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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: Ruby/Rails Developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunjay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job Description
ALTERthought is seeking energetic and talented associates driven to deliver solutions for a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging mid-market, and established Fortune 500 clientele. As a member of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Job Description</strong><br />
ALTERthought is seeking energetic and talented associates driven to deliver solutions for a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging mid-market, and established Fortune 500 clientele. As a member of the team, you will have the chance to work on unique and innovative solutions in a multi-tiered Ruby on Rails environments. This position is responsible for working on the development and design, using new technology frameworks, and concepts to quickly deliver functionality for our customers. Projects will include business intelligence systems and customer facing analytic dashboards.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br />
The developer will serve as a team member and, where appropriate, mentor other associates in solutions to meet business needs. The ideal candidate will have experience working on agile teams developing software in a collaborative and iterative manner.</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge Areas</strong><br />
The ideal candidate will have 2-6 years of experience in various programming environments as summarized by the following:</p>
<p><strong>Summary<br />
</strong>- Highly desired: Ruby/Rails, PHP, javascript frameworks (prototype, YUI, extjs, etc), mySQL, SQL Server, XHTML/CSS<br />
- Next Best: Perl, Python, PostgreSQL<br />
- Nice-to-Have: .NET</p>
<p><strong>Detail</strong><br />
- Bachelor&#8217;s degree in software engineering or computer science<br />
- Strong architectural design and implementation skills<br />
- A demonstrated ability to keep abreast of new technology<br />
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, managers and product specialists<br />
- Ability to maintain own work flow and meet deadlines<br />
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment<br />
- Ability to respond to frequent pressure to meet deadlines when work speed and sustained accuracy are paramount<br />
- Ability to respond to frequent demands of multiple customers (internal and external)<br />
- Experience developing multi-tiered web applications on open source platforms utilizing Ruby/Rails, PHP, REST, XML, SQL, AJAX, REST, SOAP, AOP, SOA, JavaScript, HTML and other related technologies and concepts<br />
- Familiarity with open source frameworks and technologies including XAMPP/LAMP<br />
- Experience with Agile Development (SCRUM / Extreme Programming) practices, such as Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Iterative Development, and Pair Programming<br />
- Ontology and Semantic Web technology experience, such as RDF, OWL, SPARQL, and Jena/SDB, is a big plus<br />
Rules / Recommendation / Personalization engine experience is a plus<br />
- Leader or contributor in open-source  software is a big plus</p>
<p><strong>Qualities</strong><br />
- Energetic and communicative<br />
- Highly Analytical, fact-based decision maker<br />
- Ability to inspire and lead<br />
- Champions change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas<br />
- Supports and solicits input from team members at all levels within the organization<br />
- Communicates effectively.<br />
- Ensures that we consistently deliver superior technical solutions<br />
- Interest in or experience with internet and startup businesses<br />
- Works well in a team environment</p>
<p>ALTERthought is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To be considered for this position, please contact us at at_careers@alterthought.com. Full-time and contract benefits include a combination of paid holidays, sick days, personal days and vacation, premium health and dental insurance and a casual work environment.</p>
<p><strong>About ALTERthought</strong><br />
ALTERthought is a management and technology consultancy that specializes in the engineering of large-scale distributed systems and is guided by a vision to help its clients win. ALTERthought TM marshals its Research, Development, &#038; Management capabilities to combine innovation with precision management for the success of its clients.</p>
<p>Clients include the Global 2000, esteemed online brands, and leading mid-market companies. Since its inception in 1998, the engineering consultancy has collaborated with its clients to envision, architect, and deliver business results through intelligent technology solutions. ALTERthought is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in the National Capital Region, Research Triangle Park, and the New York Metropolitan Area.</p>
<p>ALTERthought’s software engineering and business consulting offerings include: full lifecycle software development, enterprise architectural re/engineering, mentoring, estimation and budgeting, project management, business strategy, business process engineering, information technology strategy, open source technologies, and digital security. For more information, visit the company’s website at: www.alterthought.com.</p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: Experienced Recruiter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunjay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About Us 
ALTERthought is a strategic management and technology consulting firm and concept development lab. We specialize in business process re/engineering, technology strategy, and solving the complex design, development, and project management challenges of innovative web-based systems.
