21 Software Development jobs

NOTE: TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY, ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE AT: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alachua SALARY: $57,116.80 Annually Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, business administration, information sciences or related field; and three years progressively responsible computer software support services and/or geographical information systems experience, including web programming experience and application system, program analysis and/or design experience; or any equivalent combination of related training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the minimum education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status. This position is responsible for the development of in-house software, including the evaluation and integration of system architectures, data models, first and third-party frameworks, technical documentation and utilization of code repositories and version control. This position will also occasionally assist in the evaluation, installation and integration of third-party software. This position involves frequent development with Microsoft SharePoint, ASP .NET , C#, CSS and JavaScript. This position will be required to work closely with front-end developers, database analyst and other members of the development team and will be required to follow technical direction from our project leads and managerial team members.    Position Summary: This is responsible advanced technical work in the development and/or design of management information systems. An employee assigned to this classification develops, maintains, and/or designs information systems using code and applications techniques.  Work is performed under the direction of a higher-level supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained.  Examples of Duties: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Upon declaration of a disaster and/or emergency, employees in this classification may be required to report to work.   Exudes a positive customer service focus.   Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with core values including: integrity, honesty, respect, diversity, innovation, accountability and communication. Assists in the design and implementation of complex information systems and applications primarily using web-based technologies Creates, updates and re-writes codes behind using .NET and C# as the primary languages.  Creates web services to pass data between applications and external data sources and uses web services to achieve CRUD functionality between applications and SharePoint data sources. Creates modules for Microsoft SharePoint/web based applications utilizing .NET/C# and SharePoint. Creates applications and modules that utilize MSSQL as a data source. Creates applications and modules that can output HTML and CSS as specified by design staff. Manipulates front-end interfaces and controls utilizing JavaScript and/or jQuery. Utilizes the tools and resources in Microsoft Visual Studio. Utilizes source control technologies such as Microsoft TFS (Team Foundation Server). Assists in the application architecture of new applications. Assists in maintenance and development of online mapping Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application as assigned within Growth Management.    Assists in collaboration with GIS team members in maintenance of Geodatabases as assigned within Growth Management. Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency. NOTE: These examples are intended only as illustrations of the various kinds of work performed in positions allocated to this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Thorough knowledge of principles, practices, techniques and programming/project methodologies of application development and architecture/design. Knowledge of application architecture and database design/schemas. Knowledge and skill in the use of commonly used programming languages, e.g., C#, JavaScript, VB.Net or MSSQL.  Ability to analyze, conduct meetings and document different project needs based on descriptions and requests for applications from different users. Ability to adhere to and suggest code standards. Ability to interact efficiently within a team environment. Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate work on a variety of projects. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to initiate and implement administrative procedures. Ability to develop and carry out objectives. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and be able to reach with hands and arms, and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

IT Specialist (FOR), CG-2210-13 (Permanent) Chief Information Officer Organization Office CIO Management Services IT Risk, Governance, and Policy Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One)   2019-HQD-B0224 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: All United States Citizens. (Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2019-HQ-B0223. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.)   Click the 'APPLY NOW' button to apply.   2019-HQ-B0223 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment. (Applicants without status should apply under FDIC announcement 2019-HQD-B0224 to be considered.) CLICK HERE to apply.    MAJOR DUTIES: Prepares studies analyzing trends and long-range plans and objectives; conducts IT evaluations, analysis, studies and special projects. Participates in or leads projects related to internal controls, audit resolution, process improvement and makes recommendations concerning effectiveness of program services. Assists in providing technical direction to project review teams engaged in a variety of IT activities. Assists in planning work to be accomplished by team members, setting and adjusting priorities, and schedules for the completion of work.  Assigns work to team members based on review priorities, difficulty and requirements of the assignment and capabilities of staff.  Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to staff on both technical and administrative matters.  Defines improved methods for staff which increase the quality of work performed. Prepares politically sensitive, technical written documents, such as management white papers, internal control reviews, process improvement assessments, trend analyses, circulars, corporate web site materials, senior management briefing packages, management control plans, etc. Assists division employees and supervisors in interpreting and administering policies, procedures and regulations on various AICS program topics including internal controls, audit resolution, and process improvement.  Supports preparation of required internal control documentation like risk analyses and management control plans; plans and executes internal control reviews; supports preparation and analysis of business processes to effect process improvements; reviews audit findings, determines DIT point of contact for each finding and recommendation, coordinates and analyzes responses for consistency with DIT policies and practices; ensures corrective actions are responsive, negotiates due dates and prepares overall response.

About this role….   NWEA is a not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide through assessment solutions and insightful data. Driven by our mission – partnering to help all kids learn – we’re transforming the way teachers teach and students learn. We are looking for a Sr Student UX designer to join the UX team within the Partner Experience department. This designer is a passionate advocate for students, provides UX strategy, experience deliverables, and direction based upon the users’ needs. This designer needs to be collaborative, a strong communicator, and able to turn complex workflows into user-friendly, delightful products for our users. The Sr UX Designer is also responsible for organizing content into user-centric categories, creating a navigational structure, and interface requirements to support the task and information needed.   Must Haves… Strong desire to help students grow Passionate commitment to improving experiences for users as young as 4 years old Be able to handle many complex workflows Experience creating information architecture and user workflow diagrams Ability to collaborate with a large group of stakeholders  Can articulate design decisions with data and user research A portfolio showcasing your UX process   Traits for success… Ability to dive in, get your hands dirty, and figure it out with others Design leadership, mentoring, and guidance for creating a usable experience Strong knowledge in translating branding into action Passion for learning Creative ability to envision and articulate the user experience Strong knowledge of best practices in usability as it applied to websites and online applications Collaborative with stakeholders and fellow design & research team to build a delightful product experience   Preferred but not required… Experience building experiences for kids Experience using Sketch & InVision Working knowledge of the agile framework Working Knowledge of accessibility requirements    Education and Experience… Bachelor’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human Factors, Information Design, Web Design or related field, or comparable experience in the Industry  Two or more years’ experience in documenting and creating interactive solutions to meet the clients’ business requirements and objectives (or comparable education)   About us….   NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor instruction. For 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K–12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. Our tools are trusted by educators in more than 9,500 schools, districts, and education agencies in 145 countries.   What we can offer you….   At NWEA we not only offer a competitive base salary, we offer a 15%contribution of eligible employees’ base salary to a defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan; career development opportunities; an awesome work culture and environment; we also offer industry-leading benefits and perks that are focused on supporting our employees’ holistic wellbeing. To learn more about what we can offer more, click  here.       NWEA endeavors to make www.nwea.org accessible to all users.  If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at (503) 624-1951 or e-mail us at  onlineaccommodations@nwea.org  and let us know the nature of your request, your location, and your contact information. This is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.   NWEA is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  For our EEO Policy Statement, please visit our website. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please visit the EEOC  website  

