Lead Specialist - Weblogic | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Lead Specialist - Weblogic | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Lead Specialist - Weblogic

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 7386

Purpose

Translate and align technical, business and operational requirements of systems, applications, services etc into technical and / or functional specifications, ensuring the overall capability / viability of a specific product(s) is achievable.
Ensure the integration of the requirements match those of interacting systems, applications and services both inside and outside of SITA in the wider airline community.
Act as a 'technical lead' for multiple small to medium projects that have a significant business impact ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the long-term technical and business requirements.

Remuneration

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to perform installation and support activities regarding Apache, Tomcat, Oracle Weblogic as well as take part in migration of existing applications to new Data Center.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
- Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.

Experience

- At least 8+ years experience in deployment or support of application software, implementing systems and modules with experience of multiple full lifecycle implementations.
- Formal project management training desirable

Knowledge & Skills

Candidate must have a minimum of 6 years of experience in installation, configuration and support with following products
Weblogic Server 11g+ (10.3.3 and higher)
Extensive experience on building and supporting Weblogic clustered environments
Sun JDK 32 bit and 64bit
Apache
Tomcat
JBOSS



Additional Products
Working knowledge of following products will benefit while performing tasks
Experience with installation, configuration and support of Gigaspaces
Oracle DB 11g+
Knowledge on upgrade and patching of OFM product
IBM Lotus Notes
IBM DataPower

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer
SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.
SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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Senior Developer | SITA | China - Beijing

Senior Developer | SITA | China - Beijing

Senior Developer

Location: China - Beijing | Full time | Job opening ID: 7213

Purpose

Delivers successful design, coding and delivery of specific technical applications and / or products in the SITA portfolio.
Participate in full lifecycle of multiple small to medium projects ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the projects' functional and business requirements.
Accountable for the consistency of application code, ensuring it meets the requirements of the functional specification/s and ensuring any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to the Development or Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

- Assist as required in scope definition, technical viability scoping and best practice solution design to meet the needs of the product and / or client.
- Assist in and where appropriate review, the estimation, time and cost of a specific solution design ensuring it meets the needs of the product and the business.
- Write, deliver code and participate in code walkthroughs according to the requirements of the functional specifications and ensure junior members of the team are able to deliver code within their own capabilities.
- Using the QA bug reports, oversee the completion of assigned bugs to the junior developers, based on agreed priorities.
- Liaise with software vendors regarding bug fixes / issues.
- Where appropriate, provide guidance to the PM and / or Development Manager in the development of solutions that create innovation and have a beneficial outcome to the product or application.
- Ensure all risks and issues that effect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Ensure any change request meet the criteria of the change request process.
- Provide accurate time and cost estimates for required changes, where possible provide alternative solutions to minimize time and cost.
- Work with customers both internal and external to ensure change requests meet the customer requirements.
- Where required, escalate change requests through the Change Request Board.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced developers ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.
- Conduct either daily or bi-weekly reviews with junior developers to ensure all activity is monitored and address issues that require action.
- Ensure tasks / short term goals are met by the team according to the time and budget, providing guidance where required to junior developers.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.
- Professional programming certification in a mainstream development Object Orientated language such as Java, C++ or similar.

Experience

- Minimum of 5+ years software engineering experience in an development capacity preferably in a mainstream development Object Orientated language such as Java, C++ or similar.
- Experience in airline industry and/or airport operation preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

- A mainstream development Object Orientated language such as Java, C++ or similar.
- Devising OO code design.
- IT security / concepts of their application to computer systems architecture.
- Developing code to interface to one or more RDBMS database.
- Understanding of networking concepts.
- SOA: XML Web Services.
- Understanding concepts of application design: object-oriented design, design patterns, ASP.NET.
- Using DataSet, SQL, stored procedures.
- Version Control/Management of source code.
- Practical application of SITA PM methodologies.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Coordinating multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution.
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications.
- Understanding of SITA methodologies and practices.
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with programming choices.
- Understanding how to apply technical knowledge to solve business problems.
- Practical application of project management techniques.
- Resource estimation and operational processes.
- Detailed familiarity with software development methodologies.
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging.
- ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Working well both independently or as a member of a team.
- Excellent oral and written English.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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Senior Specialist | SITA | Singapore - Singapore

Senior Specialist | SITA | Singapore - Singapore

Senior Specialist

Location: Singapore - Singapore | Full time | Job opening ID: 8263

Purpose

Translate and align technical, business and operational requirements of systems, applications, services etc into technical and / or functional specifications, ensuring the overall capability / viability of a specific product(s) is achievable.
Ensure the integration of the requirements match those of interacting systems, applications and services both inside and outside of SITA in the wider airline community.
Participate in full lifecycle of multiple small to medium projects ensuring the solution/s developed are able to sustain the projects' functional and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Participate in user workshops to validate customer requirements, confirm and negotiate technical specifications upon activation of a project, verifying adherence to requirements in delivered solutions.
- Implement added functionality; either from specific application enhancements or functionality requirements of the user community.
- Implement technical change requests ensuring all system changes follow agreed policy and comply with audit requirements.
- Work with cross-functional teams to design extensions to the existing applications.
- Provide maintenance and support of applications developed.
- Draft technical documentation that supports the products as defined in the requirements.
- Using the technical specification, create unit test plan, cases, scripts and documentation and perform actual testing relating to the technical testing.
- Ensure all risks and issues that effect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Support implementation of specific application/s in each specific country / region.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced Specialists ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
- Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.