Job Description
ALTERthought has a ground-floor opportunity for experienced recruiting professionals to join the firm as it expands its innovative [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>About Us </strong><br />
ALTERthought is a strategic management and technology consulting firm and concept development lab. We specialize in business process re/engineering, technology strategy, and solving the complex design, development, and project management challenges of innovative web-based systems.</p>
<p><strong>Job Description</strong><br />
ALTERthought has a ground-floor opportunity for experienced recruiting professionals to join the firm as it expands its innovative brand in the Mid-Atlantic region. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for recruiting consultants for ALTERthought’s consulting services and solutions The candidate will also be involved in the ongoing marketing of the firm via a variety of grass-roots activities. Along with recruiting, the candidate is expected to be an active part of the sales process in managing customer needs and identifying new leads.</p>
<p><strong>Why ALTERthought </strong></p>
<p>- Work with a talented team of technologists and managers<br />
- ALTERthought does not micromanage its team members; we are a results-oriented company<br />
- High earning potential<br />
- Opportunity to grow with a dynamic an innoviative company<br />
- Ability to work from a virtual office<br />
- Opportunity for flexible work schedules<br />
- Work directly with the Executive Team<br />
- Excellent benefits; full-time and contract benefits include a combination of paid holidays, sick days, personal days and vacation, premium health and dental insurance</p>
<p>For consideration, please contact us at at_careers@alterthought.com and provide your resume and a brief cover note.</p>
<p><strong>Essential Functions </strong></p>
<p>- Develop and maintain a network of contacts to identify and source qualified candidates<br />
- Must be willing to maintain high level of warm calling, prospecting, and networking.<br />
- Confer with management and sales team to identify personnel needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications, and skills<br />
- Generate and follow up on leads<br />
- Conduct phone interviews to determine skill set and availability of candidates<br />
- Maintain a quality database of candidates<br />
- Sell candidates on potential opportunities<br />
- Create candidate pipelines utilizing various sourcing methods including internet sourcing, networking groups, and candidate cold calling</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge Areas &#038; Qualities </strong></p>
<p>- Strong and dedicated commitment to client success<br />
- 5 &#8211; 7 years of prior experience in IT consulting in a range of roles including recruiting, sales, business analysis, application development, process engineering<br />
- Experience with both project staffing and IT staff augmentation<br />
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills<br />
- Enjoys working in a highly effective, fast-paced, team environment<br />
- Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision<br />
- Proven track record of meeting aggressive quotas and deadlines<br />
- Demonstrates creative problem solving skills, dedication to excellence and the entrepreneurial spirit<br />
- Must be willing to work as necessary to close critical business opportunities; balanced with the opportunity for a flexible schedule<br />
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Communications, Psychology, Mathematics, Economics, or an Engineering-related discipline</p>
<p><strong>About ALTERthought </strong><br />
ALTERthought is a management and technology consultancy that specializes in the engineering of large-scale distributed systems and is guided by a vision to help its clients win. ALTERthought TM marshals its Research, Development, &#038; Management capabilities to combine innovation with precision management for the success of its clients.Clients include the Global 2000, esteemed online brands, and leading mid-market companies. Since its inception in 1998, the engineering consultancy has collaborated with its clients to envision, architect, and deliver business results through intelligent technology solutions. ALTERthought is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in the National Capital Region, Research Triangle Park, and the New York Metropolitan Area.</p>
<p>ALTERthought’s software engineering and business consulting offerings include: full lifecycle software development, enterprise architectural re/engineering, mentoring, estimation and budgeting, project management, business strategy, business process engineering, information technology strategy, open source technologies, and digital security. For more information, visit the company’s website at: www.alterthought.com.</p>
<p>Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%3A+jobs" rel="tag">: jobs</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/hiring" rel="tag"> hiring</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/recruiting+career" rel="tag"> recruiting career</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sales+career" rel="tag"> sales career</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/consulting" rel="tag"> consulting</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/IT" rel="tag"> IT </a></p>
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		<title>Hiring Agile Coaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunjay</dc:creator>
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ALTERthought is a strategic technology consulting company and concept development lab. We specialize in business process re/engineering, technology strategy, and solving the complex design, development, and project management challenges of innovative distributed systems.
