Monthly Archives: October 2015

12 Hour Gaming Charity Marathon

Gaming MarathonThe Top Secret Colonials will be holding a 12-hour gaming charity marathon on Saturday, October 24th from 10am-10pm.

The details:

  • A $10 donation is required to attend.
  • The event is primarily bring-your-own equipment (monitors, TVs, laptops, desktops, games, controllers, etc.).
  • Power and Ethernet capabilities will be provided.
  • There will be some party game stations set up (Smash Bros, Rock Band, and Mario Kart).
  • Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by emailing John Weingartner at jtwst256@mail.rmu.edu.

 

SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academy for Women

NCWIT Academic Alliance member students are encouraged to apply to the SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academy for Women. This is a great opportunity for RMU students since we are now members of NCWIT.

The SANS Institute is presenting the SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academy for Women to encourage women to enter the cybersecurity industry. Academy participants receive intensive, accelerated training and certifications to quickly and effectively launch careers in cybersecurity.

The SANS Institute is offering free SANS courses for female junior and senior college students and recent graduates; this is worth over $20,000.

Students must take the qualifying exam by October 30th to be considered for the Academy. Contact womensacademy@sans.org to get a unique link to the exam or if you have any questions about the program.

Here is a link for more information on NCWIT: https://www.sans.org/media/cybertalent/Womens-Brochure.pdf

Duquesne Light Spring Internship Opportunities

Are you a CIS major? Are you thinking of finding an internship for the spring semester? If you said yes to these questions, Duquesne Light might be the right fit for an aspiring CIS intern! Duquesne Light is currently hiring for a number of internship positions for the spring semester. These positions run from May 1st through August 1st and are all paid (though rates may vary). The current positions that are available are:

Cyber Security Analyst Intern:
https://www.myinterfase.com/rmu/Job/Detail/dzIwYXlseVI1eFE1OUROcXNYK1B0LzlaUjZGc2lHYWY3NVB4Y21OQWdQST01

IT Quality Assurance Intern:
https://www.myinterfase.com/rmu/Job/Detail/TTJ0bDhBVzA3eGNBQUxjZTlvVklxUDlaUjZGc2lHYWY3NVB4Y21OQWdQST01

IT Intern – Infrastructure:
https://www.myinterfase.com/rmu/Job/Detail/SEFBc0FGdHdlVnlIUDhweVNBU1ZLUDlaUjZGc2lHYWY3NVB4Y21OQWdQST01

IT Intern – PC Support:
https://www.myinterfase.com/rmu/Job/Detail/YlYvRFQ0dnVvc2tsY05UZzlkTEVYUDlaUjZGc2lHYWY3NVB4Y21OQWdQST01

Interested applicants should apply any time before October 23, 2015.

Microsoft .NET Developer Position at SDLC Partners, L.P.

SDLC Partners, L.P. is the business minded, tech-savvy, people driven alternative to large professional services organization. Our consultants take a practical and collaborative approach to deliver process improvement, analytics, and technology solutions to national and regional customers by effectively working with business and I.T. to serve as the “execution partner of choice”.  SDLC is proud to be recognized as the #2 job creator in Pennsylvania by Inc.’s 2013 Hire Power.

PURPOSE: As part of one of the region’s fastest growing consulting firms, you will be responsible for analysis, design, development and implementation of robust business systems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • working with a wide array of business and IT management to analyze, design and develop object-oriented solutions utilizing the Microsoft .NET technology platform
  • creating technical documentation like system architecture design, use case diagrams, sequence diagrams and class diagrams using rational modeling tools
  • developing application’s graphic user interface using ASP.NET and JavaScript

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or related
  • Experience – Two to five years of previous experience in the position offered or related position developing solutions using C#, ASP.NET, Web Forms, LINQ, JavaScript, CSS, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL and PL/SQL.
  • Additional Qualifications:
    • Thorough knowledge of computer science fundamentals, strong working knowledge of object-oriented programming techniques, and a good familiarity with client-server systems
    • Strong understanding of software development methodologies, including design reviews, quality assurance methods, and software release planning
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Strong interpersonal skills
    • Strong ability to influence, negotiate and motivate
    • Desire for achievement and action
    • Puts the team first and supports other members without guidance
    • Self-starter, ability to project manage work and work of other

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply through ColonialTRAK by October 19, 2015 at 11:59pm. The ID number for this position on ColonialTRAK is 32168.

Associate Java Developer Position at SDLC Partners, L.P.

SDLC Partners, L.P. is the business minded, tech-savvy, people driven alternative to large professional services organization. Our consultants take a practical and collaborative approach to deliver process improvement, analytics, and technology solutions to national and regional customers by effectively working with business and I.T. to serve as the “execution partner of choice”.  SDLC is proud to be recognized as the #2 job creator in Pennsylvania by Inc.’s 2013 Hire Power.

PURPOSE: As part of one of the region’s fastest growing consulting firms, you will be responsible for analysis, design, development, and implementation of robust business systems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Developing web applications utilizing Java technologies, design patterns, frameworks and tools such as Servlets, JSF, Struts, Wink, Spring and Hibernate
  • Developing an application’s user interface using JSPs, AJAX, JSON and JavaScript
  • Familiarity with development using SOA principles

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 0 – 10% travel time required

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related degree
  • Experience – Entry level; 0- 2 years of professional experience in similar role
    • Internship experience is a plus
  • Specialized Knowledge (preferred previous experience) –
    • Utilizing Angular or JQuery
    • Implementing Responsive Web Design
    • Writing REST based web services
  • Additional Qualifications –
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Strong interpersonal skills
    • Previous consulting experience is a plus

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply through ColonialTRAK by October 19, 2015 at 11:59pm. The ID number for this position on ColonialTRAK is 32167.

