Microsoft BizTalk Architect/ Developer

Scope

Is a solution visionary and is comfortable sharing knowledge, mentoring other team members, conducting code reviews and performance evaluations.

Adept at working in a collaborative team environment with the Project Manager and team members to develop and support Microsoft BizTalk applications.

Understands BizTalk theory, programming, design patterns and has the ability mediate between clients, architects and team members to design solutions throughout all phases of the software development process.

Works with clients to manage requirements, project scope and is comfortable presenting to stakeholder groups when needed.

Joins forces with project manager to estimate execution and delivery timelines, implement work packages, define and mitigate risks as well as document the solution for technology issues.

Can easily absorb and demonstrate new concepts and technologies as well as industry specific knowledge and expertise.

Responsibility

• Design, develop and support enterprise BizTalk solutions and integration components
• Develop technical design and architecture for integration solutions
• Work with a team of software developers to develop new applications and/or maintain existing applications.
• Work with end users during system design to determine functionality needs.
• Manage testing of application software to assure accuracy, integrity, completeness to achieve desired results.
• Plan development activities and monitors progress to completion.
• Work as part of a development team to implement solutions while following best practice methodologies.
• Solve problems and makes business decisions to carry out job duties. Weigh alternatives and determine appropriate course of action.
• Communicate with users during program development to review progress and ensure that requirements have been met.
• Present solutions and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Provide technical training and mentoring to other team members.
• Development prototype applications and solutions.
Qualifications
• University degree or college diploma in Computer Sciences or related major
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
• Excellent problem solving skills
• 5+ years programming and software development experience
• 3+ years .NET programming experience
• 2+ years BizTalk development experience
• Strong understanding of EAI, SOA, and ESB architecture
• Strong understanding of and experience with Object Oriented design and development
• Solid understanding of enterprise integration patterns
• Solid understanding of software development patterns
• Ability to understand business problems
• MCSD or MCAD certification is preferred
Must possess excellent knowledge of:
• BizTalk Server 2004/2006 (Orchestrations, Schemas, Maps, etc)
• Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008
• SQL Server 2000/2005
• Microsoft .NET framework
• Windows 2003
• Web Services
• XML, XSLT
• C# or VB.NET

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Salary

$80k to $100K

Please send your resume to:

richard@imsgroup.com

Call me:

416-515-2939 Ext. 436

Technorati Tags: Architect, Developer, Microsoft BizTalk

QA Manager – Software Development

Scope

In this role, you will be managing and directing software testers, scheduling their tasks, verifying their work and monitoring progress in support of development teams. You will create test plans, prepare regular reports and be a main point of contact to internal teams and external clients regarding new feature requests and bug tracking. You must have strong leadership & communication skills, be highly organized, and take ownership of your work. You will take part in the project planning effort with the project manager or technical lead to determine the estimate of work as well as the number and skill level of resources required to perform testing. You will be accountable for the overall quality management of a project and the coordination of assigned QA resources and provide regular reporting to ensure that all requirements are accounted for and that they meet the standard of quality necessary for any project.

Responsibility

• Manage and oversee QA and Integration Testing Environments
• Establish procedures and QA methodologies
• Establish quality standards / practices to be implemented
• Recruit, train and oversee team members in QA methods and practices
• Aid in managing software code control, testing processes and software deployment.
• Interface closely with internal development teams and client groups in support of software and production releases.
• Manage QA tools such as Axosoft OnTime.
• Coordinate and execute QA testing, create test plans, scripts, bug tracking, etc.
• Interact with software developers and the systems team to tune code, databases, and track all problem reports to closure.
• Effectively employ automation to reduce testing cycles on repeated tasks.

Qualifications

• 5 years Software Quality Assurance experience, including 2 years managing a QA team.
• Experience testing web applications, Web Services and .Net applications.
• Experience creating test cases (unit, GUI, UAT and stress), scripts, utilizing automated tools, including defect tracking and source code control (VSS).
• Formal software development life-cycle experience.
• Knowledge in scripting.
• Health Care and Integration experience would be beneficial.

Experience with the following technologies is considered an asset:
• Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008
• SQL Server 2000/2005
• Microsoft .NET framework
• HL7 messaging for hospital systems integration

To succeed in this role, you must be energetic, motivated and results-oriented. You will be working directly with our clients, so outstanding communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Location

Our primary location is Toronto, but project teams are sometimes located onsite at our client locations.

Salary

$55k to $70K

Please send your resume to:

richard@imsgroup.com

Call me:

416-515-2939 Ext. 436

Technorati Tags: QA Manager, Software Development

You will work closely with a team of developers building a large financial application. Your focus will be building out a web front-end using ASP.NET/MVC and client-side interactivity using jQuery/Javascript.

Technical Requirements:

• ASP.NET/MVC
• C#
• jQuery/Javascript
• HTML
• CSS

Development platform:

.NET 3.5 using C# and IIS.

Primary tools:

Visual Studio 2008, Subversion and ReSharper.

Qualifications

• You possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have several years of experience building secure, scalable, high-performance ASP.NET applications.
• You are familiar with the ASP.NET MVC architecture.
• You can code your own HTML markup and script with ease.
• You possess a strong understanding of web design concepts (primarily CSS and layout).
• You possess advanced Javascript skills and can create AJAX-enabled user interfaces using jQuery.
• You know IIS and Internet Explorer inside out.
• You are passionate about programming and applying new ideas to solving problems
• You continually stay on top of current trends in .NET web development.
• Experience with classic ASP and VBScript is a real plus.
• Experience in a leadership and mentoring role is a real plus.

Location:

Toronto – North York

Salary:

80 to 90K

Please send your resume to:

richard@imsgroup.com

Call me:

416-515-2939 Ext. 436

Technorati Tags: ASP.NET, Developer, MVC