Employment Opportunities Able Forces - IMMEDIATE Openings for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans Warrior Advocates, Able Forces is continuing to recruit for a large number of very well paying positions supporting a DoD contract in Alexandria VA and Seaside CA. Several of the positions included below are NEW and have been added to my website yesterday! These position require a minimum of 30% minimum documented disability. Email Resume to: Skip Rogers, Executive Director [email protected] These career-focused jobs have been set-aside exclusively for Wounded, Ill, and Injured veterans with a minimum of 30% documented disability. The positions are as follows: Alexandria VA Positions: Database Administrator II Quality Assurance I Senior Program Manager Software Engineer I (4 positions) Software Engineer II (5 positions) Software Engineer III (2 positions) Software Business Analyst II (2 positions) Software Business Analyst III Project Manager (2 positions) Seaside CA Positions Delivery Project Manager Project Manager (2 positions) Quality Assurance I (2 positions) Quality Assurance II Software Business Analyst III Software Engineer III (2 positions) Senior Developer/Architect DoD is VERY firm on professional background and experience for each of these positions. Please have your Warriors look carefully at experience requirements before sending me their resume for consideration. Please disseminate this email and attachments as widely as possible. I have attached a job description for each position and your Warriors can also locate each of these positions on our website at ableforces.org under the Employment tab. Huntsville AL / Dallas-Ft. Worth (Army Contract) (Positions are for Disabled or non-disabled veterans as well as Spouses) Help Desk Technicians - Secret Clearance Required ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Database Administrator II FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3621 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years’ experience. • Knowledge of data manipulation languages and the principles of database design. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. • Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES • Develops, implements, administers, and maintains policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the company database. • Implements data models, database designs, data access and table maintenance codes. • Resolves database performance and capacity issues, and replication and other distributed data issues. • Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. • Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. • Works under general supervision. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. • Work independently and in a highly collaborative and teaming environment. May work on a team with other vendors and DMDC personnel. • Create technical documentation in support of new development, upgrades and enhancements. • Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills as well as strong leadership and project management skills. • Act as team lead and mentor new team members as necessary. • Work with the customer, developer teams, and production support to troubleshoot an issue or bug. • Attend required corporate in-service training. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Project Manager FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3618 and 3619 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Understanding of software engineering and project management principles. • Strong analytical and quantitative skills. • Work well on a team and individually with the ability to plan and schedule activities to accomplish objectives in dynamic environment. • Self-starter and independent learner capable of performing complex work under general supervision. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. RESPONSIBILITIES • Serve as a Junior Project Manager for one or more software engineering projects. • Monitor project completion from initiation through delivery - all phases of the software development lifecycle. • Support Senior Manager in the development and tracking of project metrics to report performance. • Prepare business and technical presentation for customer. • Track plans and schedules and perform risk analysis and mitigation to meet contract deliverables. • Assist management with recruiting, and training plans for staff members. • Support the preparation of standard process documentation (functional and technical specification) and other documents related to the software development. • Support budget analysis, resource management, to ensure delivery within time, scope and budget. • Support solution development to a wide range of problems. • Attend required corporate in-service training. • Submit job safety analysis to risk management. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Senior Program Manager FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3370 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Eight (8) Years of experience in Information Technology (IT) project management. • Previous experience in managing Federal contracts with SCA requirements. • Previous supervisory experience. • Knowledge of all phases of work outlined in contract responsibilities. • Will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. • Must have prior experience working with DMDC or Department of Defense. • Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES • Responsible for the management and oversight of services provided through contractual agreements providing guidance to ensure that the quality of work performed meets or exceeds contract standards. • Oversight and performance management of: Information Management, High End