Experience

- At least 5 years experience in deployment or support of application software, implementing systems and modules with experience of multiple full lifecycle implementations.

Knowledge & Skills

- The ability to be the lead technical role on complex projects (size or scope) overseeing requirement analysis through implementation and/or support
- Costing projects of medium complexity
- Understands the customer's business objectives for assigned projects
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging
- Use of ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning
- Coordinates multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications with input from more experienced staff
- Resolves very complex problems in QA / Architecture
- Expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques
- Understands the concept of IT security and its application to computer systems architecture.
- Expert understanding of system integration and hardware
- Understanding of SITA methodologies and practices
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with technical choices

Profession Competencies

Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Business Analysis
Quality Assurance& Integration

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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DaaS Platform Senior Architect (Resware) | SITA | United Kingdom - London

DaaS Platform Senior Architect (Resware) | SITA | United Kingdom - London

DaaS Platform Senior Architect (Resware)

Location: United Kingdom - London | Full time | Job opening ID: 8707

Purpose

SITA has a full-time opportunity for an experienced Lead Architect to define, design, build and grow our cloud based Desktop As A Service and End User Computing product offering. This is both an architecture and 'hand-on' opportunity on a cross-functional team. The ideal candidate will be managing the end'to-end integration, service level definitions, measurement and reporting, security, and business continuity of all the components which compose the underlying infrastructure of DaaS. Our agility to provide innovative solutions will set us apart from our competition.
Moreover, SITA is rapidly evolving to embrace the changes which are implied by the Cloud Service Model. To this extent, the ideal candidate should have a good understanding of key operational processes in a Service Provider environment.
The ATI Cloud mission covers the following functional areas:
- Designing and delivering advanced Cloud based DaaS solutions to ATI customers
- Transitioning knowledge of the Cloud infrastructure and services to Operations
- Translating business requirements into systems, applications and process specifications, developments and implementations, in close partnership with Central Operations and Solution Lines.
- Identifying new market needs through new technology to support ATI Cloud business transformation and developing innovative commercial and community services for the industry

POSITION PURPOSE
The position requires an individual to utilize their skills in the consulting methodology, server-based computing concepts, Citrix and RES products and technologies, software installation, and networking skills on client engagements.
The candidate must be able to lead and individually solve problems proactively and seek help from a wider forum if needed (i.e. suppliers, knowledge base, manuals, etc.) when necessary. The position requires a team player that seeks to supplement their skills through the use of project experience, self-study manuals, and point of need training. Good written and verbal communication skills are also required.
The candidate is primarily engaged on customer initiatives or professional services engagements. The candidate will lead the technical aspects and the development of project deliverables of standard customer engagements of medium to high complexity.
The candidate is responsible for designing and implementing Citrix XenApp, Citrix Netscaler, Citrix AppDNA's application migration solution on customer sites, importing applications, setting up auto sequencing, forward path scripts, generating reports and remediating reports;
The candidate will provide product demonstrations, technical training and evaluations of Citrix and RES suite of applications to the platform team. Upon completion provides a written report to handover by detailing the work completed.

Remuneration

Competitive Salary and Benefits

Key Responsibilities

The candidate works on internal and customer facing consulting projects of low-to-medium complexity with significant responsibilities for completion of entire project sections. The Candidate also lead "standard" projects of low complexity.
-Emerges as a significant contributor and leader on project efforts, with the ability to assume responsibility/ownership for entire project components.
-Grows technical capacity beyond the core Citrix products and underlying technologies. Able to breakdown complex problems into manageable pieces and follow a structured process to resolve them.
-Holds teammates accountable for their commitments and helps coordinate team activities to ensure task completion.
-Stays up to date on the latest tools, methods, and measures both within Citrix and in the industry.
-Proactively, clearly, and openly shares information and ideas with others; asks for, listens to, and uses feedback and input.
-Talks openly with others, inside and outside of the company, about the things happening at Citrix.
-Prioritizes and focuses on what is most important for their individual deliverables, with consideration for the impact on team deliverables.
-Thinks and acts in terms of 'We,' rather than 'Us vs. Them'
-Meet with project stakeholders to scope out work and set out the detail in the statement of work (SOW), this must be agreed before any on site work takes place.
-Ensure that the customer is equipped with the correct technical information and skills to continue business as usual.
-Plan and prepare implementations with project management skills to ensure a smooth execution against the SOW.
-Adapt to changing customers' needs and goals ensuring customer confidence and focusing on results throughout engagements.
-Own and project manager technical evaluations by working with prospects through proof of concept testing and implementation.
-Understanding the quotation phase of the sales process by providing qualification of opportunities from a technical perspective, then providing implementation pricing surrounding any services to be offered.
-Ensure that any customized solutions are fully documented and understood by Technical Support.
-Deliver training to customers on site and remotely to agreed objectives and departmental standards.

