Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Business Analyst for our client in Alpharetta, Georgia.  

Summary:

Provides direction to product development and the overall process of the product and services function. Builds products and services from existing ideas and helps to develop new ideas based on industry experience and contact with customers and prospects. Increases profitability of existing products and services to developing new solutions which advance business objectives and client needs. Builds strong working relationships with marketing, sales, support staff, product development and vendors plus senior management and key customers.
What Part Will You Play?
Manages the process from product development to product launch, ensuring execution is in line with project plan for complex product initiatives. In cases in which the product has a distinct PNL, the product manager has responsibility for managing a product's PNL to ensure profitability for product initiatives. For the International Business Segment, typical annual revenues for complex product initiatives would be approximately $250k to $500k.

For assigned products, owns, manages, and communicates a product roadmap, including collaborating with industry analysts to form competitive analysis, and with delivery, sales, and relationship management teams to determine prioritization, development and ongoing costs of delivery, and market positioning.

For assigned products, develops the "go to market packaging". Collaborates with product marketing to develop product marketing strategies based on established product objectives, costs, and value proposition. Reviews research with product marketing to quantify value proposition for inputs to pricing analysis and marketing collateral. Defines pricing strategies for new and existing products considering competitive pricing models, internal costs, value proposition metrics (e.g., savings to clients, process costs, etc.), and market acceptance and adoption rates. Participates in defining alternative models complete with benefits, and present final pricing recommendations to executive management for adoption.

Develops comprehensive business cases requiring analytical skills to assimilate complex data and concepts for new product functionality to serve as inputs to decision-making, prioritization, pricing, and client value proposition.

For assigned product initiatives, collaborates with company business leaders, sales, IT, legal, strategic marketing and relationship management teams to define product goals, objectives, market positioning, and pricing strategies for each assigned product. Uses independent judgment to determine methods and procedures for managing product strategy.

Follows a structured, repeatable process for conducting market research to include industry publications, analyst research, experiential research, client surveys, etc. Develops and maintains a strategic planning approach for summarizing and communicating the results of aggregate research.

Facilitates product concept and requirements workshops with clients and internal development teams in pursuit of product requirements, objectives, and architecture decisions. Documents workshop results in a format suitable for consumption by all audiences, including interactive review and feedback from clients and internal parties. Answer questions during workshop, adds points of clarification and completes any necessary follow-up action items.

For assigned products, collaborates with product delivery and technology architecture to validate detailed design, particularly to ensure that product objectives and key requirements are met and aligned with the market needs and business unit strategy . Provides design direction, testing support, and general assistance to delivery team, as needed, during the execution phase of product development consisting of complex scopes.

Qualifications:
? Bachelor's Degree Relevant Experience or Degree in: Business or Computer Science; Combination of relevant training and/ or experience in lieu of degree 
? Typically Minimum 8 Years Relevant Exp
? Experience in similar business product services and/or external customer/market experience

Preferred:
Prefer experience in a software development environment or in a professional services role. Prefer software or IT background (i.e., degree or experience). Prefer direct experience with doing software development, testing and/or business analysis. Prefer experience with Agile software products and delivery methodology.

Skills / Knowledge – Having broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Having ownership of a function, account or matrix management responsibilities, uses knowledge to ensure success, strengthen relationships, expand the business, and lead matrix teams on complex projects. Barriers to entry such as technical committee review may exist at this level.

Job Complexity – Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups, both internal and external

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Systems Engineer for our Tennessee Client.  

Summary:

Responsible for delivering desired, sustainable business outcomes and assuring the integrity and continuity of our systems. Responsible for the development, maintenance, and support of AutoZone's hardware, software and/or network sub-systems.  Includes applying domain knowledge, using technical skills, mentoring less experienced employees, supporting the customers, resolving problems, and training as required.

What Your Day Will Look Like:

• Participate in any and potentially all roles of the systems development life cycle. Roles may vary by project and assignment. This may include, but not limited to:  
• Build and implement Linux systems per enterprise standards with continuous enhancement per best practices and standard procedures
• Provide support and maintain system health for servers operating in RHEL, CENTOS, Solaris, and AIX
• Provide technical leadership in resolving challenging problems and pursues permanent solutions for reoccurring issues
• Develop standard operating procedures for installing and configuring middleware applications
• Create and modify scripts and/or Ansible playbook for automation
• Test, validate, and improve disaster recovery procedures for Unix/Linux systems
• Participate in vulnerability management with tools like Foreman/Katello
• Create formal documentation on configuration standards, troubleshooting steps, and infrastructure design
• Technical services; software, hardware and network architecture design and maintenance; security operations
• Accurate work planning and execution; accurate project and time tracking
• Responsible for the development of less experienced employees; mentor and teach
• Delegate work to Systems Engineers and Associate Systems Engineers

Skills and Experience We Want to See:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical fields
• Requires four to seven years of experience based on consistently demonstrated capabilities
• Red Hat Certification is preferred
• Extensive knowledge with enterprise server operating systems such as RHEL 6/7/8
• Strong knowledge with Solaris and AIX systems
• Extensive experience with operational support and problem resolution for Unix/Linux based systems
• Advanced proficiency with the AutoZone software, architecture and methodology
• Technical skills may include experience with one or more of: UNIX, Linux, Java, Hadoop, Oracle, TCP/IP, http, openssl, sendmail, NFS, iSCSI, DNS, SSH, LDAP, python, bash scripting, Ansible, VMware
• Continuous deployment/delivery practices
• Container technologies like docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Strong problem solving, domain technical and analytical skills
• Solid expertise in at least one technical area
• Subject matter expertise in a functional area
• Advanced task estimation and planning skills

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

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Technical:

70% of time spent:

• User Story and Review
• Test planning and manual test case creation, review, and maintenance
• Test data identification, creation, and maintenance
• Test automation design, creation, and maintenance with a goal of CI/CD pipeline integration
• Creation and maintenance of test automation documentation
• Participate in test case (manual/automated) peer review

30% of time spent:

• Test execution
• Defect lifecycle management
• Actively monitor and report on testing progress and milestones
• Actively seek and initiate recommendations for process improvements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Skills in requirements elicitation, design analysis, and interpretation
• Skills in risk-based testing
• Skills in facilitation, distilling feedback, and documenting results
• Skills in creating best practice infused test plans and test scripts
• Skills in test execution, evaluation, and reporting of results
• Skills in defect identification and documentation
• Understands test automation best practices and can architect, develop, and debug medium to complex level automation scripts
• Skill set enables automation of at least 75% of test cases for existing functionality. This includes the execution of existing automation test scripts as well as personally writing, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience with TFS or similar Agile Project Management Tools
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Deliverable / Statement of Work:           

This position supports the direction of the business by providing manual and automated testing services to assure the quality for strategic and high priority applications. You will contribute to the project team, testing the product and processes through all phases of the SDLC while ensuring compliance with organizational standards and industry best practices.

Successful candidates must be a self-starter possessing a broad base of analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, superior organizational skills as well as the ability to work effectively in a fluid, fast-paced environment. This role requires demonstrated leadership skills; organizing and ensuring testing related activities are planned and executed to achieve project deliverables. Successful candidates will also have solid communication skills, be highly collaborative, strong skills in mentoring team members, facilitation skills, and robust documentation skills.

The IT Test Analyst must be able to work with minimal supervision on medium to large sized projects. Candidates must possess experience working as part of an Agile Scrum and be experienced in developing and executing test cases, performing various types of testing throughout the project. We are seeking candidates who have three or more years of recent hands-on experience in both manual and test automation utilizing both the Micro Focus Test Management tool and Micro Focus UFT One, including API testing. Additionally, experience working in a continuous integration environment utilizing open-source frameworks, Selenium Web Driver is also desired.

Position overview: 

Advantage Tech's Overland Park client is looking for a Software Developer to develop code for their proprietary systems using C# and .Net solutions.  Duties will include, but are not limited to, designing, writing and maintaining code for current projects. An excellent comprehension of C# coding and .Net frameworks will be a must as well as the ability to trouble-shoot, isolate, and correct any issues that may be created.

Essential Job Functions:

 Develop and maintain business .NET applications while adhering to company standards

• Review and resolve application problems on a priority basis
• Develop applications based on their evaluation of business and technical requirements
• Effectively estimates own work assignments and delivers quality code that meets requirements and specifications on time, based on work estimates they establish
• Effectively manages tasks from multiple assignments
• Create and successfully implement quality test for applications

• Accurately document processes and procedures
• Perform additional and/or extensive research pertaining to program development

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a C# developer
• Ability to learn new applications and programs
• Current experience with C#, .NET, Visual Studio
• Experience with JavaScript, jQuery, AngularJS, Razor
• Ability to write clean, easy to understand code
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Developer for a fun project.  Our client has a Content Management Project and is looking for the right person to help them out.  If you have extensive knowledge working with AWS and have planed and completed a project in AWS from start to finish this could be the ideal new project for you.  They are looking for someone that ideally has Vue JS for the front end but if you have Angular, JavaScript or React and are willing to learn Vue that works too.  The rest will be programmed in Node or Python. 

This is a 100% remote position that will be a 6 month project and if you are interested in a possibility of staying on after that let us know.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Systems Engineer for our Memphis client.

Summary:

The Infrastructure Systems Engineer is a highly talented team member on the Infrastructure Automation Team driving the development, implementation, and support of compute, virtualization, storage and core automation environments. A Systems Engineer is responsible for directing, developing and implementing infrastructure automation and engineering disciplines. Will work closely with other internal teams to ensure both existing and new processes, procedures and operational practices meet or exceed the reliability, stability and time-to-delivery needs of the company.

What Your Day Will Look Like:

We expect you to easily collaborate with other IT engineers and support staff to deliver and refine the overall team strategy. You will be responsible for owning the infrastructure automation, provisioning, deprovisioning, patching and operational stability of the core infrastructure environment.

• Our Client have a contagious work ethic; including a high sense of urgency to resolve highly technical issues quickly, creatively and efficiently
• As a Systems Engineer, we expect to see continuous intellectual curiosity along with a desire to grow your own knowledge while also mentoring and growing others
• We will require you to implement new systems including roll-out support, business partner training, performance monitoring and ongoing maintenance of existing systems
• You will be required to resolve operating, technical and coordination challenges which may impact system effectiveness and operations which may span multiple IT disciplines

Skills and Experience We Want to See:

• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), configuration management, and related technologies
• Strong knowledge of Ansible, Ansible Tower/AWX, Ansible roles or similar configuration management technologies. Experience with provisioning and managing infrastructure using code and automation tooling
• Hands-on experience with Linux – Red Hat, CentOS, OEL, Ubuntu experience, including provisioning, de-provisioning, shell scripting, and patching strategies
• Understanding of scripting languages like Python, shell scripting, PowerShell, and/or VMware PowerCLI
• Experience or working knowledge of Red Hat Cloudforms/ManageIQ provisioning and Ruby, a definite plus
• Working knowledge of consuming RESTful services, CI/CD pipelines, and building integrations between various services
• Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration principles is helpful
• Systems analysis and consulting skills, along with a continual desire and capacity to learn
• Ability to communicate and promote automation concepts and benefits
• Good presentation and documentation skills
• Minimum of 5 years of IT infrastructure experience
• Understanding of agile project processes, Jira, and source code management (Git)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar field

Advantage Tech is looking for a Systems Engineer for our Memphis Client. 

Summary:

The Store Systems Infrastructure Systems Engineer is a talented team member driving the implementation, virtualization, storage, core automation and support of test store environments. Will play a very important role in the maintenance and upkeep of production store systems. Responsibilities will range from developing and implementing infrastructure automation and engineering disciplines. Will work closely with other internal teams to ensure both existing and new processes, procedures and operational practices meet or exceed the reliability, stability and time-to-delivery needs of the company.

What Your Day Will Look Like:

We expect you to easily collaborate with other IT engineers and support staff to deliver and refine the overall team strategy. You will be responsible supporting the hardware, operating systems, deployments, and test infrastructure that maintains and operates our store infrastructure.

• Ad hoc troubleshooting and setup of hardware for in-house test stores in collaboration with our development, QA, and business partners
• Responsible for owning the infrastructure automation, provisioning, deprovisioning, patching and operational stability of the core infrastructure environment of stores
• Resolve highly technical issues quickly, creatively, and efficiently with a high sense of urgency.
• Continuous intellectual curiosity along with a desire to grow your own knowledge while also mentoring and growing others
• Responsible for the planning and implementation of new systems including roll-out support, business partner training, performance monitoring and ongoing maintenance of existing systems
• Higher tier support for store systems’ OS and hardware
• With little supervision, deliver on tasks and assignments independently and in team settings

Skills and Experience We Want to See:

• Minimum 5 years of administrator experience in Linux, preferably Red Hat, CentOS, or OEL distributions, both in a VM environment, as well as physical installations
• Strong shell scripting knowledge and system troubleshooting skills
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), configuration management, and related technologies
• Experience with automation tools like Ansible, bash, Python, and other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) concepts and using those or similar technologies to manage infrastructure
• Systems analysis and consulting skills, along with a continual desire and capacity to learn
• Good presentation and documentation skills
• Minimum of 5 years of IT infrastructure experience
• Understanding of agile project processes, Jira, and source code management (Git)
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar field

Our client is seeking a Senior Identity Access Management (IAM) Engineer to join our IT Security Team. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior IAM Engineer is responsible for driving the adoption of Okta best practices to include Single Sign On (SSO), Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), API Access Manager and application configuration/support. The role is also responsible for implementing key best practices into varying projects around identity and access management. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in Senior Identity Access Management, Okta environments and will support other areas of Information Security as needed.

• Assist teams through the SDLC as the subject matter expert on IAM and Okta;

• Automate key tasks to reduce resource time utilization;
• Deploy and maintain identity proofing platforms and advanced authentication such as document-based authentication;
• Troubleshoot and resolve day to day operational issues around web authentications;
• Monitor web authentication reports and generate metrics based on activity;
• Support various web related projects with expertise around Okta and overall identify access management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field;
• Extensive demonstrated expertise around end-to-end Okta deployments;
• Strong knowledge around day-to-day operations and support of business-critical Okta environments;
• Experience with advanced reporting and metrics derived from Okta;
• General Experience with AWS;
• Extensive knowledge around MFA, SSO, and APIs related to Okta;
• General understanding of web analytics;
• Great communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues in a non-technical manner to various business units;
• Familiarity with access control models;
• Great troubleshooting skills with initiative to predict/anticipate issues and drive towards solutions;
• Okta Certified Professional or other Okta certifications is a plus;
• Experience with other IAM platforms such as SailPoint and AWS Cognito and/or other areas of IT Security-AWS and Privileged Access Management are a plus.

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join our client's IT Security Team. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Network Engineer will design and implement security related networking solutions across our modern cloud native environment:

• Support all physical and logical network related tasks;
• Support testing of network access controls, end user network connectivity, and wireless support and setup;
• Configure and install software, servers, routers, and other network devices;
• Monitor network performance and integrity;
• Resolve issues that tiers of support have escalated by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure;
• Automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness;
• Create, oversee, and test security measures (e.g. access authentication and disaster recovery);
• Communicate with users when needed;
• Maintain technical documentation;
• Recommend improvements to network performance, capacity, and scalability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in information technology, Computer Science, or related field;
• 5+ year’s experience as a Senior Network Engineer;
• Professional certification – Cisco/Network Related Certifications CCNA/CCNP; Other certifications like Certified Ethical Hacker, Cisco Certified Design Associate are a plus
• Solid working experience in network administration and architecture required;
• Familiarity with access control models and network security;
• Knowledge of coding languages for scripting (e.g Python, Perl);
• Experience with network diagnostics, monitoring and analysis tools (e.g. SolarWinds network tools)
• Solid understanding of network operating systems;
• Sharp troubleshooting skills;
• Ability to work independently;
• Organizational and mentoring skills.
• Must be able to perform some onsite work in our Overland Park, KS and Topeka, KS locations

Advantage Tech is looking for a Business Analyst/Product Owner for our Kansas City, MO client.  This is a hybrid position with one week in the office and next week working from home.  This position requires strong business analysis, technical and functional writing skills along with the ability to apply proven project management, communication, and problem-solving skills to maximize the benefit of IT systems, practices and procedures in a KanBan development environment.  This role will carry the expectation to absorb and retain information quickly, specifically complex functional and technical information.

