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  • Software Developer (.Net, SharePoint) - Business Analyst

    Unistress Corporation designs, engineers, and builds precast structures at universities, airports, hospitals, and shopping centers. We are transforming our operations, integrating state-of-the-art design, contemporary project management practices, and lean production processes.


    Job Description:
    The successful candidate will have demonstrated application development skills and a passion for improving business processes. You’ll work cross-functionally with internal and external teams to design, develop, deliver and improve information delivery across our company.
    Experience with MS SharePoint is highly desired, but at a minimum you must have demonstrated experience in .Net and SQL Server technologies with a track record for delivering results. But technology is not enough. We’re looking for someone with a passion for building systems that automate real-world business processes, and who will join our drive to improve all aspects of our business.


    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Grow and maintain a SharePoint based project management and intranet system.
    • Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs.  
    • Full life-cycle management of small and medium scale applications.
    • Analyze, develop and support reports from legacy and new applications utilizing SQL Server Reporting Services
    • kills/ Qualifications
    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems desired
    • 2+ years of software development and application management experience
    • Excellent Analytical & Process Flow Skills
    • MS SharePoint / MOSS 2007
    • Microsoft SQL Server & SQL Reporting Services
    • .Net technology (VB.net, C#, etc.)
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
    • Experience in Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement Highly Desirable
    • Can-do attitude and commitment to teamwork and your projects.

     

     

    Posted to Job Opportunities by Brian Peek on 23 Aug 2010

  • QA Engineer

    QA Engineer

    Company is in Malta (not Global Foundries) working in both C++ and C#.  Large stable company with good benefits.  Salary up to 60K perm position.

    5 years working in IT at least 3 years of which participating in an IT quality assurance / testing organization.      Application testing, systems/integration testing, regression testing,  both for new development and maintenance of existing systems.

    This position requires strong business analysis skills and is responsible for IT quality assurance activities, including reviewing requirements and specifications, authoring test plans, test cases/scripts, authoring requirements traceability matrices and test traceability matrices, executing QA/test activities including application software testing, systems integration testing (including internal systems testing, user acceptance testing), process analysis.

     The QA Engineer participates in all areas relating to systems quality.

    •Actively consults with users, developers, program managers, customers and other stakeholders to identify requirements, quality issues, and risk factors.
    •Analyzes functional and technical requirements, plans quality/test activities to provide proper coverage in terms of both scope and functionality.
    •Authors test plans, test scripts, and related quality documentation.
    • Executes QA activities and reports on results.
     

    Please contact
    Capital Tech Search
    Susan Lundberg
    435-0716
    susan@captechsearch.com

    Posted to Job Opportunities by Brian Peek on 19 Aug 2010

  • Senior BizTalk Architect

    Senior BizTalk Architect to develop high quality solutions to difficult integration problems. The problems presented to the Solution Team are complex, spanning multiple technologies (BizTalk, SharePoint, VSTO, .NET)  To work for a consulting firm assigned to Albany.  This is a very senior role salary will depend on experience.


    Please contact
    Capital Tech Search
    Susan Lundberg
    435-0716
    susan@captechsearch.com

    Posted to Job Opportunities by Brian Peek on 19 Aug 2010

  • SharePoint Developer

    SharePoint Developer


    To work for a consulting firm assigned to Albany.   Must have 5+ years – salary range 80-100K depending on experience.  .NET 4.0, WPF, Workflow Foundation, and other Microsoft technologies.  If you have a strong C#.NET background, experience working in a consulting environment, and a passion SharePoint.

    Please contact
    Capital Tech Search
    Susan Lundberg
    435-0716
    susan@captechsearch.com

    Posted to Job Opportunities by Brian Peek on 19 Aug 2010

  • August Meeting - UI is Communication

    UI is Communication

    Where: New Horizons, 10 Airline Drive, Albany, NY
    When: Thursday, August 12th, 2010, 6:30-9PM
    Who: Everett McKay, Principal, UX Design Edge

     

    You are a developer working on a project that needs a good user interface to be successful. But there’s a problem: you aren’t an experienced UI designer and nobody else on your team is either. You are doing the best you can, but you know could do better. If only you knew more about UI design to help your team make better decisions…
     
    If this sounds familiar, come to our August 12th meeting where Everett McKay will present UI is Communication. In this talk, Everett will present the fundamentals of UI design from the point of view of effective communication. UI design is ultimately all about communicating to users, both in terms of what you say and how you say it. If you can explain how to perform a task to someone in person in a way that’s clear and concise, you can apply those same communication techniques to present the task to users using the language of UI. This talk will help you apply UI design skills that you didn’t know you had.
     