Education & Qualifications

Degree in a technical discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.) or sufficient work experience to demonstrate proficiency at this level.

Experience

-Citrix Xenapp 6.5, 7, 7.5, Xendesktop design and deployment
-RES certified on Workspace and Automation Manager
-Netscaler design and deployment
-How to package software, MSI's/ exe's
-Experience with Microsoft SCCM & Active Directory
-Sequencing Microsoft App-V or Citrix XenApp technology
-SQL / scripting experience
-Deploying Windows 7 or XenDesktop

Profession Competencies

Business Acumen
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management
Business Analysis
Architecture
Information Security
Software Quality Processes

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution
Developing Talent
Managing Performance

Additional Information

Must have Citrix and Res

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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Sap Business Intelligence - Graduate Developer ( Letterkenny Airport Development Team ) | SITA | Ireland - Letterkenny

Sap Business Intelligence - Graduate Developer ( Letterkenny Airport Development Team ) | SITA | Ireland - Letterkenny

Sap Business Intelligence - Graduate Developer ( Letterkenny Airport Development Team )

Location: Ireland - Letterkenny | Full time | Job opening ID: 8647

Purpose

Work as part of an established agile development team based in Letterkenny performing analysis, ETL and data warehousing design, report creation and testing to deliver roadmap user stories for the Airport Business Intelligence product. With sign-off from senior developers, ensures code meets the requirements of the functional specification/s and ensures any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to senior members of the team.

SITA's Airport Business Intelligence product is built with SAP Business objects. The successful candidate will receive hands on training combined with development tasks during the first 3 months of joining.

Remuneration

Competitive Salary and Benefits

Key Responsibilities

-Through the review and understanding of functional specifications, write component designs and deliver code according to the requirements.
-With guidance from senior members of the team, write unit test cases for code to be developed.
-Where required provide estimations on component solutions to senior team members which have an impact on time, cost and design.
-Using the QA bug reports, provide time estimations for completion of assigned bugs, conduct unit testing and log code back into the appropriate source repository for testing.
-Where appropriate provide input into development of solutions that create innovation and have a beneficial outcome to the product or application.
-Ensure all risks and issues that affect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
-Ensure any change requests meet the criteria of the change request process.

Education & Qualifications

-University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.
-Professional programming certification in a mainstream development Object Orientated language such as Java, C++ or similar.

Knowledge & Skills

Core skills
-SQL or PL/SQL experience
-Data modelling, data warehouse design experience
-Version Control/Management of source code.

Generic
-Understanding the concept of IT security and its application to computer systems architecture.
-Understanding the concept of application design: object-oriented design, design patterns
-The practical application of software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
-Basic skills of planning and teamwork.
-Basic understanding of programming languages.
-Problem-solving skills, demonstrated both in a technical and non-technical arena accompanied with sound judgement to know when to ask for help.
-Basic industry awareness.
-You work methodically and have good analytical skills;
-You have excellent communication skills and can adapt yourself where needed to both technical and business people;
-You are eager to learn and challenge yourself to achieve your full potential;
-You are a team player who can also lead as well as thrive in an environment of collaboration and flexibility.

Profession Competencies

Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

Role based in Letterkenny in Ireland

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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Senior Developer Java/J2EE | SITA | France - Paris

Senior Developer Java/J2EE | SITA | France - Paris

Senior Developer Java/J2EE

Location: France - Paris | Full time | Job opening ID: 8061

Purpose

- Delivers successful design, coding and delivery of specific technical applications ' Corporate referential database, etc.
- Participate in full lifecycle of multiple small to medium projects ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the projects' functional and business requirements.
- Accountable for the consistency of application code, ensuring it meets the requirements of the functional specification/s and ensuring any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to the Project Manager.

Key Responsibilities

- Assist as required in scope definition, technical viability scoping and best practice solution design to meet the needs of the business.
- Assist in and where appropriate review, the estimation, time and cost of a specific solution design ensuring it meets the needs of the business.
- Work with customers both internal and external to ensure change requests meet the customer requirements.
- Accountable for maintaining and implementing changes in the SITA Referential data model.
- Write, deliver code and participate in code walkthroughs according to the requirements of the functional.
- Using the QA bug reports, oversee the completion of assigned bugs to the offshore team.
- Liaise with software vendors regarding bug fixes / issues.
- Where appropriate, provide guidance to the Project Manager in the development of solutions that create innovation and have a beneficial outcome to the product or application.
- Ensure all risks and issues that affect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Ensure any change request meet the criteria of the change request process and where required, escalate change requests through the Change Request Board.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.
- Professional programming certification in Object Orientated language Java will be strong advantage.

