As a member of Technology Operations, the Operations Engineer’s (OE) responsibilities extend across two major functional areas – the operational health of application systems in a 24x7x365 Internet production environment and the integration of changes to component applications produced by development teams. The OE accomplishes this by applying a diverse set of technical skills and experiences across a multitude of application and infrastructure technologies, and by maintaining excellent relationships with technology and business stakeholders.

The primary focus for this particular position involves working on a team responsible for the support and maintenance of large data processing systems related to adserving technologies. Some of the technologies used and supported include Hadoop, Membase/Couchbase, MongoDB, Apache, Tomcat, Perl, and Java. Additional responsibilities will extend to maintaining metrics and processes associated with capacity management.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as Technology Operations representative within Aol Advertising’s SDLC, speaking to operational requirements, design considerations, and production impacts for new development efforts. In turn the Operations Engineer owns various tasks within the SDLC, along with the final application products of these efforts and their integration into production.
• Research, design, develop and implement solutions for fault, performance, capacity, and configuration management for applications.
• Identifies production stability concerns via break point and impact analysis. Designs, develops and implements remediation plans to address.
• Designs, develops, and implements documentation or tools appropriate to the maintenance of application platforms.
• Mentors Technical Support and Operations Engineering team on technical aspects of supported applications.
• Provide Tier 2 support to issues escalated from Technical Support team. Interface with development teams to resolve Tier 3 ‘in code’ issues. On-call support for escalated off-hours issues.
• Execution and maintenance of internal SLAs developed with business stakeholders.
Required Skills:

• Systems Administrator level expertise with Linux operating systems. Experience managing large Linux server fleets highly desired.
• Experience installing and administering software packages
• Grasp of Internet network concepts, protocols and associated services (TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SCP, DNS).
• Basic scripting experience to produce solutions and perform troubleshooting.
• Functional experience relational databases and SQL. Candidate must be capable enough in SQL to author data extraction and transformation queries to investigate performance and troubleshooting.
• Functional understanding of application development. Ideal candidate will have some implementation experience in a 3rd or 4th generation language, be capable of understanding and deconstructing program flow, and be conversant with developers on design and implementation options.
• Understanding of SDLC practices, including requirements gathering, design, impact analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, remediation and operation.
• Strong, methodical troubleshooting skills.
• Very strong analytical skills. Candidate will frequently be required to analyze and predict performance capabilities of a given application system.
• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and customer service skills. Ability to exchange information with technical and non-technical individuals in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work harmoniously and effectively as part of a team.
Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline AND
• 3+ years in a technical role involving applications operation and management, preferably in a 24-7-365 production environment.
• Linux experience is a must.
About AOL
At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission – to inform, entertain and connect the world.
AOL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other classification prescribed by applicable law.

The Advertising.com family is looking for an entry-level app support Engineer to come join our offices in Baltimore, MD.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and track technical issues, via a “trouble ticketing” solution.
• Provide support to internal and external customers to build product/platform knowledge and resolve issues.
• Follow standards for communications with business involving Operational issues.
• Own production operational issues for products by issuing initial response, data gathering, tracking, and resolution where possible as well as determining escalation protocol based on the nature of the issue.
• Handle system administrative duties for production and non-production systems, including:
• Account setup.
• Configure access of different elements in each system.
• Work with levels tier 2, and 3 teams to address defects.
• Be available to work in an 8 hour shift other than 9am to 5pm EST M-F.
• Demonstrate knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, SQL.

Required Skills:
• Demonstrate knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, SQL.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Unix operating systems.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service skills, with strong written and verbal communications.
• Ability to be on call 24×7 on a rotating basis.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers and employees, along with working with external clients, or customers.
• Ability to respond to frequent demands of multiple customers (internal and external).
• Experience with programming languages and different operating systems desired.
• Applicant will be a self starter with a strong desire to grow both technically and in their knowledge of Advertising.com business.

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Technical/Scientific discipline.
• 1 years experience in technical support, or relevant combination of education and experience.

About AOL: At AOL we’re focused on radically redefining the world of online communications. We are transforming how people around the globe connect with information, entertainment and one another by bringing together award winning journalists and innovative technologies to create rich and engaging consumer experiences. We look for people who are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly excited about our mission – to inform, entertain and connect the world.
AOL is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other classification prescribed by applicable law.