• Ability to plan and organize technical infrastructure projects including:
• Collaborate with network operations and development staff to collect and interpret technical information
• Develop, standardize and maintain new or improved processes based on findings and analysis
• Communicate process changes, enhancements, and modifications – verbally or through written documentation – to management, peers, staff, and other employees so that issues and solutions are understood
• Analyze IT project requirements and prepare requirements documentation.
• Developing written specifications about the organization’s business systems to be read by both technical and non-technical personnel across all departments
• Assist in identifying test scenarios and coordinate with QA on testing technical projects
• Liaise with internal and external customers to define business procedures and establish documentation needs
• Develop solid documentation for the work being done, identifying challenges and risks as well as coordinating handoffs between multiple vendors and departments for various tasks within the project.
• Work directly with IT team members, vendors, other project leads, and ongoing operations to deliver successful implementation and manage project scope.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in accordance with defined quality management practices, to achieve common objectives.
• Prepare and effectively communicate project reports and updates to management
• Facilitate the resolution of issues.
• Escalate issues to project stakeholders as required
• Ensure all appropriate documentation, requirements, design and test specifications and other required deliverables are created and reviewed/approved by external and internal stakeholders.

Collect and present performance information related to infrastructure projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing written specifications about the organization’s business systems to be read by both technical and non-technical personnel across all departments
• Liaise with internal and external customers to define business procedures and establish documentation needs
• Analyze customer requests and prepare technical documentation for software development.
• Analyze IT project requirements to determine types of documents needed
• Collaborate with systems and development staff to collect and interpret technical information
• Communicate process changes, enhancements, project status, and modifications to management, peers, staff, vendors and other Associates so that issues can be resolved.
• UI/UX and wireframing experience

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT related field.
• Proficient with PowerPoint, Visio and MS Project.
• Strong experience in writing technical documents for developer use.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience managing IT projects.
• Ability to work independently once assigned a task
• KanBan development philosophy
• Highly self-motivated and willing to tackle new challenges.

Advantage Tech is looking for a remote PM for our Client.  
General Responsibilities:
Directs the efforts of team members on IT projects. Ensures that services are responsive to the client’s needs, including being on time and within an identified scope and budget. Coordinates all departmental personnel required to complete the assigned projects. Effectively applies project management methodology and enforces project standards.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Creates and executes project plans and revises as appropriate to meeting changing requirements
• Identifies resources needed, requests their time from management, and assigns responsibilities to team members
• Manages day to day operational aspects of a project and scope
• Manages the project budget, tracks team hours and expenses on a weekly basis
• Develops estimates of cost and schedules for medium and large size projects
• Defines the deliverables, develops criteria for successful completion and achieves targeted deliverables with in time and budget estimates
• Develops project charter, business cases and gets owner to agree to scope of project
• Writes requirement documents when no business analyst is available
• Ensures compatibility and consistency with existing architectural standards
• Coordinates assigned projects with other department projects
• Schedules risk reviews and manages risk in conjunction with other departments
• May be asked to run internal task groups
• Prepares and delivers project status to the project owner as well as follow up issues
• Performs research and development of new technologies and providers
• Maintains a change control process to articulate changes to the project scope
• Simultaneously manages at least one critical project and moderate number of non-critical projects
• Maintains a moderate and increasing level of proficiency in software and other technologies supported by the IT Dept
• Creates and/or updates documentation that benefits end-users (e.g. how-to manuals) and/or other IT personnel (e.g. program documentation and IT processes).
• Provides technical support for an application for a short time after training has taken place
• Mentors more junior project managers
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Maintain quality standards on all projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field and 8 years’ experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 12 years’ experience.
• 8 years of applicable business or system development experience and 3 to 5 or more years of project management experience.
• Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Client's team. This role offers the opportunity to join our growing product engineering team. In this role, you will help us continue to grow and advance our innovative SaaS application. . 

Responsibilities of the role:

• Work within a team of engineers to deliver new features and tools
• Work closely with product owners to transform roadmap items into functional software
• Write unit tests and automated tests
• Collaborate and lead technical discussions with the team
• Adhere to and improve established coding standards
• Triage, prioritize, and resolve reported defects
• Perform quality assurance testing
• Provide code reviews for your peers
• Work within an agile environment

Our ideal candidate:

• Has at 5+ years of software development experience
• Is proficient in Java and/or React with an understanding of  data structures, object-oriented design and effective unit testing
• Dives into new projects and technologies with curiosity and a drive to understand
• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Has a thorough understanding of user experience and design patterns and is capable of translating UI designs and UX patterns into functional software
• Displays a problem-solver mentality
• Works successfully in a virtual team environment
• Experience with AWS or cloud environments is a plus
• Is capable of keeping a high level vision while getting into the small detail

AdvantageTech is looking for Operations Support Specialists to join their Overland Park Client's team. 

JOB SUMMARY; 
Perform various office support/administrative functions for the Central Dispatch Department and their management staff.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES —

• Performs clerical/administrative assignments in accordance with established procedures and under general instruction.
• Updates and maintains all labor and discipline records.
• Reviews and maintains various reports and ensure proper authorization for company functions and purchases are obtained.
• May process payroll, including time and attendance, adjustments, and recordkeeping.
• May coordinate the production, distribution , and communication of all safety-related reports and maintenance of safety-related records.
• Oversees, under general direction, the administration and office support functions by maintaining office records, personnel files and answering routine questions about company policy.

REQUIREMENTS –

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic PC knowledge.
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be willing to work variable shifts, including days/nights/weekends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS –
Some college preferred
Previous Data Entry/Administrative experience 

AdvantageTech is looking for a  Inside Sales/Customer Service Representative for our Overland Park client. 
 

SUMMARY

Achieves significant sales growth, profitability, and account penetration by effectively selling the company’s products and services through solicitation of orders over the phone.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

• Promotes/sells/secures orders from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based approach.
• Demonstrates products and services to existing and potential customers and assists them in selecting those best suited to their needs.
• Contacts established and prospective accounts to solicit new business and to ensure the continuance of repeat purchases.
• Co-ordinates sales strategy with other departments including sales management, national accounts, purchasing, accounting, and marketing.
• Analyzes sales potential and identifies and acts on opportunities to increase sales.
• Provides exceptional customer service to existing and prospective customers by answering incoming calls and meeting the customer’s needs.
• Confirm customer’s pricing, delivery, shipping, etc.
• Serves as a consultant to the customer regarding industry issues (trends, government regulations, new products, etc.).
• Plans and organizes personal sales strategy by maximizing the return on time investment.
• Develops clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
• Co-ordinates calls with outside salesmen to ensure service levels and to increase total company sales.
• Keeps organized and accurate records.
• Attends product meetings as scheduled to improve product knowledge.
• Actively participates in sales spiffs/programs developed by sales management, vendors, and marketing.
• Meets assigned sales quotas on a consistent basis.
• Meets assigned daily, weekly, and monthly sales call quotas on a consistent basis.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience

Must possess associate’s degree or equivalent from two year college or technical school; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Reasoning/Judgment

Demonstrated aptitude for problem-solving; ability to determine solutions for customers (consultative sales approach).  Must be results-oriented and able to work both independently and within a team environment.  Must use good judgment in decision making while following all applicable company policies.

Communication Skills

Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively present information with appropriate grammar and structure.

Mathematical Skills

Basic mathematical skills including the ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. 

Computer Skills

Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite applications.  Strong data entry skills.  Ability to learn new programs and applications as necessary.

Other

Regular and timely attendance.

Active participation in team and one on one meetings.

Ability to work towards and achieve quotas.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  The employee is required to walk and sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, or crouch.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENIRONMENT:  Professional business office.

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

Primary responsibilities:

Define and implement development standards for the platform including code, configuration management, integration, security compliance and user experience.

– Identifies, compares and recommends technical options provided by the platform.
– Participate in all phases of software development life cycle including functional analysis, development of technical requirements, prototyping, coding, testing, deployment and support
– Develop high-quality and scalable application logic with Apex and SOQL
– Develop highly interactive UI using Aura, LWC, Lightning Design System, Visual force, JavaScript and JQuery technologies.
– Apply best practices and design patterns of best-of-breed applications developed on the Salesforce.com platform
– Reviews code of others to ensure it adheres to best practices & coding policies
– Create and execute unit, integration and user acceptance test plans, including use cases and test data. Ensure solutions meet quality standards
– Be a part of DevOps team for the platform ensuring all development and deployments are planned and executed successfully.
– Development and configuration management (planning, quality control, issue management and code management).
– Defect Management throughout test, deployment and post go live support.
– Partner with Solution Architects to create High level conceptual design 
– Strong knowledge of Salesforce.com, Field Service Lighting experience a plus
– Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder, Developer 1/2, Field Service, and Service Cloud Consultant certifications are desired

Advantage Tech is looking for a Salesforce Developer for our Client in Kansas City or Memphis.  This is primarily a remote position but eventually could be 1 day in the office each week. 
 

Job Description

The Senior Salesforce Developer develops code and provides technical support in adherence to company standards, policies and procedures.  They apply unique aptitude for a specific applicable technical skill as needed.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Develops code consistent with specifications and performs unit testing of such code
• Utilizes professional discretion to make technical decisions that guide project, department, or program as needed
• Independently utilizes professional discretion to achieve project goals with minimal oversight
• Provides technical support to internal and external customers
• Participates in formal unit and or integration testing for deliverables as assigned by management or required by project
• Communicates clearly in writing and verbally the specific logic involved in assigned tasks
• Proactively researches, learns, and applies new technology and methods to solve assigned tasks
• Performs peer code reviews and collaborates with team to improve overall design and code

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field  
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer designation
• 5 years of professional development experience
• 5 years of experience with the Salesforce product suite including Salesforce1, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, App Cloud, Communities and AppExchange solution
• Ability to code from scratch within Apex, Visualforce (VF), and experience with the Lightning platform
• Experience designing and developing custom Salesforce platform and custom Salesforce applications
• Professional experience architecting a software application using Salesforce and other web technologies.

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   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 enterprise wide 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 customer
   • 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.

   Qualifications

   • Bachelor’s degree in Project Management or related field or 4 years of additional experience in lieu of degree
   • 5 years of IT project management experience
   • 2 years within an agile framework

Advantage Tech is looking for a Project Manager for our Kansas City Client.  Tis is a remote position for now and could eventually be one to two days in the office per week.  

Job Description

The Softeare Architect plans, coordinates, architects, and supervises activities related to the development and integration of software programs, applications, and third-party solutions as required to meet the business requirements of the organization. The Architect also develops and maintains an application architecture blueprint for the organization.

• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.
• Collaborate with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers.
• Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
• Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to the development team.
• Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design.
• Communicates clearly in both writing and verbally specific logic involved in assigned tasks.
• Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• 4 years of professional software architecture or enterprise software development experience.
•  Experience developing enterprise and solution-level architectural designs.
• Experience overseeing the linking of cross-functional applications between disparate business units and systems.
• Experience with business and technical requirements analysis, business process modeling/mapping, methodology development, and data mapping.
• Technically fluent in programming languages, .Net, AngularJS, 3js, Python, Unity, PHP, or HTML 5. 
• Strong background in risk management methodologies as they relate to integration/software engineering.
• Strong understanding of end-user needs and requirements.
• 3 years of direct experience in an agile environment

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software architecture or enterprise software development experience.
• SCRUM or other certifications commiserate with job requirements

Advantage Tech is looking for a Software Engineer II for our client in Kansas City or Memphis.  This is primary a remote position but will eventually go in 1 or maybe 2 days a week. 
 

Job Description

The Customer Solutions group creates and supports all customer facing technology.  The department applies best practices and innovative technology to stakeholder and business issues to find solutions that maximize investment value.

The Programmer Analyst II develops code and provides technical support in adherence of company standards, policies and procedures.  The Analyst II applies a unique aptitude for applicable technical skills.

• Develops code consistent with specifications and performs unit testing of such code
• Provides technical support to internal and external customers
• Participates in formal unit and integration testing for Customer Solutions deliverables as assigned by management
• Utilizes professional discretion to make technical decisions that guide project, department, or program as needed
• Communicates clearly both in writing and verbally the specific logic involved in assigned tasks
• Proactively researches, learns, and applies new technology and methods to solve assigned tasks
• Perform peer code reviews and collaborate with team to improve overall design and code

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Associates degree or 2 additional years of relevant experience
• Professional Development Experience writing new code in applications using .Net, AngularJS, 3js, Python, Unity, PHP, or HTML 5

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5 years of professional development experience
• Experience writing software deliverables professionally, from conception to delivery

Advantage Tech is looking for a Software Engineer for our Client in Kansas City.  This is mostly a remote position for now and eventually going into the office maybe one to two days a week at some point. 
 

Job Description

The Software Solutions group creates and supports customer facing technology. The department applies best practices and innovative technology to stakeholder and business issues to find solutions that maximize investment value.

The Programmer Analyst III develops code and provides technical support in adherence to company standards, policies and procedures. The Analyst III applies unique aptitude for a specific applicable technical skill as needed.

• Develops code consistent with specifications and performs unit testing of such code
• Utilizes professional discretion to make technical decisions that guide project, department, or program as needed
• Independently utilizes professional discretion to achieve project goals with minimal oversight
• Provides technical support to internal and external customers
• Participates in formal unit and or integration testing for deliverables as assigned by management or required by project
• Communicates clearly in writing and verbally the specific logic involved in assigned task
• Proactively researches, learns, and applies new technology and methods to solve assigned tasks
• Performs peer code reviews and collaborates with team to improve overall design and code

Qualifications

Minimum: 

• Associates degree or 2 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Professional Development experience writing new code in applications using .Net, AngularJS, 3js, Python, Unity, PHP, or HTML 5.
• Considered an Expert in at least one listed language
• Professional experience architecting a Software Application using applicable technologies

Preferred: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Professional certifications commiserate with Job Requirements
• 10 years of professional development experience
• Experience writing software deliverables professionally, from conception to delivery

Skills & Competencies: 

• Customer focus
• Action oriented
• Listening
• Career ambition
• Learning on the fly
• Time management
• Problem solving
• Technical learning
• Functional and technical skills
• Written communications

Advantage Tech is looking for a Java Developer for a long standing client of ours. Flexibility for remote work. This position will be a six month contract to hire. 

Job Duties:

• Analyze, design, develop, maintain and test web applications.
• Evaluate requirements, work closely with clients to develop a solid software design, and then develop the technical specifications documenting the required change/enhancement.
• From the documentation, develop code and unit test all code prior to turning over to QA.
• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangible variance factors.
• Use working knowledge of related disciplines to provide solutions to a range of problems, and ensure solutions and/or changes are implemented.
• Participate in design and code reviews of teammate changes.
• Provide feedback on their approach in a timely fashion.
• Makes recommendations on technical problems and methods.
• Provide technical leadership/mentoring to junior developers as they work to complete their assignments.

Qualifications

1. Experience with Java or other object-oriented programming language.
2. Experience developing and maintaining secure, high-performance/high volume web applications.
3. Front end experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
4. Experience with Front end frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular.
5. Experience working with relational database systems such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with Java open source frameworks such as Struts, Spring, JSF, or ICE Faces.
2. Experience writing and maintaining RESTful services.
3. Experience with serverless computing
4. Experience writing database SQL, Functions, Procedures and DDL.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Technical:

• Advanced understanding of developing solutions in C# .NET Framework and/or .NET5, JavaScript, and JS frameworks
• Intermediate development experience with SQL, including basic understanding of relational database concepts and design
• Experience with Puppet and Nagios or comparable
• The ability to visualize and translate business needs into technological solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Servers and Internet Information System
• Ability to build strong working relationships with customers and peers
• Desire and ability to mentor, share skills, knowledge, and expertise
• Capable of delivering on multiple complex tasks with little supervision within a defined Agile SDLC
• Motivated and organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Inquisitive, agile, and strong team player with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with ability to convey information, strategy, and goals clearly and effectively to multiple technical and non-technical groups
• Ability to remain adaptable and resilient to all situations with an optimistic outlook and cast a positive shadow that is aligned with our culture and Core Values
• Intermediate level proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Deliverable / Statement of Work:           

Commerce Bank is looking for a lead .NET Software Development Engineer to work on a new product in our IT healthcare division. This position will be responsible for architecting, modifying, and creating web applications and workflow solutions that integrate with other software packages and Banking Applications. This role will provide technical direction, maintenance, and support. This role will be responsible for analysis, design, programming, testing, and implementing complex applications. Assigned tasks must be accomplished accurately and timely to effectively meet the goals of the job. This role will work directly with multiple IT areas, a highly skilled development team and business partners.

