PM, GIS, Analyst, Application Dev and Spt Professionals for LA, CA Entity

PM, GIS, Analyst, Application Dev and Spt Professionals for LA, CA Entity

Management Applications, Inc., a leading provider of Managed IT Services and Network Design and Implementation is seeking IT Professionals for positions with an entity in Los Angeles, CA. Please submit a resume and salary requirements to be considered. Applicants with government experience are encouraged to apply.

The entity maintains vital data repositories for modeling planning analyses and projections, and for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that support a continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated planning process in areas such as regional transportation, demographic projections, tracking of integrated land use, housing, employment, transportation programs, performance measures, and air quality planning and management.

Job Responsibilities and Experience Requirements

Professionals must be capable of providing high quality systems design and development, maintenance and support services; project management; business/system analyses; IT quality assurance (QA); and IT maintenance and integration of key systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP); customer relationship management (CRM); enterprise content management (ECM); enterprise geographic information system (EGIS); and Internet and Intranet development and content management system (CMS). Projects will be associated with the following systems and environment:

• Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Enhancement, Maintenance, and Support
• Enterprise Geographic Information System Development
• Inter-Governmental Review (IGR) - GIS program that provides the geographic locations of Projects.
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) - GIS program that supports the geographic locations of the Projects.
• SCAG Atlas - GIS application that provides an interactive user interface to allow city members to view their regions and submit land use input to entity.
• Goods Movement - GIS viewer that allows entity planners to view GIS maps related to goods movement data.
• Regional Active Transportation Database (RATD) - Interactive GIS application that provides Active Transportation planners with region-wide bicycle usage counts and routes. Includes mass data input capability; display of multiple layers of maps; and printing of analysis reports through the application.
• Regional Population Growth Projection (RPGP) - Interactive GIS application that allows the GIS analysts to demonstrate regional population growth with multiple layers.
• Sustainability Map - Interactive map component of regional sustainability factors framed in SCAG’s Sustainability microsite.
• GIS Data Library - Interactive GIS application that allows GIS analysts and planners to view, analyze, print, and download GIS data from entity’s geodatabase.
• Local Population Projection – GIS application that allows GIS analyst local planners to view and analyze their local population and household projections.
• California Assembly Bill 2 (AB2) – GIS application that allows GIS analyst to develop, maintain, and enhance data and information to support California Assembly Bill 2 (AB2) CRIA-related planning and decision making process.
• Enterprise Geographic Information System Implementation
• Planning System Development
• Local Profiles (LP) - web based application that allows entity planners to prepare and distribute Microsoft word based profiles for all 191 cities and 6 counties every other year.
• Compass Blue Print (CBP) - web application that allows entity planners to manage and track all Compass Blue Print projects.
• Regional Affairs Officer (RAO) - web application that allows entity regional affairs staff to manage and track all outside meetings and agenda materials.
• Inter-Governmental Review (IGR) - web application that allows the IGR Team to review and analyze environment impact review (EIR) documents submitted by local jurisdictions and provide geographical editing capability to display polygon or spots of the projects.
• Consolidated Budget Development System (CBDS) - project/task based budget development system designed and developed in-house for the Budget and Grants Department to allow project managers prepare for their annual budgets. It facilitates the Budgets and Grants Department to manage and analyze entity’s budgets to request approval from Caltrans.
• OWP Management System (OMS) - subsystem of CBDS for Project Managers to submit current year’s progress report to Caltrans, entity’s funding administrator.
• Financial Database System (FDS) - contract-oriented system that collects all consultant contracts information in a database for the Finance Division to manage, share, and analyze. It also retrieves project task information and invoice transactions from other systems to provide a global view to the Finance staff as well as entity Project Managers.
• Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Application Maintenance and Support
• Microsoft Dynamics GP (ERP)
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Hyland OnBase Document Management System (ECM)
• Drupal or other CMS (TBD) for SCAG main website
• Others, as required
• New Applications
• Internal Support Tracking & Inventory System
• New GIS applications
• Microsoft SharePoint based internal team sites, workflows and Intranet

Possible Positions Available

SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST, 3 Positions (OR EQUIVALENT)

A senior programmer is responsible for leading and/or working on the most complex IT applications design, documentation, development, modification, testing, installation, implementation and support of new or existing applications software. This classification may also plan, install, configure, test, implement and manage a systems environment in support of an organization’s IT architecture and business needs. Common organizational or functional industry position titles for programmers include, but are not limited to, programmer analyst, applications developer, software engineer, software developer, software quality assurance specialist, systems programmer, systems software programmer, database administrators, computer systems analysts, systems engineer, systems software engineer.