Experience

- Minimum of 5+ years software engineering experience in an development capacity:
* In Java technologies (Java, J2EE, Security,..)
* in ETL tools like Informatica, Talend or similar

Knowledge & Skills

- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications.
- Understanding concepts of application design: object-oriented design, design patterns.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work successfully with an off-shore team
- Excellent knowledge in:
*Designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
*Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory and Transaction management).
*Relational databases, SQL and ORM technologies like Hibernate
*Security protection techniques like ADFS/SAML
*ETL concepts and practical implementation
- Coordinating multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with programming choices.
- Understanding how to apply technical knowledge to solve business problems.
- Practical application of project management techniques.
- Resource estimation and operational processes.
- Knowledge of methodologies, practices and tools (development, project, version control, debugging).
- Fluent in English language is a must. French is an advantage.

Additional Information

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


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Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Infrastructure Architect - Technology Planning

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8521

Purpose

The ideal candidate is a motivated self starter who can take a concept and drive it through to implementation, able to positively accept changing priorities, and to act as a champion of innovation.
The Infrastructure Architect will be accountable for quality and cohesion of technology architecture components including clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, end to end security, and networks, as well as conformance to approved standards and alignment with strategic direction. The Infrastructure Architect is a technology specialist who will provide very deep technical expertise in one or more of these infrastructure disciplines. It is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of transforming SITA's technology team delivering world class solutions.

Provide technical direction to the project team, including project managers, analysts, engineers and customers.
Responsible for requirements analysis and design of various technical aspects, such as software and network on a large scale project in a distributed global environment.
Accountable for bringing together different aspects of IT design, business architecture, domain expertise and applying it in a relevant

Remuneration

Salaray + Bonus + Benefits

Key Responsibilities

Become and remain knowledgeable on external trends and relevant technology that are related to Infrastructure processes, systems, and the creation of business value.
Become and remain knowledgeable on key SITA business processes and systems and how they operate/integrate
Manage customer satisfaction through effectively communicating and managing customer expectations
Ability to communicate how to leverage technology to create business value and become more effective and efficient
Work with project managers and peers to understand and solve challenging technical problems, produce effort estimates, and improve system functionality and reliability

Solution Design Responsibilities
Responsible for delivering design for infrastructure deployment into SITA Data Centers
Architect, design, and configure multiple streams of work with an appreciation for SITA's vision
Develop solutions that reflect strategic, long term direction and planning with a complete understanding of interdependencies
Understand client requirements functional and non-functional requirements at a detailed level in order to translate them into technical specifications
Develop creative and innovative architectural designs for a complex module with minimal supervision
Collaborate with IT Development teams to ensure shared responsibility of delivery of a project within previously agreed upon project budget, deadlines and scope

Strategic Design Responsibilities
Actively participate and contribute to the Strategic Planning processes, help shape/understand and prioritize key business outcomes
Actively participate in the ownership of key components of the SITA Reference Architecture and Life Cycle Management of those components
Develop System Requirement and End to End testing strategies/plans

Education & Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline
Capable of dealing with multiple projects concurrently
Ability to deliver high quality solutions with a sense of urgency
A leader, self starter, accountable, and a team player
Strong knowledge of standard engineering principles, theories, concepts and techniques
Strong knowledge of system integration and hardware issues
Strong communication skills, and must have the ability to present projects to Senior Management
Strong understanding of all phases of the application development life cycle
Strong knowledge of Unix/LINUX
Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Visio)

Preferred Qualifications:
Has obtained industry accepted certifications in their area of technical expertise such as MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect), OCP/OCE (Oracle Certified Professional/Oracle Certified Expert), SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect), etc.
Expertise with VMWare(technical experience)
Knowledge in Oracle or Oracle databases
Knowledge of Oracle Middleware
Knowledge of NetApp 7-mode
Knowledge of resource estimation, internal administration and operational processes
Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture/IT Strategy
Knowledgeable about SITA architecture direction, methodologies, policies and practices

Experience

Minimum of 8-10 years IT experience managing deployment of technology components in a specific technical discipline: clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, security, networks, or communications ideally with a mix of skills that include technical architectures, engineering and operations experience

A career track record of engineering, developing, deploying, and maintaining business critical systems in the area of technical expertise including hands on solution development and implementation experience

Knowledge & Skills

Education and Professional Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline
- Capable of dealing with multiple projects concurrently
- Ability to deliver high quality solutions with a sense of urgency
- A leader, self starter, accountable, and a team player
- Strong knowledge of standard engineering principles, theories, concepts and techniques
- Strong knowledge of system integration and hardware issues
- Strong communication skills, and must have the ability to present projects to Senior Management
- Strong understanding of all phases of the application development life cycle
- Strong knowledge of Unix/LINUX
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Visio)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Has obtained industry accepted certifications in their area of technical expertise such as MCSA (Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate), MCSE (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), RHCA (Red Hat Certified Architect), OCP/OCE (Oracle Certified Professional/Oracle Certified Expert), SCEA (Sun Certified Enterprise Architect), etc.
- Expertise with VMWare(technical experience)
- Knowledge in Oracle or Oracle databases
- Knowledge of Oracle Middleware