Position Summary

Duties & Responsibilities

·        Provide Database Administration, management and support of MPP systems such as Greenplum, Netezza, Teradata or Vertica.  Responsibilities include software installation, configuration, upgrading/patching, monitoring, tuning and optimizing, trouble-shooting and maintenance

·        Provide Administration, management and support of Apache HADOOP distributions such as MapR, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Greenplum HD, etc.   Responsibilities include infrastructure setup, software installation, configuration, upgrading/patching, monitoring, trouble-shooting and maintenance, work with development team to install components (Hive, Pig, etc.) and manage Map-Reduce jobs

·        Participate in 24×7 on call rotation to support critical business applications running on MPP, HADOOP and other Database systems

·        Engage in short and long-term capacity planning in collaboration with development resources, system administrators, and system architects while analyzing current usage

·        Design and provide solutions to satisfy security and audit compliance requirements relating to SOX and other internal requirements

·        Strategize, design and setup backup and DR policies for MPP and HADOOP systems

·        Actively monitor latest industry developments in the Big Data area, share knowledge and provide recommendations as necessary.

·        Actively participate in all phases of project development life cycle including database policies, procedures, standards and supporting documentation, database design, process flow analysis, development, benchmark  analysis, performance/tuning, capacity planning, and production implementation

·        Production support responsibilities include maximizing system availability, ensuring swift and complete database recovery, optimizing database and availability through ongoing maintenance, and ensure conformance to audit and operating standards

·        Provide status reports to senior management

·        Participate in the evaluation, and recommendation of appropriate hardware and software resources

·        Upholds enterprise policy guidelines and recommends new and improved guidelines

Required Skills

·        Strong knowledge of database concepts – database design, performance tuning

·        Strong knowledge and prior experience of working on Data Warehousing concepts

·        Prior Experience working with Vertica and/or Hadoop 

·        Oracle and MySQL DBA experience

·        UNIX skills

Education/ Experience

·        Under-graduate degree in applicable area of expertise or equivalent experience

·        5+ years of experience in the Information Technology profession

·        3+ years working with RDBMS

·        3+ years of UNIX experience

·        1+ years of MPP (Massively Parallel Processing systems such as Greenplum, Netezza, Teradata or Vertica) and/or HADOOP (such as MapR, Cloudera, Hortonworks) administration experience.

·        Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

·        Broad knowledge of relational database technologies

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BTS Software Solutions is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Commercial Services Division team.  You will be working on an exciting project for an established brand that provides ticketing and event solutions to hundreds of thousands of customers. 

**Recent College Graduates are encouraged to apply** 

We are looking for a “go-to” programmers ready to jump in and have an impact on the business. This isn’t your 9-5 government job, but an established business with the heart of a startup. We work hard and play hard and are ready to bring on others with the same attitude.

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Technical wise, here’s what we need you to know:

• OOP programming experience (PHP preferred)
• MySQL Server experience
• JavaScript (jQuery) 
• Strong web-enabled development skills
• Building scalable systems
• Writing secure code

Bonuses points for:

• Other strong web-enabled development skills (I.E. Python or Rails Experience)
• MVC Frameworks
• Node.js/nginx/backbones.js/angular.js

What you get:

•  Competitive salary
• Awesome office space (On site gym, café, and more)
•  Work with a fun team
• 100% company paid Medical / Dental / Vision
• Fully vested 401k with company matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
•  Flexible PTO

This is a full-time position located out of our offices in Columbia, MD.  If you think you would be a good fit then go ahead and send us your resume. 

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Software Developer

Location: Columbia, MD

Beneficial Skills:

Candidates must have an academic degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or other relevant degree and/or equivalent experience), and team project experience working with end users to develop custom applications in Java/J2EE. Specific software languages and design skills include: Java, Swing, Unit testing, OpenGL, Spring, Groovy, Maven, Hudson/Jenkins, GIS applications

Project Overview:

If you are a passionate Software Developer with 4-10 years of experience developing applications in Java/J2EE and seeking the opportunity to have a customer interfacing position that also offers technical leadership supporting mission critical DOD work then we want to talk to you!

Clearance:

TS/SCI with polygraph or the ability to obtain

Next Century is passionate about working with innovative technologies to develop top-quality, life-saving, mission-critical applications that directly saves lives and protects our country.   Based in Columbia, Maryland, we provide world-class service to our customers throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Next Century is driven by something far deeper than software, hardware, and dollars and cents. We believe the solutions we provide have the power to save lives, promote freedom, and improve our world in exponential ways. At Next Century, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, for our customers and for all.