Architecture, Database Management & Support, Software Development, Project Management, and Research/Analysis. • Establish and maintain strong working relationship with existing and prospective customers. • Maintain ongoing communication with contract liaison in a manner that facilitates positive working relationships. • Plan, design and implement operational criteria and processes established by the GCE IT line of business. • Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of the latest industry trends and tools associated with EITS. • Manage fiscal performance of the contract to promote maximum efficiency and achievement of established financial goals. • Interview, select and training employees, and develop training programs that result in employee cross-training on all tasks. Supervise onsite program management team responsible for operations. • Appraising employee performance at least annually for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in status. • Handle employee complaints appropriately, disciplining employees (through collaboration with Human Resources). • Monitor and maintain program Performance Accountability Report(s) to meet organization and division expectations. • Promote, monitor, and maintain a safe work environment. Ensure all safety training is conducted and documented. Submit job safety analysis to risk management. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Quality Assurance I FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3266 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Bachelor’s degree in related field or 0-3 years testing experience. • Ability to learn application testing on the Windows platform, Client/Server .Net and Java applications, data synchronization, Global Platform and Biometrics, and/or XML/SOAP applications. • Ability to learn to create SQL statements. • Ability to create/update test cases. • Ability to learn to use automated testing tools such as TestPartner, SilkTest, or Quick Test Pro. • Ability to use issue tracking software such as JIRA, BugZilla, or TestTrack Pro. • Strong time management skills. • Strong analytical and quantitative skills. • Ability to perform manual testing using various testing methods. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements. • Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES • Support quality assurance needs of various back-end software applications, databases, web services, data files, hardware components, system integration and sync processing. • Test a few major releases and numerous maintenance or patch releases in 3 to 6 month time frame. • Working on 1-2 projects at a time. • Creating/updating QA plans and test cases to verify application functionality with the help of other Quality Assurance Analysts. • Test on a client/server .NET application that is primarily tested in VM environments on tester desktops and Prod-Sim environments. • Understand the database and network architecture used by the applications and how it may or may not impact the testing efforts for the software releases. • Manually test applications. • Ability to work seamlessly in a multi environment to obtain requirements, specs and pertinent data to accurately test the application is essential. • Understand application business rules with the help of other QA Analysts. • Weekend maintenance or patch releases. Attend mandatory training. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Software Business Analyst II FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3603 and 3604 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • 3-6 years of business analysis experience on one or more software engineering projects. • Use Case development and analysis. • Knowledge of best practices for developing documentation, including but not limited to Unified Modeling Language (UML). • Capable of dealing with all levels of management, client executives and representatives. • Demonstrated competency in interviewing program stakeholders and documenting functional specifications and other documents. • Excellent conceptual, analytical and quantitative skills. • Work well on a team and individually with the ability to plan and schedule activities to accomplish objectives in dynamic environment. • Self-starter and independent learner capable of performing complex work with minimal guidance. • Selected candidate will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. RESPONSIBILITIES • Serve as a Mid-Level Business Analyst for one or more moderately complex software engineering projects. • Capture, verify, and manage requirements and requirements traceability in support of product development, test and delivery. • Develop requirements, workflow and system analysis. • Work with business users to develop software requirements and specifications for current system enhancements, new system functionality and new projects for use by customers of DMDC. • Analyze, design and evaluate computer systems to address and satisfy business requirements. • Establish functional, non-functional and performance specifications. Develop effective guidelines and ensure all project documentation meets established guidelines. • Conduct business and technical presentation for customer. • Assist management with recruiting, and training plans for staff members. • Support the preparation of proposals, business plans, standard process documentation and other documents related to the government contract. • Provide innovation solutions to complex technical problems. • Understand and communicate government policies and regulations, operational mission and goals for assigned DoD programs. • Collaborate with developers and QA to enhance requirements. • Attend required Corporate in-service training. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Software Engineer I FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Alexandria Virginia REQUISITION NUMBER 3614, 3615, 1616, 3617 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Bachelor’s degree with 0-3 years’ experience. • Excellent Java programming as well as Object Oriented Analysis and Design skills. Full lifecycle experience with requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and support. • 0-1 years of PL/SQL experience. SQL experience on Oracle or other relational database. • Good understanding and working knowledge on Software Development methodologies(Waterfall, RUP, AGILE/SCRUM). • Demonstrated analytical and Problem Solving skills. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. RESPONSIBILITIES • Design, develop, implement, and support business applications using Java technologies. • Coordinate and collaborate with others in analyzing collected requirements to ensure plans and identified solutions meet customer needs and expectations. • Build, confirm, and prioritize project plans and deliverables with the client. • Work independently and in a highly collaborative and teaming environment. May work on a team with other vendors and DMDC personnel. • Develop and execute unit test plans, ensuring that results are documented and reviewed with the Quality Assurance teams responsible for integrated testing. • Create technical documentation in support of new development, upgrades and enhancements. • Understand and apply standard web practices to aid utilization of new technologies, engage in appropriate project management & system development methodologies. • Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills as well as strong leadership and project management skills. • Act as team lead and mentor new team members as necessary. • Work with the customer, developer teams, and production support to troubleshoot an issue or bug. • Attend required corporate in-service training. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Delivery Project Manager FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Seaside California REQUISITION NUMBER 3583 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Ten (10) plus years of quality assurance experience. • Strong experience working in Agile (Scrum) environment. Assist in collaboration on management development plans. • Ability to escalate issues, concerns and risk mitigation plans with Program Manager. A • bility to independently test .Net and Java client/server software suites with multiple independent components. • Application testing on the Windows platform, especially Client/Server .Net and Java applications, data synchronization, Global Platform and Biometrics, and/or XML/SOAP applications. • Working experience with RDBMSs (Oracle preferred) and demonstrated ability to write SQL statements. • Ability to use scripting languages to automate testing tasks (Visual Basic or VBA preferred). Working knowledge of automated testing tools such as TestPartner, SilkTest, or Quick Test Pro. • Experience using version control systems such as CVS, VSS, or TFS. Experience using issue tracking software such as JIRA, BugZilla, or TestTrack Pro. • Strong time management skills and leadership skills. • Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Ability to perform manual testing using various testing methods. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements. Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES • Test Leader for applications. • Require direct interaction with the applications developers and customers. Serve as a test lead directing and guiding Quality Assurance Analysts for all applications. • Coordinate with development teams to schedule release dates, agree on requirements and discuss defects. May serve as a lead for multiple medium to large projects. • Support quality assurance needs of various back-end software applications, databases, web services, data files, hardware components, system integration and sync processing. • Test multiple major releases and numerous maintenance or patch releases in 3 to 6 month time frame. • Create test procedures, document defects, document test results, review/analyst requirements, reports. • Test on a client/server .NET application that is primarily tested in VM environments on tester desktops and Prod-Sim environments. • Understand the database and network architecture used by the applications and how it may or may not impact the testing efforts for the software releases. • Manually test application, develop automation scripts for functional and synchronization process validation. • Working knowledge of the database and network architecture used by the applications is needed to be able to identify failure points and to know how it may or may not impact the testing efforts for software releases. • Ability to work seamlessly in a multi-vendor environment to obtain requirements, specs and pertinent data to accurately test the application is essential. • Keen understanding of the application business rules, configuration management process, deployment process, Test/Model Infrastructure, and backend components required to support the application. Weekend maintenance or patch releases. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Quality Assurance I FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Seaside California REQUISITION NUMBER 3334, 3398 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Bachelor’s degree in related field or 0-3 years testing experience. • Ability to learn application testing on the Windows platform, Client/Server .Net and Java applications, data synchronization, Global Platform and Biometrics, and/or XML/SOAP applications. • Ability to learn to create SQL statements. • Ability to create/update test cases. • Ability to learn to use automated testing tools such as TestPartner, SilkTest, or Quick Test Pro. • Ability to use issue tracking software such as JIRA, BugZilla, or TestTrack Pro. • Strong time management skills. • Strong analytical and quantitative skills. • Ability to perform manual testing using various testing methods. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements. • Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES The Quality Assurance Analyst I candidate of choice will perform the following activities: • Support quality assurance needs of various back-end software applications, databases, web services, data files, hardware components, system integration and sync processing. • Test a few major releases and numerous maintenance or patch releases in 3 to 6 month time frame. • Working on 1-2 projects at a time. • Creating/updating QA plans and test cases to verify application functionality with the help of other Quality Assurance Analysts. • Test on a client/server .NET application that is primarily tested in VM environments on tester desktops and Prod-Sim environments. • Understand the database and network architecture used by the applications and how it may or may not impact the testing efforts for the software releases. • Manually test applications. • Ability to work seamlessly in a multi environment to obtain requirements, specs and pertinent data to accurately test the application is essential. • Understand application business rules with the help of other QA Analysts. • Weekend maintenance or patch releases. Attend mandatory training. ------------------------ POSITION TITLE Senior Developer/Architect FULL TIME / PART TIME Full Time LOCATION Seaside California REQUISITION NUMBER 3421 JOB DESCRIPTION FULL TIME MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: REQUIRED SKILLS • Must be a self-starter, team player with excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills. • Ability to work independently with little supervision and as part of a team. • Prior working experience or knowledge on personnel security is a plus. • Strong Core Java background. • Experience with web application development using Spring Frame Work/JQuery/ Java / JEE/ Apache/TomCat/Web Services. • Experience with development and good understanding of Oracle, SQL Server Database. • Experience with test driven development and unit testing. • Implementation and use of architectural design principles and best practices. • Experience on multiple platforms & agile development is plus. • Work well on a team and individually with the ability to plan and schedule activities to accomplish objectives in dynamic environment. • Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. • Must be a US Citizen. RESPONSIBILITIES • This position is responsible for providing software development support on a range of DMDC products and services, spanning various systems and applications covering DMDC’s primary business lines: Decision Support, Enterprise Integration, Entitlements and Benefits, and Identity Management. • Specific duties include: o Oversight and performance management of: Information Management, High End Architecture, Database Management & Support, Software Development, Project Management, and Research/Analysis. o Establish and maintain strong working relationship with customer. o Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of the latest industry trends and tools associated with EITS. o Java/JEE Developer who designs, develops, implements, and supports business applications using Java technologies. o Coordinate and collaborate with others in analyzing collected requirements to ensure plans and identified solutions meet customer needs and expectations. o Build, confirm, and prioritize project plans and deliverables with the client. o Working in a highly collaborative and teaming environment this person will develop and execute unit test plans, ensuring that results are documented and reviewed with the Quality Assurance teams responsible for integrated testing. ------------------------ JOB DESCRIPTION Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) Specialist – Associate (Multiple Positions, Help Desk Support-Entry Level) Huntsville AL / Dallas-Ft. Worth TX Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Under direct supervision: • Conduct operations in support of the Enterprise Service Desk and existing non-local Service Desks • Execute scripts • Produce tailored reports • Conduct audits • Conduct Tier 1 analysis for Service Desk escalation • Open and close tickets • Correlate events and incidents for management of Information Technology Services Salary information: • $40,000 to $45,000 • $7,000 (approximate for both locations) health and welfare not considered salary. Benefits: • 10 Paid holidays • 10 Paid Vacations days • Competitive Benefits package available Relocation: • None available. Clearance Requirements: • Minimum of Secret Security Clearance Certifications: For the IA baseline certs any one of these: • A+ ce, CASP, CCNA Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GSEC, GCED, GCIH, Network+ ce, Security+ ce SSCP For the Computing Environment certs, any one of these: • MCP, MTA, MCTS, MCSA System Administrator: Windows Server 2003, MCITP Support Technician: Windows 7, MCITP Server Administrator: Windows Server 2008, MCITP Enterprise Administrator: Windows Server 2008, MCITP Virtualization Administrator Windows Server 2008 R2, MCSA Windows Server 2008, MCSA Windows Server 2012, MCSE Server Administrator: Windows Server 2003, MCSE Desktop Infrastructure 2012, MCSE Server Infrastructure 2012, MCSE Private Cloud 2012, Server+, VCP 4, VCP 5 Please send resume immediately to [email protected]
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