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Talent Groups is a leading provider of IT talent solutions to companies of all sizes across several different industries. Headquartered in Houston, TX, with offices across the US and a Global Delivery Center in Hyderabad, India, we offer a streamlined recruiting service model to efficiently identify highly qualified IT professionals for our clients.
Our team specializes in contract staffing, direct hire, and managed services across various sectors, with strong expertise in healthcare IT, as demonstrated by our KLAS ranking. We also offer comprehensive Project Management Center of Excellence (PM COE) and Agile/SAFe Advisory services, helping organizations achieve operational excellence and agile transformation.
We firmly believe in recognizing talent as people and jobs as opportunities. This core principle drives our mission to connect top talent with great opportunities while delivering an exceptional experience in every engagement. Our national reach enables us to serve a diverse clientele from start-ups to middle-market organizations and Fortune 500 companies.
Whether you need top-tier IT talent for a specific project, direct hire services to further build out your organization, or comprehensive managed solutions, Talent Groups is your trusted partner. We bring together industry expertise, extensive resources, and a full-service client delivery model to meet your unique requirements.
For more information about our exceptional IT talent solutions, please visit www.talentgroups.com.
Duration: 6 months to start (with potential to convert)
Job Description
Leads a technical project team.� Understands the business strategy of client department and defines the information systems requirements to meet the business requirements. Provides expert functional and technical support for vendor applications and programs.� Collaborates with other department resources to ensure system integration.� Monitors, defines, and reports on critical path workflows.� Resolves issues or escalates issues as required.� Drives the design and implementation of new business processes within required configuration. Functions as lead in the design, coding, debugging, testing, documentation, and implementation of in-house applications and customization of vendor-supplied applications. Collaborates with the Data Base Administrator, Systems and Security teams on system upgrades.� Develops and supports multiple-system interfaces and integration.
Required
Education & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field with courses in programming and database systems
7+ years experience supporting healthcare applications.
5+ years experience programming and report-writing in an Oracle environment
2+ years experience leading technical project teams
Preferred
9+ years experience supporting healthcare applications
7+ years experience programming and report-writing in an Oracle environment
4+ years experience leading technical project teams
Key Responsibilities
Serves as a technical project lead, technical architect, and/or project manager for a team of application developers Keeps management team informed of project status and significant issues impacting outcomes.
Coordinates the planning, organization, and direction of activities related to applications software.
As a technical lead, responsible for creating detailed programming technical tasks, assigning workload, monitoring project progress, performing code review, and validating testing outcomes of application developers. Perform mentoring and oversight in all areas of the development life cycle.
Researches, evaluates and tests the setup and functionality of supported modules to ensure optimal functionality for end-users. Determines compatibility with existing systems and interfaces.� Provides technical support and trouble-shooting for software.� Installs and tests vendor upgrades and patches. Collaborates with end-users on upgrade testing to ensure successful migration to new versions.
Investigates and recommends new tools and applications in support of business needs.
Functions as Subject Matter Expert for business processes/user functions that these modules directly support. Communicates with business units, Project Managers, and other IT staff on application upgrades, fixes and new processes. Responsible for evaluating any impact of system changes on existing modules
Collaborates with client department on functional system and processes, provides daily support to functional end-users and recommends process changes to promote better utilization of application functionality.
Coordinates the work outcomes of external consultants.
Performs complex coding assignments. Converts logical design into program code. Analyses, reviews and rewrites programs to increase operating efficiency or to adapt program to new requirements
Develops system and program test plans, including obtaining test data, conducting program and system testing, and evaluating test results.
Develops documentation defining application development process, including technical reports, communications, and instructional manuals. Maintains user manuals, system design documents, and program documentation.
Coordinates with analysts and training staff to validate end-user instructions/training materials.
Logs, monitors, and manages event calls regarding reported system issues
Serves on project teams.
Participates in regularly-scheduled project review/status meetings internally and with client departments.
Serves as a technical and functional resource to entry level and senior level developers.
Provide escalation assistance and oversight for team service tickets, research, resolution and closure.
Documents change control
Performs on-call support functions
Performs other duties as assigned
Regular and reliable attendance is required
Competencies
Technical Skills
Expert knowledge in applications programming methodologies, and Tool Control Language (TCL scripting language - required for EXL applications only);� Proficient with Microsoft Word & Excel;� Strong knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL) in an Oracle environment and vendor-supplied application development tools;� Functional expertise in assigned application
Team-Building / Team Player
Influence the actions and opinions of others in a positive direction and build group commitment.
Problem Solving / Analysis
Ability to solve problems through systematic analysis of processes with sound judgment; Has a realistic understanding of relevant issues.
Organizational Skills
Ability to organize people or tasks, adjust to priorities, learn systems, within time constraints and with available resources; Detail-oriented.
Multi-Tasking / Time Management
Prioritize and manage actions to meet changing deadlines and requirements within a high volume, high stress environment.
Independent Thinking / Self-Initiative
Critical thinkers with ability to focus on things which matter most to achieving outcomes; Commitment to task to produce outcomes without direction and to find necessary resources.
Creativity / Innovation
Ability to develop unique and novel solutions to problems; View change as necessary.
Coping / Flexibility
Resiliency in adapting to a variety of situations and individuals while maintaining a sense of purpose and mature problem-solving approach is required.
Computer Literacy
Ability to function in a multi-system Microsoft environment using Word, Outlook, Intranet, the Internet, and department software applications.
Communication / People Skills
Ability to influence or persuade others under positive or negative circumstances; Adapt to different styles; Listen critically; Collaborate.
Commitment to Task
Ability to conform to established policies and procedures; exhibit high motivation.
Working Conditions
Standard office environment, with weekend or nighttime work to implement changes when users are off the system.
Extensive computer work with prolonged sitting
Required profile
Experience
Level of experience:Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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