    The talk will focus on UI design principles, process, and techniques. There will be several practical examples where you can apply what you have learned to real UI design problems.
     

    BIO:

    Everett McKay is the principal of UX Design Edge, a user experience design consulting and training firm specializing in helping non-designers based in St. Albans, Vermont. 
     
    Previously, Everett was a program manager at Microsoft for nearly 10 years. He was on the Windows 7 and Windows Vista teams, and was responsible for managing, writing, and driving the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines. This role enabled Everett to develop expertise across a wide range of user experience specialties and act as an in-house consultant to help teams across the company do their best work.

     

    Posted to TVUG News and Events by admin on 3 Aug 2010
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  • Apprenda - Customer Success Engineer

    Customer Success Engineer 

    Apprenda is the creator of SaaSGrid – the next generation application that solves the architecture, business and operational complexities of delivering software as a service in the cloud. SaaSGrid is truly a new category of platform technology to power SaaS applications in the cloud era. As a new breed of middleware, SaaSGrid is enabling the next generation of applications to embrace and leverage the full power of cloud computing, multi-tenant SaaS architecture and highly efficient grid execution to deliver business critical applications at web scale. 

    The Customer Success Engineer (CSE) is responsible for customer education and implementation oversight. Keys to the CSE role are the ability to articulate SaaSGrid’s value, inspire customer innovation, and sell SaaSGrid technically as an integral part of the customer’s Software as a Service strategy and architecture. The CSE will establish themselves as a trusted business and technical advisor, effectively determining how SaaSGrid can be applied to support the customer’s strategic SaaS business goals, and guiding the customer’s developers in executing that strategy. He or she will manage the customer engagement, acting as primary point of contact for the customer’s software engineering team as well as an escalation point for SaaSGrid issues that may impact customer success. Make no mistake, the CSE position is 50% business and 50% engineering. The CSE will write code samples and technical documentation. We’re looking for the unique combination of business acumen and technical ability. Frequent travel to customer locations and national events is required. 

    Duties: 

    • SaaSGrid installation and configuration 
    • Customer training onsite and remote (the position is roughly 30% travel - domestic & international) 
    • Application development guidance and SaaSGrid best practice enforcement 
    • Customization and extension of the SaaSGrid platform 
    • Moderation and content generation for the SaaSGrid Developer Community 
    • The Customer Service Engineer is a SaaSGrid knowledge base expert to all clients with whom he/she is engaged. You’ll lead webinars, trainings, and more. We’re looking for the unique combination of technical astuteness and personality! 

    Qualifications: 
    • BS in Computer Science or BS in another science or engineering discipline with significant practical software development experience 
    • Strong competencies in software design, systems architecture, and data structures. 
    • Strong OO skills and practicing knowledge of OO languages 
    • Extensive knowledge of Windows based environments preferred) 
    • Coding skills in C#, Javascript/AJAX, and SQL preferred 
    • Practical knowledge of WCF & ASP.NET preferred 
    • Practical knowledge of Windows system administration preferred 
    • Strong writing and interpersonal skills required (You MUST be personable!) 
    • Quick “on your feet” thinking and the ability to be creative in tight situations 

    The position is located in our headquarters in Clifton Park, NY. Relocation to the Albany, NY area is required.

    • Location: Clifton Park, NY
    • Compensation: TBD
    • Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
    • Please, no phone calls about this job!
    • Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

    Interested? Contact job-t25g5-1841094081@craigslist.org for more information.

     

    Posted to Job Opportunities by admin on 14 Jul 2010

  • IronRuby and .Net - an Introduction

     

     

    Where: Versa Trans Solution, Latham, NY
    When: Tuesday, July 13th, 2010, 6:30-9PM
    Who: Mark Menard, CTO, Vita Rara, Inc.