a. Duties/Tasks (Applications Software)

• Analyzing and refining business systems requirements;
• Collaborating with IT staff and other consultants regarding potential solutions, leveraging existing systems and code libraries whenever possible;
• Translating business and systems requirements into written specifications, business rules and applications prototypes;
• Coordinating with ADT, other IT teams and staff to adhere to all SCAG Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Change Control Board (CCB) processes and guidelines;
• Planning and designing systems architecture;
• Writing, debugging and maintaining code using agile methodologies;
• Determining and designing applications architecture;
• Determining output media/formats;
• Designing user interfaces and working with customers to design and test applications in an iterative manner;
• Assuring software and systems quality and functionality;
• Integrating hardware and software components;
• Writing and maintaining program documentation;
• Evaluating new applications software technologies; and/or
• Ensuring the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles and practices to the delivery of application software services.

b. Duties/Tasks (Operating Systems)

• Analyzing systems requirements in response to business requirements, risks and costs;
• Evaluating, selecting, verifying and validating the systems software environment;
• Evaluating, selecting and installing compilers, assemblers and utilities;
• Coordinating with SCAG IT teams and consultants to integrate hardware and software components within the systems environment;
• Monitoring and fine-tuning performance of the systems environment;
• Evaluating new systems engineering technologies and their effect on the operating environment; and/or
• Ensuring that information security/information assurance policies, principles and practices are an integral element of the operating environment.

c. General Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSA)/Competencies

• Applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing and implementation of new or modified applications software;
• Development and production software installation and configuration procedures;
• Organization’ s operational environment;
• Software design principles, methods and approaches
• Principles, methods and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing and integrating new and/or reusable systems components;
• General infrastructure requirements
• Database management principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, data warehousing and transaction processing;
• Functionality and operability of the current operating environment;
• Systems engineering concepts and factors such as structured design, supportability, survivability, reliability, scalability and maintainability;
• Optimization concepts and methods;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; and
• Speak and write effectively and prepare effective analyses and reports.

d. Experience

Required Qualification

• A minimum of seven (7) years of web application development experience in C# or VB.NET using MVC on Microsoft SQL Server.
• At least two (2) years of reporting tools experience in either SAP Crystal Report or Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
• Good knowledge on HTML5, JQuery, Java Scripts, and CSS files.
• Good knowledge on responsive design for web applications, native and hybrid mobile application design and development.

Desired Qualification

• Experience with Telerik DevCraft development tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Experience with Ironspeed development platform.
• Good knowledge on Microsoft SharePoint platform.
• Good knowledge on native or hybrid mobile application development (HMAD) using Angular UI or Telerik AppBuilder.
• Certified in MCSD, MCPD or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Nintex or related workflow products.

GIS Developer

Required Qualification

• A minimum of seven (7) years of GIS application development experience in ArcGIS Server using .NET, Java Scripts, or Geocortex Essentials.
• Experience with ArcGIS Online application development using Web AppBuilder or Open Data.
• Good knowledge or experience on Python programming language.
• Excellent knowledge on Geographic Information Systems.

Desired Qualification

• Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Good knowledge on native or hybrid mobile application development (HMAD) using Angular UI or Telerik AppBuilder.
• Certified in MCSD, MCPD or equivalent certification.
• Good knowledge on SharePoint platform.

SharePoint Developer

Required Qualification

• A minimum of seven (7) years of web application and webpart development experience in C# or VB.NET application development on SharePoint environment using Microsoft SQL Server.
• At least two (2) years of reporting tools experience in either SAP Crystal Report or Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) on SharePoint platform.
• Good knowledge on HTML5, JQuery, Java Scripts, and CSS files on SharePoint platform.
• Good knowledge on the SharePoint farm administration.
• Good knowledge on responsive design for web applications, native and hybrid mobile application design and development.

Desired Qualification

• Experience with Telerik DevCraft development tools.
• Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Good knowledge on native or hybrid mobile application development (HMAD) using Angular UI or Telerik AppBuilder.
• Certified in MCSD, MCPD or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Nintex or related workflow products.

e. Education

This classification requires the possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in an IT related or Engineering field from an accredited college or university or equivalent certifications and/or training.

