedures to solve complex problems. Has full technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming. May be responsible for multiple phases of a project.

Key Responsibilities

• 5+ years experience with web app development
• 2+ years experience with web app development in Angular 6/7 framework
• 3+ years experience with REST / JSON API development and connectivity
• Experience in app development on mobile devices (Android and iOS) a plus
• Can provide operational samples of recent development work

Will develop applications for a variety of platforms including HTML5, Web Services, and Cloud Computing using leading edge technologies such as Angular, REST services, .NET, and AWS.
Will be involved in all phases of design, development, and implementation of applications to solve complex problems in areas such as engineering, advanced analytics, machine learning, streaming analytics, iOT, and edge computing.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:  Bachelors degree in computer science or related field OR equivalent work experience.

Experience:  In addition to the education requirements, 5+ years related experience.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Web Development: 5 years (Required)
• Angular 6/7: 2 years (Required)
• REST: 3 years (Required)
• Mobile App Development: 1 year (Preferred)
• JSON: 3 years (Required)

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Work for one of the best companies in Omaha!  Join the team to ensures the quality delivery of business value through the development, integration, configuration and deployment of technology solutions.

• Consults / collaborates with the business to ensure clarification of business requirements.
• Designs, configures, develops, integrates, tests and deploys technology solutions to meet business requirements.
• Coaches less experienced technical resources.
• Engaged in ongoing growth and development in the area of technology while promoting the stated application strategy.
• Optimizes processes for effectiveness & productivity.
• Position will be required to be on call.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience building and maintaining solutions using Microsoft Visual Studio (prefer version 2015+).
• Ability to demonstrate a good level of proficiency in Microsoft VB.NET and C#.
• Experience with Entity Framework or similar ORM.
• Experience with ASP.NET MVC and Web API.
• Team Foundation Server / GIT or similar source control knowledge required, understanding concepts such as check-ins/outs, branching, shelving code and versioning.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, related field or equivalent work experience.
• Must be self-motivated and have a high degree of ownership.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to work with varying technical tools required to fulfill responsibilities; ability to quickly adapt to changing technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical information effectively to both IT and business audience; demonstrated ability to work in and lead an interdisciplinary team.
• A passion for learning and implementing emerging technologies.
• Ability to iteratively and incrementally improve both products and processes; ability to analyze and resolve performance issues in all environments.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Agile methodologies.
• Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, understanding the basics of database operations including writing stored procedures, tuning, and profiling.
• Good interpersonal, written communication, oral communication and listening skills.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload to meet project goals within deadlines.
• Ability to engage well with others and be passionate about providing an exemplary customer experience.
• Ability to provide seamless, trustworthy, attentive and resourceful (S.T.A.R.) customer service.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience building and maintaining solutions using Microsoft Visual Studio (prefer version 2015 or newer).

• Ability to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in Microsoft C# and .Net Core.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of SOLID Principles.
• Ability to prototype and build database structures that get turned over to IT Ops for implementations.
• Proficient with Entity Framework or similar ORM.
• Proficient with ASP.NET MVC and Web API.

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Are you looking to get into a company that will train and have long term growth strategy?  This company has one of the best cultures in Omaha with amazing benefits!  

As a junior software developer, you will work with a development team writing and maintaining code for computer applications. Your primary responsibilities are to learn the codebase, work on small bug fixes, and participate in paired programming with mid-level and senior developers. This is an entry level position, but as you gain experience and build up your programming skills, you will start to take on larger projects. Your job duties include attending and contributing to development team meetings, troubleshooting, patching computer code, and collaborating with other developers to create applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participation in the full Agile development life cycle for software development including participating in backlog grooming and sprint planning, developing and reviewing code, updating technical documents, generating unit tests, ensuring code meets requirements through unit testing, and resolving discrepancy reports.
• Work with the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and other scrum team members to ensure successful integration with other software components.
• Work with minimal supervision/guidance. Participate in daily software scrum team stand-ups.
• Assists in the design, coding, and testing of technical solutions.
• Understands standard systems development lifecycle processes and applies our methodology effectively on client engagements.
• Applies knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
• Project Execution.
• Understands project and development plans and can clearly articulate roles, project goals, and timelines.
• Adheres to coding standards defined by technical management.
• Accurately employs our development tools.
• Establishes responsible deadlines and personal work plans.
• Assist with debugging and research of reported issues

Additional Responsibilities:

• Communication
  • Listens to others and accepts input from team members.
  • Clearly articulate ideas and thoughts verbally.
  • Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional.
• Relational Databases
  • Understands basic relational database concepts.
  • Confidently write basic SQL statements.
  • Possesses knowledge of various database access methods.
• Architecture
  • Demonstrates basic knowledge of object and component methodology and technology.
  • Possesses basic knowledge of classes, components, objects, and interfaces.
  • Recognizes the fundamental differences between the various internet browsers.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Computer Engineering preferred
• Experience with Perl, Python and Java coding languages preferred
• Experience with MySQL preferred
• Experience with Postgres Databases preferred

Are you looking to be part of a growing team and have influence with clients?  This opportunity is will work as a member of the development team who is responsible for building quality web and mobile solutions for us and our clients. The person in this role must have advanced communication, time-management and problem-solving skills environment and encourage team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain new digital solutions (web and/or mobile) for clients.
• Proactively maintain existing digital products and/or building new products.
• Utilize standard and custom analytics to measure solution success and utilization.
• Responsible for code quality and functionality for assigned projects, highly engaged with Quality Assurance to reduce product defects, and increase code quality across the product.
• Actively utilize coding best practices and standards, source code management tools, unit testing, code reviews, and quality assurance general practices.
• Actively engage in process improvement efforts to reduce product variability and increase product quality; providing feedback and suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Work with traffic manager and project manager to break down project work, estimate work and determine delivery timelines.
• Maintain technical knowledge and skill relevance through self-driven initiative and organization provided opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or other related technical field (8+ years of hands on development experience required in lieu of a degree or degree within a related technical field).
• 6+ years of experience in front-end (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, ASP.Net) and/or back-end languages (e.g., Java, C#, .Net etc.) and/or other relevant development languages.
• 6+ years of experience developing User Interfaces for web and/or mobile platforms.
• Hands on experience with code management, testing and product design tools (e.g., Tortoise SVN, Git, BitBucket, Selenium, Eggplant, Sketch, Invision, Photoshop etc.,).
• Experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), user analytics, network utilization and optimization.
• General understanding of Software Development Lifecycles, with experience in Agile or other iterative models.
• Hands on utilization of UI/UX Design principles.