Job Description
ALTERthought has a ground-floor opportunity for an Agile Coach/PM to work with technology and business leaders in order to advance ALTERthought’s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>About us</strong><br />
ALTERthought is a strategic technology consulting company and concept development lab. We specialize in business process re/engineering, technology strategy, and solving the complex design, development, and project management challenges of innovative distributed systems.</p>
<p><strong>Job Description</strong><br />
ALTERthought has a ground-floor opportunity for an Agile Coach/PM to work with technology and business leaders in order to advance ALTERthought’s innovative brand. In this role, the selected candidate will serve as a key client liaison and business partner, while managing the development and maintenance of a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging technology, and established Fortune 500 clientele. The candidate will also be involved in the future hiring of team members. Along with managing others, the candidate is expected to be an active part of the requirements gathering, solution planning, and quality assurance of our Clients’ solutions.<br />
<strong><br />
Responsibilities</strong><br />
-  Work with Product Owner and members of the sprint team to ensure grooming of product backlog<br />
-  Work with Product Owner and members of the sprint team to plan releases<br />
-  Responsible for sprint planning and execution of sprints<br />
-  Responsible for removal/escalation of impediments<br />
-  Serves as a mentor &#038; coach to members of the sprint team<br />
-  Responsible for reporting of risks, impediments, sprint and release progress to program team<br />
-  Mentoring of team members in various areas of Agile, serve as an Agile evangelist throughout the company<br />
-  Work with development managers to manage workload and availability of team members</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge Areas</strong><br />
The ideal candidate will have experience in various programming environments and have a working project management/business analyst-level knowledge in one or more of the following platforms: (highly desired): Java, J2EE, Spring, Groovy on Grails, Ruby on Rails, AJAX, Jason, REST mySQL, Orace (nice-to-have): .NET/C#, SQL Server, Flash, Flex</p>
<p>-  Bachelor&#8217;s degree in business, software engineering or computer science or other relevant combination of training and education<br />
-  CSM required, CSP and/or CST preferred<br />
-  One or more years acting as Scrum Master in a multi sprint team environment required, experience with building software for external customers preferred<br />
-  Strong knowledge of Scrum and XP principles and practices<br />
-  Desire to work in a co-located and open environment<br />
-  Three or more years project management experience preferred<br />
-  Experience using Agile project management tools<br />
-  Experience as a developer a big plus</p>
<p><strong>Qualities</strong><br />
-  Energetic and outgoing<br />
-  Highly Analytical, fact-based decision maker<br />
-  Ability to inspire and lead<br />
-  Champions change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas.<br />
-  Supports and solicits input from team members at all levels within the organization.<br />
-  Communicates effectively.<br />
-  Ensures that we consistently deliver superior technical solutions.<br />
-  Interest in or experience with internet and startup businesses.<br />
-  Works well in a team environment.</p>
<p>ALTERthought is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For consideration, please <a href="<a xhref="mailto:at_careers@alterthought.com">&#8220;>contact us</a>.</p>
<p>Full-time and contract benefits include a combination of paid holidays, sick days, personal days and vacation, premium health and dental insurance and a casual work environment.<br />
<strong><br />
About ALTERthought</strong><br />
ALTERthought  is a management and technology consultancy that specializes in the engineering of large-scale distributed systems and is guided by a vision to help its clients win.  ALTERthought TM marshals its Research, Development, &#038; Management capabilities to combine innovation with precision management for the success of its clients.</p>
<p>Clients include the Global 2000, esteemed online brands, and leading mid-market companies.  Since its inception in 1998, the engineering consultancy has collaborated with its clients to envision, architect, and deliver business results through intelligent technology solutions.  ALTERthought is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in the National Capital Region, Research Triangle Park, and the New York Metropolitan Area.</p>
<p>ALTERthought’s software engineering and business consulting offerings include: full lifecycle software development, enterprise architectural re/engineering, mentoring, estimation and budgeting, project management, business strategy, business process engineering, information technology strategy, open source technologies, and digital security.  For more information, visit the company’s website at: www.alterthought.com.</p>
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		<title>Hiring Groovy/Grails Developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sunjay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job Description
