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About Caitlin Counihan

Information Sciences (BS) and Data Analytics (MS) Student, Class of 2016

Job Opportunities Event for Plus Consulting

The Top Secret Colonials are sponsoring another speaking engagement. Plus Consulting will be on campus on Thursday, November 5th from 4:00 – 5:00pm to discuss job opportunities. They are asking that students bring resumes in hand. There will be pizza and drinks and please remember that you will earn one hour of SET credit.

Company Summary: Founded in 1999, Plus Consulting is an award-winning, full-service IT firm. Plus is recognized for innovative solutions that meet or exceed the requirements of our valued clients. Our team of experts integrate extensive industry and IT experience with top tools and methodologies for solutions that positively impact our clients’ business operations across a spectrum of industries, including financial services, banks, call centers, government contractors and non-profits. Plus is a proven leader in the implementation of strategic SharePoint, customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI), infrastructure, and security solutions that empower sales, marketing and technology employees.

Opportunity Summary: Plus Consulting is seeking students for Internships for the spring, summer and fall of 2016. We are looking for individuals that are intelligent, highly motivated and are considering a career in the fast paced world of IT consulting. Plus Consulting offers a comprehensive internship program design to challenge students, impart valuable skills, and offer insight into a career path in the IT consulting industry. Highlights include hands-on project work, a great work environment, and access to mentor-ship and networking opportunities.

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Government Resumes and Interviewing – Advice from the Department of Defense

The government offers many opportunities for many different majors. We recommend you consider it as part of your job and internship search.

However, applying for a federal job is unlike applying for jobs in other industries. This Wednesday, October 21, learn tips on developing a government resume and interviewing for a government job or internship. Also, information about the currently available audit internships within the Department of Defense (DOD) will be covered. The deadline to apply for these internships is also this Wednesday, October 21 at 11:59pm. Here is a link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/418531900

WHAT: Government Resumes and Interviewing – Advice from the Department of Defense

WHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 10:45am – 11:35am

WHERE: Franklin 203

WHO: ALL MAJORS are welcome

PRESENTER: Michael Hepler CFE, CGAP, CICA: Project Manager, Department of Defense – Office of the Inspector General, Contract Management and Payments (CMP)

SIGN UP: If you plan to attend this program, register on COLONIALTRAK under the EVENTS tab OR email Weldon@rmu.edu with your name, major and academic year.  If emailing, please let me know if you are interested in the currently posted audit internship.

Can’t make the 10:45am session? If you are interested in learning more about the DOD audit positions or about government resumes and interviewing, but cannot make the 10:45am program, Mr. Hepler will also be available to answer your questions and/or provide advice from 9:30am – 10:30am in the RMU Career Center in the Benjamin Rush Center (near the back entrance to campus).  This is not a formal session.  You can drop in during that time to speak with Mr. Hepler.

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

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.

Ford Motor Company – Mainframe Positions

Ford Motor Company is seeking recent graduates who have completed mainframe courses for their special “Mainframe Operations Hiring Program” in Dearborn, MI.

Position Description: This is an entry level technical position where you will complete a two-year mainframe program that includes training, hands on experience and placement into one of the 10 mainframe groups (e.g. Automation, MF Software, CICS, IMS, DB2). You will learn how to support the mainframe (zSeries) infrastructure. Here are the specific job titles:

  • Mainframe Software Engineer: Support IBM Operating Systems (e.g. z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE) and related ISV software. Also provide support for Mainframe performance and Host Communications (e.g. TCPIP, SNA). Both JES2 and JES3 are supported. Support Automation Software and in-house developed tools. Support tools that are used for Source Code Management.
  • Database Engineer: Support CICS, IMS, DB2, WebSphere, Focus and MQ and related ISV software.
  • Security Engineer: Support the RACF environment, assuring that mainframe access is properly controlled. Work with Application groups to develop proper rules to secure their resources.

Skills Required:

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies
  • Willingness to learn
  • Self-motivated
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Good organization and time-management skills
  • Understanding of MS Office or equivalent software
  • 0-3 years of experience in information technology or related field

Experience Preferred:

  • Information Technology training with or without mainframe courses or experience. Mainframes are at thousands of large companies that need the power, reliability and scalability to process millions of transactions quickly. The mainframe is just a very large computer. Examples of the types of companies that have mainframes are automotive, banks, manufacturing, insurance, mobile computing, etc. not applicable

Education Required:

  • Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineer or related field (must be completed no later than December 2015)

Ford would like to have all candidates identified by November 1st. The Mainframe Training Program will begin on January 4, 2016 in Dearborn, MI.

Please contact Whitney Willis if interested in this job. Her telephone number is 248-728-5089 and email address is wwillis@TEKsystems.com.