Preferred

• Basic understanding of process improvement practices.
• 1+ years of leadership abilities in coaching/mentoring project peers.
• Hands on experience working with web hosting/site development platforms (e.g., WordPress and FlyWheel.
• Hands on experience with Document Object Model (DOM), experience building and using reusable components/component libraries w/ shadow DOM.
• Expert knowledge of UI/UX Design principles.

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Are you looking to work on a large national project?  This client is seeking 3 software developers who want to get in with a stable company that has incredible growth opportunities along with phenomenal benefits!  Seeking a full stack Java engineer with experience with web, angular/react, spring and ideally like some cloud exposure.  

 

*Currently unable to offer sponsorship.  Direct hire opportunity.

Job Summary:

This position, with oversight from other senior staff and/or management the software developer contributes to the analysis, design and implementation of enterprise, strategic and complex solutions including development of enterprise content delivery, workflow automation, business process management and reporting capabilities through all phases of the Software Development Life-cycle including post implementation support and maintenance. Scope of responsibility encompasses software development, testing, delivery, and support.

 

Key Activities:

 

• Utilizes skills to implement complex systems and software components according to technical designs and specifications, in compliance with industry and System standards, which meet customer needs and expectations with respect to key project/product performance measures; quality, schedule and cost.
• Creates estimates and work breakdown structures on assigned development tasks.
• Will analyze business requirements and create technical designs and specifications, develop and document solutions and ensure implementations meet design specifications and adhere to standards.
• Will utilize advanced skills to consult with customers in a support role or when assisting more senior level staff in the formulation of technology strategies in collaboration with business partners.
• Demonstrates high performance in the areas of customer service, collaboration, team work, and reliability.
• Communicates status and progress on assignments and raises issues and risks in a timely fashion and effectively contributes to mitigating activities.

Qualifications: 

·       Well established knowledge of Java and web application development, SQL databases, mapping of data sources, data movement and COTS integration. Experience with Business Objects a plus.

·       Typically requires two to four years of relevant and progressive information technology experience directly related to the design, development and software solutions.

·       Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology field (e.g., Computer/Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering) or an equivalent combination of related education and/or work experience.

Advantage Tech is proud to recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm and proud to have recently opened another branch in Omaha, , Nebraska.  We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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The SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and sustainment of the SQL Server environment, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and performing data modeling in support of multiple development teams. In addition, they will be responsible for the upgrade and maintenance of all SQL servers.  Must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
• Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
• Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations
• Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
• Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
• Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.
• Provide afterhours support for critical production systems.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
• Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years MS SQL Server Administration experience required
• Advance Knowledge of database structure & theory
• Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
• Experience with backups, restores and recovery models
• Experience backing up and restoring databases using Avamar Backup Client.
• Experience developing and troubleshooting SSIS packages using Microsoft BIDS and Visual Studio.
• Experience with ETL jobs using PowerShell.
• Experience writing and modifying Stored Procedures with Microsoft T-SQL.
• Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
• Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Flexible, team player, “get-it-done” personality
• Ability to organize and plan work independently
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to multi-task and context-switch effectively between different activities and teams

Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other related field
• 5+ years SQL Server and DBA experience
• Microsoft certification a plus

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our clients.  Advantage Tech’s customized recruiting model enables us to place consultants locally and nationally. Our clients want the best candidate at the most reasonable rate within a set timeframe; that’s precisely what we provide them.  We go even further.   Our consultant retention program gives our clients the added comfort our people will perform well and finish the project. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Database Developer for our Lee's Summit Client.

Developer

• Consults with user and Information Services staff, determines needs, and designs application development based solutions. Suggests alternative approaches to meet user requirements.

• Analyzes business processes, workflow, database requirements, user requirements and existing business application functionality; develops project scopes, feasibility studies, and system requirements.

• Plans, executes, and manages the strategic integration of new data and data stores into existing systems and infrastructure throughout the enterprise, including cloud services as applicable.

• Responds to requests for data or for data analysis including reporting, normalization, field mapping, and duplicate record detection using SQL-based query languages or reporting software.

• Conducts research on emerging data integration products, languages, and standards in support of procurement, development, security, and ongoing integration efforts.

• Develops and maintains technical design documentation, user guides, policies and procedures. Ensures training of individuals for newly developed applications.

• Communicates project progress and status to the Lead Application Developer or with other members in the Solutions and Intelligence Team.

• Evaluates existing applications and systems. Recommends improvements or modifications utilizing current technologies and techniques

• Performs extensive data discovery and unit testing to ensure deployment of quality solutions early in the software development life-cycle.

 

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Information Services.
• Requires four+ years of experience in application development with Microsoft Software (Visual Studio, .NET, SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server, VB Scripting and related scripting languages), MS Office Products and source management tool (TFS) or relevant experience in a comparable SQL development environment.
• Working knowledge of relational databases such as MS SQL Server or Azure SQL Database including but not limited to designing and tuning stored procedures.
• Solid experience and understanding of ESB/ETL tools such as Dell Boomi or SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Experience observing change management and code promotion through non-production environments.
• Experience in designing systems that use XML/XSLT and/or JSON
• Exposure to PowerShell and/or other scripting tools and techniques
• Exposure to batch processing tools and concepts
• Ability to develop data translation objects and data processing flow using modern tools and adapt to new ones as they become available.
• Proven ability to work independently to coordinate.
• Hands-on experience analyzing customer data specifications and providing gap analysis.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers to clarify data format requirements.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a candidate to join their client in Dallas, TX

 

Job Purpose:
We are looking for a Senior Network/System Engineer with strong Wireless experience. This role will be part of the Implementation Network team, delivering support services to the Enterprise's global network with excellence. Managing and supporting major components including but not limited to:

• Aruba Wireless and ClearPass Network Access Control (NAC)
• Cisco Systems routers, switches, WLC and wireless devices
• F5 Load-Balancers LTM and GTM
• Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
• Other utilities includes: TACACS, and IPAM

Duties & Responsibilities:
1. As the Sr. Wireless Network Engineer, you will be work on projects as assigned.