Position Summary

Responsible for working with Creative Services and Creative Development to gather all necessary documentation to create test cases and test scripts for all day to day creative units that Millennial Media produces.  This person will work with the both teams to write and execute test plans as well as enter defects.  The QA Engineer will continuously strive to improve their testing approach and plans to encompass all aspects of creatives including but not limited to iOS and Android phones and tablets as well as feature phones across a wide variety of Millennial Media SDK products.  The QA Engineer will have a good understanding of JavaScript as well as network proxies to accurately retrieve JavaScript errors and monitor network traffic during testing.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Create a benchmark test plan for all types of creative units that exist
• Create test cases based on benchmark testing, creative type and/or user stories.
• Execute test cases and assess the effectiveness and accuracy of our SDK and mobile web performance
• Record test results and enter SDK/creative defects.
• Troubleshoot inaccuracies or problems within the creative including but not limited to network traffic and JavaScript/HTML/CSS technologies.
• Effectively communicate with Creative Services and Creative Development
• Update central location of all problems for company-wide reference

Required Skills

• Familiarity with QA, Testing and Software Development methodologies and familiarity with industry standards and best practices
• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Unix/Linix Environments and shell commands
  • XHTML
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Proxy Solutions
  • SVN/SSH
  • QA Automation

Education/ Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or applicable area of study and/or 2+ years of QA experience in an Internet, software or technology based company
• Experience in the mobile industry is a plus

KEY ROLES:

Potential applicants should expect to be working both with industry-standard Java and .NET-based architectures to develop both desktop and web-based solutions. Frequent roles include the implementation of system designs based on a requirements set, modifying existing software solutions, and the development and implementation of user documentation for the particular solution.

REQUIRED SKILLS/EDUCATION:

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a degree in a comparable technical field.
• The successful candidate will have 10+ years of experience with one or more of the following: C/C++, C#, VB.NET, object oriented programming.
• Candidates will need strong oral and written communication skills and be able to work both independently and as a member of a highly technical team.

REQUIRED CLEARANCE:

• Candidate must have an active TOP SECRET SCI clearance with polygraph.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Designs, develops, integrates, and deploys enterprise solutions, applying reverse-engineering and reengineering disciplines to develop strategic solutions. Ability to independently and rapidly learn new technology, as needed.
• Previous experience in software lifecycle management including Agile/Scrum methodologies is desired.
• Desired candidates should have some experience with the following; Java, JavaScript, Perl, Matlab, SQL, Hibernate, WPF, XAML, XML, and Subversion.

The delivery of effective training initiatives supports our overall objective of deploying functionally rich software products and solutions that can quickly add value to our client’s businesses. A key component of achieving this objective is experienced trainers with a solid knowledge base in software training. SAI provides an excellent opportunity for motivated individuals to leverage their educational and technological knowledge to train users on our enterprise web based applications.

Systems Alliance is seeking a Trainer to:

·         Provide engaging, interactive and effective learning experiences to our clients.

·         Develop training curricula and product documentation for our SiteExecutive web content management software (www.siteexecutive.com), MediaExecutive video streaming and management system, as well as for custom web applications.

·         Deliver on-site and web based training, provide training support and share software expertise with our clients, our partners and our staff.

·         Support the sales and marketing of SAI’s training offerings and software solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         The successful candidate will coordinate client training sessions, which requires professional interaction with clients, preparation of training materials and user guides.

·         He/she will provide software training and training support to clients.

·         The trainer will identify and communicate potential bugs in the software and will work with Systems Alliance developers and designers on feature development for web content management software products.

·         Development of training materials, such as presentations, handouts, exercises and user guides. The trainer may be required to provide product demonstrations to clients and internal staff.

·         Assist other departments in support of customers, such as User Experience/Design, Quality Assurance, Marketing and Support.

·         Willing to travel to client sites as necessary for training, software presentations and demonstrations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

·         Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent of 3-5 years of related experience delivering software training

·         Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, graphic and web design software

·         Understanding of HTML, CSS and web technologies

·         Understanding of web design and desktop publishing

·         Excellent written and verbal presentation, communication and teaching skills

·         At least 2 years of writing experience (technical writing preferred)

·         Proven ability to develop and maintain training materials and user guides

·         Willingness to travel at least 10%

·         Ability to work independently and provide excellent follow-through on tasks

·         Detail-oriented, proactive, and ability to multi-task

WHY WORK FOR US:

·         Your voice will be heard. You have the opportunity to be an integral part of a tight knit team in a small company where opinions and ideas are listened to and valued.