Sr. IT Specialist (INFOSEC), CG-2210-14 (Permanent) Chief Information Officer Organization Office of The Chief Information Security Officer Privacy Section Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) 2019-HQD-0202 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: All United States Citizens. The vacancy announcement is issued under the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Direct-hire Authority.   MAJOR DUTIES: Reviews system-related information security plans to ensure alignment between security and privacy practices, and acting as a liaison between the business or end user and the Division of Information Technology  (DIT) and evaluates privacy risks, makes recommendations to address control weaknesses and consults with various internal departments in addressing risks.   Conducts privacy assessments of systems and policies in accordance with existing privacy-related government regulations such as the Privacy Act and develops, implements and maintains policies and procedures related to information privacy and security.   Leads efforts to ensure compliance with federal and the information privacy and security practices, and leads initiatives to strengthen information privacy protections and designs and implements monitoring practices to ensure FDIC is protecting privacy data in compliance with federal regulations and policies, procedures and practices.   Serves as a privacy expert in dealings with other federal entities, private corporations and the public and works with the Legal Division to interpret current and pending applicable federal, state and other information concerning privacy laws, accreditation standards and service regulations that apply to the use of information and coordinates with the privacy officer, outside consultants and management to ensure privacy-compliant practices.

Large Scale Systems Specialist   About this role As a Large-Scale Systems Specialist, you’ll be a resident expert in managing relationships with internal teams to develop and deploy new and unique NWEA assessment solutions to large K-12 customers, including states and large districts. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with a wide variety of stakeholders including, internal NWEA project teams, the larger NWEA organization, and external vendors to deliver technical needs aligned with defining vision, requirements, and obligations to create new and compelling assessment solutions. You will serve as a translator between technical and non-technical team members, as it relates to large-scale customer needs.   In this role, you will be responsible for managing and/or participating in strategic and tactical planning, onboarding, implementation, launch of assessments and/or services, and providing support during test design and pilot cycles to create solutions that bring new ideas to life in large scale K-12 education systems.   Responsibilities Support teams engaged in the design and development of a scalable assessment model to support the organization’s long-term vision, in alignment with state and large-scale partner needs and market research Conduct and validate digital case studies related to assessment enhancement and innovation opportunities Work with strategic communications staff to translate technology developments to the rest of the organization Conduct or participate in NWEA product-related presentations, demonstrations, and/or technical information as a part of required meetings, RFP work, vendor efforts, or similar work Design learning experiences that enable stakeholders to effectively learn and utilize newly developed systems and products  Lead the development of documentation, technical specifications and taxonomies to support large-scale partner needs Serve as a subject matter expert to ensure taxonomy decisions are being applied in design and development work for emerging solutions Participate in the development and/or review of state and strategic programs documents, including standard and custom documentation, reports, presentations or other related assets. Develop an in-depth technical understanding of NWEA’s products and how they integrate with prospects’ or partners’ unique environments Cultivate and sustain relationships in support of overall project goals Maintain and prepare summary reports of technical issues, resolutions, recommendations for continued innovation and present at required meetings with internal and external stakeholders. Monitor and report progress towards goals to internal stakeholders Travel as required, up to 50%, sometimes on short notice   Traits for success Ability to lead, manage, and innovate. Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to educate, communicate and influence both within small groups and large presentation environments Proven ability to conduct research, identify trends, threats and opportunities Known as a creative and flexible problem solver who exhibits grace under the pressure of competing and changing priorities Ability to establish priorities and results within the cross-functional teams at NWEA while concurrently managing unrelated, multiple and complex technical requirements on a timely basis Ability to make timely decisions and produce results Consistent, proactive and healthy cross-functional communication skills that motivate cross-functional teams and all business relationships Demonstrated ability to drive results and to work effectively across multiple groups Exceptional skills in partnering with clients and staff that results in the development of long-term supportive relationships Sound business judgment and acumen and a solid understanding of financial issues impacting product profitability including the ability to read a financial statement Must be able to perform the physical and intellectual requirements of the role, with or without accommodation   Competencies : Action Oriented Collaborates Courage Cultivates Innovation Interpersonal Savvy Nimble Learning Being Resilient Drives Results Situational Adaptability Strategic Mindset   Education and experience   Master’s Degree, MBA or other advanced degree; or bachelor’s degree and 7+ years relevant experience preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. Domain knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of the area of emphasis and the K-12 educational marketplace Experience with user experience centered design preferred Demonstrated success in developing and launching complex technology initiatives Ideal candidates will also possess: Background in establishing best practices, metrics, and quality initiatives Demonstrated understanding of assessment Item creation and test creation processes   About us….   NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor instruction. For 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K–12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. Our tools are trusted by educators in more than 9,500 schools, districts, and education agencies in 145 countries.   What we can offer you….   At NWEA we not only offer a competitive base salary, we offer a 15%contribution of eligible employees’ base salary to a defined contribution 403(b) retirement savings plan; career development opportunities; an awesome work culture and environment; we also offer industry-leading benefits and perks that are focused on supporting our employees’ holistic wellbeing. To learn more about what we can offer more, click  here.     NWEA endeavors to make www.nwea.org accessible to all users.  If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at (503) 624-1951 or e-mail us at  onlineaccommodations@nwea.org  and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information. This is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.   NWEA is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  For our EEO Policy Statement, please visit our website. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please visit the EEOC  website  