2. Perform physical implementation of Network components.

3. As the Wireless domain subject matter expert, 50% to 70% of job focus is on wireless reliability, scalability and security ensuring the highest optimal user's experience on our wireless environment. 50% to 70% of this role will be focusing on wireless incidents response, Problem Management, Change Management including standardizations and monitoring.

4. Additional responsibilities will be to determine Wireless’ Operating System, configuration, and layout standards in collaboration with our Engineering partner. Determining automation opportunities to ensure OS, configuration standards; additional responsibilities include formulating and leading improvements and/or enhancements effort in the Wireless domain toward our visions for Operational Excellence.

5. Other tasks include: performing various network assessments, participating in projects supporting our Operations Excellence objectives, Capacity Management assessment and trending analysis.

6. Participate in efforts to mentor, train and provide technical guidance to the junior Network Engineers including identifying knowledge gaps and determining paths forward.

7. Perform wireless site surveys utilizing site survey tools (e.g., Ekahau, AirMagnet) with the support of wireless network engineers.

8. Must be willing to have a flexible work schedule and work after hours and weekends when necessary.

9. Must be able to follow company procedures and processes.

10. Be a part of the on-call rotation.

Education: Bachelor degree in the IT related focus 

Experience: 4+ years of experience in the IT networking field or at least 10+ years of experience in the IT networking field. Recent experience working in large global enterprise infrastructure experience including global data center experience. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Cisco CCNP and other certification in Wireless
• Knowledge of the ITIL framework
• Strong practical knowledge of ClearPass NAC, excellent practical detail knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and management best practices
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting focus
• Excellent configuration and troubleshooting skills set with all the major Infrastructure components including Cisco routers, switches, wireless; as well as Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls, F5 BigIP and Aruba Wireless AirWave.
• Having the ability to lead an ongoing and intensive troubleshooting sessions including collaborating with other teams, providing leadership and guidance to Network Operations junior Engineers are one of the key success factors for this role.
• Good practical understanding of the various LAN, WAN protocols including i/eBGP, OSPF, MPLS, spanning-tree, security negotiation and key exchange mechanisms. As well as having some level of subject-matter expertise with interpreting syslog and SNMP messages.

Additional Desired Qualifications:

The below certifications, experiences and knowledge are highly desirable in addition to the requirements above:

• Aruba or Cisco certifications in Wireless
• Cisco CCNA and/or CCNP in R/S, Security
• Some level of exposure and practical knowledge of Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls.
• Some level of exposure and practical knowledge of F5 BigIP deployment and support
• Good experience with cloud infrastructure including exposure to the major cloud services such as AWS and Azure.
• Excellent communications skills including verbal, written and presentations
• Can travel 25% of the year Domestic and International

Details

• Shift: First
• Work Hours: 8:00AM – 5:00PM
• Regular Workdays: 5 – Mon-Fri

 

Advantage Tech is looking for a QA Analyst for our Kansas City, MO location.  

This individual will be working on a FinTech project within our Healthcare IT Services team led by Josh Harvey.  The position involves writing test cases for manual testing (i.e. browser, regression) and some auto testing.  We’re looking for somone with at least 2-3 years of QA experience.  Banking/financial industry experience is preferred.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you ready to help lead a team?  This company has one of the best cultures in Omaha!

Job Objective: The Web Developer provides technical expertise and is responsible for the analysis, design and development of their web and mobile applications. This role works closely with all internal departments to define requirements and provide solutions to complex problems.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analysis, design, development, testing and support of enterprise level web and mobile applications
• Database design and development to support web and mobile applications
• Design and development of web and mobile user interfaces
• Provide technical expertise to establish new strategic web and mobile architecture
• Ensure standards for application development and frameworks
• Planning, Organizing, and Goal Setting
  • Planning and assessment of processes for achieving established targets, goals, and objectives
  • Monitoring activities to determine whether they conform to planned action
  • Innovative strategies/strategic alternatives to deliver solutions
• Leadership and Supervisory
  • Lead and guide employees to work at the appropriate level of responsibility with an effective level of knowledge and training
  • Determine and assign required activities for team resources, developing employees, improving job satisfaction, and objectively evaluate on basis of performance
  • Manages, drives, and influences change throughout the organization
  • Anticipates, addresses and resolves employee relations issues, consistently provide feedback, conduct performance reviews, and manage with objectivity and equity
  • Endorse and support company and department strategies, policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, and exercise budget and cost controls
• Required skills:
  • Client-side web technologies including AJAX, jQuery and CSS
  • Server-side technologies including Java and IIS
  • Proficient in writing complex Microsoft SQL queries and stored procedures
  • Experienced in Object Oriented and MVC design and development techniques

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Release Manager for out Kansas City, MO Client.  

Position:

Owns the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating, management, and deployment of releases across the enterprise for multiple applications across various portfolios.
• Provide tools and services to help IT and project teams manage and deploy release in a structured and controlled process.
• Responsible for implementing and managing release processes for code through development, test, and production environments.
• Release Manager Job function works collaboratively with all participants in software development projects and supports project teams with setup of environments and deployment processes and tools.
• Works with IT management to improve the software engineering processes and practices associated with continuously building, deploying, and updating software and environments.
• Understands interdependencies between applications to plan for potential impacts to other systems.

Duties:

Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio within the Release Calendar.

Manage risks and mitigation plans for all releases.

Work with Program Managers, Project Managers, or IT Managers to plan the content of a release and identify interdependencies between systems.

Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews, as well as facilitating go/no-go meetings prior to release.

Produce Deployment Plans for each application to outline processes and procedures taken for each deployment. Monitor deployments to ensure they adhere to the deployment plan.

Owns and manages IT Release calendar to provide visibility to all upcoming application releases.

Creates and maintains the release checklist for each application.

Creates, maintains and distributes the release notes for each application.

Provide weekly release report to stakeholders.

Plan and coordinate all release activities and resources.

Tools Client Uses:

Microsoft Azure DevOps
Octopus Deploy
Release Calendar
Release Process and Deployment Plan Documentation

Education and Experience Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• 5 years experience in release management of multiple large applications and systems
• Experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Full understanding and experience with Microsoft Azure
• Experience in a SCRUM/Agile environment

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you looking for an opportunity to have on the job training and deepen your system admin skills?  Do you have server support experience?  Do you also have level 2 tech support, understand exchange and familiar with vmware?  They will train you on the rest of the job!  These opportunities do not come very often!  Culture is incredible and ready to add you to the team!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Install, upgrade, and support all aspects of Technical Services including servers, networks, desktops, phones, and software
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes
• Manage system backups and data recovery
• Manages all aspects of Active Directory
• Manage server and network updates including security patches
• Monitor and respond quickly and effectively to complex requests received through the helpdesk
• Apply Information Security across technical architecture
• Apply industry best practices and standards in the support of system and network administration
• Prepare and maintain documentation for system configurations

Required Skills:

• Technology Skills

• Experience with Windows Servers
• Experience supporting local area networks and Firewalls, perferably Cisco
• Experience supporting Exchange, Citrix XenApp, NetScaler, VMware, and Cisco phone systems a plus
• Experience scripting tasks for automation a plus

We would love to talk to you on how you can be a part of this great team!  

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Applications Developer for our Lee's Summit client.  

·         The Applications Developer assist in designing, developing, and implementing and supports development solutions to meet business needs of Client and subsidiaries. Works closely with the Team Lead and Senior Developer to develop solutions. Works closely with Information Services technical staff and the business staff to assist in the development of system solutions and plan training requirements for implementation.

Job Duties

•Consults with users and technical staff, determines needs, and designs development solutions. Assist in suggesting alternative approaches to fulfill user needs. Utilizes development methodology in assuring all enhancements are properly tested. Analyzes and monitors the resources required.

•Analyzes and implements technology development solutions to meet business needs.

•Analyzes business processes, workflow, database requirements, and existing business application functionality to develop project programming estimates and development specifications.

•Responds to requests for data or for data analysis including reporting, normalization, field mapping, and duplicate record detection which may require using query languages such as SQL.

•Develops and maintains documentation of programs, user guides, policies and procedures. Assists with employee training on newly developed applications.

•Documents production application providing required information for other staff members which may include Computer Operations and Network Services staffs.

•Communicates project progress and status to Manager and the Development team members.

•Evaluates existing applications and systems. Recommends improvements or modifications utilizing current technologies and techniques.

•Follows team standards and processes during the development life-cycle. I.e. Code reviews, deployments, testing and code standards.

 

Requirements

•Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

•Requires four to six years of experience in technology development which may include using .NET, SQL Server and MS office products.

•Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

•Requires effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to document analysis and design of procedures.

•Prefer two or more years of Web API, WCF or RESTful design using C#.

•Prefer experience in the SDLC process and documentation.

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Are you looking for a non micro management and casual shop for your next development shop?  This company has lots of flexibility and allows you to have fun and work hard.  ***They offer stock options and fully vested after 6 years****

They are seeking a .Net developer who is a self starter and can bring ideas to the table for client development.  

Let's talk about this casual comfortable dress attire and their family/employee gatherings!

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Network/VM Ware Administrator for our Lenexa, KS Client.  

Job Details:

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day administration of the datacenter network, servers, and platform software
• Development and support of automation routines
• Acting as an escalation point for datacenter-related customer issues
• Providing technical support to internal users
• Reviewing systems log and responding to incidents
• Performing routine maintenance and upgrades on systems/software

What you will need to be successful:

• A passion for technology
• Must be self-directed
• Must have excellent troubleshooting skills
• Experience with managing large-scale VMWare environments
• Experience with Windows and Linux servers
• Experience with Java (JVM) administration/troubleshooting
• Experience with shell scripting (Windows shell/PowerShell/bash) for automation
• Experience with Python for automation
• Experience with Cisco firewalls
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience with Active Directory
• Tomcat/JBoss/Wildfly experience is a plus
• Apache Web Server experience is a plus
• Information Security experience/credentials are a plus
• Programming background is a plus

 

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of experience in IT systems administration
• 3+ years experience with server virtualization platforms (VMWare preferred) is required
• 3+ years experience administering server operating systems, shell scripting, J2SE/J2EE applications, database management systems, SQL, high availability technologies, and network hardware, highly desired
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and GCP is a plus
• Programming background is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE, preferred

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is recruiting for a contract for hire EMS Systems Analyst, to work for their client in Kansas City.  

POSITION PURPOSE:

Analyze, design, develop, implement, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and enhance all supporting hardware, software, firmware and other systems meet or exceed the needs of users in the Electric Operations Control Centers and others throughout the Utility, adding to the productivity and efficiency of the EMS technical staff.

Construct and maintain firewall rule sets to ensure that the proper security posture is maintained. Develop and maintain backup and restore capabilities for all associated assets. Test and maintain all antivirus and anti-malware tools. Assist in the development and maintenance of NERC CIP documentation, testing, and support. 

MINIMAL EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information systems, Engineering, Management Information Systems or other technical field, or equivalent number of years of experience required. MSCE, CCNA, or CISSP preferred, but not required.
• Five (5) years’ experience in Windows System Administration.
• NERC CIP experience is a plus.
• The candidate must have the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of engineering disciplines, computer, and control system operators using verbal and written instructions. .
• The candidate should have a working knowledge of Active Directory technology, firewall’s and network switches.
• The candidate must be able to read technical documents such as network diagrams, blueprints and schematic’s. .
• The candidate must be willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays, as required, by the Supervisor of EMS Maintenance.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

*1.    Contribute to an effective EMS system by administering the operating systems and major server components.  Administrate and perform an appropriate emergency backup schema.