Profession Competencies

Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Application Development
Database Design and Management
Business Analysis
Architecture
Information Security
Software Quality Processes

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

The ideal candidate is a motivated self starter who can take a concept and drive it through to implementation, able to positively accept changing priorities, and to act as a champion of innovation.
The Infrastructure Architect will be accountable for quality and cohesion of technology architecture components including clients, servers, storage, web platforms, database platforms, end to end security, and networks, as well as conformance to approved standards and alignment with strategic direction. The Infrastructure Architect is a technology specialist who will provide very deep technical expertise in one or more of these infrastructure disciplines. It is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of transforming SITA's technology team delivering world class solutions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.

Senior Analyst Quality Assurance | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Senior Analyst Quality Assurance | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Senior Analyst Quality Assurance

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8401

Purpose

The purpose of the Senior Analyst Quality Assurance is to ensure that software that is developed meets the criteria set out in the functional and non- functional specifications. They will deliver testing in order to ensure the functional requirements meet the overall needs of the product / application and that the non-functional and business requirements meet usability, performance and resilience criteria.

The Senior Analyst Quality Assurance will participate in the full lifecycle of multiple small to medium projects ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the projects' functional, non-functional and business requirements. They will also be responsible for ensuring all testing processes and outputs meet the criteria for Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) level 3 standards.

Remuneration

Base+Bonus+Benefits

Key Responsibilities

Using the requirements documents supplied by the Architect, write up test cases, create scripts, and execute the test cases and documentation relating to functional and performance testing.

Provide metrics and desired outcomes for the complete testing process for each project as defined by Product Management.

Ensure all testing documentation is approved by the QA Manager prior to carrying out any testing.

Define test environment configurations, tools and prepare the testing environment.

Work with the Data Centre and / or relevant support team to ensure the physical build of hardware is ready for software testing.

Where environment issues may cause a delay to testing, raise with line management and capture if required in the project plan.

Conduct unit testing against set criteria in the test case, ensuring work is validated at the predefined gate reviews and determine the status of product development and product readiness.

Provide detailed analysis of all testing carried out on the environment ensuring all bugs, risks and issues are logged correctly.

Ensure defect prevention of product by working with other departments to prevent defects in all levels of production and procurement

Where required, provide analysis in the formal presentation to the Architect and / or senior QA management.

Actively provide feedback to senior QA management which may result in new working practices or general QA improvements.

Where required implement and train individuals in the use of the Automation Policies and Procedure Manuals.

Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced QA Analysts ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.

Education & Qualifications

University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar.

ISEB Foundation qualification or recognized country-specific qualification desirable.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years' experience in a QA environment including experience with current software testing methodologies, functional testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing.

Knowledge & Skills

Demonstrates effective communication processes meeting demands of both SQACC Office of

Technology Management (OTM) and program / project requirements.

Ensures that knowledge is kept up-to-date with all relevant updates/releases to products.

Working knowledge of Mercury toolset

ePM for change control, risks and issues

Good knowledge and understanding of testing market

Knowledge of CMM/TMM useful

Provides focused, accurate and exact data analysis

Knowledge of min. 2 programming languages

Theoretical and practical knowledge of object oriented development approaches

Strong software application skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Project)

Develops and maintains documentation

Ability to work under pressure

Profession Competencies

Technical Communication
Application Development
Business Analysis
Quality Assurance& Integration

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.

SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11339

Senior Developer | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Senior Developer | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Senior Developer

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8062

Purpose

Delivers successful design, coding and delivery of specific technical applications and / or products in the SITA portfolio. Participate in full lifecycle of multiple small to medium projects ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the projects' functional and business requirements.
Accountable for the consistency of application code, ensuring it meets the requirements of the functional specification/s and ensuring any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to the Development or Project Manager.

Remuneration

Salary + Benefits + Bonus

Key Responsibilities

- Assist as required in scope definition, technical viability scoping and best practice solution design to meet the needs of the product and / or client.
- Assist in and where appropriate review, the estimation, time and cost of a specific solution design ensuring it meets the needs of the product and the business.
- Write, deliver code and participate in code walkthroughs according to the requirements of the functional specifications and ensure junior members of the team are able to deliver code within their own capabilities.
- Using the QA bug reports, oversee the completion of assigned bugs to the junior developers, based on agreed priorities.
- Liaise with software vendors regarding bug fixes / issues.
- Where appropriate, provide guidance to the PM and / or Development Manager in the development of solutions that create innovation and have a beneficial outcome to the product or application.
- Ensure all risks and issues that effect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Ensure any change request meet the criteria of the change request process.
- Provide accurate time and cost estimates for required changes, where possible provide alternative solutions to minimize time and cost.
- Work with customers both internal and external to ensure change requests meet the customer requirements.
- Where required, escalate change requests through the Change Request Board.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced developers ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.
- Conduct either daily or bi-weekly reviews with junior developers to ensure all activity is monitored and address issues that require action.
- Ensure tasks / short term goals are met by the team according to the time and budget, providing guidance where required to junior developers.

