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14 March 2006

ALTERthought is hiring: .NET Engineer

-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 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.

-JOB DESCRIPTION-
TECHNOLOGY RELATED (70%)
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.

BUSINESS RELATED (30%)
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.

-JOB QUALIFICATIONS-

Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience
2+ years of Object Oriented server side development required
2+ years of full-lifecycle server software development experience using the following technologies: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET
Experience with various Microsoft Platforms
Familiarity with relational databases
2+ years experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) using UML
Experience with XML/XSL, WSDL, and SQL
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication skills
Must be able to translate mid-level designs, into quality implementations
Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism
Must have 2 + years experience with various software development methodologies, preferably the RUP and/or Agile/XP tenets.
Previous consulting experience desired
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.

-JOB LOCATION/TRAVEL-
Candidates must be willing to re-locate to the Baltimore, MD area.
NOTE: We will consider all candidates for this position, but a re-location package may or may not be offered.

*Interested parties should please send a resume, along with a paragraph or two about your personal vision for engineering and business to careers@alterthought.com.

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