Advantage Tech is looking for a React Developer to join a fantastic company that has a large benefit and yearly bonus structure.  

Summary: 

We are looking for a talented web developer to join our team in writing React apps on our React Development Team. You'll have the opportunity to work on one of our agile scrum teams to build and maintain web applications. Our portfolio spans retail, commercial, and international e-commerce areas, plus there are additional opportunities for internal employee applications. Candidates must have recent experience building JavaScript SPA web projects with React and Node.js.

What You Will Do:

• Implement features that meet business requirements while maintaining a healthy, sustainable, and reliable codebase
• Work with peer developers and leads using collaboration tools for requirements refinement, pair programming, code reviews, design reviews, and other developer activities
• Contribute to overall group objectives like finding opportunities for cross-product code reuse, improving developer experience using automation, and improving operational stability
• Own your own professional development by seeking out challenging work assignments
• Support a collaborative, self-empowered, and distributed work culture

What We Look For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology or related field required
• In-Depth experience in React, JavaScript and TypeScript is must
• Proficient with modern React using hooks, context and state management
• Typically requires 8 to 15 years of experience as a full-time developer
• Familiarity developing software using Agile processes and the Scrum framework
• Experience using SCM tools like Git, GitLab, and GitHub
• Advanced knowledge of unit testing and end-to-end testing best practices and continuous integration/Deployment processes (CI/CD)
• Must be a team player with great interpersonal and communication skills; time-management skills are critical
• A strong advocate of clean code

Advantage Tech is looking for a Senior Data Governance Analyst for our remote client.  This role has a direct impact on maturing the organization forward; toward a data driven culture. As a liaison to other disciplines and programs across the organization, this role will collect and align policies, standards, and procedures to further enable data governance capabilities. Leveraging technology, this role will be responsible for overseeing the organization's Business, Data, and Technical Assets through the management of an Enterprise Business Glossary and Data Catalog. This position offers an opportunity for thought leadership in bringing forward innovative and automated solutions to managing the life cycle and lineage of data assets while improving data quality across the organization. This candidate’s primary focus will be leading the analysis, development, and build of an Enterprise Data Catalog while also building related data lineage to directly support privacy, security, legal, and audit initiatives.

SKILLS

– Lead and drive enterprise level data lineage initiative in support of privacy, legal, and regulatory requirements.

– Lead and execute on data governance activities and initiatives in alignment with the organization’s Data Governance Program.

– Advocate and articulate the value of data governance while providing education and training to the enterprise community, including data stewards and data consumers.

– Help drive adoption of data ownership, data stewardship, and data governance processes across the organization.

– Facilitate and coordinate collaboration with data stewards to help define enterprise business terms and assist with bringing resolution to data quality concerns and issues.

– Work directly with business partners to establish enterprise business data domains, ownership, and stewardship.

– Collaborate with data stewards, data owners, and data consumers to establish best practices, processes, and procedures in support of  Enterprise Business Glossary and Data Catalog.

– Mentor and coach junior analysts on data governance disciplines and best practices.

– Assist with establishing and supporting KPIs, metrics, and measurements to monitor data quality and data governance maturity.

– Help drive organizational adoption of the data governance tool suite (erwin) by providing user documentation, training, and demos to ensure proper usage and adherence to processes and procedures.

– Identify, create, and/or support data policy to ensure the organizations data and usage is compliant with regulation, compliance, and security standards.

– Assist in the creation and implementation of the Erwin data governance suite user guides and procedures.

– Manage the administration of the erwin tool suite and partner with product vendor to guide and ensure proper usage of the products functionality and maximize company’s usage of the capabilities within the product.

– Partner with both the business and technical SMEs to help establish relationships between business assets, such as business terms, and data or technical assets, such as policy and reports, and assist with the documentation of data movement and data lineage of enterprise data assets.

– Establish procedures to document and curate data assets, including classifying mastered and reference data, identifying the authoritative source (golden record), and what and where sensitive data resides.

– Facilitate and document data ownership roles, including elements, definitions, transformations, calculations, etc. to the appropriate functional Data Steward(s), ensuring all key participants are granted appropriate input rights. May help lower levels associates by reviewing or advising on their work.

– Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.

– 7+ years’ experience with Data Management/Data Governance.

– 2-4 years’ experience of data analysis, data modeling, data mapping and profiling utilizing tools such as SQL.

– Advanced knowledge and experience in data governance framework and principles, including the development and management of data policy, process workflows, procedural documentation, including defining and leading organizational change to align with these practices.

– Advanced knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence concepts.

– Preferred understanding and familiarity with healthcare insurance data.

– Experience and hands on knowledge of master and reference data management.

– Hands on experience developing and implementing in data governance platforms such as erwin, Collibra, Informatica, etc.

– A strong understanding and experience in identifying and classifying data assets.

– Experience and knowledge of privacy and regulatory laws related to data privacy and protection.

Advantage Tech is looking for a React Engineer to join our remote client.  They have a great benefit package and yearly bonus.  They are also named one of the top companies to work for. 

Summary:

Our Client is looking for a talented React developer to join our team. You'll have the opportunity to work on initiatives to build systems  of the future to support connected retail across all channels. Ideal candidate must have good background in developing web applications using ReactJS with some prior programming experience using another language like C++ or Java. Should have the mindset to learn new skills and business processes. The candidate should also possess good problem solving, communication and leadership (Team Lead) skills.

Responsibilities:

Participate in any and all roles of the systems development life cycle. The role will be exposed to a variety of projects and responsibilities.

This may include, but not limited to:

• Design, code, review, test, deploy, document and support of applications
• Act as a team lead and provide guidance and coaching to other junior members on the team
• Own your own professional development by seeking out challenging work assignments
• Support a collaborative, self-empowered and agile team culture
• Collaborate with teams across the IT and Business Partners
• Contribute to the overall team and department goals and objectives
• Seek ways to improve the SDLC process through automation and reuse
• Ensure applications are designed for high performance, resilience and reliability
• Troubleshoot complex problems in production environments

Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field or MIS preferred
• Minimum 4 years of overall experience developing applications in a full stack environment
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in developing web applications using React, Redux, Jest, and Flow
• Experience using one of the other programming languages like C++, Java or Python
• Experience using Relational Databases (ex. Oracle/Informix/SQL Server etc.) and writing SQL queries
• Experience with SCM tools like Git, SVN, Jira, Jenkins and Ansible
• Familiarity in developing software using Agile processes and the Scrum framework
• Ability to work on a distributed team using chat and collaboration software for primary communications
• Ability and willingness to learn new technologies to be a full stack engineer

Advantage Tech is looking for a React Software Engineer that has worked in a Java environment.  Our client has a great benefit package and yearly bonus.  They are one of the top company's to work in the US.

Summary:

Our Client is looking for a talented React developer to join our team. You'll have the opportunity to work on initiatives to build a new shareable component library that will be used by all web applications across the enterprise. Ideal candidate must have good background in developing web applications using ReactJS with some other programming experience using another language like C++ or Java as optional. Should have the mindset to learn new skills and business processes. The candidate should also possess good problem solving, communication and leadership (Team Lead) skills.

What You Will Do:

Participate in any and all roles of the systems development life cycle. The role will be exposed to a variety of projects and responsibilities. This may include, but not limited to:

• Design, code, review, test, deploy, document and support of applications
• Act as a team lead and provide guidance and coaching to other junior members on the team
• Own your own professional development by seeking out challenging work assignments
• Support a collaborative, self-empowered and agile team culture
• Collaborate with teams across the IT and Business Partners
• Contribute to the overall team and department goals and objectives
• Seek ways to improve the SDLC process through automation and reuse
• Ensure applications are designed for high performance, resilience, and reliability
• Troubleshoot complex problems in production environments

What We Look For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or MIS required
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in developing web applications using React, Redux, Jest, and Flow
• Experience with SCM tools like Git, Jira, and Jenkins
• Familiarity in developing software using Agile processes and the Scrum framework
• Ability to work on a distributed team using chat and collaboration software for primary communications

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Advantage Tech is looking for a ReactJS developer for our remote client.  They have a large benefit package and yearly bonus.
 

Summary: 

Our Client is looking for a talented React developer to join our team. You'll have the opportunity to work on initiatives to build a new shareable component library that will be used by all web applications across the AutoZone enterprise. Ideal candidate must have good background in developing web applications using ReactJS with some other programming experience using another language like Java as optional. Should have the mindset to learn new skills and business processes. The candidate should also possess good problem solving and communication skills.

What You Will Do:

• Implement features that meet business requirements while maintaining a healthy, sustainable, and reliable codebase
• Work with peer developers and leads using collaboration tools for requirements refinement, pair programming, code reviews, design reviews, and other developer activities
• Contribute to overall group objectives like finding opportunities for cross-product code reuse, improving developer experience using automation, and improving operational stability
• Own your own professional development by seeking out challenging work assignments
• Support a collaborative, self-empowered, and distributed work culture

What We Look For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology or related field required
• Experience developing web applications using React, Redux, Jest, and TypeScript
• Typically requires 2 to 5 years of experience as a full-time developer
• Familiarity developing software using Agile processes and the Scrum framework
• Experience using SCM tools like Git, GitLab, and GitHub
• Ability to perform tasks independently with some technical supervision
• Ability to work on a distributed team using chat and collaboration software for primary communications

Advantage Tech is looking for a Salesforce Developer to work on site in the Kansas City metro area. 

Primary responsibilities:

Define and implement development standards for the platform including code, configuration management, integration, security compliance and user experience.

– Identifies, compares and recommends technical options provided by the platform.
– Participate in all phases of software development life cycle including functional analysis, development of technical requirements, prototyping, coding, testing, deployment and support
– Develop high-quality and scalable application logic with Apex and SOQL
– Develop highly interactive UI using Aura, LWC, Lightning Design System, Visual force, JavaScript and JQuery technologies.
– Apply best practices and design patterns of best-of-breed applications developed on the Salesforce.com platform
– Reviews code of others to ensure it adheres to best practices & coding policies
– Create and execute unit, integration and user acceptance test plans, including use cases and test data. Ensure solutions meet quality standards
– Be a part of DevOps team for the platform ensuring all development and deployments are planned and executed successfully.
– Development and configuration management (planning, quality control, issue management and code management).
– Defect Management throughout test, deployment and post go live support.
– Partner with Solution Architects to create High level conceptual design 
– Strong knowledge of Salesforce.com, Field Service Lighting experience a plus
– Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder, Developer 1/2, Field Service, and Service Cloud Consultant certifications are desired

Advantage Tech is looking for a PL?SQL Developer for our Overland Park Client.  This position is on site.  

Job Duties:
·       Application development–highly adept at performing all steps in SDLC–from requirements stage working with the business user through code writing, testing, and implementation. Collaboration with other developers in agile development projects using JIRA
·       Application tier 3 production support–highly adept at identifying root cause of complex problems, proposing multiple options to permanently resolve the problem, and implementing code-based solutions when appropriate.
 
Required skills:
·       Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
·       Advanced Oracle PL/SQL training/certification
·       At least 6 years of hands-on experience writing advanced Oracle PL/SQL on large Oracle databases.  Highly competent working with large data transfers and experience with parallels.  Proven experience writing and maintaining complex Oracle SQL, PL/SQL functions, and Oracle packages.
·       Linux, UNIX skills and experience with scripting and managing scheduled jobs
·       At least 3 years Java knowledge and hands-on experience writing and maintaining java code. Experience in Springboot, Junit,  Kafka, Apigee, Splunk,  CI/CD using Bitbucket or GitLab. Deployments using pivotal cloud foundry and/or Kubernetes is good to have.
·       Process and detailed oriented
·       Plus:  Sprint Network Deployment knowledge and experience
·       Plus:  Microsoft .NET experience and hands-on experience writing and maintaining .NET code
·       Plus:  Microsoft SQL server experience and hands-on experience writing and maintaining T-SQL code
·       Plus:  Knowledge and capabilities with other software technologies. 

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Software Engineer for our Remote client.  They have a large benefit package and generous bonus.  Their culture has been recognized as one of the top companies to work for. 

Summary:

We are  seeking an experienced senior software engineer to join the IT Marketing team. Our team is responsible for building a unified and consistent customer experience across all channels for capturing customer profiles and interactions; providing predictive advice, enhanced notifications, and personalized recommendations tailored to unique customer experience using AI/ML-based recommendations and by integrating with third-party tools such as Customer Relationship Management, Email Service Provider and Marketing analytics platforms.

You'll be challenged to think hard about user experience, database transactions, performance, stability, metrics, and what it takes to move fast and iterate in a world full of sensitive user profile data. It's an exciting and fun environment with the opportunity to have an effect at Fortune 500 company scale.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, plan and/or maintain software applications and or enterprise systems; debug, design, code, test, write specifications, roll-out software, and production support.
• Technical services; software, hardware and network architecture design and maintenance; security operations.
• Provides leadership for the development of Marketing applications
• Responsible for others’ accurate work planning and execution, accurate project time tracking
• Responsible for the development of less experienced developers; mentor and teach
• Responsible for defining code specifications and how systems will be constructed
• Conduct code reviews

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Typically, eight to fifteen years of experience based on consistently demonstrated capabilities
• Technical skills should include a minimum of 8+ years of experience with one or more of the following: Java, Spring framework, and Spring Boot; Swagger and Open API specification
• Experienced in building core business layer of an application, designing for change and scalability, and building domain-centric modern service APIs
• Fluent with developing applications using Eclipse or IntelliJ on Linux/Windows
• Experience using SCM tools like Gitlab, GitHub, Subversion (SVN)
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and build pipelines such as using Jenkins and Maven
• Additional experience with any of these technologies is a plus, but not required:
  • Any messaging broker such as Kafka, ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ
  • Designing and building cloud native applications like PCF or GCP
  • Any search engine experience (especially Elasticsearch)
  • Knowledge of software development frameworks used for Marketing application development or working with MarTech vendor integrations
• Ability to be self-driven, fast learner and adapt to new technologies
• Must be a team player with great interpersonal and communication skills; time-management skills are critical
• Advanced problem solving, domain technical and analytical skills
• Committed to the code quality and coaching engineers to improve quality of existing codebases

Advantage Tech is looking for an AS400 Programmer to work for their client based out of Kansas City, MO

Job Responsibilities:

• Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews.
• Lead large, complex IT programs and projects to achieve key business objectives
• Participate in the development of business strategy
• Solve unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
• Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Align technology solutions with business strategies, working primarily with senior management
• Develops, tests, and implements systems and programs within allocated budgets.
• Establishes good working relationships with user departments learning and understanding their business.
• Develops system/program specifications while providing maintainability and efficiency in the use of computer resources. Adheres to published systems and programming standards and guidelines.
• Investigates and analyzes existing situations, and proposes estimates for various phases of the project. Participate in informal feasibility studies as required for major projects.
• Develops clear program specifications.
• Investigates application maintenance problems and makes corrections as required to prevent reoccurrence.
• Provides systems support as required both during and after normal working hours.
• Continues to enhance technical skills through formal education, self-study, or the application of new technologies to business solutions.
• Communicates effectively with and updates senior IS personnel.
• Manage projects related to mainframe/AS400 needs and requests.

Skills & Knowledge: (when applicable)

• 12-15 years’ experience
• Position requires knowledge of mainframe and/or PC software development languages (e.g.,
RPGILE, JAVA, VB), AS/400, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365, client/server technology, and
database and software design methodologies, CL/CLP, External Printer file, INFOR
accounting systems, Turnover, Query 400 and DB2 database, IBMI Client Access Solutions
and INavigator
• Position applies technical aspects of application systems and programming and performs
complex analytical tasks.
• Position requires strong analytical, design, development and implementation skills along with
strong project management skill sets.

Competencies:

• Flexibility: Performing a wide range of tasks, responding to changes in direction and priorities, and accepting new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.
• Conceptual Thinking: Understanding how elements, problems, and situations are related to each other and to the larger environment.
• Analytical Skills: Recognizing patterns in data, information, or events, drawing logical conclusions, and making recommendations for actions.
• Planning & Organization: Utilizing logical, systematic and orderly procedures to meet objectives.
• Attention to Detail: Monitoring adherence to standards and actively checking for accuracy of data received or generated before passing it on.
• Problem Solving/Decision Making: Taking a well-ordered approach to solving problems and acting despite obstacles or resistance.
• Continuous Learning: Taking initiative in learning and implementing new concepts, technologies and/or methods.
• Technical/Functional Expertise: Demonstrating broad, in-depth, and up-to-date knowledge of pertinent technical, business and professional fields.
• Dependability/Reliability: Following through on commitment, producing timely work to required – or higher – standards, and pitching n to get the job done.
• Confidentiality: Handle highly confidential information and maintain the highest degree of professionalism.

