Senior Software Engineer (UNIX Scripting), United States, GA,Atlanta

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Posted: February  7, 2011

Job title: Senior Software Engineer (UNIX Scripting)

Company name: Hunter Technical Resources

Internal ID: 10month

Location: United States, GA, Atlanta

Pay rate: $50/hr US

Terms of employment: Hourly employee

Length of employment: 6 months minimum

Hours: Full time

Description:
This is a customer-leadership role supporting operational aspects of our
software platform including Business Rules Logic support, system
configuration & optimization and release management. The solution is a C++
/ Java / Oracle based application which typically includes a large amount
of business rules implemented in using Perl/UNIX scripting.
 

ROLE SUMMARY 

The role of a Senior Software Engineer in Client Services requires solving
a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways. 

The Senior Software Engineer must be able to take ownership of specific
complex tasks, and take them to completion. Some of the tasks involved are:


 

·	  Interfacing with Sales for new project requirements.

·	  Interfacing with customers for new project requirements. 

·	  Creation and review of Functional Specifications using Proposal
and requirement documentation as input. 

·	  Ability to design and implement a complex module with minimal
supervision or review. 

·	  Review Design Specifications and code.

·	  Create and review Test plans and Testing of large modules and
systems. 

·	  Installation and delivery of customer deliveries on a customer
site, and dealing with customer issues. 

·	  Mentoring and review of more junior engineers.

 

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

·	  Work on multiple problems of diverse scope where refinement of
design/requirements will be necessary & is expected to drive resolution of
requirements. This involves taking requirements from multiple sources, like
customers and equipment vendors, plus planning and delivering the resultant
project tasks and deliverables on time and to budget. 

·	  Produce functional and design specifications and test plans in
the course of implementing solutions. 

·	  Take a leadership role as assigned by the PM or Lead Engineer
e.g.leading a team and taking responsibility for delivery of a sub-project
or project.

·	  Leading a design activity and taking responsibility for design
and development of a module or modules.

·	  Is proactive in a development team, contributes significantly to
the success of the team and able to gain the co-operation of others. 

·	  Is experienced in a variety of technologies, possibly focusing on
a particular expertise. 

·	  Continues to demonstrate an organised, systematic, disciplined
and analytical approach to designing, problem solving, coding and defect
fixing. 

·	  Have excellent oral and written communication skills for
effective dialogue with colleagues on a project team and superiors. 

·	  Continues to develops an appreciation of the wider field of
technology outside his/her own specialisation and has developed a good
broad understanding of computer system architecture, telecommunications
technologies, and telecommunications industry developments and trends. 

 

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 

·	  Communication 

·	  Interpersonal skills 

·	  Professional, positive attitude

·	  Enquiring 

·	  Analytical 

·	  Creative 

·	  Initiative 

·	  Comprehension 

·	  Planning 
 

QUALIFICATIONS 



·	  Bachelors degree or equivalent experience, and a minimum 3-year
to 5-years industry experience 

 

EXPERIENCE INDICATORS



·	  Content of industry experience and ability to clearly describe
technical content. 

·	  Experience of complex design and development.

·	  Used to working under pressure (How tight were the schedules?) 

·	  Experience of leading a small team. 

·	  Delivery of complex products to multiple customers


Required skills:
 - ESSENTIAL

·	  Competent software development skills acquired in: 

·	  A scripting language such as Perl, Shell, tcl, DCL 
·	  A programming language such as Visual Basic or C

·	  Software development in a UNIX environment 

·	  Design and development track record 

·	  Broad understanding of telecommunications

·	  Software Design & Development in industry 

·	  Demonstrable analysis abilities 

·	  Experience leading or mentoring a number of junior developers


Desired skills:
- USEFUL 

·	  C++

·	  Java 

·	  CORBA 

·	  NT 

·	  Telecom networking protocols (ISDN, X.25, SS7)

·	  In-depth understanding of telecom networks and technologies

·	  Development life cycle 

·	  Telecommunications applications 


Website for more information: http://www.htrjobs.com/

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/13622#contact

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