PROGRAMMER ANALYST (OR EQUIVALENT)

The description is the same as with the Senior Programmer, except this classification functions under general guidance.

a. Duties/Tasks

See duties and tasks listed for the Senior Programmer above.

b. General Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Competencies

See KSAs/Competencies listed for the Senior Programmer above.

c. Experience

See Experience listed for the senior programmer above. The year experience on the development will be five (5) years for Programmer Analyst.

e. Education

This classification requires the possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in an IT related or Engineering field from an accredited college or university or equivalent certifications and/or training.

SENIOR ENTERPRISE GIS CONSULTANT (OR EQUIVALENT)

a. Duties/Tasks

• Maintain, support, and administrate ESRI ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS SDE, and ArcGIS Online.
• Perform system upgrade to all ESRI related products.
• Support the GIS group to perform data cleanup and restructure for all GIS related Data.
• Perform data transfer between the geodatabase in Microsoft SQL Server and other resources in different file format.
• Develop and consolidate guidelines, policies, and procedures for both Administrators and end users for the EGIS implementation.
• Develop and maintain EGIS implementation plan and layout the business workflow in accessing the geodatabase. This includes searching, viewing, and updating the spatial data in the geodatabase.
• Provide one-on-one sessions to assist SCAG GIS Group and Planners to transition from using the dbase file to using the centralized geodatabase for their daily operations.
• Assist GIS group with existing web services (map/feature) implementation.

b. Experience

Minimum of five (5) years of Enterprise GIS implementation experience with ESRI ArcGIS (desktop, engine, server) and ArcSDE using Google Maps, Bing, and MS-SQL Server.

• Two (2) years of experience with Web GIS APIs, ArcObject, or Python, and one or more of the following: C#, VBScript, C++, or Java Script.

Knowledge and experience with Geocortex Essentials.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Knowledge of computer software programs, including Microsoft Office Suite.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work in multi-assignment.
• Capability to work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

c. Education

This classification requires the possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, geography, planning or a related field.

SENIOR IT PROJECT MANAGER (OR EQUIVALENT)

A Senior IT Project Manager (Senior PM) has full responsibility to manage and oversee all aspects of the most complex IT projects to deliver an IT product, service or system. This includes but is not limited to managing both external and internal IT project teams, and interacting with department heads and other staff at all levels of entity. The Senior IT PM performs duties and tasks and applies common knowledge, skills and abilities/competencies as follows:

a. General Duties/Tasks

• Determines appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements and deliverables;
• Develops, modifies or provides input to project plans;
• Implements project plans to meet objectives;
• Coordinates and integrates project activities;
• Manages, leads or administers project resources;
• Monitors project activities and resources to mitigate risk;
• Implements or maintains quality assurance processes;
• Makes improvements, solves problems or takes corrective action when problems arise;
• Gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of the project;
• Participates in phase, milestone and final project reviews and gathers approvals as required;
• Identifies project documentation requirements or procedures;
• Develops and implements project schedules and release plans, including arranging and conducting change management strategies and procedures and user acceptance and training.

b. IT Duties and Tasks

• Analyzes information systems requirements or environment;
• Designs or conducts analytical studies, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses or other research;
• Evaluates, monitors or ensures compliance with laws, regulations, policies, standards or procedures;
• Works with entity staff to purchase or contract for IT services, equipment, products, supplies, property or other items;
• Arranges for integration of information systems and/or subsystems with appropriate staff or consultants;
• Develops information systems testing strategies, plans or scenarios;
• Identifies standards or requirements for infrastructure configuration or change management;
• Participates in change control (for example, reviewing and submitting configuration change requests);
• Develops, arranges and/or implements information systems security plans and procedures;
• Ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.

c. General Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Competencies

Customer service, decision-making, flexibility, interpersonal skills, leadership; legal, government and jurisprudence; oral communication, organizational awareness, problem solving, reasoning, team building, and speaking and writing.

d. Technical General Knowledge Skills and Abilities /Competencies

Business process reengineering, project management, quality assurance, requirements analysis, risk management, capital planning and investment assessment, contracting/procurement, cost-benefit analysis, financial management, vendor management, contract management, and planning and evaluating.

e. IT General Knowledge Skills and Abilities /Competencies

Configuration management, data management, information management, information resources strategy and planning, information technology architecture, information technology performance assessment, infrastructure design, systems integration, systems life cycle and technology awareness.

f. Experience

This classification requires a minimum of seven (7) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible experience applying PM principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least four (4) years of that experience must have been as a senior PM of one or more large or complex IT projects.

g. Education

This classification requires the possession of (a) a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent education and experience, and (b) a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent certification, which will be verified during the RFO process.