Summary:

Come and be a part of Transforming / Digitizing the in-store experience for our customers and the in the store by leading multiple teams to re-engineer store applications and processes using a modern technology stack. Ensure the integrity, availability, and security for all in-store systems. Work closely with the business leaders, understand short and long-term business goals, and collaborate on plans to achieve those goals by delivering leading-edge systems using best in class SDLC and a highly motivated team. Deliver on the organizational goals aligning with the Retail strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Leads teams in the development, implementation, and support of the systems for best in class instore experience

• Develops technical talent and leadership capabilities in team members and ensures a highly motivated team through coaching and mentoring.

• Implements Systems to maximize usability, accessibility, and customer experience. Leverages internal and external APIs, databases and other data sources.

• Oversees the scheduling, control and progress of store system design, development and installation activities.

• Develops trusted and open relationships with key Store Operations business partners at Director and VP level.

• Works closely with and manages vendor partner relationships.

• Coordinates between internal and external resources, ensuring effective communication between all groups and individuals involved in projects.

• Leads all projects under the rules and guidelines of the Project Management Office (PMO). Ensures all PMO documentation is produced to high standards.

• Oversees project financials and ensures adherence to AutoZone’s fiscal policies

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field requires; Master’s degree preferred

• Minimum of 10-15 years total experience in IT development

• Experience in retail industry is preferred

• Prior development experience implementing systems using C++/Java/ Web technologies in Unix environment

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a managerial position in a technology group with a proven track record for business capability delivery and talent development

• Good business and financial management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and analytical skills, including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and designs to a broad range of people

• Strong experience in using Agile (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe) project development methodologies

• Willingness to learn and adapt to changing business and technology landscapes

Advantage Tech is actively seeking an experienced IT Architect to join our team. ?IT Architects collaborate with customers, business analysts, designers, and software developers to analyze, plan,?design, and deliver innovative solutions to complex, high-value business problems.

Responsibilities:

• Define enterprise guidelines and enforce enterprise development standards and practices

• Map project business requirements to systems/technical requirements to ensure they are in line with enterprise architectural plans and industry best practices

• Define and develop the emerging solution architectures and ensure that the team is successful within the technical framework

• Lead, direct, and produce technical designs/architectures at a project, product, and program level?with proficiency in the areas of disaster recovery, data integrity, service continuity, component redundancy, security, etc.

• Participate in and lead high and low-level technology discussions with management, vendors, and customers

• Provide technical leadership to build consensus among stakeholders around proposed designs

• Within the agreed-upon application architecture, produce technology solutions to assist the business in meeting their objectives

• Ensure solutions and new features are designed and implemented according to established design and architectural standards and practices (and, where necessary, facilitate acceptable tradeoffs)

• Review and analyze detailed business requirements; assist in prioritization and scoping of user stories to align customer expectations with current or future capabilities

• Develop, test, and implement technology solutions and report on delivery commitments to ensure solutions are implemented as expected and to agreed-upon timeframes

• Lead software developers in application design and patterns, providing examples if necessary.

• Research new technologies and best practices for approaching and implementing emerging technologies and techniques

• As needed, work as part of the development team, providing technical guidance and direction with examples, POCs, and prototypes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required; Master’s degree preferred

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in architecture/design with background in software development required

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in information technologies required

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Java, Linux, and Oracle required

• Experience with React.js preferred

• Experience with C/C++ and Qt preferred

• Experience with or an understanding of retail in-store POS systems

• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and analytical skills, including the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts and designs to a broad range of people

Additional Skills/Qualifications Required:

• Must be a systems?thinker; ability to move fluidly between high-level abstract thinking and detail oriented implementation;?must be open-minded to new ideas, approaches, and technologies

• Must be a data and fact-driven decision maker, with an ability to make quick decisions under uncertainty when necessary; ability to quickly learn new technologies and tools

• Must be a self-starter who is naturally inquisitive, requiring only small pieces to the puzzle, across many technologies – new and legacy

• Strong background in application development, largely utilizing service-based and standalone Linux/Unix development stack in a geographically distributed enterprise environment; the level of experience expected would be consistent with someone with at least 6 years of large system development experience

• Experience designing large-scale solutions which were deployed to cloud providers (e.g., Microsoft Azure, GCP) and integrated capabilities specific to those platforms

• Experience designing, implementing, and deploying large-scale, highly available service-based?software systems (e.g., REST, micro-services), especially extensible platforms which support ecosystems of third party application/plugin developers

• Experience working within a variety of project management methodologies such as?Agile project approaches (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Waterfall)

• Extensive experience with all aspects of Java and the Spring framework

• Extensive experience with Linux and shell scripting

Advantage Tech is looking for an API Developer for our Lee's Summit, MO Client. 

Job Description Summary

This team is in the “middle” of re-thinking Application Integration, moving from an “Extract First” Integration to “API Led Integration” using our Enterprise Integrations Platform, with APIs as the foundation.  This requires a Developer that embraces different integrations patterns, from ETL File Based data movement to Messaging, APIs, and a Service Oriented Architecture to design and develop new solutions simplifying the overall architecture, enabling re-use, and reducing time to deliver business solutions.

Developer Job Description:

• Analyzes, designs, develops, and deliver services in one or more programming languages, with a focus on application integration using Service Oriented Architecture pattern.
• Supports applications with an understanding of system integration, test planning, scripting, and troubleshooting.
• Assesses the health and performance of web services, providing support activities for both production and test environments.
• Establishes, participates, and maintains relationships with business units, customers and subject matter experts in order to remain apprised of direction, project status, architectural and technology trends, risks, and functional/integration issues.
• Defines specifications and develop services, modifies existing services, engineer and prepare test data, and document functional specifications.
• Analyzes program and application performance using various programming languages, tools and techniques.
• Reviews project proposals, evaluates alternatives, provides estimates and makes recommendations.
• Designs and defines specifications for integration solutions, including services and change/updates to ETL jobs.
• Identifies potential process improvement areas and suggests options and recommends approaches.
• Take ownership of the delivery of features and capabilities throughout the development process
• Respond to internal requests as well as external customer requests pertaining to integration requirements.
• Troubleshoot issues with internal integration platforms using a combination of tools and domain knowledge

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a computing environment with multiple programming languages.
• Experience and exposure to the API Management Life cycle including design, development, security, governance, monitoring, alerting, and versioning
• Experience in API layer including security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, monetization, request and response modifications etc.
• Experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or other processes.
• Technical toolbox should include:
  • SQL Server
  • XML
  • FTP, ETL
  • JSON
  • C#
  • .NET
  • Azure Web Services
• Experience designing and developing REST API Services, including the migration of existing web services from SOAP to REST or vice-versa.
• Experience with Security frameworks (e.g., JWT, OATH2)
• Understanding of data warehousing and translation technology
• Proficient in SQL and Stored Procedures such as Oracle, MySQL
• Messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ and/or Azure Messaging Services.
• Experience or exposure to Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
• Azure DevOps suite of development tools.
• Experience in creating REST API documentation using Swagger and YAML or similar tools desirable e.g. OpenAPI.
• Power user of MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio and MS PowerPoint
• Exceptional research skills and resourcefulness
• Proven ability to lead diverse groups of resources to solution agreement by leveraging influencing skills to drive consensus
• Effective communication skills; listening, written and verbal; ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Advantage Tech is searching for a remote team member to join their client's team as a Business Analyst.

Position Summary

The Business Analyst will play a key role in transforming the Information Technology department through exciting projects and initiatives. This includes working closely with leadership and internal customers as we reshape our application portfolio. Working with IT and its business partners, you will use business process understanding, appreciation for simplicity and quality, critical thinking, and determination to craft solutions that meet business and technology objectives.

You will be part of a team that is responsible for designing, building and maintaining a wide variety of software to support the department, organization and our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead identification and evaluation of quality improvements, service enhancements, cost reductions, and productivity increases of a business activity or process.
• Help shape the vision of longer-term business requirements and business initiatives.
• Communicate business priorities to the technology organization in order to drive effective business solutions.
• Conduct research to determine if solutions to business requirements currently exist within or outside the business unit, and if not, whether new solutions are feasible.
• Facilitate requirements and design sessions with user community.
• Drive the development of process and functional documentation.
• Analyze the impact of proposed solution across the business.
• Develop use cases/stories to explain/demonstrate business requirements/specifications to IT team and contribute business partner’s perspective during design reviews.
• Provide input to the development of formal business cases when enterprise-wide business solutions are proposed.
• Lead test plan and test script development, as well as test execution activities.
• Train the business community when necessary.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience working as a business analyst in full SDLC for software projects.
• Experience facilitating meetings.
• Experience providing excellent oral and written communication to a diverse audience.
• Self-motivated, proactive and highly organized.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently.

Great-to-haves but not required:

• Strong data and business process modeling skills.
• Experience in the supply chain or grocery industry.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience using SQL.

Advantage Tech is searching for a Business Systems Developer (SalesForce) to join their client's team, based out of Blue Springs, MO.

Provides user application support for one or more specified business systems application. Performs maintenance and system administrative tasks for those systems. Monitors error logs, manages security, maintains and updates data tables as well as other daily administrative tasks. Works collaboratively with technical staff, outside consultants, product vendors, and internal business experts to enhance and maintain the infrastructure architecture & business functionality of assigned systems. Maintains development and production environments, supports development activities and provides implementation support ensuring that results meet established needs, goals and timelines. Configures application, sets up rules, establishes workflow, and customizes the user interfaces. Provides user and configuration back-up support for the client's local and global environments and technical, administrative, programming/development and user support in assigned application areas.

Responsibilities

• Applies broad technical knowledge and skills to develop, implement and improve specified business processes and software solutions in support of the client's goals and initiatives.
• Participates as programmer in the design/analysis/implementation of program fixes, upgrades of new or existing applications, new functionality, and project work.
• Administers systems by configuring application components, security and configuration files.
• Responsible for migration of software solutions between development, test and production environments.
• Troubleshoots and repairs system or processes by monitoring user request as well as system performance and event logs.
• Works closely with business leaders, process owners, and subject matter experts to define, document, and improve business requirements, business processes, data, and integration requirements.
• Works within the defined guidelines and project scope to lead the creation of deliverables, spanning from process to system design elements with an emphasis on functional and technical design.
• Provides front-line support (Client expert in assigned area) to user community for problems with software applications associated with the assigned Business Systems environment.
• Works with SME to develop training materials and assists with training end users.
• Understands underlying data and business processes to develop and support a variety of reporting requirements and formats for all levels of the organization.
• Supports security administration for the assigned business application(s) environment as required.
• Seeks out, investigates and recommends improvement opportunities that will support business goals.
• Maintains excellent rapport with clients while attempting to resolve their support requests.
• Responds to on-call emergencies and scheduled after hour efforts as needed.
• Effectively communicates to manager and senior staff the current status of activities, successes and issues.
• Pursues formal and informal program of continuing education to gain knowledge of new developments and sharpen skills in core applications and technologies.
• Maintains the confidentiality of all information processed.

Essential Skills

Subject Matter Expertise. Analytical. Confidentiality. Initiative. Independent Judgement. Computer Applications. Troubleshooting. Technical. Project Management. Collaboration. Problem Solving. Process Oriented. Critical Thinking. Effective Verbal and Written Communication. Detail Oriented. Self-Motivated. Organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or related technical field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years or more of experience in programming in specified language and systems analysis.
• Must have good business sense and awareness of business life cycles and processes from start to finish.
• Effective interpersonal skills with peers, management and customers. Able to work effectively with cross functional groups and to facilitate or participate in the problem solving process.
• Working knowledge of assigned application software.
• Must be able to carry out projects with minimum direction.
• Must be able to interpret and explain complex technology and business issues to the technical, general user, management, and executive levels.

Preferred

• Working experience in a global and/or manufacturing company.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Salesforce CRM Support Engineer to join a great, growing company based in Chicago, IL. The Salesforce CRM Support Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the technology components involved in delivering high quality sales enablement capabilities to all levels of the Distribution (Sales) and Marketing organization. This position will report to the Manager of CRM Technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end oversight and technical support of our Distribution ecosystem including Salesforce, Seismic, and other third-party applications.
• Partner with teammates in Distribution and Marketing on strategic technology initiatives
• Collaborate with other Information Technology associates to build a modern data infrastructure and pipeline
• Create complex reports and dashboards that provide actionable intelligence for the Distribution and Marketing teams
• Provide daily break-fix support of Salesforce and related technologies
• Help with data cleansing, uploading, and related quality assurance activities
• Continuously improve the quality and efficiency of our sales enablement capabilities by researching and implementing enhancements in collaboration with teammates

Key Behavioral Expectations

• Unleashes Innovation
• Agility and Adaptability
• Drives for Results

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, computer science, or other technical degree preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a sales technology role

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• In-depth knowledge of Salesforce fundamental architecture, object model, data and security model, along with solid experience in Salesforce reporting and dashboards
• Hands-on experience with the Salesforce Lightning platform
• Advanced Salesforce configuration skills, including custom objects, workflows, Flows, Process builder, and Lightning App Builder. (Admin / App builder certification preferred)
• Aura / LWC, and Apex Class/Trigger development experience (App Builder / Platform Developer 1/2 certification preferred)
• Basic to intermediate JavaScript
• Prior web engineering experience with .NET, C#, Git, HTML, XML a plus
• A strong understanding of the sales CRM and technology landscape – best practices, implementation and integration; ability to leverage experience to deliver analytics and insights in support of growth
• Proficiency with
  • data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI or similar
  • SQL experience with data sourcing and prepping preferred
  • Excel, PowerPoint, and/or other common project and business communication software
• Strong ability to translate business needs and use cases into technical specs and functional requirements, along with creating technical and training documentation is highly desired
• Aptitude to explain complex technical issues to non-technical people.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to articulate and thoughtfully present to senior leaders of the firm.
• Proven ability to collaborate with business and technology teams while influencing decision-making, prioritization and timelines
• Experience in the financial services industry, both asset management and wealth management are highly desired; a detailed understanding of the sales business process from lead generation, opportunity pipeline management, sales forecasting, territory loading and client servicing models
• Detail oriented, resilient and ability to persevere to solve technical and data obstacles
• Strong time management and organizational skills to manage multiple competing priorities

Advantage Tech is looking for a Marketing Event Coordinator to join a great, growing company based in Chicago, IL. The Marketing Event Coordinator works with the Distribution Team to handle all components of internal and external events and conferences. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills, willingness to contribute to the team in a capacity outside of specific job function if needed, collaborative mentality and willingness to travel (25 – 30%).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of strategy, marketing and execution of conferences and events (virtual and in-person)
• Define the conference and event budget and scope
• Work closely with each regional investment consultant on their territory budget and events/sponsorships
• Organize virtual events using On24 and Zoom platforms
• Coordinate with event venues on all logistics, contract negotiations and continued relationship management
• Work with internal conference attendees to manage all materials that need to be delivered to and from conferences (including booth, brochures, swag)
• Develop and distribute invites, manage and track all confirmations and declines, and clearly communicate conference details to attendees
• Manage conference follow up activities including: feedback from attendees, thank you emails and importing data into Salesforce
• Coordinate with other teams within Marketing to build program agendas, invites, event details and confirm speakers
• Onsite meeting management • Setup, technology, F&B, branding, etc.
• Event types include: single and multi-day conferences, roadshows, offsites, internal company events (holiday events, seasonal outings)

Key Behavioral Expectations

• Drives for results
• Creates Culture of Collaboration
• Communication & Engagement
• Unleashes Innovation

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent
• 7-10 years’ experience preferred
• Job requires event management experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Ability and desire to lead, must work collaboratively with external vendors and internal colleagues
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and commitment to team and department
• Ability to think creatively and has the initiative to present new ideas
• Must thrive working in a fast-paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Organized and ability to multi-task
• Experience with virtual platforms such as On24 preferred
• Experience with conference activities and tracking via Salesforce preferred
• Asset management event experience preferred

Advantage Tech is looking for a Email Marketing Specialist to join a great, growing company based in Chicago, IL.