Education & Qualifications

- Bachelor degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.

Experience

- Minimum of 5+ years software engineering experience in an development capacity preferably in a mainstream development Object Orientated language such as C++ or similar.
- Developing code to interface to one or more RDBMS database (Oracle Preferred).
-Devising Object Oriented code design.
-Strong Unix Experience

Knowledge & Skills

- IT security / concepts of their application to computer systems architecture.
- Understanding of networking concepts.
- SOA: XML Web Services.
- Understanding concepts of application design: object-oriented design, design patterns, ASP.NET.
- Using DataSet, SQL, stored procedures.
- Version Control/Management of source code.
- Practical application of SITA PM methodologies preferred.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Coordinating multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution.
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications.
- Understanding of SITA methodologies and practices preferred.
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with programming choices.
- Understanding how to apply technical knowledge to solve business problems.
- Practical application of project management techniques.
- Resource estimation and operational processes.
- Detailed familiarity with software development methodologies.
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging.
- ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Working well both independently or as a member of a team.

Profession Competencies

Project Management
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.
SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/10812

Lead Specialist Integration Engineer | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Lead Specialist Integration Engineer | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Lead Specialist Integration Engineer

Location: United Kingdom - London | Full time | Job opening ID: 7512

Purpose

Translate and align technical, business and operational requirements of systems, applications, services etc into technical and / or functional specifications, ensuring the overall capability / viability of a specific product(s) is achievable.
Ensure the integration of the requirements match those of interacting systems, applications and services both inside and outside of SITA in the wider airline community.
Act as a 'technical lead' for multiple small to medium projects that have a significant business impact ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the long-term technical and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Contribute to user workshops to validate customer requirements, confirm and negotiate technical specifications upon activation of a project, verifying adherence to requirements in delivered solutions.
- Investigate, advise and implement added functionality; either from specific application enhancements or functionality requirements of the user community.
- Advise, implement and manage technical change request processes ensuring all system changes follow agreed policy and comply with audit requirements.
- Overall responsibility for technical set-up of the system, liaising with development teams to determine effort, feasibility, scheduling, etc.
- Responsible for the creation of technical documentation that supports the products as defined in the requirements.
- Using the technical specification, create unit test plans and test cases, scripts and documentation and perform actual testing relating to the technical testing.
- Ensure all risks and issues that effect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Implement continual process improvement to ensure best practice is maintained and where appropriate implement such processes in the wider development organisation.
- Work with technical and functional teams to design extensions to the existing applications functionality.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced Specialists ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.
- Support implementation of specific application/s in each specific country / region.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
- Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.

Experience

- At least 8+ years experience in deployment or support of application software, implementing systems and modules with experience of multiple full lifecycle implementations.
- Formal project management training desirable
JRockit
Oracle Entitlements Server/Oracle Web Services Manager
Oracle Enterprise Repository
Experience of Airline or otherTravel industry.

Knowledge & Skills

- Essential: Experience of implementing SOA in a WebLogic/Oracle Service Bus using Java; understanding of key concepts and Web Service/XML standards including versioning.
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- The ability to be the lead technical role on complex projects (size or scope) overseeing requirement analysis through implementation and/or support
- Costing projects of medium complexity
- Understands the customer's business objectives for assigned projects
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging
- Manages project documentation in ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning.
- Coordinates multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications with input from more experienced staff
- Resolves very complex problems in QA / Architecture
- Understands the concept of IT security and its application to computer systems architecture.
- Expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Expert understanding of system integration and hardware
- Superior understanding of SITA methodologies and practices
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with technical choices
- Ability to analyse complex problems in a multi-tier system and break down into self-contained pieces of work.
- At least one member of the team is required to have deeper experience of Oracle databases, including some profiling tuning expertise.
- Java diagnostic tools
- Ability to grow understanding of the business domain
- Ability to document and explain issues to a wide audience including developers and 3rd party suppliers
- Experience of Agile

Profession Competencies

Planning & Organising
Analytical Skills
Project Management
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Problem Solving
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Business Analysis
Quality Assurance& Integration

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

- Essential: Experience of implementing SOA in a WebLogic/Oracle Service Bus using Java; understanding of key concepts and Web Service/XML standards including versioning.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11369

Senior Lead Specialist Integration Manager | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Senior Lead Specialist Integration Manager | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Senior Lead Specialist Integration Manager

