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Position Description:
Position Title: Sr. Programmer Analyst
Location: Sterling Jewelers, Akron, OH
Responsibilities:
This is a specialist area of responsibility within the title of Senior Programmer Analyst. This position will be responsible for developing, administering and supporting the Lawson financial suite, along with ancillary responsibility for development and support of other financial applications, working within a team environment.
This position is responsible for writing the complex programs of development projects, as well as maintaining and supporting existing applications. This position is also responsible for translating business requirements into effective and efficient computer systems for small projects or a sub-system of a larger project. This person will be responsible for administering Lawson security, applying maintenance patches and performing system upgrades.
This position is responsible for the design, coding, unit and system testing, documentation, assisting in training and implementation of projects, programs, work flows, etc. which are assigned by the Director/Project Manager/Leader.
This position is responsible for maintaining a very high level of technical expertise on all operating systems, software and hardware platforms.
Qualifications Desired:
At least 5 years technical experience in the design, development and deployment of complex business applications. Should be proficient in technical design areas and system testing. Ability to work on a team and independently within established coding standards, as well as, possess the ability to employ full life-cycle methodology.
Well defined communication skills and a demonstrated aptitude for communicating with both the technical staff and end-users to understand application requirements and design.
Experience with ONE or MORE of the following programming languages, operating systems, software or hardware platforms:
* Lawson Software
* COBOL / MicroFocus COBOL
* Unix scripting
* SQL development
* Client / Server and web development
* VB.Net
* JAVA
* DELPHI
* PLSql
* J2EE platform
* Linux / Unix
* WebSphere Application Server
* MQ Series middleware
* Oracle - data design, triggers, stored procedures
* Remedy IT Service Management Software
Company Description:
Sterling Jewelers is the largest jewelry retailer in the US. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio we own and operate over 1100 stores in the US. Our top two brands are Kay Jewelers and Jared the Galleria of Jewelry. We are located northwest of the city just off of Interstate 77 on Ghent Road. Our campus is modern and scenic with a home office staff of approximately 1900 employees.
Last year our sales were in excess of $2 billion and including our UK operations we reached approximately $2.8 billion. Our growth strategy is to continue to open new stores at the rate of 7 - 9% effectively doubling the number of our stores in the US in the next 10 years. This year alone we will open an additional 100 stores. We are traded on the NYSE as SIG, which stands for The Signet Group (our parent company). Further information on Sterling Jewelers can be viewed at: www.sterlingjewelers.com.
Sterling Jewelers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity among all levels of employees. Sterling values the differences between people and fosters an environment of opportunity and acceptance throughout the organization.
For consideration e-mail resume to:
Steve Strosnider, Corporate Recruiter, sstrosnider@jewels.com