Summary

Sitting within the Digital Marketing team, this individual will be responsible for managing the end-to-end production of email marketing campaigns and marketing automation across the enterprise, analyzing client and prospect behavior to implement marketing strategies, and taking lead in cross-functional projects to ensure our email program scales effectively with brand growth.?

Key Responsibilities

• Own daily production, scheduling, delivery and reporting of promotional and transactional email and marketing automation campaigns.
• Serve as business owner of Salesforce Pardot and Salesforce Engage solutions.
• Validate email functionality and appearance across browsers and platforms.
• Utilize client and prospect behavior and data to target email lists.
• Partner closely with Digital Marketing Team colleagues to incorporate email goals and deliverables across all aspects of the digital strategy.
• Collaborate to develop and implement customized customer journeys and email templates in Pardot to improve communication and conversion of leads.
• Drive cross-functional marketing initiatives with Marketing, Sales Enablement, and IT teams to increase client engagement from awareness to sales
• Follow established tones, including brand standards, and execute within platform.
• Analyze results of promotional campaigns to propose tests and ideas for improvement. Influence marketing strategy and develop new email ideas.
• Maintain relationships and work with partners to traffic assets needed to support campaigns.

Key Behavioral Expectations

• Drives for results
• Creates Culture of Collaboration
• Communication & Engagement
• Unleashes Innovation

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent
• 3-5 years’ experience preferred
• Job requires digital email platform and HTML/CSS experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Experience with building scalable, broad reach email campaigns, while assisting onboarding programs to maximize engagement.
• Experience with marketing automation software like Salesforce Pardot (preferred), Salesforce Marketing Cloud (ExactTarget), Eloqua, and Marketo required
• Experience setting multi-channel campaigns.
• Experience building landing pages, dynamic content-based e-mails, and forms with basic working knowledge of Salesforce- and Google Analytics- reporting.
• Strong quantitative, strategic, and data visualization skills highly recommended, and expert knowledge of HTML/CSS and email design is required.
• Understand the nature of email design, delivery, CAN SPAM, and analytics.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Marketing Operations Specialist to join a great, growing company based in Chicago, IL.

This position supports distribution efforts by managing recurring performance reporting responsibilities, as well as ongoing project management of ad hoc requests and deliverables related to competitive positioning of the firm’s products, contributing to both new sales as well as the retention of existing client assets.

• Updating and proofing of monthly/quarterly product reporting (quarterly reports, fact sheets, presentations, holdings, etc.)
• Manage deliverables for new content and new products
• Content management and maintenance on content technology platform (Seismic)
• Ad-hoc and custom client reports
• Marketing project management to help drive marketing goals
• Continually looks for ways to improve Marketing processes and procedures. Identifies best practices, celebrates successes, and recommends options for improvement/enhancement.
• Analyze data for accuracy and troubleshooting using pivot tables and other functions
• Accountable for the accuracy, timeliness, and effectiveness of marketing deliverables

Key Behavioral Expectations

Drives for Results

• Executes deliverables in line with the organizational vision and strategy
• Strives to achieve the goals set forth by your manager

Creates Culture of Collaboration

• Proactively seeks and/or embraces opportunities to work across departments and teams to achieve shared objectives
• Places company and team contributions before personal objectives

Agility & Adaptability

• Welcomes new solutions and takes on stretch assignments for own development
• Acknowledges small mistakes and actively course corrects

Courageous & Resilient

• Tackles challenges with optimism and remains confident
• Rebounds from setbacks and reflects in order to grow from experiences

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of marketing experience in financial services industry
• Extensive PowerPoint experience
• Experience using Excel for data analysis and recurring reporting
• Experience with Seismic, Red Oak or SharePoint a plus

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Functional investment, distribution and market environment knowledge preferred
• Technically capable, excellent communicator, and a desire to improve processes
• Ability to pivot as firm continues to grow and evolve
• Must be a self-starter, but also a team player
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to lead and prioritize multiple projects under tight deadlines
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with others
• Creative, strategic thinker and problem solver with strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated record of successfully transforming business partners’ objectives into effective deliverables

Advantage Tech is hiring for a new UX/UI Designer to join their client's IT team! 

As a Senior UX/UI Designer, you would be responsible for the design and development of web pages, client's web infrastructure, and back-end database development.  You would work on testing and improving our site usability, constructing SQL queries, and ensuring optimal performance on a variety of browsers as well as developing other web-based technical solutions that meet business requirements.

As a senior role, you would also be responsible for guiding the entirety of the design process through its completion, collaborating with developers to ensure accurate implementation and would be charged with leading the department's testing program to ensure end user's needs are being met. This position will report to the Application Development Manager in the IT Department. 

What You’ll Do:

The essential duties for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Ability to handle projects from conceptualization through delivery. Develop and apply creative designs, ensuring that content meets brand standards and targets the intended audience.
• Works with research and product partners to define testing needs, develop testing strategies, determine the most effective usability evaluation methods (formal and informal usability testing, low-fidelity prototype testing, expert review, heuristic review, walk-through) to best validate an idea or concept.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to interpret business needs and end-user requirements to develop innovative solutions that improve the lives of end-users and meet business needs.
• Create all typical outputs for a UX designer, including wireframes, storyboards, journey maps, prototypes, production-ready interface designs and assets, and whiteboard sketches.
• Design digital products across multiple channels and platforms, for both general and targeted public consumption.
• Analyze user data, evaluations, and feedback, as well as performance metrics, competitive analysis, and industry trends to recommend ways to improve the user experience and transform them into well-designed features and interfaces.
• Practice Lean UX by iterating quickly and delivering the exact amount of information that product and engineering need to deliver a great experience.
• Apply usability engineering methods to establish user requirements, test design solutions, and evaluate product implementation.
• Lead the work with other designers, product and development partners, as well as project managers to ensure implementation of the specific designs.
• Use and contribute to our design system to ensure continuity across all of our work.
• Participate in Scrum processes, foster continual communication with developers and provide speedy feedback in regards to your design choices.

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• Minimum of 2 years of similar or related work experience to the UX Designer/Developer position
• Experience in UX tools such as Adobe, Figma, Photoshop, Sketch, Requirements mapping, and agile workflow 
• Ability to work independently and with coworkers and share knowledge as part of a team
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, ability to get along well in diverse cultures with diverse personalities whether local or virtual
• Ability to establish credibility and be decisive as well as responsive —and able to recognize and support the organization’s preferences and priorities
• Strong attention to detail

Advantage Tech is searching for a Help Desk Support technician to join their client's team in Liberty, Mo.

Summary:

Responsible for providing technical assistance and support related to desktop and web based software. Installs software, responds to queries, isolates problem, and determines and implements solution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide helpdesk support and resolve problems to the end user’s satisfaction
• Monitor and respond quickly and effectively to requests received through the IT helpdesk
• Monitor Service Desk for tickets assigned to the queue and process first-in first-out based on priority
• Modify configurations, utilities, software default settings, etc. for the local workstation/server
• Utilize and maintain the helpdesk tracking software
• Document/follow internal procedures
• Assist with onboarding of new users
• Install, test and configure new workstation software
• Report issues to the Service Desk for escalation
• Perform timely workstation and server software upgrades as required
• Train new software users

Advantage Tech is looking for a Payments Production Support Specialist for our Kansas City, MO Client.  This can be a remote position for candidates outside of the KC metro. 

The Payments Production Support Team provides management, support and maintenance of the “Payments” ecosystem which includes wire transfers and the online banking system used by our commercial customers.  The team ensures the applications including their systems and processes are performing at peak capacity to avoid business disruption.

As a Payments Application Support Specialist, you will be a point of contact to resolve potential incidents relating to the Payments ecosystem.  You will coordinate the resolution with application teams, vendors, and various business units.  In addition, you will be monitoring the system to ensure its performance.  As you grow in technical expertise in one or more areas of specialization as well as leadership capabilities, your position and role within the team would advance and reflect this growth accordingly.

The Payments Production Support Team is a close-knit group of individuals that share a commitment to ensure our Payments ecosystem is performing at peak capacity.  We believe in fully supporting each other to achieve this goal.  Trust and open communication are the cornerstones of our team.

How you’ll spend your time:

• Provide technical support and maintenance of our Payments ecosystem.
• Monitor ticketing system and emails to determine specific action on incidents or requests.
• Troubleshoot, triage and resolve any incidents on production applications.
• Work closely with application teams, vendors and various business units to identify a solution to remediate the issue.
• Provide project delivery for our systems.

We’re excited to talk with you if:

• At least 3 years of experience in an application support role.
• Knowledge in implementation/support of packaged applications with components running under a variety of possible technologies such as:  Mainframe, Microsoft technologies, Java, web services, Oracle & SQL databases, Linux & Unix operating systems and MQ series.
• Technically proficient with IBM mainframe technologies and programming experience such as COBOL, VSAM data sets, JCL, Changeman, TSO/ISPF, Zeke, InSynch, Tracemaster, Dumpmaster and/or RDS.

Advantage Tech is looking for a QA for our Kansas City, MO client.  This person can live in Memphis, TN or Kansas City Metro areas.  Currently the client is remote and will maybe be a hybrid down the road. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

This is an exciting time to join our Client.  You will be entering at an exciting time.  They are at the ground level of a large initiative that will span for the next 3 to 4 years.  Our Client has a worldwide presence and great benefits.

Job Description

The Quality Assurance (QA) department develops and establishes quality assurance standards and measures for the information technology services within the company. As a department it is challenged to apply best practices and innovative technology to stakeholder and business issues to find solutions that maximize investment value.

The IT QA Analyst assures and validates that software tools and applications developed by the company functions as specified and meets or exceeds requirements and expectations of end-use customers. These customers include both internal and external users. The Analyst also utilizes regression techniques in research and studies to assist with ongoing projects.

• Writes test plans and scripts for tracking defects and fixes in product development, software application development, information systems, and operations systems
• Participates in formal Unit and/or Integration as assigned by management or required by project
• Provides technical support to internal and external customers
• Communicates clearly in both written and verbal communications specific test results and any appropriate actions suggested
• Leads and advises others in testing for specific project or application as assigned by management
• Proactively researches, learns, and applies new testing technology and/or methods to solve assigned tasks

Skills:

MINIMUM:

• 2 years Web API testing experience in a .net environment
• 5 years QA experience
• 2 years experience using SmartBear Ready API or Postman
• Ability to be self motivated
• Ability to communicate effectively with the API development team

Advantage Tech is searching for an AIX Specialist to join their clients team in the Kansas City Metro area.

We are looking for a person that is skilled in performing research, problem solving, trouble-shooting, and resolution of issues in the AIX server areas and Storage.

They will perform assigned tasks with limited assistance from other experienced staff. The job will require working with different technical products. Ideal candidates will have 8-10 years of experience working in an AIX/IBM environment.

Position Responsibilities:

Drive Continuous Improvement in the AIX environment (50%)

• Monitoring of server environments with open source tools and then the capabilities to provide improvements to the environment based on workload.
• Installing patches, upgrades and other related software in a AIX environment
• Improving the Disaster Recovery capabilities of the AIX environment between Data Centers
• Self motivated with the ability to learn new technologies and execute new skills
• Manage Live Partition Mobility (LPM) between multiple IBM PSeries servers.
• Manage Disk Storage allocation among servers.

Supporting a Production Environment and Assisting Teams on Requirements (50%)

• Troubleshooting technical server issues using logical problem solving techniques
• Assist with resolution of incident tickets.
• Assist project teams to understand compute and disk storage needs.

Preferred Skills:

• AIX, SAN, Storage, Backups, ILMT
• Storage-SAN: Brocade, (BNA), SAN/NAV, Infinidat, IBM V7k+, 5+ yrs, (Installations, Admin, Service, troubleshooting, migrations, upgrades)
• Backup Software: 5+ years experience, Actifio preferred, Backup and restoring experience, incremental, (Installations, Admin, Service, troubleshooting, migrations, upgrades)
• Ability to teach others on team, Virtualization experience, VIO, NIM, Performance Tuning, Monitoring, HMC enhanced+ Interface GUI, LPM, Scripting, Security.
• Team Lead: Ability to teach others, Ability to keep work on track for team and to delegate work, Help to balance work loads, Monitor Technology usage, trends and versions
• ILMT/BigFix: 3-5+ years experience of Administration and Monitoring of Software classifications, Cloud-pak, Fixlets and Tasks, PVU, VPC subcapacity is a plus

Position Requirements:

• 4 year degree and/or work experience. A combination of both is preferred
• Exposure to working with AIX Administration. 10 years experience is preferred.
• Experience with AIX installs and configuration
• Knowledge and experience with IBM pSeries hardware and firmware
• Knowledge of server administration processes
• Proven strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good analysis, problem-solving and solution skills
• Ability to develop and drive improvements
• Creation of small project plans and a structure to execute the plan until completion
• Strong team player with the ability to be proactive

Advantage Tech is seeking a remote Data Scientist for their client based out of Kansas City, MO office.

As a data scientist you will collaborate with the client’s development and client management teams to design, develop, deploy and improve collaborative filter models. We ingest large amounts of data from several sources for every client. Our data engineers are responsible for pipelining that data into a format ingestible by our models, however, the data scientist plays an active role in creating those specifications.

The backend is largely written in Python, so experience in that and other dynamic programming languages is essential. Our data is housed in Google Cloud Platform and we use Google Cloud managed services such as VertexAi, BigQueryML, GKE, Cloud Functions, Cloud Endpoints to deliver our service to our clients – experience in GCP or similar cloud environments (such as AWS) is required. We are also a small team; you will need to be comfortable taking your idea from theory into deployment.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, etc.

Experience:

• 5+  years Information Security management
• 5+ years general office management in EU
• 7+ years Information Security analysis
• 2+ years company executive leadership/ownership

Knowledge:

English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Software Development – Knowledge of software development principles and architecture. Familiarity with programming for data analysis; ideally Python and SQL.

Cloud Technologies – Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform or AWS and of relational databases such as MySQL, PostgresQL, SQLServer, Redshift, Aurora, and/or BigQuery.

Clerical – Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills:

Complex Problem Solving Skills

• Complex Problem Solving- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Systems Skills

• Judgment and Decision Making- Considering users experience and flow of the users story pertaining to users interface.
• Systems Analysis- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

In this position you will provide Tier-II technical and testing support for our Client's customers across all electronic access platforms for the Customer Contact Center. Our Support Administrators promptly identify, troubleshoot, and resolve intermediate to complex end-user computer software, hardware, and networking issues.
 

Key Activities

• Participate in and supports moderately complex System-level projects, such as implementation/upgrades of end-user hardware and software.
• Utilize on-site lab to emulate customer environment for product troubleshooting purposes.
• Utilize on-site lab to test new products and service offerings, including cloud-based services.
• Represent the Customer Contact Center on high severity System-level outage calls.
• Create and maintain cloud documentation for lab and product designs related to cloud-based services.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in information technology or other closely related field from a technical/vocational school, accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education or experience.
• Working knowledge of multiple hardware/software platforms and applications.
• Good analytical, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• A minimum of 1 year of directly related work experience, including use of advanced networking skills preferred.
• Certifications or the active pursuit of certifications relating to Networking, Active Directory, and Server Operating System Administration preferred. List of ideal certifications may include: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT), Comp TIA Network+, Amazon Web Services/Google Cloud/Microsoft Azure, etc.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Software Developer for our Overland Park, KS client.  This position is in office full time for the first month then it is a hybrid model with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  
 

This position is a key contributor within the organization and has the opportunity to directly enable our business vision to build out a robust cloud-based services platform that makes it easy to integrate carriers, brokers, and third parties enable a seamless buying experience. 
We desire Associates who want to be part of something bigger than themselves, who possess a positive attitude and who are tenacious about overcoming obstacles encountered. We seek an associate whose mind and skills are strong, and someone with a commitment to continuous learning and experimentation to keep them that way.  This role also requires the ability to communicate and collaborate clearly with internal resources as well as third party contributors from outside the company. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Collaborate with various functional teams and must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical associates
• Support the technical design process by participating in the analysis of technical application requirements, ensuring product/project requirements are satisfied
• Code and test of program modules, assisting in design when required
• Write clean, scalable code using .NET and Javascript programming languages 
• Document software for the purpose of maintainability, revising processes and procedures as needed
• Adhere to coding best-practices and software design principles, while maintaining corporate data integrity, reliability, and security
• Research, propose, and develop new features to increase product performance
• Learn user functions, business processes, and organizational roles as required
• Maintain awareness of new technologies and their role and/or potential within the corporate Information Technology infrastructure
• Establish and maintain relationships and interfaces with clients, consultants, and other third-party vendors

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field, or relevant combination of experience and education
• 4+ years .NET (C#) programming experience – includes strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles
• Familiar with latest UI frameworks such as React or Angular, with the ability to perform maintenance tasks on Javascript UIs
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong desire to learn new technologies and strive to constantly improve personal skills
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture, including building and integrating RESTful web services using Web API
• Exceptional ability to troubleshoot (debug) software and hardware issues 
• ADO.NET and/or Entity Relational Modeling including SQL Server database design and implementation experience, Transact SQL (T-SQL), Views, Object-Relational Mapping tools, and Stored Procedures
• Experience with the following tools and technologies:
  • Visual Studio .NET 2015+, .NET Framework 4.5+
  • Web Application Development 
    • ASP.NET/MVC
    • Javascript UI frameworks (preferably ReactJS or AngularJS)
• Experience with GIT, TFS, or other version control solutions
• Ability to create and modify unit tests relevant to solution being developed
• Recognize security needs for applications and apply security best practices

Highly Desirable

• Experience developing in a cloud-based environment (preferably Microsoft Azure)
• Knowledge of Scrum or other Agile methodologies
• Ability to analyze web application performance and recommend improvements

Advantage Tech is looking for a Systems Engineer to join their client's team in Lee's Summit, Mo.