 
*2.    Develop, maintain and implement procedures and controls for compliance to the NERC CIP standards.

*3.    Ensure the completeness of the control system operating systems and software applications by any of the following: coding, testing, installing, patching, upgrading and troubleshooting.

*4.     Test and install antivirus and malware prevention tools

*5.     Develop and review firewall rules and logs for anomalous behavior.

*6.    Contribute to the present and future efficient operation of the Utility by analyzing and recommending present and future computer needs and systems, including operations center support systems.

*7.    Work effectively with in-house technicians and outside contractors, engineers, consultants and technicians to install, modify, or make other improvements to remote systems and their interconnected telemetry. Make component level hardware repairs when necessary.

*8.    Must be able to make difficult decisions in troubleshooting hardware, firmware, software or other interconnected systems and be able to communicate their conclusions to other technical trades.

*9.    Must be willing to participate in 24x7x365 on-call rotation and to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the Supervisor of EMS Maintenance.
 

*    Denotes essential function

Are you looking for a fun place to work with non micro management?  This organization has grown by 50% year over year and continue to add to their growing staff.  They have fun activities with great team building time!

The Software Engineer – API Developer is responsible for the maintenance and development of new software in a client/server environment, for the operations staff. This position will utilize the system development life cycle to ensure delivery of concise, well tested, well thought out, and usable projects completed in a timely manner.

What does this role do?

• Designs, develops, tests and deploys applications by writing new code and improving existing code ensuring applications work properly
• Creates and maintains database objects (SQL queries and stored procedures) in support of application development
• Provides support for design, development and implementation of application development projects
• Troubleshoots and debugs system inefficiencies
• Assists in maintaining databases accuracy and stability
• Identifies and troubleshoots issues with various sites or programming code and fix any resulting problems
• Secures applications against hacking vulnerabilities
• Maintains a high level of technical knowledge in all applicable programming languages and database formats

Who do you have a working relationship with?

• Regular contact with end users, business stakeholders and technology team members to actively soliciting feedback, comments and criticism to define and analyze requirements for enhancements and new product development
• Regular contact with development team regarding design sessions and code reviews
• Regular contact with internal/external clients regarding gathering information pertaining to request and ensuring solution provided meets needs

What skills are needed for this role?

• Knowledge of PC architecture and operations, operating systems, networking database management and development, as well as high level of programming knowledge
• Knowledge of the various stages of the software development life cycle, definition of solution architecture, detailed design, solution development, testing and deployment
• Knowledge and solid understanding of object oriented analysis, design and programming
• Knowledge of Salesforce preferred

Education and Experience needed:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information System Analysis required
• Minimum of 2 – 3 years of experience of ASP.NET Web API, Entity Framework, C#, Restful Services, Web Services, and SQL Server in an application development role required
• Experience with AngularJS, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML preferred
• Experience in financial services or asset management industry preferred

Advantage Tech is proud to recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm and proud to have recently opened another branch in Omaha, , Nebraska.  We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Web Developer.

Brief Description of Job Duties: Identify and document detailed requirements and specifications, design solutions that implement requirements. Develop, debug, and document program code that conforms to organization standards. Modify and document changes to existing applications. Design and execute unit and integration tests for new or modified program code. Provide support to users by responding to support requests by ticket, email, in person and over the telephone. Troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Skills required: Developing applications in C# ASP.NET MVC, HTML, CSS and Javascript, including industry standard frameworks such as Bootstrap and jQuery The Microsoft.NET Framework, up to version 4.7 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010-2017 Working with source control systems, such as Team Foundation Server (TFS) Microsoft SQL Server databases, including queries, views and store procedures.

 

Advantage Tech is proud to be recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm. We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a ServiceNow Administrator to join their client's team in Overland Park, KS

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• General support, daily administration and maintenance of the ServiceNow platform and associated applications
• Work directly with user community to resolve support issues within ServiceNow
• Monitor health, usage, and overall compliance of ServiceNow
• Develop workflows and process automation within ServiceNow
• Load, manipulate and maintain data between ServiceNow and other systems
• Configure ServiceNow to meet customer requirements and enhancement requests
• Perform installation and testing of ServiceNow updates and new releases
• Create ServiceNow reports and dashboards
• Work alongside the Service Management Engineers to execute basic software development, workflow process builds and engineering tasks
• Vendor management and escalation of critical issues and support of the ServiceNow platform to determine root cause analysis
• Function as a Business Analyst when interfacing with different departments within the Enterprise to ensure Business Requirements are being delivered upon

marginal (non-essential) functions

• Experience working in ITIL Service Management organization with ITIL processes; Change, Incident and/or Problem Management
• Project Management capabilities

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Technology related (AA, BS, BA) degree or at least 4 years of experience
• Proficiency in designing, building and implementing IT Service Management Processes & Workflows
• Proven written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, demonstrated willingness to work within a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Must have the ability to work, negotiate, and present well with staff at all levels in the company.

 

Advantage Tech is searching for a Lead Compliance Analyst to work for their client based out of the Kansas City-Metro area.

POSITION PURPOSE:

• Responsible for supporting the NERC Compliance Officer in developing, monitoring and implementing appropriate policies, procedures and programs to facilitate and maintain the Utilities ongoing NERC Compliance Program in response to NERC Reliability Standards and to manage enterprise risk resulting from cyber and physical attacks that could compromise reliability of the Bulk Electric System from unauthorized access to BES Cyber Systems and BES Cyber Assets as well as affording protection measures for sensitive and confidential information.
• The position requires occasional travel within the, Kansas City metropolitan area and out-of-town meetings or conferences.