ALTERthought is seeking energetic and talented associates driven to deliver solutions for a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging mid-market, and established Fortune 500 clientele. As a member of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Job Description</strong><br />
ALTERthought is seeking energetic and talented associates driven to deliver solutions for a variety of client distributed systems and web applications, including Web 2.0 initiatives. This position requires someone to bring resourcefulness, experience and a passion for online technology solutions for start-up, emerging mid-market, and established Fortune 500 clientele. As a member of the team, you will have the chance to work on unique and innovative solutions in a multi-tiered Java and Ruby on Rails environments. This position is responsible for working on the development and design, using new technology frameworks, and concepts to quickly deliver functionality for our customers.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong><br />
The developer will serve as a team member and, where appropriate, mentor other associates in solutions to meet business needs. The ideal candidate will have experience working on agile teams developing software in a collaborative and iterative manner.</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge Areas </strong><br />
The ideal candidate will have 2-6 years of experience in various programming environments as summarized by the following:</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>
<p>-  Highly desired:  Groovy/Grails, javascript frameworks (prototype, YUI, extjs, etc), mySQL<br />
-  Next Best: POJO, Spring, Ruby on Rails, AJAX, Jason, REST, JBOSS, Struts, WebWork, Oracle<br />
-  Nice-to-Have: Flash, Flex</p>
<ul /><strong>Detail</strong>-  Bachelor&#8217;s degree in software engineering or computer science<br />
-  Strong architectural design and implementation skills<br />
-  A demonstrated ability to keep abreast of new technology<br />
-  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with team members, managers and product specialists<br />
-  Ability to maintain own work flow and meet deadlines<br />
-  Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment<br />
-  Ability to respond to frequent pressure to meet deadlines when work speed and sustained accuracy are paramount<br />
-  Ability to respond to frequent demands of multiple customers (internal and external)<br />
-  Experience developing multi-tiered web applications on open source platforms utilizing Java/J2EE, Struts/Web Work,  XML, SQL, AJAX, REST, SOAP, ESB, AOP, SOA, JavaScript, HTML and other related technologies and concepts<br />
-  Familiarity with open source frameworks and technologies such as JBOSS, Tomcat, MySQL, , Spring, Hibernate, SiteMesh, Alfresco, GWT, Maven, Mule, Linux, JUnit, Selenium, etc.<br />
-  Experience with Agile Development (SCRUM / Extreme Programming) practices, such as Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Iterative Development, and Pair Programming<br />
-  Ontology and Semantic Web technology experience, such as RDF, OWL, SPARQL, and Jena/SDB, is a big plus<br />
Rules / Recommendation / Personalization engine experience is a plus<br />
-  Leader or contributor in open-source Java software is a big plus</p>
<ul /><strong>Qualities</strong>-  Energetic and communicative<br />
-  Highly Analytical, fact-based decision maker<br />
-  Ability to inspire and lead<br />
-  Champions change and effectively manage the implementation of new ideas<br />
-  Supports and solicits input from team members at all levels within the organization<br />
-  Communicates effectively.<br />
-  Ensures that we consistently deliver superior technical solutions<br />
-  Interest in or experience with internet and startup businesses<br />
-  Works well in a team environment</p>
<ul />ALTERthought is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To be considered for this position, please <a href="mailto:at_careers@alterthought.com">&#8220;>contact us</a>.Full-time and contract benefits include a combination of paid holidays, sick days, personal days and vacation, premium health and dental insurance and a casual work environment.</p>
<p>About ALTERthought<br />
ALTERthought is a management and technology consultancy that specializes in the engineering of large-scale distributed systems and is guided by a vision to help its clients win.  ALTERthought TM marshals its Research, Development, &#038; Management capabilities to combine innovation with precision management for the success of its clients.</p>
<p>Clients include the Global 2000, esteemed online brands, and leading mid-market companies.  Since its inception in 1998, the engineering consultancy has collaborated with its clients to envision, architect, and deliver business results through intelligent technology solutions.  ALTERthought is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices in the National Capital Region, Research Triangle Park, and the New York Metropolitan Area.</p>