    Overview

     

    A big feature of the .Net 4.0 release is the new Dynamic Language Runtime, which has given .Net developers additional language options above the standard C#/VB.Net debate. One such option is IronRuby, a .Net implementation of Ruby that has the development world abuzz.

    In this session, Mark Menard gives us an overview of Ruby, covering what differentiates it from other dynamic and static languages, basic language constructs, and features. We are also introduced to IronRuby, the implementation of Ruby that runs on the CLR and interoperates with other .NET languages. Finally, we'll take a look at using the Ruby on Rails Framework in .Net using IronRuby.

    BIO

    Mark Menard is the founder and president of Enable Labs, a boutique consulting firm located in Troy, NY. Enable Labs, which was founded in 2004, specializes in custom web development using Ruby on Rails, and the development and support of our  fraternal membership management system MORI.

    Mark is an extremely active member of the technology community in the Tech Valley region. He has been an invited guest speaker at technology events, having spoken at Tech Valley Code Camp, Tech Valley Ruby Brigade, Capital District Java Developers Network, GoRuCo and other groups and conferences on a broad range of software development and technology topics.

     

    Posted to TVUG News and Events by admin on 8 Jul 2010
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  • .NET Developers via Pinnacle Recruiting

    Multiple full time .NET development positions open in Albany area"

    Pinnacle Recruiting & HR Solutions has a client in the Albany area looking to hire several .NET professionals ASAP, these are full time direct hires (not contractors or temps).

    They are looking for experience with .NET, ideally ASP.NET and/or VB.NET, C#, and Microsoft SQL. AJAX helpful but not required.

    Again, these are full time positions from day one, NOT contract.

    Our client is looking to interview right away, so don't hesitate to reach out to me in complete confidentiality for more information on this opportunity!

    Thank you!

    Chris Wessell
    Pinnacle Recruiting & HR Solutions
    (518) 618-1169
    cwessell@recruitingandhr.com

     

    Posted to Job Opportunities by Brian Peek on 4 Jul 2010
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  • June Meeting - Windows Phone 7 Development in Silverlight

    Where: Versa Trans Solution, Latham, NY
    When: Tuesday, June 15th, 2010, 6:30-9PM
    Who: Andy Beaulieu, Silverlight MVP

    Overview

     

    This session will show how we can develop applications for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 devices using Silverlight. We'll look at using multitargeting to create both a Web and Phone solution using a single code base. We'll also talk about the Windows Phone device capabilities and Microsoft's Marketplace.

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    Andy Beaulieu is a professional software developer and trainer with over 15 years of experience building applications for Windows and the Web. Located in Syracuse, New York, he is well versed in many Microsoft technologies including Silverlight, ASP.NET, ADO.NET and WindowsForms. Andy has been awarded a Microsoft MVP Award for Silverlight, and is a member of the WPF and Silverlight Insiders group.

    Posted to TVUG News and Events by admin on 3 Jun 2010

  • May Meeting - 5.15.2010 - Launch and Learn

    Launch and Learn

    Where: New Horizons - Albany, NY
    When: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9AM-4:30PM
    Who: Jim O'Neil and Chris Bowen - Microsoft; Brian Peek, MVP; Griff Townsend, MCSE, MCP.Net; others

    What will you do with Visual Studio 2010?

    No matter if you're developing for the Web, Desktop, Mobile device, or gaming console, Visual Studio 2010 unleashes a world of flexibility at your fingertips. Discover how Visual Studio 2010 can help unleash your creativity by taking it for a spin with developers from around the area. Launch and Learn 2010 is a set of hands on workshops intermingled with brief sessions on Visual Studio 2010 and .Net 4.0 enchancements that will make your applications more robust, more stable, and more scalable. 

    Attendees are given access to a huge amount of hands on workshops and technology introductions at their fingertips. Microsoft evangelists, technology MVPs, and trainers will help guide you as you learn your way, at your pace. Work in a protected, virtual environment that you can take home with you.

    Along with the workshops will be a number of brief introductory sessions to highlight the new features of Visual Studio 2010, .Net 4.0, and Silverlight 4. Take some time to talk with other developers from all around the Northeast to expand your social network, too.

    Oh yeah, we'll also have some swag to give away and a free lunch. Make sure you come by!

    Visit http://www.launchandlearn.net to register today!

    Posted to TVUG News and Events by admin on 7 May 2010
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