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.

Leave a reply

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.

Leave a reply

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.

Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

Leave a reply

ada-lovelaceAda Lovelace Day, observed on October 13th, celebrates the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).  The holiday is about sharing stories of women – computer technologists, engineers, scientists, and mathematicians – who have been inspirational in their fields.  The aim of the holiday is to create and encourage new role models for girls in these male-dominated fields by acknowledging the many and varied contributions of women in STEM.

Why is it named after Ada Lovelace?  Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) is widely known for writing an algorithm to calculate Bernoulli numbers for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, an early computer that used punch cards for input and output.  This algorithm is widely considered to be the first ever computer program, making Ada Lovelace the world’s first computer programmer.

Here are some other interesting facts about Ada Lovelace:

  • She was the daughter of poet Lord Byron
  • Her actual married name was Lady Ada King, Countess of Lovelace
  • Charles Babbage called her “The Enchantress of Numbers”
  • She was a visionary and predicted that machines like the Analytical Engine could be used to compose music, produce graphics, and be useful for scientific calculations
  • There is a programming language called Ada, named in her honor
  • Lovelace’s notes on the Analytical Engine inspired Alan Turing’s work on the first modern computers in the 1940s

Feel free to share stories of women in STEM fields who have inspired you in the comments!

Professor Robert Skovira Named IACIS Computer Educator of the Year

Leave a reply

Screen Shot 2015-10-08 at 12.11.39 AMRobert Skovira, Ph.D., University Professor of Computer and Information Systems at Robert Morris University, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the IACIS Computer Educator of the Year award.

Professor Skovira has taught at Robert Morris University at both the undergraduate and graduate level for more than 30 years. His recent teaching focus has been Java programming, Ethical issues in computing, Web development and programming, and Knowledge management. Doctoral courses taught include Ethnography of Information Systems and Knowledge Management. Service to his university includes participating in the CIS Lecture Series and serving on the Graduate Curriculum Committee, the RMU Institutional Review Board, and the ABET task force. He also serves on several academic journal Editorial Review Boards, and supports students as faculty sponsor of Alpha Chi Honor Society and advisor for the student chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Over the years Professor Skovira has served as Visiting Professor at Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia on three different occasions, and as Visiting Professor at the Academy of Advertising, Bratislava, Slovakia. He currently serves as Co-host of The Doctor is In: A Medical Variety Show shown on local TV.

During his teaching career Professor Skovira has been awarded numerous Faculty Research Fellowships and grants, and his scholarly publications include more than 90 published Journal articles, numerous presentations at academic meetings, and more than 35 published Proceedings. Over the years he served many times as Track Chair for DSI and IRMA, as Chair of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Chair of the SIG Foundations of Information Science. In 2010 he was honored by being awarded University Professor status.

For over three decades Professor Skovira has brought his knowledge and insight into the Robert Morris classroom, challenging students, advancing knowledge through research and publication, and sharing his knowledge while serving as Visiting Professor at two European Universities. During his long and distinguished career, Professor Skovira has made a significant impact on Information Systems scholarship and education, and we congratulate Professor Robert Skovira on being selected 2015 IACIS Computer Educator of the Year.

Going to Graduate School Seminar

Leave a reply

The Honors Program and the Career Center are co-sponsoring a Going to Graduate School Seminar. This event is open to all students, freshmen through seniors, who might be considering attending grad school. Topics that will be covered by the panelists include the application process, how to prepare for graduate school as an undergraduate, and how to succeed in graduate school. Grad admissions staff, career center staff, past and present grad school students, and faculty members from various schools on campus will be panelists at this event.

What: Going to Graduate School Seminar

When: Tuesday, October 13

Where: Sewall Dining Room A/B

Time: 1:45-3:00 p.m.