 

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of three (3) years of recent experience in cyber security or an Associate’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years of recent experience in cyber security is required.
• Information security certification in SSSP, SANS, GIAC (Gold or Platinum certification), CEH, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP or other applicable certification is desirable.
• Recent experience in cyber security is required, including previous experience with Compliance Control Frameworks, including but not limited to: NERC CIP, SOX, NIST or other applicable areas.
• A documented history responding to data requests, evaluating compliance evidence and developing compliance reports in support of periodic compliance audits is required.
• Two (2) years of Information Technology (IT) system auditing and testing is preferred. 
• Experience across a broad range of areas of software, hardware, networking, security and integration technologies is required.
• A working knowledge of NERC Reliability Standards and regional operational and planning criteria is preferred. An understanding of regulatory oversight processes administered by NERC and FERC or other similar regulatory entities is preferred.
• Excellent organizational, time management and project management skills are required. Ability to work with and analyze data-intensive and detailed information, and to draw meaningful conclusions from that information. Computer skills, proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Effective communication skills (face-to-face, telephone, written, email and presentation skills) and the ability to build, develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships is required.  Strong project management and analytical skills and the ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with minimal direction and supervision are required.  Strong technical writing skills are desirable.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

*1.        Provide technical and compliance guidance to the functional groups regarding interpretation of the CIP Reliability Standard requirements and provide direction on how the functional work groups can assure compliance with the requirements.

*2.        Define best practices for methods, processes and procedures for securing systems identified as BES Cyber Systems and BES Cyber Assets.  Facilitate a proactive CIP compliance evidence review and quality assurance process for all applicable functional work groups.

*3.        Monitor CIP compliance through scheduled and unscheduled internal data requests, spot checks and other applicable activities to confirm compliance, identify areas of improvement, detect areas of concern with respect to documentation, testing, maintenance and operations and develop processes or procedures to return to and maintain the prescribed level of compliance.

*4.        Oversee the identification and documentation of the BES Cyber Systems that support the Bulk Electric System.

*5.        Develop or acquire compliance training resources to provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) with the appropriate level of Cyber Security Awareness, NERC CIP Standards training and effective Cyber Security training reinforcements, including but not limited to posters, desktop aids, calendars and other appropriate materials.

*6.        Lead the assessment and evaluation process for all potential and actual Cyber Security Incidents, including the evaluation of the effectiveness of policies, processes and procedures to provide the appropriate response(s), related to BES Cyber Systems.

*7.        Provide assistance to the NERC Compliance Manager with CIP compliance audit preparation and audit performance.

 8.        Perform the essential functions of the CIP Senior Manager, as identified in the NERC Reliability Standard CIP-003 Cyber Security – Security Management Controls, as directed by the NERC Compliance Manager, subject to the approval of designation by the General Manager.  [Optional]

*9.        Assist the O&P Compliance Engineer in compliance activities as needed.

*10.      Perform other related duties as assigned by the NERC Compliance Officer.

 

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Are you looking to lead a new team with cutting edge technology and revolutionary solutions?  

Responsibilities:

System and product design:
• Considers the customer’s perspective and experiences when designing systems.
• Leads and participates in the architectural design of features early in the development cycle, influencing it to drive quality and adherence to the specification.
• Responsible for producing quality designs that ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, flexibility and extensibility.
• Leads the Team in establishing program specifications and develops coding logic flowcharts in compliance with secure coding standards.

Solution Execution:
• Work with Product Owners to translate roadmap features into manageable components/tasks, estimate timings and resources, suggest solutions and identify possible risks.
• Build quality directly into the engineering processes and solutions by championing automated testing and test driven development.
• Writes and coaches the team on writing clean well thought out design and code with an emphasis on quality, simplicity, and maintainability.
• Works within established procedures and tools to develop, test, code review, implement, and maintain application software while focusing on best practice application security throughout the code life-cycle.
• Communicates effectively and partners well with other disciplines of the project team to deliver high quality solutions from vision to deployment and long term product stability.

Leadership:
• Primary technical point of contact and communicator with stakeholders such as the sponsor, product manager/owner, scrum master, project teams, and upper management.
• Responsible for managing the delivery of committed work for the team.
• Role model to clients Values; Make us better, make someone’s job easier, and deliver measureable value.
• Learn new technologies and keep abreast of existing technologies and be able to apply these to a variety of projects as applicable.
• Mentors more junior developers

Qualifications:
•  Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ Years of Lead/Senior Software Engineering experience
• 7+ Years of experience building software using OOP practices
• 3+ years of experience with Agile, Test Driven Development or related lifecycle methodologies
• Experience with the following front-end technology preferred: SignalR, Angular4, Kendo UI, React, and Xamarin
• Experience with the following back-end technologies: LogicApps, Azure WebJobs, Azure Funtions, Azure API Management, ASP.NET Web API, ODataV4, Data Lake, HDFS, WebHDFS, AzureSql, CosmosDB
• Experience with the IDesign software architecture framework a plus
• Experience with database design and programming
• Experience with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
• Experience with Web Services
• Hosting application using the Azure ecosystem
• Experience with Design patterns, SOA design & web service development
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, standards, and best practices for .NET development.
• Experience with UX and User Centric Design (UCD)
• Must be able to work in a complex, dynamic team environment with minimal supervision and possess good organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Some travel may be required.

Advantage Tech is proud to recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm and proud to have recently opened another branch in Omaha, , Nebraska.  We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech is searching for a System Engineer who is specifically qualified to work with Citrix at their client based out of Kansas City.

The Citrix Systems Engineer is responsible for implementing & administrating the Citrix environment. Responsibilities of this role includes server patching, XenDesktop / XenApp administration, and all related technology required by Citrix. Additionally, they are responsible for conducting formal testing, documentation, and transitions of new technology into production including ensuring the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in house information systems that support core organizational functions.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Installs, configures, and troubleshoots Citrix components and associated hardware.
• Perform Microsoft Windows system patching and firmware updates for Citrix components and associated hardware.
• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Support and administration of Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, as it relates to Citrix
• Provides end user support, installation, training, and configuration for Citrix.
• Provide emergency off-hours support as defined in rotation schedule with other IT System Engineers.
• Assist in the identification of emerging technologies that may be appropriate for New Directions, provide technical knowledge, skills, and support to development team.
• Support the goals of the Information Technology.
• Assures compliance with client policies and procedures; take appropriate action to correct any obvious unsafe conditions.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL HAVE:

• Technology related (AA, BS, BA) degree or at least 3 years of experience
• Advanced proficiency in the current Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp environment.
• Proven written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, demonstrated willingness to work within a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Must have the ability to work, negotiate, and present well with staff at all levels in the company.