<p>ALTERthought’s software engineering and business consulting offerings include: full lifecycle software development, enterprise architectural re/engineering, mentoring, estimation and budgeting, project management, business strategy, business process engineering, information technology strategy, open source technologies, and digital security.  For more information, visit the company’s website at: www.alterthought.com.</p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring dotNET Engineers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 16:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-OVERVIEW- 
ALTERthought has a ground floor opportunity for a .NET software engineer/analyst. This opportunity will allow the candidate to make his or her mark on the organization through diverse responsibilities in groundbreaking internal and client services initiatives. The individual will serve as a key technological leader for complex distributed systems (re)-engineering projects. The Software Engineer/Analyst [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>-OVERVIEW- </strong><br />
ALTERthought has a ground floor opportunity for a .NET software engineer/analyst. This opportunity will allow the candidate to make his or her mark on the organization through diverse responsibilities in groundbreaking internal and client services initiatives. The individual will serve as a key technological leader for complex distributed systems (re)-engineering projects. The Software Engineer/Analyst participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer/Analyst is a well-rounded professional with excellent interpersonal skills backed by solid engineering expertise.</p>
<p><strong> -JOB DESCRIPTION-</strong><br />
TECHNOLOGY RELATED (70%)<br />
Engineer/Analysts provide a range of technical expertise, as a design and implementation specialist of ALTERthought’’ products and services using C#/.NET and a variety of development tools. The ideal candidate has the ability to solve problems quickly and creatively, and is able to work independently to meet aggressive deadlines with a minimal amount of direction from senior team members. Both participating in requirements and design sessions, as well as intensive programming directly from existing specifications will be required. The engineer will code quality implementation of designs using .NET including C#, VB.NET and ASP while meeting implementation deadlines; problem solve and coordinate with members of a cross-functional team including Project Management, Quality Services and Client Services; maintain implementations as products and services mature; adhere to software development and source control processes; and mentor other team members as appropriate.</p>
<p>BUSINESS RELATED (30%)<br />
The Engineer/Analyst will provide analytical and customer contact services in the development of leading edge e-business infrastructure and systems. He or she will aid in analysis of customer User Roles, Processes, and infrastructure needs; Assist in modeling of User/Role Business Information Needs; contribute to current-state Business Process Analysis activities and Contribute to future-state Business Process Design activities.</p>
<p><strong> -JOB QUALIFICATIONS-</strong></p>
<p>&#8211; Bachelor&#8217;s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience<br />
&#8211;  2+ years of Object Oriented server side development required<br />
&#8211;  2+ years of full-lifecycle server software development experience using the following technologies: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET<br />
&#8211;  Experience with various Microsoft Platforms<br />
&#8211; Familiarity with relational databases<br />
&#8211; 2+ years experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) using UML<br />
&#8211; Experience with XML/XSL, WSDL, and SQL<br />
&#8211; Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously<br />
&#8211; Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment<br />
&#8211; Excellent communication skills<br />
&#8211; Must be able to translate mid-level designs, into quality implementations<br />
&#8211; Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism<br />
&#8211; Must have 2 + years experience with various software development methodologies, preferably the RUP and/or Agile/XP tenets.<br />
&#8211;  Previous consulting experience desired<br />
&#8211; This position requires a minimum 2 years of IT-related experience with experience in corporate portals, embedded systems, and high-volume transactional systems is a plus.<br />
&#8211; Experience in accelerated development a strong plus.<br />
&#8211; Demonstrated experience utilizing formal process engineering methods to deliver information service and/or software application is required.</p>
<p>Candidates must be willing to relocate or travel to the Baltimore, MD area.  A relocation package may or may not be offered. If you think you may be a good candidate for this position please send your resume along with a brief note about your vision for technology and business innovation to careers@alterthought.com.</p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: Strategic Business Analyst</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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The SBA consulting position serves as a strategic customer liaison and will provide business systems analysis; use case and software requirements development, process and workflow engineering; functional analysis; quality assurance services for various strategic product development initiatives; and enterprise analysis planning support.