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility: 

Our Windows Infrastructure role provides support and maintenance of our Microsoft products (i.e. Windows, Office 365, Active Directory, including Azure, MS Endpoint Manager, widely used across the client's enterprise. They ensure these applications and services are performing at peak capacity to avoid any business disruption.

As a Systems Engineer, you will be supporting our Windows server environment used across the client's enterprise. As you grow in technical expertise in one or more areas of specialization your position and role within the team would advance and reflect this growth accordingly.

Our team is a close-knit group of systems engineers with a shared commitment to optimize our laboratory products. Through constant collaboration, we believe in fully supporting each other to achieve this goal. Self-education, peer consultation, mentor guidance, and formal training/seminars are some of the methods that we share information and knowledge.

Essential Job Duties:

• Routinely work with vendors, project managers, technical team members, and end users to maintain and improve performance of the Windows server and Active Directory environments.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of Windows Server 2016/2019, Active Directory, and Azure Active Directory (AD) services.

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an IT infrastructure environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience of Windows Server and Active Directory.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Azure AD.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Microsoft Endpoint (SCCM) Manager
• Minimum 2 years of Azure or AWS cloud experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of PowerShell, including ability to read and write PowerShell functions and modules
• Intermediate understanding of TCP/IP networking (DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, firewalls, load balancing, SMTP, etc.)
• Customer interface skills including problem solving, conflict resolution, and team building
• Strong self-management skills, including organization, time management, and prioritization
• Strong analytical ability, including capacity planning, operations methodology, and error detection and resolution techniques
• Practical experience with system documentation tools and methods
• Analytical and process-oriented approach to issues and assigned tasks
• Committed to customer service and performance driven

Advantage Tech is looking for a Manager of Claims Applications for our Lee's Summit, MO Client.  

The Manager, Claims Applications – Development & Engineering will have responsibility for the development team that supports the FACETS claims application and the entire claims ecosystem, including our claims processing software, claims editing software, and core workflow application. This role will work directly with key business partners to meet their needs with the suite of technologies as well as work closely with the system analysis and configuration team. The work group will have multiple functional projects being performed. Supervision required is unique and personalized for each person with separate projects/work being performed. Responsible for developing, modifying and implementing policies and procedures within area of responsibility.

SKILLS

• Work is planned in the mid-range time horizon and is focused on establishing policy and procedures for own work group or for other work groups as it relates to responsibility.
• Responsible for employee selection, performance and disciplinary decisions and may help may lower level management hiring decisions.
• Makes decisions on work processes and priorities for functional area. Project success/Work decisions measured on major project milestone.
• Establishes, and is accountable for, functional policies, processes and objectives for department.
• Work includes influencing other department management on issues where guidelines or general understanding of company positioning already exists (e.g., negotiating with vendors, standard contact with outside professionals or dealing with regulatory agencies on routine matters)
• May negotiate with vendors on contracts terms.
• Manage a group who has unique projects that are not similar in nature and supervision requires more personalization of guidance and goals for each team member.
• Responsibility for for custom development related to Core Claims systems, including extensions, adapters, etc. TriZetto/Cognizant FACETS
• Adheres to company's values and cultivates these values in team members.
• Works collaboratively with peers in IT to deliver a seamless experience and presence to the business partners supported.
• Regularly interacts with internal customers to understand the business needs and provide application recommendations based on business needs. Cultivates this approach with the team.
• Regularly reviews current customizations for improvement and enhancement opportunities.
• Remains up-to-date on current software supported as well as new software that may support internal business customer needs.
• Works closely with the system analysis and configuration team along with the Program Manager & Solution Architect to define business and technical roadmaps for the applications.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (120 credit hours) from an accredited college/university in discipline to be managed.
• Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Requires three – five years of managerial experience along with experience in the discipline to be managed. 
• Requires familiarity with claims processing, editing and workflow software, specifically TriZetto/Cognizant FACETS
• Requires strong analytic and problem solving capabilities and the ability to identify solutions and recommendations that effectively address business and control needs along with how to train and guide others in this area. 
• Requires the ability to multi-task effectively, responding to changing business priorities and deadlines. 
• Requires the ability to work collaboratively with team members across multiple divisions and departments.
• Requires a proven record of meeting commitments and achieving goals through the encouragement, guidance and influencing of others.
• Requires a self-starter personality.
• Requires highly effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Requires flexibility and willingness to work with a wide range of personalities on a variety of projects while prioritizing effectively.
• Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Requires some local travel.
• Leads and directs in large-scale, complex, cross-functional projects by reviewing project requirements
• Translate requirements into technical solutions; directing and reviewing design artifacts (for example, proof of concepts, prototypes);
• Oversees software design
• Ensures execution of testing
• Communicates status and issues to team members and stakeholders
• Direct project team and cross functional teams
• Enhance design to prevent recurrences of defects
• Manage on-time delivery and hand-offs
• Interact with project manager to provide input on project plan and demonstrate leadership to the project team
• Works with business stakeholders on new requests including new systems, enhancements, and features and prioritize them for assignment by engineers
• Directs root cause analysis of critical business and production issues by reviewing and analyzing information (for example, issue, impact, critical, possible root cause);
• Direct actions as designated in the plan
• Interpreting the results to determine further action
• Strategic thinker and partner to technology leaders and business partners
• Good understanding of business processes and how they relate to customer experience technology
• Influence infrastructure planning and operations, design and deployment, as well as system life cycle management
• Works closely with and provides routine updates to leadership, up to and including the Vice President, Enterprise Business Applications.

Advantage Tech is searching for a Java Developer to join their clients team in the Kansas City Metro area.

Job Summary

We are seeking to hire a Java Developer that performs moderate to complex programming tasks with little or no assistance. Need a candidate that can support and enhance existing applications by performing research and programming tasks with little assistance. This position requires the capability of working cooperatively with all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Independently performs data design, software coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and installation to the production environment in accordance with industry best practices and specific internal standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Needs to have experience in the full life cycle process including maintenance, development, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Be able to work in a team approach working with database analyst, technical architects, senior consultants, operations folks, and other developers.
• Converts business requirements or problems into technical requirements with some assistance.
• Contribute to the technical design with other team members and product owners, both inside and outside the team.

Primary Experience

• 3+ years of Java Developer experience, both server-side and front-end development.
• J2EE, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML, Eclipse, and Browser developer tool experience.
• SQL, relational database modeling and design.
• Oracle database experience is a plus.
• Source code Management with Git.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills.
• Unix or Linux.
• Korn shell scripting is a plus.

Job Description

Looking for an energetic, detail-oriented professional legal administrative assistant with superior skills for fast-paced legal department.  The successful candidate will work directly with the attorneys, paralegals and legal assistants.  Knowledge in the areas of contracts and corporate transactions, preferred. Trademarks, real estate, loans, and bankruptcy helpful.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exceptional word processing skills; ability to draft and/or edit documents accurately and quickly.
• Assist and support the attorneys and paralegals, as directed.
• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task (ie: word processing, due diligence, calendaring, meeting coordination, travel plans, file openings, etc.).
• Perform clerical tasks such as filing, labeling, organizing documents, keeping apprised of incoming emails and effectively and proactively processing thereafter.
• Prepare binders and binder updates.
• Demonstrate professional verbal and written communication with all co-workers and external parties.
• Conduct all business in a confidential manner.
• Utilize Company's resources effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively and deliver superior service to all internal departments, outside retail customers and third parties.
• Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, comprehensive time-management and planning and prioritization skills to be used effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; to develop and maintain relationships with others; to provide information and assistance willingly.
• Ability to gather relevant information, interpret and evaluate the data, and make informed decisions. Develop sound, practical solutions and make timely decisions; provide creative solutions to difficult issues.
• Ability to be relied on for daily attendance and professional responsibility.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma required; 2-year degree preferred.
• 5-7 years relevant legal assistance experience required.
• Minimum typing speed of 75+ wpm.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Access, Google Sheets and Google Docs.
• Knowledge of document management database.

Advantage Tech is partnering with an incredible Omaha company that is growing their development team and looking to add an equally incredible Back End Developer to their group! This is a very fun company with a lot of focus on work life balance that includes a REMOTE HYBRID schedule, flexible hours, a casual environment, and a lot of fun team activities! 

This is an amazing opportunity for a talented developer to get to work on a creative team and get to have a say on a lot of technical decision making! 

Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of object oriented programming experience
• Experience with .NET framework, C# 
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Servers 
• Experience with cloud based software 

Advantage Tech is partnering with an incredible Omaha company that is growing their development team and looking to add an equally incredible UX Designer to their group! This is a very fun company with a lot of focus on work life balance that includes a REMOTE HYBRID schedule, flexible hours, a casual environment, and a lot of fun team activities! 

This is an amazing opportunity for a talented UX Designer to get to work on a creative team and get to have a say on a lot of decision making! 

Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of UX design experience
• UX Certification or equivalent schooling 
• E-Commerce experience preferred 
• Experience with several UX tools 
• Understanding of the importance of a user-centered design 

Advantage Tech is partnering with an incredible Omaha company that is growing their development team and looking to add an equally incredible Front End Developer to their group! This is a very fun company with a lot of focus on work life balance that includes a REMOTE HYBRID schedule, flexible hours, a casual environment, and a lot of fun team activities! 

This is an amazing opportunity for a talented developer to get to work on a creative team and get to have a say on a lot of technical decision making! 

Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of development experience 
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and ES6
• Experience with front-end libraries and frameworks (jQuery, Angular, or React)
• Experience with front-end build processes and tools 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Manager, Inventory Management CSR I meet, satisfy, and exceed the needs of our member ship regarding all areas that pertain to orders, ads, and prebooks. To efficiently, consistently and constantly exceed customer's expectations. CSR's must be friendly and respectful, dealing promptly with any and all complaints, and always honoring commitments.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Makes sure all retail members needs are met or exceeded, making sure customers are completely satisfied with end result.
• Assist buyers in effective communication to retail members resolving any and all retail opportunities
• Adjusts store orders and SSO reports based on store and buyer requests as needed to ensure retail member needs are met.
• Create handbills as needed for emergency ad products, etc.
• Communicates proactively with buyers on any opportunities affecting member service level and resolving to customer satisfaction.
• Tracks, prints, and distributes all ads and promotional information for all ad groups
• Communicates weekly pricing upon receipt from client's brands, publishing immediately to retail membership.
• Accurately submits retail pre book orders daily, batching and verifying daily input of orders.
• Works with assigned divisions to insure timely system entry of retail and Food Show orders.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High school diploma
• Minimum of 6 months previous customer service experience
• Microsoft office experience required, access experience preferred
• Must be able to multi-task easily and efficiently
• Must possess excellent prioritization skills
• Must be detail oriented and have good organizational skills
• Must be a good team player

Advantage Tech is looking for a Sr Cloud Engineer for our Lee's Summit, MO Client.  This is a remote position.  

The Senior Could 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 Cloud 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

Experience:

• Must have the ability to empathize with customers and convey confidence. Able to explain highly technical issues to varied audiences. Able to prioritize and advocate customer’s needs to the proper channels. Take ownership and work towards a resolution.
• Proven experience building and designing web services in the cloud, along with implementing the set-up of geographically redundant services?
• Has extensive knowledge of APIs to design RESTful services, and integrate them with existing data providers, using JSON or XML as needed
• Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the company
• Experience helping organizations in their cloud journey including mentoring the other engineering teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as it is required

·         Implementing effective security strategies and partnering with security department on cloud network(s)?

Technical Skills:

• Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies with demonstrated hands-on experience in one or more of the following domains: Core IaaS: Compute, Storage, Networking, High Availability
• Data Platform and Bigdata Knowledge: SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, HDInsight/Hadoop, Machine Learning, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Factory / Data Bricks
• Azure PaaS Services: Redis Cache, Service Bus, Event Hub, Cloud Service, IoT suite, Mobile Apps, etc.
• Identity and Authentication: SSO/Federation, AD/Azure AD, ADFS, etc.
• Experience in one or more automation languages (PowerShell, Python, C#, )
• Preferred but not required: Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes Service, experience with VMWARE Tanzu or other container integrations platforms
• Experience in using one or more of the following toolsets (ARM templates, Bicep, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• 5+ years of demonstrated IT Cloud experience supporting and troubleshooting enterprise level, mission-critical applications resolving highly complex issues/situations and driving technical resolution across cross-functional organizations.
• Desired Degree in Computer Science/Technology, Engineering or Equivalent Working Experience. Certification in Microsoft and/or other Cloud Technologies.

Position.
IT PC & Equipment Administrator
Responsibilities.
Reports to and takes direction from Director, IT and Quality Assurance.
Companies: Jacobson Holdings, Inc., TAFS, Inc., TA Logistics, Inc., Olathe Noble Equipment “ONE”
Leasing, Inc. and TransAm Trucking, Inc.
General Responsibilities
-Sets up and configures computers for new and transferred employees including the installation of
appropriate software consistent with the requirements of the job.
-Configures, installs, and maintains hardware elements such as printers, monitors, laptops,
copiers, cell phones, desk phones, video conferencing equipment, etc.
-Responds in a timely manner to help desk tickets and provides software technical assistance and
support to end users.
-Monitors equipment inventory. Plans for and schedules equipment upgrades within company
requirements.
-Assists with physically moving user’s PCs, monitors and other devices when necessary.
-Develops instructional programs and conducts training for computer users when releasing new
software on an as needed basis.
-Refers major hardware or software problems or defective products to vendors or technicians for
service.
-Reads and understands technical manuals to confer with users and conducts computer
diagnostics to investigate and resolve problems.
-Ensures copiers are fully functional. Fixes basic issues and schedules service for other issues on
a timely basis.
-Coordinates and communicates equipment problems with outside repair vendors.
-Reads trade magazines and technical manuals and attends conferences and seminars to maintain
knowledge of hardware and software.
-Provides new application ideas to all areas of the company where new technology can be utilized
to gain better efficiency and improve company productivity.
-Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Register new patients, schedule appointments, transfer calls to appropriate personnel, and coordinate communication between business units. Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Available to work Monday – Friday, 8 hour shift between 7am – 6pm

Advantage Tech is working with an awesome Nebraska based company that is looking to add a Vulnerability Analyst to their growing security team! This is an awesome opportunity for a senior level analyst with the ability to be organized, analytical, and communicative. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of security experience
• 3+ years working directly with vulnerability scanning tools 
• Experience working with DevOps teams 
• Experience with zero day threats 

Are you a Test Automation Engineer with a Data and ETL focused background looking to work for a non micro management company where you have autonomy to make decisions?  This is one of the best kept secrets in Omaha with very low turnover!  They are adding to their team and needing you to bring your talent to their cool team!  

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience
• Experience with SQL queries 
• Experience with data quality checks and data integrity checks
• Broad understanding of Data warehousing, and metadata knowledge 
• Experience with Test Automation frameworks 
• Experience with an agile environment 

Are you a Test Automation Engineer looking to work for a non micro management company where you have autonomy to make decisions?  This is one of the best kept secrets in Omaha with very low turnover!  They are adding to their team and needing you to bring your talent to their cool team!  