·         You’ll grow professionally. Our employees are encouraged to further develop in their profession, stay on top of industry trends, and share their knowledge and experience with each other and our clients through our annual conference, webinars, blogs, and team collaboration events.

·         You’ll work with great people. Systems Alliance hires nice, smart people who balance hard work with fun. We strive to make our work environment pleasant and productive, without interoffice politics.

·         Location, location, location. Our location off of I-83 across from Hunt Valley Towne Centre is very convenient, and our office building has terrific amenities including a fitness center, cafeteria, childcare center, dry cleaner, auto detailer, health and nutrition store, and more.

·         Competitive salary and benefits. We offer competitive salaries, 100% employer paid health insurance for staff, health savings accounts, 401(k) with a 25% match, paid time off and holiday pay.

Boxwood Technology, Inc. is searching for a highly motivated developer with a passion for technology, excellent problem solving skills, and a collaborative, innovative spirit. We have an immediate need for a Lead Software Developer to join our talented team in developing an exciting new product. At Boxwood, you will work with great people and experience rewarding career opportunities while earning competitive compensation and a top rate benefits package.

Performance Objectives:

·        Assist with architecting a software solution for a new business product utilizing Node.js and related technologies

·        Perform software development tasks including coding, testing, debugging, documenting, peer-reviewing, deploying, monitoring, and support. All tasks are performed in accordance with industry best practices and internal procedures and standards. 

·        Lead and mentor a team of software developers through development and implementation of product releases

·        Collaborate with a cross-functional team of developers, project managers, business analysts, graphics and user experience designers, quality assurance analysts, and customer support

·        Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting application failures, including analysis of complex problems and developing and implementing recommended solutions

·        Stay apprised of technology trends and best practices; learn new skills and knowledge share with team members

·        Work responsibly and efficiently both independently and in a collaborative team environment

Qualifications:

·        BS in Computer Science or related field or 5+ years of experience in Web and Application Development; 3+ years of demonstrated senior-level development experience

·        Understanding of modern dynamic web application architecture and web standards

·        Demonstrated expertise with the following skills is preferred: JavaScript, Node.js, JQuery, Web Services/APIs (SOAP, RESTful Web Services), JSON, XML, SQL, HTML5, AJAX

·        Knowledge of common software development tools (Sublime Text, Eclipse, GIT, Grunt, etc.) and best practices

·        Demonstrated ability to create applications and services that are flexible, extensible, robust, and highly scalable

·        Familiarity with waterfall and agile software development methodologies

·        Strong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, troubleshooting and analysis

·        Strong speaking and communication skills

·        Ability to prioritize and successfully execute tasks within timelines in a fast-paced, agile environment

About Boxwood

Boxwood Technology, Inc. is the trusted career center provider for associations, endorsed by the American Society of Association Executives. Since 1998, we have helped nearly 1,000 associations generate $300 million in non-dues revenue via our job board technology and other career-related services.

Boxwood offers full time employees a first rate benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid holidays and vacation, and a 401k plan. In addition, employees enjoy great opportunity for career growth and development along with competitive compensation.

Vim is currently seeking a strong PHP developer that finds joy and takes pride in building complex and robust web-based applications and implementing content management systems. Historically, we’ve been an ExpressionEngine shop but now are working on many more .gov websites. The ideal candidate would be a PHP rock star with deep experience with Drupal. Additionally, the candidate will work as well individually as they do in a small, collaborative team. They should enjoy variety in their work while meeting deadlines without breaking a sweat.

At the minimum, you’ll posses deep experiences with:

• Developing web-based applications and websites in PHP while keeping best practices and security in mind;
• Building a complete Drupal site from design assets and functional documentation and maintaining and updating existing Drupal 6 and 7 websites;
• Writing code from scratch without frameworks but understanding why frameworks can save time;
• Understanding Drupal 3rd-party modules and assets to facilitate more efficient development;
• Interacting with Apache and other services via the command line;
• Apache and how PHP and Apache interact; and,
• Understanding of caching and performance optimization for high traffic applications.

You’ll impress us even more if you have experience with the following:

• Creating and managing SOAP and RESTful APIs
• CodeIgniter or Laravel
• “Big data” management
• Database management systems
• Open source community participation
• ExpressionEngine and building highly custom add-ons for Drupal and/or ExpressionEngine
• Software testing tools and techniques
• Code versioning systems like Subversion and Git
• Node.js or other JavaScript application frameworks
• Previous Agency Experience
• Drinking the occasional beverage, craft beverage aficionado a plus
• Mastery in ping-pong