All projects occur in a cross-functional team setting. He or she helps support [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong> -OVERVIEW-</strong><br />
The SBA consulting position serves as a strategic customer liaison and will provide business systems analysis; use case and software requirements development, process and workflow engineering; functional analysis; quality assurance services for various strategic product development initiatives; and enterprise analysis planning support.</p>
<p>All projects occur in a cross-functional team setting. He or she helps support ALTERthought&#8217;s core values of Technology and Innovation through forward-thinking business-technology frameworks. The SBA also supports ALTERthought&#8217;s core value of Customer Commitment through professional strategic business analysis, software feature planning, and customer relationship development.</p>
<p><strong>-JOB DESCRIPTION-</strong><br />
ALTERTHOUGHT INTERNAL<br />
Work closely with the executive team including the CTO, Chief Scientist, and President to develop and help drive the following (1) R&#038;D opportunity assessment scorecards (2) Prototype development process (3) R&#038;D organization design (4) Analyses, requirements documentation, and supporting artifacts for the build out of ALTERthought&#8217;s own software-related business concepts (5) Refinement/Re-engineering of ALTERthought&#8217;s Planix TM software development estimation tool (6) Analysis and jumpstart of potential ALTERthought subsidiaries/spinout concepts (7) Analysis and pursuit of consulting services strategies.</p>
<p>CLIENT PRODUCT/SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT<br />
The SBA will provide broad business expertise and play a key customer contact role in the development of leading edge distributed/e-business infrastructure and systems. He or she will: lead the analysis of customer user roles, processes, dynamic analytical engine applications, and infrastructure needs; aid in developing company and client information technology strategy; lead the identification and modeling of user/role/trading partner business information/integration needs; contribute to current-state business process analysis activities, including process modeling and the identification of key problems, product opportunities, and process improvement opportunities; contribute to future-state Business Process Design activities, including process modeling for cross-functional operational process flows.<br />
He/she will also collaborate with Technical Analysis &#038; Marketing Teams to: develop of feature conceptualization and product strategy; assist in the development of product release plans that identify software development and process improvement efforts over time; assist in the establishment of core IT infrastructure at multiple physical and logical layers including capacity planning, technology assessment and recommendation, deployment, monitoring, and management</p>
<p>USABILITY RELATED<br />
Work with Usability Engineer to integrate &#8211; where appropriate &#8211; the user experience design and conceptual user frameworks with the user interface design; contribute to activities for the creation of the user experience vision, application concept storyboards, and low-fidelity prototypes; contribute to conceptual application prototype activities; facilitate cross-functional work-sessions and conduct user interviews.</p>
<p><strong><br />
-JOB REQUIREMENTS- </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in scientific discipline plus 3-5 years experience preferred; or comparable work experience in related activities</li>
<li>Demonstrated facility with complex quantitative problems</li>
<li>Demonstrated analytical acumen in solving complex business problems</li>
<li>Masters degree in Management/Technology desired</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication Skills</li>
<li>Mature, confident, a good relationship-builder</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience with UML and Object Oriented Analysis &#038; Design is strongly desired</li>
<li>Strong understanding and experience with information products design, and business information needs modeling</li>
<li>Experience working with cross-functional software product development teams (i.e. representatives from marketing, customer service, business analysis, technical architecture, operations, and service areas, respectively)</li>
<li>Understanding of Data Warehousing concepts and practices</li>
<li>Strong process modeling and facilitation skills</li>
<li>Ability to work in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Ability to comprehend new technologies, business models, and frameworks rapidly</li>
<li>Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism</li>
<li>4 + years experience with various software development methodologies preferably the RUP/Agile/XP is strongly desired</li>
<li>Experience with XP and agile methodologies is highly desirable</li>
<li>4 + years experience with MS Project strongly desired</li>
<li>Must have 3+ years experience with Enterprise IT infrastructure including:
<ul>
<li>TCP/IP</li>
<li>RDBMS deployment/replication</li>
<li>Server capacity planning</li>
<li>Application server/container deployment</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>This position requires a minimum of 3-5 years of software engineering/IT/distributed application experience with a minimum of 3 years business systems analyst role. Experience in corporate portals, voice applications, and high availability/high volume transactional system development is a plus. Experience in accelerated development a strong plus. Demonstrated experience utilizing formal process engineering methods to deliver information service and/or software application is required.</p>
<p><strong> -LOCATION/TRAVEL-</strong><br />
Centennial Campus, NCSU Raleigh/RTP<br />
There are two positions with the following travel requirements:</p>
<ul>
<li>10-15% Travel to ALTERthought headquarters in Richmond and clients along eastern seaboard.</li>
<li>60-70% Travel to ALTERthought headquarters in Richmond and clients along eastern seaboard.</li>
</ul>
<p>NOTE: We will consider all candidates for this position, but a re-location package may or may not be offered.</p>