Location: United Kingdom - London | Full time | Job opening ID: 7513

Purpose

Lead the development of specific SITA Products or internal systems and applications using appropriate resources, processes, methodologies and technologies, in compliance with SITA's policies and procedures, and industry standards.
Translate and align technical, business and operational requirements of systems, applications, services etc into technical and / or functional specifications, ensuring the overall capability / viability of a specific product(s) is achievable.
Ensure the integration of the requirements match those of interacting systems, applications and services both inside and outside of SITA in the wider airline community.
Act as a 'technical expert' for multiple large-scale technical projects that have a significant cross functional business impact ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the long-term functional and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead user workshops to validate customer requirements, confirm and negotiate technical specifications upon activation of a project, verifying adherence to requirements in delivered solutions.
- Investigate, advise and implement added functionality; either from specific application enhancements or functionality requirements of the user community.
- Develop end-to-end road map for system testing, sign-off of test cases, scripts and documentation relating to the functional and performance testing.
- Advise, implement and manage technical change request processes for ensuring all system changes follow agreed policy and comply with audit requirements.
- Overall responsibility for technical set-up of the system, liaising with development teams to determine effort, feasibility, scheduling, etc.
- Responsible for the creation of high-level technical documentation that supports the products as defined in the requirements.
- Drive the continual improvements of processes to ensure the best practice is maintained and where appropriate implement such processes in the wider development organisation.
- Ensure all risks and issues that affect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables, but ultimately responsible for ensuring remedial actions are achieved.
- Work with technical and functional teams to plan and design extensions to the existing applications' functionality.
- Participate in the strategy and vision for the future of existing products and solutions, ensure and provide guidance where required on steering committees and / or at industry events.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced Specialists ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.
- Act as the 'Technical Lead' for implementation of specific application/s in each specific country / region.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
- Where applicable a recognised professional qualification is desirable.

Experience

- At least 10+ years experience in deployment or support of application software, implementing systems and modules with experience of multiple full lifecycle implementations.
- Formal project management training desirable
- JRockit
- Oracle Entitlements Server/Oracle Web Services Manager.
- Gigaspaces and Cisco ACE.
- Oracle Enterprise Repository
- Experience of Airline or other Travel industry.

Knowledge & Skills

- 10+ years of experience in design and development of n-tier architecture based solutions with distributed components.
- Experience of Web Logic Server 11g , Oracle RAC, Oracle Service Bus.
- Exposure to J2EE technology Stack (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Web Services)
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- Experience of formulating Integration Strategy for service based development for cross functional development and SOA Middleware strategy and implementation.
- Strong experience in Integration Architecture, Service Orientated Architecture, SOA Integration Standards and Governance
- Ability to manage, prioritise and provide resolutions for issues in Continuous Integration Environment.
- Strong experience of Continuous Integration and Build practices, with exposure to Jenkins and/or Hudson.
- Ability to document and explain complex issues to a wide audience including senior management, developers and 3rd party suppliers.
- The ability to be the lead technical role on complex projects (size or scope) overseeing requirement analysis through implementation and/or support
- Costing projects of large complexity
- Understands the customer's business objectives for assigned projects
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging
- Manages project documentation in ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning.
- Coordinates multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution
- High-level designs for significant systems/applications with input from more experienced staff
- Resolves very complex problems in QA / Architecture
- Expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Understands the concept of IT security and its application to computer systems architecture.
- Expert understanding of system integration and hardware
- Superior understanding of SITA methodologies and practices
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with technical choices
- Strong Project Management Skills, managing large complex projects comprising cross-functional dependencies in various domains and technologies.
- Strong Team Management Skills, managing a specialised technical team.
- 10+ years of experience in design and development of n-tier architecture based solutions with distributed components.
- Exposure to J2EE technology Stack (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Web Services)
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- Experience of formulating Integration Strategy for service based development for cross functional development and SOA Middleware strategy and implementation.
- Strong experience in Integration Architecture, Service Orientated Architecture, SOA Integration Standards and Governance
- Ability to manage, prioritise and provide resolutions for issues in Continuous Integration Environment.
- Strong experience of Continuous Integration and Build practices, with exposure to Jenkins and/or Hudson.
- Experience of Web Logic Server 11g , Oracle RAC, Oracle Service Bus.
- Ability to document and explain complex issues to a wide audience including senior management, developers and 3rd party suppliers.

Profession Competencies

Planning & Organising
Analytical Skills
Project Management
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Problem Solving
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Business Analysis
Quality Assurance& Integration

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

- Experience of Web Logic Server 11g , Oracle RAC, Oracle Service Bus.
- Exposure to J2EE technology Stack (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Web Services)
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- Strong experience in Integration Architecture, Service Orientated Architecture, SOA Integration Standards and Governance

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11370

Senior Architect Dev Ops | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Senior Architect Dev Ops | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Senior Architect Dev Ops

Location: United Kingdom - London | Full time | Job opening ID: 7514

Purpose

Provide technical direction to the project team, including project managers, analysts, engineers and customers.
Responsible for requirements analysis and design of various technical aspects, such as software and network on a large scale project in a distributed global environment.
Accountable for bringing together different aspects of IT design, business architecture, domain expertise and applying it in a relevant manner to the design of SITA products or services, with an awareness of integration with the wider SITA portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