Quality Assurance Consultant Position at SDLC Partners, L.P.

SDLC Partners, L.P. is the business minded, tech-savvy, people driven alternative to large professional services organization. Our consultants take a practical and collaborative approach to deliver process improvement, analytics, and technology solutions to national and regional customers by effectively working with business and I.T. to serve as the “execution partner of choice”.  SDLC is proud to be recognized as the #2 job creator in Pennsylvania by Inc.’s 2013 Hire Power.

PURPOSE: As part of one of the region’s fastest growing consulting firms, you will be responsible for collaborating with other testers, business analysts, and subject matter experts to plan testing strategy and write test cases.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Interpret use cases, user interface specifications, and other functional requirements
  • Develop test plans and test cases
  • Gather various types of requirements including data, functional, business, and technical
  • Able to work in one or more software development methodologies (waterfall-based and/or iterative) and one or more quality management tools
  • Analyze functional or technical requirements for completeness, correctness, and testability

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education – B.S. in computer science, information systems, math, or engineering
  • Experience – 2+ years of experience in software quality assurance with an emphasis in functional testing
  • Specialized Knowledge (preferred):
    • Understanding of how technical risk and business priorities influence the specifics of a test strategy and test plan
    • Basic programming skills and database skills (writing SQL queries)
    • Experience or interest in automated functional testing
  • Additional Qualifications:
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment on one or more projects concurrently
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Strong problem solving as well as critical thinking skills
    • Desire for achievement and action

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply through ColonialTRAK by October 19, 2015 at 11:59pm. The ID number for this position on ColonialTRAK is 32169.

Project Manager Analyst Consultant Position at SDLC Partners, L.P.

SDLC Partners, L.P. is the business minded, tech-savvy, people driven alternative to large professional services organization. Our consultants take a practical and collaborative approach to deliver process improvement, analytics, and technology solutions to national and regional customers by effectively working with business and I.T. to serve as the “execution partner of choice”. SDLC is proud to be recognized as the #2 job creator in Pennsylvania by Inc.’s 2013 Hire Power.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this position is to serve as project management support to our client’s program/project managers as they manage the overall performance and delivery of large/cross-functional software development and/or transformation projects for our clients. This includes analyzing and documenting project issues, decision logs, action items and risks associated with the project.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Partner with the Program/Project Manager to analyze and document project issues, decision logs, action items and risk associated with the project
  • Assist the Program/Project Manager in developing and maintaining project plans, managing project schedules, scope, risk, issues, and budget
  • Leverage project management best practices and domain knowledge
  • Cultivates and relies on extensive informal networks inside and outside to assist the project team in resolving problems
  • Assists with the development of project communications such as status reports, budget reports, executive summaries, change requests, etc. while maintaining predictable communication schedules
  • Assists with scheduling and managing project meetings and producing meeting minutes
  • Demonstrates strong skills in analysis, problem solving, communication, documentation, and critical thinking

QUALIFICATIONS::

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience in business or IT
  • 2+ years of experience working on projects within a software development and/or transformation environment helpful
  • Exposure to software development methodologies such as Waterfall, iterative or Agile methodologies
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Business development, statement of work, proposal development
  • Consulting/client facing experience
  • Healthcare payer/provider experience helpful
  • Ability to work in a high pace growth environment
  • Driven for results and high achievement while maintaining a positive, can do attitude
  • Strong self-starter and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong verbal and written communication and influencing skills
  • Strong Analytical skills – Able to analyze and document project issues, decision logs, action items and risk associated with the project
  • Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite of products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Exposure to or experience with MS Project a plus
  • Experience navigating and updating Sharepoint.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply through ColonialTRAK by October 19, 2015 at 11:59pm. The ID number for this position on ColonialTRAK is 32173.

Cobol Developer Position at SDLC Partners, L.P.

SDLC Partners, L.P. is the business minded, tech-savvy, people driven alternative to large professional services organization. Our consultants take a practical and collaborative approach to deliver process improvement, analytics, and technology solutions to national and regional customers by effectively working with business and I.T. to serve as the “execution partner of choice”. SDLC is proud to be recognized as the #2 job creator in Pennsylvania by Inc.’s 2013 Hire Power.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to work with our client to support their various COBOL applications, providing enhancements and maintenance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Partner with clients to develop a trusted relationship
  • Work with a wide array of business and IT management to analyze, design and develop system architecture using standard COBOL design patterns
  • Analyze existing programs to determine the impact of proposed changes and propose alternative approaches
  • Create technical documentation, including system architecture and design, use case diagrams, and workflow diagrams and verified against business requirements
  • Support testing, debugging, and refining the software to produce the required product
  • Good experience in application of standard software development principles
  • Flexibility to work on modifications to existing systems as well as development of brand new mainframe applications

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education – Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related degree
  • Experience in Mainframe COBOL
    • Minimum 3-4 years of mainframe-based application development experience
    • Preferred: 7+ years of mainframe-based application development experience
  • Specialized Knowledge
    • Thorough knowledge of COBOL programming language
    • Thorough knowledge of JCL and job scheduling techniques
    • Experience with staging and packaging elements for production turnover
    • Experience with DB2 and SQL queries, including integration of queries within COBOL programs
    • Experience with program debugging tools such as Expeditor or Tracemaster
    • Experience with IBM utilities in JCL such as IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEFBR14, SYNCSORT
    • Experience in on-call situations solving production abends is a plus
  • Demonstrated experience with DB2
  • Healthcare insurance industry experience preferred but not required
  • Additional Qualifications
    • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    • Basic client-facing skills
    • Desire for achievement and action
    • Previous consulting experience is a plus
    • Strong focus on delivery to the client through execution

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply through ColonialTRAK by October 19, 2015 at 11:59pm. The ID number for this position on ColonialTRAK is 32326.