<p><em>                                   Interested parties should please send a resume, along with a paragraph or two about your                                   personal vision for engineering and business to                                   <a href="mailto:careers@alterthought.com">careers@alterthought.com</a>. </em></p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: Project Manager</title>
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The Project Manager will be responsible for the timely delivery and implementation of cost-effective, quality products to our customers (internal and external). This person will provide overall project management and leadership to multidisciplinary teams to deliver within a committed budget and schedule. This person will work with customers, business technology teams in different geographical [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>-JOB DESCRIPTION-</strong><br />
The Project Manager will be responsible for the timely delivery and implementation of cost-effective, quality products to our customers (internal and external). This person will provide overall project management and leadership to multidisciplinary teams to deliver within a committed budget and schedule. This person will work with customers, business technology teams in different geographical locations to ensure agreement of business requirements and system design, preparation and management of project plans, and successful testing and implementation. Success will depend on effective collaborative management skill and ability to get the best from all groups, even when working remotely and under pressure.<br />
<br style="font-weight: bold" /><span style="font-weight: bold"> -JOB QUALIFICATIONS-</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree in business or scientific discipline plus 1-2 years experience required</li>
<li>Working knowledge of J2EE and .NET, HTTP Protocols, HTML, and JavaScript</li>
<li>Excellent analytical skills for identifying problems and problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Confident and assertive communicator, able to persuade others to a course of action</li>
<li>Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to be flexible in exercising judgement in a dynamic environment and to manage competing priorities</li>
<li>Highly motivated with a proven ability to drive projects to a successful and timely conclusion</li>
<li>Ability to effectively deal with individuals at all levels of the organization</li>
<li>Sound and timely decision making ability</li>
<li>Ability to work proactively and independently</li>
<li>Ability to multi-task and work to tight timelines</li>
<li>Negotiation and issue resolution with internal and external stakeholders</li>
<li>Have a good understanding of project and personal deliverables and deliver within timeframes</li>
<li>Well developed presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills</li>
<li>2+ years experience in managing technology based products</li>
<li>Solid background in Earned Value Management</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: bold">-JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-</p>
<ul>
<li>Manage end-to-end by overseeing the project through the complete lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, implementation/rollout, and close. Lead all aspects of project delivery including, but not limited to, project scope, deliverables, estimates, quality, detailed project plans and change requests</li>
<li>Develop tasks and responsibility schedules, including resource requirements. Identify the necessary people and technical resources to meet project commitments, and gain approval from the functional managers</li>
<li>Manage multiple projects effectively</li>
<li>Monitor team activities and track progress against plan to ensure committed deliverables are met. Identify delays, budget or quality concerns so they can be proactively addressed.</li>
<li>Work with project team members, internal customers and external customers to identify and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner</li>
<li>Proactively manage and resolve project issues/risks. Maintain issue log and delivery to the project plan. Escalate issues which cannot be resolved by the team</li>
<li>Maintain and uphold strict change management principles, disciplines, proactive measures and procedures, as required, to ensure the expected quality is delivered or exceeded</li>
<li>Ensure project team and external customers are provided with appropriate, timely and accurate project information and status updates</li>
<li>Apply technology/product knowledge to address customers&#8217; needs</li>
<li>Provide direction and guidance to project team members.</li>
<li>Manage priorities and issues where conflicts arise</li>
<li>Facilitate interaction amongst groups</li>
<li>Conduct post-implementation reviews and implement lessons learned as necessary</li>
<li>Complete all necessary documentation for reporting status of project and explaining any variances</li>
<li>Proactively identify needs in regards to resourcing and resource allocation</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Interested parties should please send a resume, along with a paragraph or two about your                                   personal vision for engineering and business to                                   <a href="mailto:careers@alterthought.com">careers@alterthought.com</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: Java Engineer</title>
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 -OVERVIEW-
The Java Software Engineer participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer is a well-rounded professional with excellent [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Java Engineer</strong></p>
<p><strong> -OVERVIEW-</strong><br />
The Java Software Engineer participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer is a well-rounded professional with excellent interpersonal skills backed by solid engineering expertise.</p>
<p><strong>-JOB DESCRIPTION-</strong><br />
Java Engineer provide a range of technical expertise, as a design and implementation specialist of ALTERthought’’s solutions and services using Java/J2EE and a variety of development tools. The ideal candidate has the ability to solve problems quickly and creatively, and is able to work independently to meet aggressive deadlines with a minimal amount of direction from senior team members. Both participating in requirements and design sessions, as well as intensive programming directly from existing specifications will be required. The engineer will code quality implementation of designs using Java and J2EE technologies, including Spring, Hibernate, JMS, JMX, and JSP while meeting implementation deadlines; problem solve and coordinate with members of a cross-functional team including Project Management, Quality Services and Client Services; maintain implementations as products and services mature; adhere to software development and source control processes; and mentor other team members as appropriate.</p>