Overview:   DevOps Engineers are members of the Product Engineering group (PE) at NWEA — a high-functioning team of creative, collaborative, motivated, and professional individuals driven by the singular mission of helping all kids learn. DevOps engineers configure, deploy, monitor and triage applications in our co-located data centers. Additionally, DevOps help shepherd best practices, evangelize CI/CD, and automate all of the things.   Responsibilities: Manage, configure, patch and maintain a fleet of 2,500+ CentOS 6/7 VMs across three co-located data centers. Automate system processes and develop tooling for easing the administration burden Implement security best practices across Linux VMs, third-party software, and AWS services Participate in software development processes to support regular software releases Participate in the evaluation, selection, and deployment of new technologies and tools Work with colleagues to optimize overall system performance Perform system audits, document findings, and publish recommendations Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for production applications   Qualifications: 2+ years of experience writing and supporting Puppet code 2+ years of experience administrating, configuring and maintaining Linux systems 1+ years of experience supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins Expert-level proficiency with one of the following programming languages: Ruby, Python, Golang Experience writing automation to interact with REST APIs High-level understanding of web application and microservice architecture (CDNs, LBs, Message Queueing, HA) Experience participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation   Nice to have: Experience working with Postgres and MySQL Experience working with MongoDB Experience with Sensu, Prometheus, Nagios, and PagerDuty Experience with ELK stack (Filebeat, LogStash, Elastisearch) Experience with Foreman, VMWare ESXi, vCenter   About us….   NWEA® is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor instruction. For 40 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre-K–12 assessments, including our flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™; our progress monitoring and skills mastery tool, MAP® Skills™; and our reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. Our tools are trusted by educators in more than 9,500 schools, districts, and education agencies in 145 countries.   NWEA™ endeavors to make www.nwea.org accessible to all users.  If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please call us at (503) 624-1951 or e-mail us at  onlineaccommodations@nwea.org and let us know the nature of your request, your location, and your contact information. This is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NWEA™ is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  For our EEO Policy Statement, please visit the following  website If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please visit the following  website  

IT Specialist (Sys Analysis), CG-2210-13 (Permanent) Chief Information Officer Organization Division of Information Technology Delivery Management Branch Business  Analysis Section Duty Location: Virginia Square Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  4/26/2019 to 5/10/2019   2019-HQD-B0174 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Open to All US. Citizens (Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2019-HQ-B0177. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility). Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531942800     2019-HQ-B0177 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applicants with status (i.e., permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment. Applicants without status should apply under FDIC announcement 2019-HQD-B0174 to be considered. Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/531944200   MAJOR DUTIES: Serves as a strategic partner with project managers, clients, and other technical resources in project planning from design concepts through implementation and manages and analyzes the business requirements of each project, or defined segment of a large-scale and technically complex projects.   Consults with customers to identify and clarify document requirements, identifies security and privacy requirements appropriate for each design and performs needs analyses to define opportunities for new or improved business process solutions.   Participates in and contributes to design discussions and reviews results and development functional requirements and specifications and creates and reviews flow charts, functional diagrams and descriptions to communicate functional specifications.   Provides input to the development of test scenarios and scripting based on knowledge of business areas and requirements and works with project managers to develop task orders for contractor assistance, document requirements, prepare evaluation criteria, and evaluate contractor responses.   Conducts cost/benefit analyses, feasibility studies and/or trade-off analyses and develops cost estimates for new or modified systems and provides input to formulation of project budgets, determines how new system or application will conform to enterprise architecture and analyzes the impact of proposed solutions across existing technology platforms.   Prepares business cases for the application of IT solutions including documentation of projects for Board review, as appropriate and develops, identifies, and recommends IT/business solutions that respond to client requirements and reflect the best interests of the Corporation.

IT Specialist, CG-2210-13 (Permanent) Chief Information Officer Organization Office of CIO Management Services Infrastructure Management Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  05/08/2019 to 05/22/2019 2019-HQ-B0193 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Current FDIC permanent employees with competitive status eligibility in the local commuting area.   MAJOR DUTIES: Serves as a consultant and technical procurement expert to senior management in the procurement and oversight of major IT assets (software, hardware, and services). Provides advanced IT procurement guidance and support and executes urgent transactions via purchase card. Develops statements of work, statements of objectives, solicitation packages, establishes periods of performance, monitors budgets and expenditures, approves and processes contract payments, serves as contract oversight manager or technical monitor and escalates contractor performance issues for appropriate management action. Conducts market research and analysis to assess vendor services and product offerings. Performs oversight management and technical monitoring duties for contracts. Coordinates with project managers, oversight managers, and technical monitors in developing statements of work, statements of objectives, and contract modifications. Recommends the most expeditious method to proceed with procurement initiatives. Participates in meetings, panels, and committees where acquisition/procurement presentation is required.

Senior IT Specialist, CG-2210-14 (Permanent ) Division of Information Technology Delivery Management Branch Software Engineering Support and Web Technologies Section Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  03/28/2019 – 04/11/2019   2019-HQD-B0116 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Open to All US. Citizens. Link: Click below on 'APPLY NOW' Button     2019-HQ-B0138 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED : Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment. Link : CLICK HERE     MAJOR DUTIES: Supports enterprise services including DevOps support, middleware, security solutions, virtual workstations, and other processes to provide an effective environment for development operations and establishes and enforces procedures and standards for developer tools and environment; researches and evaluates COTS products to be used for application development operations and ensures application development environments and supporting tools are monitored, patched, and available within hours of operation. Designs or conducts analytical studies and other research by leading the collection, analysis, and evaluation of information used to prepare feasibility studies for changes to the development operations environments; preparing studies, analyses, task orders, and request for proposals; developing cost/benefit analyses to support the alternatives for solving information problems; and making recommendations to the Section Chief based on analysis of alternatives. Manage projects varying in scope and size, with continual monitoring, review of project development objectives and schedules, team coordination, and task assignments. Develops project plans, mitigates risks, and validates project expenses and invoices (e.g., actual cost against budgeted expense) and prepares the business case to justify/request project budget; develops and manages project documentation requirements or procedures. Communicates information to project stakeholders and gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of projects and provides technical guidance and training for other staff in the efficient use of developer tools, platforms, and enterprise services as necessary.  Provides input to the supervisor on the performance of the other technical staff. Performs technical monitoring activities including leading review and evaluation of contractor proposals, ensuring the skills required for efficient and effective operations are provided by the contractor, monitoring contractor performance and efficient use of resources, reviewing and/or approving deliverables and invoices from the contractor, and closing out task order upon completion and develops contractual documentation (e.g., Statements of Work, Requests for Proposals, task orders) for acquisition of IT systems, equipment, and services and develops modifications to the task order as needed.