Are you looking for a unique culture with great growth opportunities?  

The.NET Developer provides technical expertise and is responsible for the analysis, design and development of web and mobile applications ensuring the security, integrity, and availability of web and mobile applications.  This role works closely with all internal departments to define requirements and provide web and mobile based business solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyze technical requirements and design new components, web pages and controls to meet functional, performance, and availability requirements
• Design ASP.NET Core and control layouts, using XHTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery/Ajax/JSON that work and perform well in target browsers
• Design and develop using Object Oriented design principles and software design patterns to attain high reusability and maintainability
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the corporate architecture and frameworks
• Maintain and contribute to corporate platform as necessary
• Develop database SQL scripts, stored procedures that meet corporate database standards to implement requirements
• Facilitate discussions among other .NET and database developers to exchange new ideas and improvements
• Apply industry best practices in application security to ensure security, consistency, and sustainability for business system applications

Required Skills:

• Experience working in an agile environment
• Proven ability to establish and maintain healthy team practices such as automated unit testing, code reviews, and coding standards
• Working knowledge of TFS
• Proficient knowledge of MVC5, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework 6 or Core, Responsive Web Design (All these requirements are must)
• Used ‘SOLID’ principles
• Up to date with latest technologies
• Possesses Enterprise development experience
• Proficient knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and design patterns
• Proficient knowledge of C#, .NET platform, ASP.NET Ajax, JSON, JavaScript and/or jQuery, HTML/DOM/CSS /Bootstrap framework
• Experience working on Web API
• Knowledge of ADO.NET, SQL, TSQL and stored procedure development
• Experienced in OWASP secure programming techniques
• Knowledge of application vulnerability scanning
• Knowledge of application penetration testing best practices
• Experience with SSO is a plus
• Experience with Telerik UI controls is a plus
• Experience with multifactor authentication is a plus
• Experience with continuous integration is a plus
• Experience with High Availably is a plus

Advantage Tech is proud to recognized as Kansas City Business Journal’s #1 locally owned IT staffing firm and proud to have recently opened another branch in Omaha, , Nebraska.  We are passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our consultants and clients. 

Please visit www.advantagetech.net to learn more about our culture, benefits and career opportunities.

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Advantage Tech has an awesome client in need of two AutoCad designers. This is a full time opportunity with full time benefits.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in the industrial fabrication area
• AutoCad 2018 experience

 

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Advantage Tech is searching for an experienced DevOps Engineer, to join their client based out of Kansas City, MO.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the client's Cyderes team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for automating everything, identifying opportunities for optimization/stability, and exploring new ideas to better our services and products. The candidate should have experience working efficiently on small teams, being flexible in filling roles, and a strong understanding of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).

 

The primary purpose will be to assist in the creation of the Cyderes platform, ensure the highest level of quality and stability, and integrate with developers to get functionality out as fast and stable as possible. Additionaly, the candidate will be responsible for the evangelizing emerging DevOps capabilities and tools both internally and externally.

 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions which includes:

• Identify opportunities of improvement with the Cyderes platform
• Troubleshoot and remediate any system/automation issues
• Maintain and support a production FaaS/Containerized environment
• Assist in development and maintenance of the Cyderes platform
• Collaborate with development to improve CI/CD
• Understand differences and strengths of each cloud based provider
• Create scripts/code to assist in the devolpment of the Cyderes platform
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Technical Capacity
• Consulting Skills
• Business Acumen
• Collaboration Skills
• Communication Capacity

 

Work Environment:

• This position can be remote. The ability to work on-site in Kansas City frequently is a strong plus to facilitate collaboration.

 

Requirements:

• Experience supporting and/or creating a production environment
• Experience working with other developers/engineers
• At least 3 years working in the development/devops field
• Cloud based environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Configuration management technologies (Terraform/Vagrant/Puppet/Chef/Ansible)
• Containerization (Docker/RKT/Kubernetes)
• Virtualization hypervisors (VMWare, Microsoft Hyper-V, XenServer)
• Git and CI/CD tools (Spinnaker, Jenkins, GitHub, etc)
• Orchestration platforms such as Demisto/Phantom Cyber
• SOC based processes/technologies
• Strong Networking Skills

 

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Our excellent Omaha client is searching for highly innovative, enthusiastic and results-driven Engineers to develop for the company's next-generation software applications.  Work with our collaborative team of individuals where your ideas count.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing back end applications
• Install and configure software applications
• Analyze all available information to choose the appropriate solution to a problem
• Creative thinking to solve known problems in a new way or to design and develop new ideas into innovative applications
• Use version control software to check out source code, to check in new modules and to track modifications to existing source code
• Use issue management software to manage and track development efforts
• Attend daily agile scrum team standup meetings
• Participate in high-level design discussions
• Write application code and unit test code
• Troubleshoot application error conditions
• Peer review code modifications
• Analyze user requirements
• Develop and modify application software in an Agile scrum environment
• Document software features/modifications
•  Keep up to date with technology and apply new knowledge

Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or proven work experience in related field
• Solid Java programming language experience
• Solid Spring and Hibernate experience
• JMS experience a plus
• Intellij or Eclipse IDE experience a plus
• GIT version control experience a plus
• JIRA issue management experience is preferred
• Relational database experience is preferred
• Apache camel a plus
• Strong complex problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to learn quickly and manage time effectively
• Proven written and oral communication skills
• Experience in the financial industry a plus

Company offers a competitive salary, flexible hours, full benefit package and much more!