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience
• Experience with a programming language (Java / C#)
• Experience with Test Automation frameworks 
• Experience with an agile environment 

Advantage Tech is working with an awesome client in Omaha who is doing some truly remarkable work, and looking to add an Automation QA Engineer to their team. This is a great opportunity to join a company doing amazing work in the healthcare industry! 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience 
• 4+ years of QA Automation experience
• Knowledge of C#, JavaScript, Selenium, and an Automation Framework
• Experience implementing automation testing 

AdvantageTech is working with one of the "best kept secret" companies of Omaha to add to their growing team. This is a really fun and awesome software company that strongly believes in work life balance, and "work hard, play hard"! 

We are on the search for a Software Engineer with expertise in .NET Framework. 

Qualifications: 

• 3+ years of experience
• Strong knowledge of C#
• .NET Core experience 

AdvantageTech is working with one of the "best kept secret" companies of Omaha to add to their growing team. This is a really fun and awesome software company that strongly believes in work life balance, and "work hard, play hard"! 

We are on the search for a Sr Software Engineer with expertise in .NET Framework. 

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience
• Expert level knowledge of C#
• Strong .NET Core experience 

Advantage Tech is working with a really cool company in the Omaha metro that is adding a Database Analyst to their team. This company is doing some really cool work, and staying up to date on technology trends! 

This is a great opportunity for someone with a "go getter" attitude who wants to join a very collaborative IT group! 

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience in database design and implementation 
• Microsoft SQL Server experience
• Microsoft SSIS experience 
• T-SQL experience 

Advantage Tech is working with an amazing client in West Omaha who is growing their amazing team and looking to add an EDI Specialist!  

This role will work to implement and support EDI processes, and this person will be the Subject Matter Expert for the products. 

Qualifications

• Knowledge of EDI communication 
• Familiar with EDI X12 documents (810, 820, 823, 850, 855, 856, 864, 870)
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to lead and train both internal personnel and customers 

Advantage Tech is working with an amazing client in West Omaha who is growing their amazing team Customer Support team and looking to add a Customer Support Specialist!  This is an amazing opportunity for recent grads or entry level professionals with a customer-focused state of mind! 

This role will work with our clients customers to research, answer, and escalate customer cases and questions. The Customer Support Specialist will learn the clients ERP system in order to train the customers, as well as create documentation. 

Qualifications: 

• Great customer service skills
• Ability to problem solve and think analytically 
• Strong written and verbal communication 

Advantage Tech is on the search for an organized and confident Sr QA Analyst to join our clients amazing team! 

Requirements: 

• 7+ years of QA and testing experience 
• Experience with Runscope / BlazeMeter., SOAP UI, and TestProject  is a big plus 
• Experience in both manual and automation testing 
• Serve as a mentor for for less experienced QA team members 

The IT Support Technician II position includes but is not limited to the following primary job functions:

• Provides technical assistance to users via phone, email, remote connection, or in-person while following established IT policies and procedures
• Administers help desk solution; logs incidents, documents resolutions, communicates with users, and prepares reports
• Identifies and escalates issues requiring urgent attention
• Installs new and rebuilds existing user computers and configures hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with IT policies and procedures
• Diagnoses and resolves technical hardware and software issues within Client’s technical environments, researching and proposing solutions as needed
• Ensures system and solution information, changes, and updates are current
• Assists with technical infrastructure assessment, implementation, and maintenance, including but not limited to physical and virtual servers, network, telephony, and vendor solutions
• Identifies opportunities for consideration and implementation of new technologies to provide value to users
• Assists with information security posture and remediation of threats deemed relevant to business
• Provides technical assistance on core business solutions, including ERP and CRM functions to users

• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualified applicants will also possess the following experience, knowledge, skills and abilities:

• 1-2 years of direct technical support with end users
• Technical knowledge Windows OS, server and end-user hardware, and networking equipment
• Knowledge of technical issue tracking systems
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written communications skills
• Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to organize, prioritize, plan, and execute work
• Ability to work alone and within a team environment

• Ability to lift 50 pounds unaided
• Ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time

• Periodic non-business-hours work may be required for major issues or applicable project implementations

Advantage Tech is working with an amazing copmany here in Omaha who is looking to add a Security Engineer to their growing team! Our client has one of the best cultures and team driven environments in the city. Work life balance truly matters, and the IT team is very collaborative and has a lot of fun! 

If you are a Security Engineer with just a couple years of experience and looking to join a great team while learning new skills, this is an amazing opportunity. 

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience 
• Either currently possess or working towards the CISSP certification 
• Experience working with intrusion detection systems, firewalls, SIEMs, password protection and authentication methods 
• Experience with Vulnerability Management Process 

Advantage Tech is working with one of the oldest and best companies to work for in Omaha to add a contractor to their QA team! Our client is growing, and looking for a rock star Manual QA Tester to assist their team for a 6 month contract with possibility of extension. This is a 100% REMOTE opportunity! If you are looking for a great role to showcase your talent and work with an awesome team, this is the opportunity  for you. 

Qualifications: 
5+ years of experience in manual testing 
Experience in the Financial / Insurance industry 
Experience with Jira, Confluence, or other similar platforms 
Strong communication
Quick learner and able to be self driven 

Advantage Tech is searching for a Solution Architect to join their client's team in Lee's Summit, Mo.

Please note the client is moving to a new facility in February 2022 and this position will be relocated to Lenexa, KS. 

Job Description

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibility: 

The Solution Architect is primarily responsible for:

• Finding the best tech solution among all possible to solve the existing business problems.
• Describing the structure, characteristics, behavior, and other aspects of software to project stakeholders.
• Defining features, phases, and solution requirements.
• Providing specifications according to which the solution is defined, managed, and delivered.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provide analysis, architectural design and leadership on large complex projects
• Analyze the technology environment
• Analyze and document requirements
• Define the collaboration / integration framework
• Create a solution prototype
• Participate in technology selection
• Provide oversight of solution development
• Support project management
• Work within defined IT processes and procedures including the company’s internal software development life cycle methodology (SDLC)
• Provide guidance and knowledge transfer to peers for areas of expertise
• Serve as liaisons between technical and business departments in order to ensure that all requirements and targets are met
• Work with little to no supervision with extreme latitude for independent judgment
• Consult with senior peers on large complexity projects
• Proficient in all levels and phases of application development and support
• Participate in 24×7 On Call rotation supporting break/fix ticket resolution
• Other administrative tasks (i.e. filing, preparing documentation)
• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, and systems
• Actively participate in team and company meetings
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to research architectural patterns to decide on optimal solution in given scenarios
• Ability to document and present architecture concepts, often narrowing complex ideas to a single overview
• Analytical, motivated and ability to learn new technologies and applications
• Ability to multi-task
• Knowledge and management of System Development Lifecycle Methodologies
• 7+ years of successful application & system development and management; database experience utilizing the .NET Framework
• 3+ years of successful Solution Architect Experience
• Proven experience leading tasks or projects related to large size software implementations
• Goal oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in an organization
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Keenly attentive to detail
• Ability to keep sensitive information confidential

Preferred Experience:

• Providing architecture solutions in a Cloud environment
• Project experience using Agile Methodology
• Leading projects, developing and administrating Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS): STARLIMS, Copia
• Leading projects, developing and administrating Specimen Management Systems
• Leading projects, developing and administrating Lab Instrument Interfaces connecting instruments to LIMS
• SQL Server or Oracle Knowledge
• Knowledge of testing laboratory operations and processes
• High level of proficiency with PC based software programs; including project management tools, MS Project

Advantage Tech is searching for a Sr. Software Developer to join their client's team in Lee's Summit, Mo.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop firmware applications and scripts on different platforms
• Participate in full software development lifecycle from idea conception through release and maintenance
• Utilize various microprocessor/microcontroller development kits to determine design compatibility
• Collaborate with the team during design, development, and integration
• Assist with the maintenance of source repositories
• Troubleshoot support inquiries escalated from our technical support group
• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software
• Write high-quality, efficient, testable code
• Contribute to planning, design, implementation, testing, operations, and process improvement
• Build out applications and infrastructure for the Niagara-based suite of products
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the internal processes

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science or related experience 
• 2+ years of embedded development experience
• 2+ years of Niagara 4 developer experience
• 2+ years of C programming experience
• 1+ years of system-level debugging experience using JTAG or other similar interfaces

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Linux development
• Experience with Java programming development
• Experience with shell scripting
• Experience with TCP/IP, RS232, and RS485 protocols
• Experience with board bring up for new products
• Experience in developing cloud-enabled services and applications; understanding of cloud infrastructure services (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS) is a plus

* 100% REMOTE opportunity for a highly skilled Oracle DBA with experience in Systems Architecture *

Advantage Tech is working with an amazing company here in Omaha that has had unprecedented growth this past year. Our client is now looking to add again with this Sr level Oracle DBA position. This is an amazing opportunity for a highly talented individual who also enjoys working with people, collaborating, and sharing knowledge. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Oracle database experience 
• Prior experience as a consultant (including experience in traveling) 
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite 
• Experience with a virtualization technology 
• Cloud experience 

Advantage Tech has a great client with an Enterprise Support role. This position is a 6 month contract-for-hire.  

ABILITIES, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS

• Experience with SQL scripting/programming languages (PHP, perl, awk, sed, XML, SQL, Powershell)
• Experience supporting server hardware
• Windows server deployment
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as autonomously
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Experience with Exchange migrations is a plus
• Experience with RHEV/oVirt virtualization is a plus
• Experience with SANs and networking equipment (firewall, switches, routers) is a plus
• Experience with AS400/iSeries is a plus

DUTIES

• Assist the IT department in completing various Enterprise System projects.
• Maintain, support, and develop time-sensitive Daily Process scripts and reporting.
• Assist in troubleshooting and providing solutions in support of the company mission.
• Other tasks, as needed, to support IT goals and customer needs.

Priority Projects to be completed by contractor:

• Database development (SQL) report development 
• File feeds and scripting development. Pharmacy virtual server development

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Advantage Tech is looking for a Senior Software Engineer for our Kansas City, MO Client.  The Senior Software Developer will be responsible for the design, development, maintenance, testing and evaluation of new or existing software applications. They will be responsible for the entire application lifecycle from research and design to implementation, training and support. Senior Software Developers are often given more complex tasks and aid with research and design on difficult or time sensitive projects or issues. They are also tasked with mentoring other Software Developers.

The Senior Software Developer will work closely with their leadership in understanding requirement and project timelines. They will also work with Software Developers to help ensure best practices and sound technical decisions are made, and that software designs adhere to architecture specifications and department standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop web applications, web services, and backend processes for both internal and external customers
• Design and maintain database structures and stored procedures
• Review code written by other developers
• Troubleshoot and fix issues with various existing software applications and processes
• Create and review software architectures to ensure applications are efficient, scalable, and secure
• Help establish and maintain software standards
• Participate in and help refine Agile process

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES:

• Experience designing and developing applications using the .NET Framework and .NET Core
• Experience with Agile software development processes and procedures
• Experience mentoring Software Developers
• Experience with Azure DevOps tools and resources for application lifecycle management and source control
• Strong understanding of SOLID design principles
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and familiarity with various design and architectural patterns
• Knowledge of software development and security standards
• Knowledge of relational databases, preferably SQL Server
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals
• Advanced troubleshooting and problem solving skills to resolve defects

EDUCATION:

Four year college degree or equivalent work experience with a high school education

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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Great Overland Park client is looking for Procure Analyst on 3 month contract for hire. This position is available for remote work. If the job description below looks like a great fit, we would love to discuss this position with you!

I. JOB SUMMARY –
Purchases materials, parts, supplies and equipment following established purchasing policies and procedures, and optimizing price, delivery and terms.

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES –
1. Reviews and approves purchase requisitions.
2. Identifies potential suppliers and issues requests for quotations.
3. Analyzes and selects suppliers, issues purchase orders, follows up and expedites as necessary.
4. Investigates and qualifies suppliers.
5. Monitors market trends and conditions.

III. REQUIREMENTS –
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field.
2. Problem solving skills with ability to identify root causes.
Strong written communication skills.

Advantage Tech is on the search for an organized and confident Lead UX Designer to join our clients amazing team! 

RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES:

1. An awesome portfolio showing your best work – we are looking for someone who can deliver the best! 
2. Ability to deliver ideas to the team, present and defend recommendations, and collect input
3. Design user experience flow, wireframes, and prototypes to help illustrate design concepts across all platforms 
4. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management
5. Passion for driving intuitive consumer-friendly web applications and products
6. Ability to work quickly and efficiently with high attention to detail
7. Ample practical experience with current web technologies
8. Demonstrated fluency in the design of responsive web experiences
9. Proficiency in Sketch, Figma, InVision or other design tools
10. 5+ Years of Design experience working on high-level strategic initiatives

Advantage Tech is seeking a Credit and Risk Manager to join their Overland Park based client.  This position will manage a team and assist in the oversight of the credit review process of prospective applicants (clients, merchants & customers) for creditworthiness and overall risk.

The duties will require leadership skills, development of new or improved strategies to improve efficiencies in the Underwriting process, critical use of various commercial data sources, analysis of financial statements and other information, and obtaining security documents as appropriate. Also, he/she will assist in overseeing and maintaining an organized proper retention of supporting documents for research and findings related to Credit & Risk group, job duties and applications. The role also is responsible for assisting in developing and implementing sound policy and procedures of the credit review process including providing input to strategic decisions that directly affect the functional area of responsibility.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage a staff of Underwriters.
• Assist in managing, directing and leading the Credit & Risk Team and coordinate Special Projects relating to functional area of expertise as assigned.
• Direct and develop new strategies to enhance Credit & Risk policies and procedures
• Provide subject matter expertise and support to the Director, Risk Management and Senior Leadership
• Assist in effectively managing, coaching, mentoring, collaborating and training Credit Analyst’s and assist in the development and personal growth in their career paths.
• Assist in creating a team environment where team members are able to grow personally and professionally and empower team members and provide them ownership in the process and direction of the ream and build confidence in their own abilities.
• Perform, lead and identify trends and developments in underwriting process, industry & market conditions and presents findings to Director, Risk Management and Senior Leadership.
• May conduct special financial and business-related reviews/studies and collaborate with indirect team members in other departments in improving operations and general practices in other areas of the business.
• Analyze applications for completeness, adequacy of information, and financial strength and overall creditworthiness and approve credit lines to match creditworthiness of accounts.
• Direct, lead and assist in conducting annual reviews of accounts to ensure continued creditworthiness for existing account credit lines.
• Direct, advise, coordinate, provide recommendations and guidance in approval of appropriate levels of credit lines assigned for Credit Analysts and accounts.
• Correspond (verbal and written) with applicants, client representatives and account holders on reasons for declines, additional information and items concerning requests.
• Review applications and accounts for indications of fraud. Verifications are conducted via research, phone calls to applicant/account holder and references/contacts of applicant and account holder(s)
• Obtain appropriate security and/or other documentation to secure accounts (e.g. Cash Deposits, UCC and other liens, bank letters of credit, guarantees, etc.).
• Record new credit line approvals in all systems and files as required.
• Review accounts listed on 80% report to determine whether an increase in credit line is warranted.
• Prepare and investigate Service Level Agreements (SLA) reports.
• Correspond with applicants/account holders on questions received via phone, fax, email and other communication methods.
• Assist in the preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and other guidance documentation of current procedures.
• Conduct special projects (e.g. assess creditworthiness of specific industries, quality of accounts approved, automated processes and products, etc.).
• Review, assess impact, and take corrective action on informational alerts received from various reporting agencies.
• Embrace the company’s purpose, mission, vision and values of the company and lead the team in embracing them.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

• 7+ years of business-to-business underwriting, business credit or analyst experience required.
• Must possess demonstrated leadership abilities.
• College degree required with emphasis in Business Administration or Ac
• counting
• Advanced experience in financial statement analysis is required
• Experience in a retail or sales environment is a plus
• Proven ability to be an independent worker
• Strong analytical skills in order to interpret credit documentation and guidelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skillsHighly effective interpersonal skills and conflict resolution/problem solving skills are a must to interact with internal staff and customers
• Advanced organizational and multi-tasking skills along with strong attention to details
• Highly intuitive nature in order to detect potential concerns while assessing credit worthiness.
• Intermediate to Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Job Summary:

 seeking a software developer. 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 Lifecycle including post implementation support and maintenance. Scope of responsibility encompasses software design, development, testing, delivery, and support.  Senior level candidate will demonstrate mastery in these capabilities and be capable of directing other technical resources through the development lifecycle from concept to solution delivery including architecture and design.