<p><strong>-JOB REQUIREMENTS-</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience</li>
<li>0-3 years of Java based Object Oriented server side and/or client development</li>
<li>0-1 years of full life cycle server software development experience using the following technologies: Java, J2EE (JMS, JMX, etc.)</li>
<li>Familiarity with relational databases</li>
<li>Experience with SQL</li>
<li>Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously</li>
<li>Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills</li>
<li>Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism</li>
<li>Affinity and experience for open source tools and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, WebWork, Ant, assorted Jakarta tools)</li>
<li>Experience designing and developing solutions for both Wintel and Unix-based operating systems</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>-LOCATION/TRAVEL-</strong><br />
Centennial Campus (NCSU)<br />
Raleigh/RTP<br />
10-15% Travel to ALTERthought headquarters in Richmond and clients along eastern seaboard.</p>
<p><em> *Interested parties should please send a resume, along with a paragraph or two about your personal vision for engineering and business to <a href="mailto:careers@alterthought.com">careers@alterthought.com</a>. </em></p>
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		<title>ALTERthought is hiring: .NET Engineer</title>
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ALTERthought has a ground floor opportunity for a .NET software engineer/analyst. This opportunity will allow the candidate to make his or her mark on the organization through diverse responsibilities in groundbreaking internal and client services initiatives. The individual will serve as a key technological leader for complex distributed systems (re)-engineering projects. The Software Engineer/Analyst [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>-OVERVIEW- </strong><br />
ALTERthought has a ground floor opportunity for a .NET software engineer/analyst. This opportunity will allow the candidate to make his or her mark on the organization through diverse responsibilities in groundbreaking internal and client services initiatives. The individual will serve as a key technological leader for complex distributed systems (re)-engineering projects. The Software Engineer/Analyst participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer/Analyst is a well-rounded professional with excellent interpersonal skills backed by solid engineering expertise.</p>
<p><strong> -JOB DESCRIPTION-</strong><br />
TECHNOLOGY RELATED (70%)<br />
Engineer/Analysts provide a range of technical expertise, as a design and implementation specialist of ALTERthought’’ products and services using C#/.NET and a variety of development tools. The ideal candidate has the ability to solve problems quickly and creatively, and is able to work independently to meet aggressive deadlines with a minimal amount of direction from senior team members. Both participating in requirements and design sessions, as well as intensive programming directly from existing specifications will be required. The engineer will code quality implementation of designs using .NET including C#, VB.NET and ASP while meeting implementation deadlines; problem solve and coordinate with members of a cross-functional team including Project Management, Quality Services and Client Services; maintain implementations as products and services mature; adhere to software development and source control processes; and mentor other team members as appropriate.</p>
<p>BUSINESS RELATED (30%)<br />
The Engineer/Analyst will provide analytical and customer contact services in the development of leading edge e-business infrastructure and systems. He or she will aid in analysis of customer User Roles, Processes, and infrastructure needs; Assist in modeling of User/Role Business Information Needs; contribute to current-state Business Process Analysis activities and Contribute to future-state Business Process Design activities.</p>
<p><strong> -JOB QUALIFICATIONS-</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor&#8217;s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience</li>
<li>2+ years of Object Oriented server side development required</li>
<li>2+ years of full-lifecycle server software development experience using the following technologies: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET</li>
<li>Experience with various Microsoft Platforms</li>
<li>Familiarity with relational databases</li>
<li>2+ years experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) using UML</li>
<li>Experience with XML/XSL, WSDL, and SQL</li>
<li>Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously</li>
<li>Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills</li>
<li>Must be able to translate mid-level designs, into quality implementations</li>
<li>Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism</li>
<li>Must have 2 + years experience with various software development methodologies, preferably the RUP and/or Agile/XP tenets.</li>
<li>Previous consulting experience desired</li>
<li>This position requires a minimum 2 years of IT-related experience with experience in corporate portals, embedded systems, and high-volume transactional systems is a plus. Experience in accelerated development a strong plus. Demonstrated experience utilizing formal process engineering methods to deliver information service and/or software application is required.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>  -JOB LOCATION/TRAVEL-</strong><br />
Candidates must be willing to re-locate to the Baltimore, MD area.<br />
NOTE: We will consider all candidates for this position, but a re-location package may or may not be offered.</p>
<p><em> *Interested parties should please send a resume, along with a paragraph or two about your personal vision for engineering and business to <a href="mailto:careers@alterthought.com">careers@alterthought.com</a>. </em></p>
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