Web Programmer

GENERAL SUMMARY:
As a key member of the our team, the Front End Developer will work as an architect, designer and developer on our application development platform in a fast paced, Agile environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Building beautiful and intuitive user interfaces for new and existing single-page web applications (SPAs) using using modern web libraries and design patterns (ES2015, React)
2. Writing clean, modular, and testable JavaScript code
3. Building robust and efficient web application programming interfaces (APIs) using various frameworks and tools
4. Translating requirements into stable, working, high performance web applications
5. Working with distributed teams including offshore and nearshore to implement industry best practices and standards

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1. A passion for utilizing best practices in front-end (UI) architecture, including performance, accessibility and reusability
2. Extensive knowledge of Object Oriented design patterns and JavaScript patterns such as those used in AngularJS and React
3. Extensive experience with Responsive Web design
4. Experience writing and debugging dynamic client-side applications using client-side UI libraries and frameworks like React, Angular.js, Mustache, Ember.js, or similar
5. Highly proficient in design/development of standalone and web applications using several front technologies including: HTML4/HTML5, CSS3, Ajax, Web Socket, jQuery, DOM on various platforms (UNIX, Linux, and Windows)
6. Experience with server-side programming paradigms, constructs, and idioms
7. Experience consuming JSON APIs in client-side frameworks and knowledge of cross browser issues
8. Mobile Web Development for Android, Windows Mobile, iPad and iPhones
9. Advance Skills in working with version control tools such as GIT/Gerrit, SVN
10. Experience writing unit tests
11. Knowledge of software development methodologies and practices, especially Agile/iterative development processes
12. Ability to code using scalable framework for future enhancements and sprints
13. Ability to review requirements and articulate/propose alternate solutions to application architecture
14. Other duties as assigned

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Normal office environment with use of computers and telephone systems; no unusual physical demands.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, relevant work experience will be
considered.

Web Developer

Product Summary:

This role will work with the web application team building ancillary applications that extend to users beyond the core users of our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, Agility.  Today this includes two main products, Building Results CRM and Fleet Management.  This is a growing division of our firm and presents a unique opportunity get in near the ground floor and help accelerate our momentum in the market.

 

Job Responsibilities:

1. Design, code and test features and other application components to meet the needs of the business
2. Ensure the web application works well across various devices from desktops to mobile
3. Assist with the UX design of our web applications
4. Writing clean, modular and testable JavaScript code
5. Translate requirements into stable, working, high performing web applications
6. The web programmer will operate as part of a cross functional Agile team. The day to day activities will be identified and prioritized by the product owner for that team.
7. The team will meet daily to decide the highest priority work items and complete working, tested and production quality software before moving on to additional work.
8. Web programmers will be part of the team process of working with the product owner to estimate and break down the highest priority work item into smaller stories that can be completed within one iteration.
9. Team members are expected to leverage their primary skill area, but be open to learning and helping with other skill domains with the focus on getting the team's work complete.
10. Collaborate with team to decompose features into small pieces of working software that can be completed in a single iteration.
11. Other duties as assigned

 

Requirements of Qualified Candidate:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related technical field required or on pace to complete your degree by Summer 2018, relevant work experience will be considered
2. 1-2 years of experience developing web and/or mobile applications with JavaScript, CSS, CSS3, HTML4, HTML5, Ajax, JQuery and other broadly used web development technologies
3. Experience with Responsive Web Design
4. Experience with JQuery and JQuery mobile
5. Experience consuming JSON APIs in client-side frameworks and knowledge of cross browser issues
6. Desire to build awesome user friendly web and mobile applications
7. Ability to take feedback in stride with the end goal of building the best, easiest to use product, for our end users
8. Working knowledge of Agile Process
9. Experience with one or more server-side stacks
10. Experience developing hybrid mobile applications, specifically with Cordova, not required, but desired
11. Experience working with NativeScript and Angular, not required, but highly desired
12. Clear communication – must be comfortable and willing to openly discuss work items within a cross functional team

Advantage Tech is looking to add Technical Recruiters to our staff. A great environment and culture can be expected when joining our team. We are looking for that special individual that understands what it takes to be successful in our industry and is looking for a great company to call “home” for the long-term.

Advantage Tech compensates our Recruiters with a competitive base salary, a lucrative commission plan, a monthly bonus plan and a benefits package that includes a health care plan, dental, 401k with match, PTO and paid holidays. We recognize top performers with an elevated level of bonus opportunities as well as an annual incentive trip. We are a highly collaborative team that enjoys working together, encourages high performance and celebrates our successes.

PURPOSE:
The Recruiter role handles the full cycle recruiting of our IT candidates. Includes sourcing candidates through referrals, job boards, associations, direct recruiting and other creative methods to locate top IT talent. Includes the thorough interviewing of each candidate to determine the fit to Advantage Tech’s hiring needs. Interaction with the team is essential.

RESPONSIBILITES:
– Locate, attract and select IT candidates
– Creatively source candidates on a daily basis
– Profile and interview candidates on the phone and in person to determine fit to current and future hiring needs
– Submit qualified candidates for openings
– Candidate care throughout the placement and post placement process to encourage referrals
– Thoroughly and accurately documenting candidates in applicant tracking system

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
– High degree of people interface
– Excellent organizational skills
– Ability to work in a team environment while achieving personal production goals
– Internal drive and work ethic to achieve above and beyond company goals
– Previous recruiting or outside sales experience is ideal, but not required

CORE BEHAVIORS:
– Positivity
– Teamwork
– Dependability
– Productivity

 

Advantage Tech is an industry leader in IT staffing and is annually recognized as a top IT recruiting firm by the Kansas City Business Journal. In business for over 18 years, we have been passionate about delivering world-class service and value to our clients. Advantage Tech’s customized recruiting model enables us to place consultants locally and nationally. Our clients want the best candidate at the most reasonable rate within a set time frame. We go even further. Our consultant retention program gives our clients the added comfort our people will perform well and finish the project.

Job Type: Full-time

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