IT Specialist (DATA MGT), CG-2210-12/13 (Permanent ) Division of Information Technology Enterprise Technology Branch Enterprise Information Management Section Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  04/03/2019 – 04/17/2019 2019-HQD-B0108 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Open to All US. Citizens . Link:    Click below on 'APPLY NOW' button 2019-HQ-B0132 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED : Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment. Link : CLICK HERE     MAJOR DUTIES:   Participates in the data analysis, design and development of systems, including logical and/or physical data design, data creation, analysis and evaluation of data and information requirements for new applications, and data access consultation with development staff. Assesses customer business processes and activities, performing data analysis to document and diagram business tasks and processed that may be enhanced. Actively promotes the concept of data sharing, data quality, and data standards and performs preliminary analysis for proposed application development projects to determine the corporate impact of planned application systems. Applies knowledge and skill of Enterprise Information Architecture tools; planning and designing business process and analysis and provides data impact analyses and provides data analysis support to applications and reports. Works with end users and application developers to perform data mapping, resolve data usage conflicts and other issues regarding the integrity of data.

Senior IT Specialist, CG-2210-13/14 (Permanent ) Chief Information Officer Organization Division of Information Technology Enterprise Technology Branch Enterprise Strategies and Measurement Section Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  02/13/2019 to 02/27/2019   2019-HQD-B0037 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: All United States Citizens. (Applicants with status or those eligible under special hiring authorities, should apply under FDIC merit promotion announcement 2019-HQ-B0046. However, if you desire consideration also under this public non-status announcement, you must apply to both. Status applicants are current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility.) Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524420800   2019-HQ-B0046 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment. (Applicants without status should apply under FDIC announcement 2019-HQD-B0037 to be considered.) Link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524421900   MAJOR DUTIES: Supports the governance of Business Process Improvement (BPI) program within DIT including the development of the charter, best practices and methodology, and the development and establishment of the enterprise BPI strategy and  service delivery model. Prepares and presents written proposals to management and senior staff regarding BPI projects and related activities and drafts and maintains standards, program policies, and procedures necessary to implement and support the division-wide BPI program. Acts as a lead BPI analyst on efforts and provides technical direction to analysts and analyzes organizational business processes, making recommendations for business process solutions; and maintaining DIT enterprise business process management systems used to track and monitor BPI initiatives.      Serves as an organizational BPI project expert, preparing project management artifacts such as vision and scope, project plans, project schedules and resource estimates, and supports and leads project planning efforts by setting project objectives, providing resource and schedule estimates, and measuring and reporting-out progress and productivity.    

IT Specialist (Policy & Planning), CG-2210-13 (Permanent ) Chief Information Officer Organization Division of Information Technology Business Administration Branch Audit & Internal Controls Section Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  02/05/2019 to 02/19/2019   2019-HQ-B0039 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment.  MAJOR DUTIES: Prepares studies analyzing trends and long-range plans and objectives; conducts IT evaluations, analysis, studies and special projects. Participates in or leads projects related to internal controls, audit resolution, process improvement and makes recommendations concerning effectiveness of program services. Assists in providing technical direction to project review teams engaged in a variety of IT activities. Assists in planning work to be accomplished by team members, setting and adjusting priorities, and schedules for the completion of work.  Assigns work to team members based on review priorities, difficulty and requirements of the assignment and capabilities of staff.  Gives advice, counsel, and instruction to staff on both technical and administrative matters.  Defines improved methods for staff which increase the quality of work performed. Prepares politically sensitive, technical written documents, such as management white papers, internal control reviews, process improvement assessments, trend analyses, circulars, corporate web site materials, senior management briefing packages, management control plans, etc. Assists division employees and supervisors in interpreting and administering policies, procedures and regulations on various AICS program topics including internal controls, audit resolution, and process improvement.  Supports preparation of CFOA required internal control documentation like risk analyses and management control plans; plans and executes internal control reviews; supports preparation and analysis of business processes to effect process improvements; reviews audit findings, determines DIT point of contact for each finding and recommendation, coordinates and analyzes responses for consistency with DIT policies and practices; ensures corrective actions are responsive, negotiates due dates and prepares overall response.

Overview Information Security at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on protecting foundation data.  This Senior role is a collaborative member of a team of six information security professionals. As part of the larger Global Security team, the responsibilities for this role reach to all foundation locations across the globe. A key value delivered by this role is to help teams across the foundation securely innovate with technology – and will be the primary focus of this role.  This role reports to the Director, Information Security. Summary Ensures the security of the foundation's information assets and systems through a systematic, proactive approach that balances risk with business requirements and outcomes.  Supports the Director, Information Security in developing and executing the information security program including: risk assessment; controls design; standards development; awareness and communication; monitoring and incident response.  Collaborates across all levels of the organization, partnering to manage information security risk. Core Responsibilities Program Execution : Assist in developing and executing the foundation’s information security program, including: recommendations for capabilities and prioritization, strategy execution, development of standards and procedures.  Identify key environmental data for communicating risk through information security metrics. Participate and lead Information Security awareness efforts. Risk Assessment : Conduct information security risk and vulnerability assessments.  Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand business requirements and recommend appropriate solutions and controls. Information Security Controls Design : Design and communicate technology and process controls, including aspects related to: network, infrastructure, applications, and services. Monitoring and Compliance : Understand the ever-changing technology environment to identify techniques to detect and address anomalies and security violations. Stay current with new developments in technology and the security industry, including adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, vulnerabilities and malware. Collaboration: As a sub-team member of a broader Global Security team, to participate and collaborate with GS teams to develop and deliver comprehensive security solutions. Incident Response : Respond to information security incidents, including investigations and forensics, leading cross-functional teams as necessary. Vendor Management: Provide vendor management, resource allocation, budget, invoice, and/or billing reconciliation. Guidance: Guide the development and implementation of business solutions across multiple projects. Provide direction to technical teams during project delivery. May validate and approve the deliverables of the technical team. Core Knowledge and Skills Experience with Information security program frameworks and best practices Experience with information security technologies and services (e.g., PKI, firewalls, secure web gateway, intrusion detection/prevention, endpoint protection, managed security services providers) Experience with infrastructure technologies (e.g., firewalls, routers, servers, databases, web servers). Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical and non-technical presentations and documentation. Planning, organizational skills, ability to handle multiple projects without direct supervision. Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Knowledge of technical architectures, common endpoint operating systems, and service platforms for SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and Managed Security Services. Knowledge of programming or scripting capability. Ability to create clear strategies, policies, procedures and system documentation. Ability to work on, facilitate, and support multiple projects and real-time support issues. Ability to lead small teams of engineers and vendors, overseeing work delivery and quality. Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills, including the ability to communicate to multiple levels of the organization and with non-technical partners to derive technical requirements and priorities. Education and Experience Bachelor’s in computer science with 7+ years of experience, or equivalent experience. May require technical certification depending on technology specialization. Leadership and Culture We believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great leadership in an inclusive environment in which they thrive, will do phenomenal things. The application period for this Senior Information Security Analyst role will remain open until Friday, February 22nd, 2019. #LI-TO1 As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices. All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve the mission of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to: * Race * Color * Age * Religion * Pregnancy * Sex * Sexual Orientation * Disability * Gender Identity * Gender Expression * National Origin * Genetic Information * Veteran Status * Marital Status * Prior Protected Activity