Qualifications:

– Typically requires  3  to 6 years  of relevant experience. 
– Bachelor’s degree specializing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience. 
– Intermediate proficiency with Web Application Frameworks (e.g. JSF, Spring MVC, Grails, etc…). 
– Intermediate proficiency with modern ORM technology (e.g. Hibernate, JPA, etc…). 
– Intermediate proficiency with modern DBMS technology (e.g. SQL Server, etc…).
– Intermediate proficiency with Java Applications (e.g. Spring, etc…). 
– Intermediate proficiency with front end development technologies such as Angular, React, or Vue.
– Intermediate proficiency with modern DevOps tooling (e.g. Subversion, Git, Maven, etc…). 
 

Advantage Tech is seeking a Paid Media Manager to join their Kansas City based client. 

As the Paid Media Manager, you will join a team of experts in digital strategy, design, creative ideation and development. You will be fully responsible for the strategy development and execution of acquisition campaigns for our clients across all acquisition channels. Additionally, you’ll manage digital marketing deliverables including initial planning, implementation, monitoring, optimization, analysis and reporting of complex acquisition marketing goals across a range of high-profile clients.

What You'll Contribute:

• Develop media plans for campaigns against client goals (branding / engagement, sales/ conversions, audience growth, etc)
• Develop short and long term digital advertising strategy for clients with the goal of driving new customer acquisition (sales growth), brand engagement, and customer retention through prospecting and remarketing campaigns utilizing search, programmatic, paid social, video, and mobile advertising tactics
• Manage the entire marketing deliverable cycle including initial planning, creative briefing, implementation, monitoring, optimization, analysis and reporting
• Manage paid search, paid social, display and other paid media channels
• Work with Account Management team to generate weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reports and dashboards, and recognize and troubleshoot data anomalies
• Own relationship with digital advertising/marketing technology vendors
• Provide analysis of results and optimization ideas to Account teams in order to surpass client goals
• Ensure that all client documentation is spot on, following internal documentation and approval processes
• Help facilitate client meetings and provide online marketing expertise as needed
• Maintain an understanding of industry trends and provide relevant insights to teams as to how they might affect client accounts

Our Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in managing paid media campaigns with a minimum budget of at least $10K+/month
• College degree in Communications or related field required
• Experience with optimization of paid media campaigns to hit CPA, ROAS and Engagement goals
• Advanced knowledge of paid search platforms including Google AdWords, Bing Ads, Yahoo Gemini, AdWords Editor and Bing Ads Editor
• Advanced knowledge of Social Advertising, including, but not limited to:
  • Facebook Advertising and Facebook Business Manager
  • Twitter Advertising
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
• Advanced knowledge of Google Analytics required, experience with additional analytics/measurement/tag management platforms preferred
• Strong overall Digital Marketing knowledge, with a hunger to learn more
• Extremely data and detail oriented
• Extremely analytical, detail-oriented and organized
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, under tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required for this role
• Demonstrated mastery of online marketing tactics including the execution of keyword builds, bids and bid optimization strategies, implementation of new tactics, and related activities.
• Demonstrated track record of success in the industry
• Strong history of managing large digital marketing campaigns
• Experience creating reports and recommendations based on account performance
• Agency experience preferred
• Team player with an entrepreneurial spirit

Advantage Tech is seeking a Sr Cyber Security Specialist for a client of ours. 

• Description:

  This position will require subject matter expertise in Controls Networks, Network Engineering, Process Networks, Factory Acceptance Testing and NERC Reliability Standards. Duties will include but not be limited to providing support to the client's Governance, Risk, Cybersecurity & Compliance in the area of cyber security, Control/SCADA system security, NERC CIP compliance, preparation of documentation in support of audits, conducting cyber security and vulnerability assessments, and contributing to the development of NERC CIP compliant programs at client sites across North America.

• Requirements:
  • Have a fundamental knowledge of Distributed Control System vendor control systems security offerings such as Emerson OSC, GE Security ST, and Industrial Defender.
  • Have working knowledge of DCS network architecture for control systems such as GE MARK VI, Emerson Ovation, Bailey Harmony INFI90, and or Siemens T3000.
  • Have strong knowledge on SCADA networks and protocols such as MODBUS, DNP3, and any proprietary SCADA protocols.
  • Identify new technologies and alternative systems to enhance security, reliability or customer experience.
  • Performed detailed and technical analysis of ICS and help integrate cyber security solutions.
  • Act as a technical advisor to clients and internal customers.
  • Identify operational issues and implement design alterations to address these issues.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments of critical electric infrastructure, for both compliance and security purposes
  • Perform detailed, post event analysis of unusual events, and direct needed procedure or process changes in response.
  • Provide project management of technical staff in the implementation, installation, configuration, and technical support of network architecture.
  • Interact with clients in a friendly, professional manner as a subject matter expert. 
  • Maintain a superior knowledge of the cyber security capabilities of operating systems, networking devices, control systems, and vendor offerings.
  • Maintain a broad knowledge of current and emerging state-of-the-art computer/network systems technologies, architectures, and products.
  • Maintain a working knowledge of applicable cyber security standards involving electric power systems, including those relating to process networks.
  • Work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
  • Understand technical issues and the implications to the business, and be able to communicate them with other operation departments within the business.
  • Experience and/or familiarity with system security configurations for Windows and Linux systems
  • Experience and/or familiarity with security configurations for switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion protection systems, and other network-attached devices
  • Experience and familiarity with vulnerability assessment methodologies and information gathering tools such as Nessus, Wireshark, Nmap, and equivalents

Are you a strong Java developer looking to join a very collaborative software development team? Advantage Tech has partnered with a great client here in Omaha that is looking to add to their team! 

This group has very low turnover, and know the importance of a team, collaboration, and cross training skills! This is a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a great company and amazing team. 

Qualifications: 

6+ years of Java development experience 

Admin experience preferred 

Experience with Microsoft Windows, Angular, and Linux 

Job Title:  Associate Inside Sales Representative

Advantage Tech is hiring!  We are looking for a qualified individual to join our client company based in Overland Park.

The Associate Inside Sales Representative is a new role at the cutting edge of client’s efforts to transform the way our client serves families searching for senior living. Associate Inside Sales Representatives are responsible for educating families on senior care options and referring them to customer communities that match their needs, working alongside Senior Living Advisors. They also follow up with the family throughout the search process and offer additional support and guidance to help in the decision process. Reps. are also responsible for coordinating with customers to ensure timely follow-up to referred families. Reps. act as the liaison between families in need and the senior housing communities or care providers. Their focus is following up and moving families into appropriate customer communities by understanding a family’s unique needs and demonstrating an intimate knowledge of customer communities, throughout the sales process.

Client is paid by participating communities and providers, and the service is provided by the Rep. at no charge to families. The success of an Inside Sales Rep. is measured by reaching daily call benchmarks, scheduling tours at customer communities, and converting leads into customer move-ins resulting in achievement of regional and organizational sales quota targets. Success is also measured by adherence to and full adoption of client’s values in all areas of the job.

Who you are:

We are seeking a high performing individual who is customer obsessed, an excellent communicator, loves solving challenging issues, and a quick learner. You must also be a caring and compassionate person with a desire to help people through stressful times during their search for eldercare. Reps. are able to develop excellent relationships quickly and establish rapport and trust with others. Ideally you have prior knowledge about senior living options and industry, inside sales experience, customer service skills, and are very comfortable communicating with customers. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Incorporate client’s Values into each family, customer and co-worker interactions
• Build relationships and educate families over the phone on follow-up process. Ensure families understand the value of Client throughout their senior living search
• Understand family needs and refer appropriate customer communities through second round referrals
• Manage the sales process. Guide families through their search process with strong post-referral follow up with families and customer communities
• Understand customer community offerings, resident requirements, and sales process
• Manage dedicated follow-up lists on a daily basis and accurately record in the Company’s CRM to ensure up-to-date family information and status, as well as maintain accurate daily tallies
• Structured, pre-scheduled training attendance is mandatory
• Communicate daily via phone and email to families and customers
• Consistently meet or exceed your contribution toward organizational sales goals
• Other duties as assigned
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner and use proper etiquette and language at all times
• This is a full-time position, regular evenings, early mornings and weekends may be required

Qualifications

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Experience with documented history of success positioning and selling solutions to businesses or consumers in a quota or metrics driven environment.
• Demonstrated ability to assess family situations and quickly develop solutions based upon family needs.
• Documented history of ability to develop and maintain good working relationships in a multi-stakeholder relationship.
• Ability to deliver results while working in a highly-independent environment.
• Past history of senior care industry preferred, or you must be willing to learn about senior care.
• Ability to multi-task; simultaneously talk on the phone and take notes on the computer.
• Strong computer and typing skills necessary, including Word and Excel.
• Entrepreneurial spirit – ability to self-start, multi-task, and work across teams in a fast-paced environment to support growth
• Positive attitude – ability to work effectively across functions, geographies, and organization levels to develop solutions

Advantage Tech is seeking a Controller/Senior Accountant for their Lenexa based client.  This role is responsible for building strong client relationships, anticipating clients’ needs, and adjusting to different business environments.

This person will be responsible for analyzing and evaluating financial data for
producing relevant and reliable information and proactively managing client
systems and procedures for improved accuracy and efficiency.

Responsibilities Include: 

• Provide valuable information and analysis on Client’s day-to-day transactional activities in addition to cashflow and long-range planning
• Personalize updates for improved Client relationships
• Review financials and work with financial assistant for completion — follow up
  with overall evaluation of financials
• Provide client with analysis and feedback on the company’s financial
  performance
• Give suggestions for improvement, ideas for increasing profits
• Ensure procedures are implemented and followed for most efficient
  workflow — Look for systems or process changes to reduce time spent
• Act as a true advisor to clients. Become a part of their team.
• Schedule regular in-person meetings with Clients (at least twice
  annually) to analyze, evaluate and plan
• Develop and mentor team members for growth

Qualifications: 

• Technical Accounting Skills (GAAP, Analytical Review, Critical Thinking)
• Technical Software Skills (Excel, Office, Adobe, QuickBooks, General IT)
• Efficient and Effective Communication Skills (Writing, Email, Phone)
• Attention to Detail
• Coachable/Accepting of Feedback
• Relational
• Strong client facing communication and ability to collaborate with external partners. 
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related area of focus
• CPA Preferred 

Advantage Tech is seeking a Project Coordinator for a local KC organization. 

The Project Coordinator will coordinate and track projects, schedules, and report progress directly with the Chief Growth Officer. This individual has a passion for project management and is an expert communicator who drives results while simultaneously promotes collegial collaboration. The Project Coordinator will exemplify a high degree of organizational skills to help drive the institution’s prioritized projects. This position requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Account Managers and Project Manager to develop concrete and detailed plans with the appropriate timeline to ensure continued progression, ownership, and prioritization of projects
• Articulates project objectives openly and frequently
• Aligns duties and responsibilities of specific team members
• Identify project goals through open collaboration with necessary stakeholders and team members
• Reviews project plans with leadership before initiating project launch • Manages project progression to ensure projects stay on track and in scope to meet the projected deadline
• Holds project stakeholders accountable for all deliverables
• Facilitates frequent and ongoing communication with project partners to ensure project progression and the achievement of critical milestones and deliverables

Requirements:

• BA is strongly preferred, but not required
• Project Management Certification preferred
• Two years of previous project management experience required
• Agency experience preferred
• Experience working with remote teams is preferred

Advantage Tech is searching for a CADD Assistant to join their client's team in Kansas City. Mo.

The CADD Assistant will work directly with the CADD manager to help with CADD software support and maintenance.

CADD Assistant – 3 years of experience with Autodesk products, Inventor, AutoCAD, and Vault

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reports directly to CADD Manager in conjunction with the Engineering Manager
• Responsible for basic CAD software install and configuration with direction from the CADD Manager
• Responsible for supporting engineering CAD issues with the Autodesk products, Inventor, AutoCAD, and Vault.
• Responsible for maintaining the Autodesk Inventor Content Center and standard part libraries with direction from the CADD manager.
• Responsible for monthly CAD training meetings with CADD Manager direction.
• Maintains training documentation and trains new users with direction from the CADD Manager
• Creates drawing template files for engineering with direction from the CADD Manger
• Responsible for maintaining job folder structure in Vault as well as job archiving.
• Responsible for effective communication with CADD Manager and Engineering Manager to ensure proper CAD training and integration.
• Will assist with mechanical design and detailing when not involved with CAD tasks.

Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Mechanical Design, or 3-5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 years of experience with Autodesk products, Inventor, AutoCAD, and Vault
• Have proficient skills with Microsoft Office programs
• Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter, Tekla, Autodesk Navisworks and ReCap a plus

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to quickly identify solutions to simple CAD problems
• Ability to be flexible with new and challenging software and problems
• Positive attitude
• Ability to take direction and willingness to drive change and challenge / improve existing processes.

Are you a skilled Data Engineer looking for your next opportunity in a well established company here in Omaha? If so, Advantage Tech has the role for you! 

Seeking a Sr Data Engineer to assist our client in designing, building, implementing, and optimizing data pipelines that transfer data from their on prem platforms to AWS/Snowflake. 

Qualifications: 

• 8+ years of experience
• Experience in mentoring 
•  Knowledge of DataStage (or comparable ETL tool)
• Strong SQL programming skills in a DB2 environment
•  Knowledge of UNIX scripting, JAVA, COBOL or Python

Advantage Tech is seeking a highly motivated, proactive, team-oriented, and customer-obsessed colleagues to join our client as an SAP Specialist. The SAP Specialist positions will be located in Kansas City, MO.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and work closely with users on development, configuration, and implementation of SAP applications, including customization, to fit business needs
• Collaborate and consult with international colleagues and external service providers to deliver highly dependable, secure, and integrated solutions to the business
• Work closely with business users and global IT on integration of non-SAP applications with ERP system
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical scope and specifications
• Identify opportunities and deliver system improvements and operational efficiencies to meet technical and business demands
• Serve as a key member on a global SAP team providing qualified support and consultancy services for MULTIVAC Group worldwide; and participate in global SAP roll-outs and other global projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, or related field or related work experience
• General technical and functional understanding and preferably 1-3 years of experience in SAP MM / PP modules
• Understanding of ERP Logistics configurations and general knowledge of internal Supply Chain process
• Understanding of technical programming (C++, Graphics Interactive Programming (GRIP), and customization in SAP
• Understanding of business process flows and experience modifying them
• Understanding of business systems architectures, standards, and procedures
• Openness to new technologies and business concepts (S/4HANA, C/4 Suite, Ariba, etc.)
• Ability to work independently and be self-directed
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to further develop and diversify skillset
• SAP customizing or programming skills (ABAP/ABAP OO/FIORI) preferred
• SAP EWM w/ASRS integrationg experience preferred.

Advantage Tech is looking for a Closing Assistant to join their partner organization based in Kansas City, MO. 

This position is responsible for residential mortgage loan closing document preparation and coordination with National Title Companies or escrow agents to closing the Bank's loan with the customer. This position is also responsible for the funding, balancing, and booking of the loan and delivery to the investor.

• Prepare initial input and validation of all loan fees on Closing Disclosure for Loan Closer review
• Work closely with title companies to ensure closings are smooth and easy.
• Initiate wires to the title companies for disbursement of the loans.
• Run UCD for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loans
• Ensure title companies adhere to closing policies and procedures by reviewing documents after closing and providing funding authorization
• To assist other department and fellow team members with their workloads to ensure a smooth production flow for loan applications, closings and deliveries.
• Regular attendance required, working at the work site during regular business hours and/or assigned hours
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are indicative of the skills, knowledge and ability required for success in this position:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred
• 2+ years mortgage lending experience or equivalent coursework preferred
• Possess the ability to use mortgage loan systems and software necessary to perform the duties.
• Must possess the interpersonal skills to communicate with customers, vendors and fellow employees in a courteous and professional manner always
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)
• Must work well in a fast-paced environment
• Must be able to multi-task
• Must show strong initiative
• Possess good organizational skills
• Possess a substantial knowledge of guidelines, procedures and regulatory requirements for all types of loans offered by the Bank
• Possess the ability to use mortgage loan systems and software necessary to perform the duties
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong customer service skills