IT PROJECT MANAGER (OR EQUIVALENT)

The IT Project Manager (PM) usually works under the direction of a Senior PM or user agency personnel and manages or oversees all aspects of one or more IT projects while interacting with mid-level officials of similar capacity at the user agency and private sector. The PM performs duties and tasks and applies common knowledge, skills and abilities/competencies as follows:

a. Duties/Tasks

See general and IT duties and tasks listed for the Senior PM above.

b. General Knowledge Skills and Abilities /Competencies

See the KSAs/competencies listed for the senior PM above.

c. Experience

This classification requires a minimum of five (5) years of broad, extensive and increasingly responsible PM project experience applying project management (PM) principles, methods, techniques, and tools. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity.

d. Education

This classification requires the possession of (a) a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent education and experience, and (b) a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent certification, which will be verified during the RFO process.

BUSINESS/SYSTEMS ANALYST (OR EQUIVALENT)

A Systems Analyst (SA) performs systems analysis and is responsible for work that involves applying analytical processes to the planning, design and implementation of new and improved information systems to meet the business requirements of customer organizations. Common organizational or functional industry position titles for systems analysis include but are not limited to SA, business analyst and solutions architect, staff/senior information systems analysts.

a. Duties/Tasks

• Perform needs analyses to define opportunities for new or improved business process solutions;
• Consult with customers to identify, refine and specify functional requirements, and translate functional requirements into technical specifications;
• Develop overall functional and systems requirements and specifications;
• Conduct business process reengineering;
• Conduct feasibility studies and trade-off analyses;
• Prepare business cases for the application of IT solutions;
• Define systems scope and objectives;
• Develop cost estimates for new modified systems;
• Ensure the integration of all system components; e.g., procedures, databases, policies, software and hardware;
• Plan systems implementation; and/or
• Ensure the rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles and practices to the systems analysis process.

b. General Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Competencies

• Systems analysis and analytical principles, concepts, techniques and methods, including cost-benefit analysis methods;
• Basic IT architecture and technical documentation methods;
• Systems design tools, methods and techniques, including automated systems analysis and design tools sufficient to develop requirements and specifications for systems that meet business requirements;
• Systems design standards, policies and authorized approaches sufficient to assist in identifying and specifying business requirements for new or enhanced systems and develop basic system specifications;
• System design precedents or alternative approaches sufficient to advise on the merits of proposed systems development projects;
• Structured analysis principles and methods;
• Business processes and operations of customer organizations sufficient to apply a structured systems analysis approach to the design and development of new or enhanced applications;
• Business process engineering concepts and methods sufficient to lead/conduct studies designed to identify potential improvements in the way IT is applied to key business functions;
• Enterprise content management, Internet and new IT technologies; and
• Speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.

c. Experience

This classification must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience applying analytical processes on IT projects. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in systems analysis and design.

d. Education

This classification requires the possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in an IT related or Engineering field from an accredited college or university or equivalent in education and experience.

QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST (OR EQUIVALENT)

a. Duties/Tasks

• Perform quality assurance processes for software applications, both custom-developed and configured packaged software.
• Define test cases and prepare test plans.
• Perform iterative testing, record and track defects, and prepare software for release.
• Design and implement test automation scripts/programs.
• Assist in implementation of software product releases.
• Assist in monitoring, measuring, and improving software development and test processes.
• Assist and communicate with developers and users during the planning, development, and implementation cycles.
• Assist with analysis, development and documentation tasks as required.

b. Experience

• Five (5) years of quality assurance and testing experience on web and client-server based applications.
• Excellent analytical skills in troubleshooting programming bugs and issues.
• Excellent communication skills with team members and end-users.
• Excellent technical documentation capability.
• Good knowledge of relational database management system (RDBMS) concepts.
• Open minded and willing to learn new technologies.
• Experienced with latest Microsoft Visual Studio test edition and testing tools environment.
• At least one (1) year of report development experience using Crystal Report or SQL Reporting Services.
• Some working experience with testing applications that integrate with ESRI ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, or other GIS products such as Google Maps.

c. Education

This classification requires the possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in an IT related or Engineering field from an accredited college or university.

Job Application Instructions:

To be considered for these positions please submit a resume (2 page max.) as well as minimum salary requirements . Please prominently feature the skills described above within the resume you submit. YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR MINIMUM SALARY REQUIREMENTS. RESUMES WITHOUT MINIMUM SALARY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.