Senior IT Specialist (Sr. Data Strategist), CG-2210-15 (Permanent ) Chief Information Officer Organization Office of Chief Information Officer Duty Location: Washington, DC Number of Vacancies: 1 (One) Open Period:  01/24/2019 – 02/07/2019   2019-HQ-0028 WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED : Applicants with status (i.e., current permanent Federal employees in the competitive service and former Federal employees with reinstatement eligibility); those eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities; and veterans eligible for a VEOA appointment.   MAJOR DUTIES: Set strategic direction for enterprise data management strategies, ensuring an enterprise approach is taken in defining data architecture, governance and relevant strategies to enable the organization to become more agile, innovative, and responsive to business needs. Develops data strategies designed to achieve the target architecture state and simplify the data and application landscape. Shepherd the data strategy, fostering a data-driven culture where data is managed and governed as a corporate asset that empowers FDIC staff to perform analysis, make timely decisions, support operations, and to conduct research at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels of the FDIC. In collaboration with other subject matter experts, develop strategies to support data integration services, and the use of data lakes, data warehouse, data marts, etc. Prepares and presents briefings to senior leadership on complex and controversial issues. Communicate complex functional and technical requirements, issues, and problems to both technical and non-technical personnel in ways that are appropriate to the audience.

Position summary    The Database Administrator (DBA) II or III helps lead and inform the direction for all database technology environments at CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL. This position works within the Product Engineering team to provide support for all development, test and production database environments to ensure availability, reliability, scalability, backup, recovery and performance. In addition, the DBA II or III is expected to participate in the 24x7 on-call support rotation. As required, the Data Base Administrator II may assist with mentorship to DBA I personnel.   Responsibilities Install, configure, and test new database configurations; perform version upgrades of existing databases Install, upgrade and maintain all database-related server and administration software Perform database profiling and optimization; analyze proposed schema changes as needed Proactively monitor activity, utilization, exceptions and database health; propose and deploy appropriate improvements; automate repetitive tasks Collaborate with team members to create, publish and maintain database deployment methods and procedures for databases Perform database backup and recovery duties; inform standards and schedules for database backups; ensure that backup schedules meet the recovery requirements and conforms to all database and data quality policies and standards Work closely with project teams to ensure project success; coordinate product releases, data structure evolution, and manage and synchronize data promotions between development, test and production environments Act as a point of escalation and resolution for data - related issues Provide advanced technical support for delivery teams and developers working with databases Provide 24x7 database support as part of a rotation of on-call DBAs Implement and maintain archival and high availability strategies Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the success of the team and the entire organization    Skills and Abilities Working knowledge of MongoDB , PostgreSQL or other comparable RDBMS and NoSQL database technologies Experience with MySQL and /or Redis E xperience in configuring, implementing and supporting high availability strategies with database systems including clustering and replication Experience with d atabase performance tuning, optimizations and troubleshooting, and federation strategies Experience in software development using Python, Shell or other scripting languages Familiarity with auditing and implementing secure database practices Working knowledge of command line Linux, especially CentOS Solution focused and methodical, careful attention to detail Ability to communicate ideas and designs to all stakeholders, including non-technical audiences Ability to work unsupervised and seek out work with minimal direction Must be able to perform the physical and intellectual requirements of the role with or without accommodation   Education and Experience Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree Minimum 1 year of experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL in a production environment; experience should include administering servers in an enterprise level environment with very large (> 1 terabyte) databases Experience supporting a SaaS platform as a Linux professional Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment Experience with the following is highly desirable: AWS Management (particularly DynamoDB and RDS), Puppet, Hiera , New Relic, Nagios, Git, Foreman, Jenkins, Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) Exposure to and understanding of VMware virtualization Demonstrated analytical abilities, diagnostic skills and technical aptitude     About the Product Engineering Team….   Comprised of nearly 200 professionals, CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL’s Product Engineering team offers our employees the ability to work with cutting-edge technologies, on a platform that has one of the highest concurrency applications in the Portland Metro area, that assesses nearly 10 million students annually across the world.   Our Product Engineering group is made up of large-scale teams focused across many tech fields like infrastructure, applications engineering, business analysis, operations, QA, and solutions delivery.   About us….   CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL is a research-based, not-for-profit organization that supports students and educators worldwide by creating assessment solutions that precisely measure growth and proficiency—and provide insights to help tailor instruction. Educators trust our professional learning offerings to accelerate student learning and our research to support assessment validity and data interpretation. Our tools are trusted by educators in more than 9,500 schools, districts, and education agencies in 145 countries. How to Apply Send your resume and salary requirements to MPN Diversity Recruiters at  Recruiting@mpnDiversityJobs.com . ***Qualified candidates only **** Open or Confidential Candidate Referrals accepted Call our office at 404-629-9323 or email any clarification questions.  CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. 

Our Company Confidential client is seeking an Information Technology (IT) Supervisor to serve as the eCommerce Team Supervisor, delivering technology solutions to support and grow the B2B web presence while enhancing the customer experience and driving internal process improvement.  This position is based in Norcross, GA.   Primary Purpose of the Job: IT eCommerce Supervisor for North America partnering with external customers, vendors, business and commercial leadership to identify technology objectives associated with eCommerce growth. Partners with business and IT leaders to identify business and technology objectives, associated information technology requirements, associated value, and develops the implementation plans to achieve defined goals. Owns and directs IT planning, strategy and budget management for eCommerce B2B web site and ongoing enhancement development. Collaborate with BCS business process owners and key decision makers across Sales, Marketing, Order Processing Operations, Manufacturing, Finance and other functions to deliver world class information technology services. Manage contracts, partnerships and relationships with key external vendors and solution providers. Perform ad hoc analysis / presentations / research as required by the business leaders. BCS project manager for the strategic expansion of the eCommerce offering. Coordinate IT service delivery between the BCS IT staff, external vendors, GIS (shared services) and business operations – drive implementation of Arconic, and BCS standard tools. Work closely with BCS IS leadership to align IS strategy globally. Accountable for ensuring that the necessary IT controls within the business unit are in place and meets or exceeds the Arconic’s compliance and internal control requirements.   Major activities/Key challenges:    Direct and guide the expansion and enhancement of the robust eCommerce web site to drive revenue growth, customer acceptance and satisfaction. Assist in the preparation of testing strategies, and execution of the testing plan. Advocate and implement the Arconic Corporate IS strategy as established by the CIO Lead Team Support system integration and UAT testing. Working in a service oriented architecture and with agile development methodologies. Project management for on time/ on budget / on scope delivery. Lead regional organization of 6+ employees (direct and matrix reports), dedicated vendor resources, and interns. Ensure the growth and development of the eCommerce IT staff through continuous learning, development, succession planning, and exposure to diverse BCS/Arconic operations and projects.   Essential Knowledge & Skills/Education: Ability to manage simultaneous projects across multiple sites and disciplines with competing priorities and diverse business models. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills. Experience in web development and support Strong understanding of systems infrastructure design   How to Apply Send your resume and salary requirements to   Recruiting@mpnDiversityJobs.com . ***Qualified candidates only **** Earn Contingency Referral Fee Open or Confidential Candidate Referrals accepted Call our office at 404-629-9323 or email any clarification questions. 

Hiring Employer:   Client Confidential c/o MPN Diversity Recruiters Employer Size:   Fortune 500 Gas and Electric Utility Holding Company Job Type:   Full-Time, Direct Hire Job Location: Birmingham, AL Application Developer Sr Job Summary This posting is for an Application Developer, Sr. role located in Birmingham, Alabama. The position will be filled in the Operations & Commercial Technology portfolio within the Company's organization. In early 2018, the Operations & Commercial Technology portfolio began its transformational journey, focused on the business imperatives for the Company – growing nationwide renewables fleet; modernized and integrated, renewable operations and commercial optimization; efficient and scalable business processes leveraging modern technology capabilities; achieving the Company’s net income goals by avoiding costs and maximizing revenue.  The Senior Application Developer requires high level of technical proficiency in software development tools and techniques; aptitude to understand methods utilized in past development projects, and to sometimes formulate and in other cases apply standards and practices – structures, languages, automation, controls, etc.; proven experience delivering quality software that is resilient, versatile and easily maintained.  The selected candidate will be responsible for driving and contributing in all phases of the development life-cycle, including requirements-gathering, specifications, estimating, design, implementing, testing, and deployment.  In other words, taking responsibility for the overall planning, execution, and success of a software projects on behalf of the Company.  Software development increasingly focused on supplementing vendor-based software solutions, business process automation, and data integration and access.  They are recognized by the immediate team, Technology organization and business unit as the software development technical subject matter expert for the Company. Other responsibilities include: Collaboration with relevant architects to formulate, and implementation of development strategies for the Company. Providing project oversight for the design, development, testing, implementation of application solutions. Identifying software problems and initiating and testing changes to the internally-developed solutions. Proactively monitoring the systems; analysis and troubleshooting with other Technology resources and vendors to maintain the application health, performance and availability. Build reputation and relationships to be trusted as the technical subject matter expert for supported applications – business process, data, workflow, and reports. Job Experience & Education A Bachelor's degree in   Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Business or another relevant academic discipline . Eight or more years of professional IT experience. Four or more years of software development experience. Experience building application lifecycle roadmaps. Experience designing, integrating, and managing complex application & data solutions. Experience succeeding in a fast-paced, competitive information technology organization. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Advanced knowledge of the following software development technologies: Microsoft C# and the .NET framework, including .Net Core, Entity Framework & MVC Deep experience working with either Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Understanding of service-oriented architecture, web service security and data integration provisioning Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required. Partner with business and technology subject matter experts to elicit and translate business requirements into software solutions. The ability to “think big” and challenge conventional wisdom regarding technology, software, data, information & analytics. The ability to build a comprehensive understanding of and strategically connect the needs of multiple Company business areas. Excellent written and oral English communication skills with the ability to tailor communication as appropriate for the audience. Capable of building productive relationships with teammates and business partners focused on collaboration and timely solutions for customers. Excellent organization and time management skills, and capable of managing time and priorities to effectively respond to emerging needs and meet upcoming deadlines and commitments. Able to work in a professional environment with limited direct supervision. Strong leadership and negotiation skills with business and technical groups.  A demonstrated ability to build consensus among many stakeholders. Strong understanding of application development practices and enterprise design. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, solving problems and providing solutions for business partners that are self service oriented including educating users on benefits, influencing and ensuring adoption Capable of identifying and implementing technical and business orientated process improvements. Familiar with modern software development, source control and change management methodologies. The ability to be comfortable with ambiguity and a willingness to take principled bets on new technology. The ability to establish, implement, and enforce appropriate data & software development standards to meet business requirements and to ensure that a consistent framework is applied across the company. Strong customer service skills with the capability to manage expectations, fulfill commitmen ts and meet project deadlines. Takes personal ownership of career development, maintaining relevant technical expertise. Behavioral Attributes Opportunistic Drive - Committed to delivering technology solutions that help the Company achieve their business imperatives and driven to identify opportunities to do so within the solutions, information and data we’re stewards of. Positive Can-Do Attitude – Must be willing to take full responsibility for duties and work effectively under the pressure of deadlines and shifting priorities. Self-Starter – Able to work in a professional environment with limited direct supervision. Results-Oriented – Acts with speed and decisiveness; takes initiative does what it takes to meet commitments. Safety Focused – Accepts responsibility for the safety of yourself and co-workers. Commitment to continuous learning and improvement – Stays abreast of new technologies and techniques in the market; Looks for opportunities improve through strategy and innovation.   Additional Info Relocation benefits may be limited for this role This job description does not, nor is it intended to represent an exhaustive listing of all duties, tasks or responsibilities for the position listed.  Based upon individual experience and team work load, responsibilities are assigned in varying degrees.

Hiring Employer:   Client Confidential c/o MPN Diversity Recruiters Employer Size:   Fortune 50 Multinational Corporation Group/Department: Digital Experience Analytics Solution Delivery team Job Type:   Full-Time, Contract-to-Perm Job Location:  Seattle, WA  (non-local candidates must be willing to relocate to Seattle) Job Duration:   6-12 months and longer Interview Process:   Phone/Skype and Onsite U.S. Work Authorization:   U.S. Citizen or EAD/Work Visa   Critical Required Skills: Data Analyst ( Adobe Analytics): 8-10 years Adobe Analytics/Site Catalyst or other digital analytics tools: 4-5 years A/B Testing: 1-2 years SQL: 4+ years Hive: 2+ years Excel: 5+ years

Hiring Employer: Client Confidential c/o MPN Diversity Recruiters Employer Size: Fortune 50 Multinational Corporation Group/Department: EG - Customer Experience Team Job Type: Full-Time, Contract-to-Perm Position Level: III or IV Job Location: Dallas, TX (candidates must be willing to relocate to Dallas) Job Duration: 6-12 months and longer Interview Process: Phone/Skype + Hacker Rank session Visa:  Should have EAD – Non Locals OK   Critical Required Skills: Hands On Java development: 10-14 years Microservices: 3-4 years RESTful: 5-6 years JavaScript: 4 years React.js: 2-3 years Kafka: 2 years Kubernetes/Docker: 2-3 years CI/CD: 3 years Cloud technologies: 3 years How to Apply Please send your resume and salary requirements to Recruiting@mpnDiversityJobs.com . ***Qualified candidates only ****   Hiring Company is a Fortune 500 equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The SANDAG Data Solutions Program The Data, Analytics, and Modeling department provides SANDAG member agencies, elected officials, other organizations, and the public with information and technical resources for regional planning, funding, and policymaking efforts. The department represents a broad range of expertise from land use and transportation modeling, programming and website development, applied social research, public safety, demographics, and economics. The information the department gathers, analyzes, produces, delivers, and maintains is essential to the success of SANDAG. The Data Solutions team administers the data centers that support the agency’s modeling, forecasting, analysis, mapping, and visualization tools. These data centers include a wide range of spatial and non-spatial data acquired and maintained by a team of highly skilled professionals responsible for the development and delivery of the SANDAG activity-based transportation model, economic and demographic estimates and forecasts, geographic information systems, and criminal justice research. Research Analyst Role The Research Analyst will coordinate the acquisition and procurement of demographic, economic, and transportation data, as well as geographic information system (GIS) data to support numerous modeling, forecasting, analysis, visualization, and Web applications. The position also will document data standards and processes, develop metadata and data citations, and monitor data and analysis requests. This is a Limited-Term employment opportunity and is expected to be funded through June 30, 2020. Limited-Term employees are “at-will” and receive many of the benefits of Regular employees. Job Responsibilities This opportunity is ideal for an individual who has an interest in furthering their expertise in the acquisition and management of data. We anticipate significant career development will occur while working on the types of duties and responsibilities described below and through mentoring and close collaboration with senior staff. Examples of primary responsibilities include: Support the development and implementation of the Data Acquisition and Management Strategic Plan (DAMSP); participate in the development and implementation of new procedures and process improvements for standards-based documentation and metadata. Collaborate with staff to determine data needs; research and analyze new and existing data sources; coordinate with department teams, technology staff, and external vendors to accurately gather and interpret requirements and specifications to determine appropriate data solutions; coordinate the timely and secure acquisition, integration, and exchange of data. Provide project management support for various DAMSP projects and programs; prepare scopes of work and technical specifications; assist with the development and monitoring of project plans, schedules, and budgets for various projects and programs. Liaise with the agency’s Contracts and Procurement department to monitor contract status and expiration dates; participate in the preparation of contract amendments and task orders; assist with developing and maintaining a procurement plan and schedule for upcoming procurements; review and process consultant and vendor invoices. Monitor and support data requests from employees, various jurisdictions, and other customers; coordinate and ensure accurate data request information recorded; monitor the status of requests. Support quality assurance testing and analysis of regional data; identify and report data anomalies, patterns, relationships, and support the resolution to issues; participate in evaluating data for accuracy and completeness. Support the overall data architecture; monitor the Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes; participate in the development and documentation of best practices for ETL-related activities including data movement, data aggregation, data quality, and data cleansing. Monitor automated and manual data integration and ETL jobs to verify execution and measure performance; develop reports used to audit, monitor, and validate data jobs. Support the development of a department-wide information resource for metadata standards to include identification and retrieval, document data relationships, file and rights management, and preservation. Experience and Qualifications Numerous factors contribute to an individual’s ability to be successful in any given role. For this position, we are searching for a candidate with superior organization skills, a technical background, and an aptitude for analytical thinking and problem solving who is responsible and detail-oriented, demonstrates initiative, and is committed to providing professional, prompt, and accurate services while meeting numerous time-sensitive deadlines. Excellent communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to work collaboratively using sound judgment are important attributes for this position. The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major course work in computer or information science, geography, statistics, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, and one to four years of recent experience coordinating projects with data acquisition, storage, and reporting elements, or contracts and procurement administration. The following information describes the specific types of career experiences that are most relevant to this position. Knowledge of best practices regarding systems, methodologies, and procedures for acquiring, organizing, maintaining, and archiving data. Experience with information or content management; knowledge of current technologies and standards such as repositories, encoding standards, and metadata standards. Knowledge of basic database theory, design rules, and development practices; experience with data migration, analysis, data architecture, and data integration techniques; ability to accurately compile data for large databases. Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control practices used for validating data and ensuring data integrity, including statistical analysis and sampling techniques. Experience supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of testing systems, transparent practices, and tools that align with business requirements and audit standards. Experience coordinating, tracking, and monitoring a large volume of data requests; experience ensuring requests are processed in a timely manner; experience providing technical guidance and assistance to customers regarding services and procedures. Experience participating in multi-disciplinary project teams to coordinate tasks and accomplish goals. Experience with project coordination including supporting the preparation of budgets and schedules, resource requirements and timelines, quality control and change control mechanisms, and risk assessments. Ability to research and analyze business issues, evaluate alternative solutions, develop sound conclusions, prepare recommendations, and keep management apprised of issues and concerns. Experience participating in the development of RFPs, scopes of work, project deliverables, budgets, schedules, technical specifications, and contract amendments; experience with contract monitoring, administration, and reviewing and preparing invoices for payment. Excellent customer service skills; demonstrated ability to establish, maintain, and foster cooperative working relationships; ability to maintain composure and a professional attitude when working under tight deadlines and with frequent interruptions. Exceptional time management and organizational skills and the ability to coordinate several concurrent projects at various stages of completion in a fast-paced environment; ability to adapt to changing priorities, exercise good judgment, maintain confidentiality, and work independently. Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to identify user needs, respond to requests for information, and effectively communicate technical information to non-technical users. Experience preparing project reports, technical documentation, and written, oral, and visual reports and recommendations. Strong computer skills and proficiency with the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office applications especially Excel; familiarity with SQL Server or other relational database management system. The selected candidate can anticipate a driving record check upon hire, and approximately annually thereafter. The results of the check may determine whether the selected candidate will be permitted to drive for SANDAG business. Salary and Benefits SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with a flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families. The Limited-Term Research Analyst position will be filled at the I, II, or Associate level depending on qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. The annual salary ranges are: Research Analyst I - $48,522 to $77,635 per year; Research Analyst II - $53,496 to $85,593 per year; Associate Research Analyst - $58,979 to $94,366. The benefits we offer include traditional health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. To support the need to rest and rejuvenate, employees are provided with a bank of paid time off in addition to paid holidays. And contributions to financial security are provided through a pension plan and deferred compensation program. How to Apply We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG Employment Application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the Employment Application but are not a substitute for this document. The Employment Application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org . Completed applications and related materials can be submitted via email, fax, regular mail, courier, or delivered by hand. See our Careers / How to Apply webpage for additional information. This position is Open until Filled. The first review of applications for this position will begin on Friday, October 19, 2018. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SANDAG will accommodate persons who require assistance in order to apply for a position at SANDAG. Applicants requiring an accommodation due to a disability during any stage of the recruitment and selection process, including requesting this document and related application materials in an alternative format, should make their needs known by contacting Human Resources at (619) 699-1900, (619) 699-1904 (TTY), fax (619) 699-6905, or hr@sandag.org . Application Supplement To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, applicants are asked to respond to the two Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words per question and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process. Supplemental Questions Describe why this position is of interest to you. Describe the techniques you use to maintain high levels of service while responding to multiple, competing priorities. Candidate Selection and Notification Following the first review date for applications, candidates will receive written confirmation that their application has been received. The hiring manager will begin reviewing and evaluating applications within a few days of the first review date. Based on this evaluation, the best qualified candidates will be invited to continue in the selection process. All candidates will receive written notification as to the outcome of their application. Further Information The SANDAG website contains a wealth of information about our various project and program areas. The Careers section of the site lists all of our current Job Openings as well as information on how to apply for positions and Frequently Asked Questions about our recruitment program. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, applicants hired by SANDAG must show acceptable proof of identity and evidence of authorization to work in the United States. SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Employer: Client Confidential (Fortune 500) c/o MPN Diversity Recruiters Job Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire by Client Job Location: Atlanta, GA   POSITION SUMMARY: A leading U.S. energy company seeks an IT security professional to join an Insider Threat Fusion Center in a technical leadership role. The candidate will directly support the company’s efforts to address real and potential insider threats to the company’s facilities, personnel, technology, operations, and brand. The selected candidate will serve as the Fusion Center Team Lead charged with: 1) managing the analytical work of the team, 2) advancing technical capabilities, and 3) coordinating programmatic elements with other company stakeholders.   The Team Lead will leverage his/her background in leading others, managing technology/cybersecurity projects, program management, and cyber-physical threat analysis to identify and track potential insider threat activity, primarily using digital data sources. The successful applicant should have a demonstrable track record of successfully teaming with other organizational components to identify and mitigate risk in both the technology and human domains. The Team Lead will deliver clear and concise assessments, briefings, and reports to partners and executive leadership. The Team Lead will also need to understand operational risks at the corporate level and develop relationships across the company that will support coordinated response strategies based on the company’s Insider Threat Mitigation Program plan. The position will report to the Manager of Advanced Threat Hunting and Deterrence within the Threat Management and Intelligence Department.   RESPONSIBILITIES:   Spend about 50% of his/her time leading the Fusion Center Team in performing threat analysis, documenting and presenting findings, and improving existing methodologies for technical threat assessment Spend about 50% of his/her time managing the programmatic aspects of the Fusion Center, including IT projects to create new capabilities Lead the day-to-day operations of the Insider Threat Fusion Center Lead the deployment of innovative data correlation tools and practices Lead efforts to monitor and track activity that crosses risk thresholds and conduct inquiry to classify activity for further investigation and resolution Understand and utilize relevant data sets, analytic techniques, and visualization tools to assimilate and interpret sources from across the company and identify potential insider threat behavior Compare analytic results against known tactics, techniques and procedures historically associated with advanced insider threats Communicate alerts on potential insider activity to cross-functional teams Coordinate with working-level representatives to Fusion Center from key organizations such as human resources, general counsel, compliance, etc. for information sharing, situational awareness and determination of responsive action on insider threats Lead the implementation of workflows for insider threat evaluations Lead the production of defined-scope threat assessments to assist in mitigating identified insider vulnerabilities Manage data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities to mitigate corporate risk Provide operational and programmatic briefings to management Support definition, monitoring, and reporting of effectiveness metrics on an ongoing basis REQUIREMENTS:   Minimum BA/BS in computer science, technology, engineering or security-related field or equivalent experience Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional security experience, or three (3) years with Master’s degree Independent thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills Prior team leadership in a technology environment Experience leading the enterprise deployment of new analytic tools in an IT environment Understanding of best practices for detecting and classifying insider threats Familiarity with behaviors and indicators, both physical and information systems-related, associated with insider threats Demonstrated expertise using multiple analytic methodologies, programs, and tools in support of cyber and human threat analysis Preferred Qualifications Experience in security operations center environment Experience communicating with senior stakeholders inside and outside the company Insider Threat or Information Security certification such as ITPM or CISSP Familiarity with insider threat-focused tool sets Knowledge of best practices for tuning cybersecurity technologies to maximize probability of insider threat detection while minimizing false positives Experience using DLP and User Behavioral Analytics (UBA) tools Familiarity with global threats to the energy sector How to Apply Please send your resume and salary requirements to Recruiting@mpnDiversityJobs.com . ***Qualified candidates only ****   Hiring Company is a Fortune 500 equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.