- Architect, design, and configure multiple streams of work with an appreciation for SITA's vision;
- Develop solutions that reflect strategic, long-term direction and planning with a complete understanding of interdependencies;
- Understand client requirements at a detailed level in order to translate them into technical specifications;
- Develop creative and innovative architectural designs for a complex module with minimal supervision;
- Lead a small team working on new modules or system development;
- Works with project managers and peers to understand and solve challenging technical problems;
- Work with project managers and peers to produce effort estimates and to improve system functionality and reliability;
- Assess requirements and make design recommendations;
- Produce models (integrated function, process dependency or entity relationship) that form the foundation for further analysis;
- Understand or clarify the problem statement and work independently to design the solution for the problem;
- Develop architecture designs which are well-thought out, reasonable and practical;
- Leverage SITA Methodologies to produce results in a timely and predictable manner;
- Assess difficult requirements, process them and form innovative models to arrive at solutions to address those requirements;
- Define key terms and concepts.

Education & Qualifications

Degree in a technical discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.) or sufficient work experience to demonstrate proficiency at this level.

Experience

- Minimum of 8-10 years IT experience or equivalent work experience in a relevant environment.
- Knowledge of Dev Ops is desirable

Knowledge & Skills

- Experience of Web Logic Server 11g , Oracle RAC, Oracle Service Bus.
- Exposure to J2EE technology Stack (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Web Services)
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- Experience of formulating Integration Strategy for service based development for cross functional development and SOA Middleware strategy and implementation.
- Strong experience in Integration Architecture, Service Orientated Architecture, SOA Integration Standards and Governance
- Working knowledge of resource estimation, internal administration and operational processes.
- Expertise in one solution portfolio area (networking, passenger, self-service, etc.).
- Understanding of Enterprise Architecture/IT Strategy.
- Knowledgeable about SITA architecture direction, methodologies, policies and practices.
- Knowledgeable on how components are connected and interact.
- Strong knowledge of standard engineering principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
- Strong understanding of system integration and hardware issues.
- Strong understanding of modeling methodologies such as UML.
- Strong understanding of requirements methodologies such as Use Cases.
- Reasonable awareness and understanding of industry drivers.
- Demonstrates a practical awareness of other architectures.
- Demonstrates analytical flexibility and versatility.
- Demonstrates core engineering competencies.
- Understanding of how own work fits into the bigger picture.

Profession Competencies

Business Acumen
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management
Business Analysis
Architecture
Information Security
Software Quality Processes

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution
Developing Talent
Managing Performance

Additional Information

- Experience of Web Logic Server 11g , Oracle RAC, Oracle Service Bus.
- Exposure to J2EE technology Stack (JSP, Servlets, EJB, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Web Services)
- Good knowledge of build and deployment practices in a J2EE environment (including Maven, Artifactory)
- Experience of formulating Integration Strategy for service based development for cross functional development and SOA Middleware strategy and implementation.
- Strong experience in Integration Architecture, Service Orientated Architecture, SOA Integration Standards and Governance

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11368

Lead Developer- Java SME | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Lead Developer- Java SME | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Lead Developer- Java SME

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8066

Purpose

Delivers successful creation of complex modules as well as the design, coding and delivery of specific technical applications and / or products in the SITA portfolio.
Act as a 'technical lead' for multiple small to medium projects that have a significant business impact ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain the long term functional and business requirements.
Accountable for the consistency of application code, ensuring it meets the requirements of the functional specification(s), and ensuring any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to the Development or Project Manager.

Remuneration

Salary+Benefits+Bonus

Key Responsibilities

- Drive out the technical requirements, designing the scope definition, technical viability and best practice solution to meet the needs of the product and / or client.
- Responsible for the maintenance of technical documentation that supports the products as defined in the requirements.
- Review the estimation of specific solution/s to ensure time, cost and design meets the needs of the product and the business, providing final proposals to senior management.
- Write and deliver complex code and modules including the walkthroughs according to the requirements of the functional and technical specifications. Ensure both senior and junior members of the team are able to deliver code within their own capabilities.
- Using the QA bug reports, assign out bugs to the relevant team members, based on agreed priorities.
- Liaise with software vendors regarding bug fixes / issues and act as internal resolution point as required.
- Provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders in the development of solutions that create innovation.
- Ensure all risks and issues that affect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Drive the continual process improvement to ensure best practice is maintained and where appropriate implement such processes in the wider development organization.
- Ensure any change requests meet the criteria of the change request process.
- Lead the delivery of customer change requirements ensuring the provision of accurate time and cost estimates against required changes.
- Work with customers both internal and external to ensure change requests meet the customer requirements.
- Act as point of escalation for low impact change requests and where required escalate change requests through the Change Request Board.
- Mentor and coach a small group of less experienced developers ensuring they have the skills and knowledge in order to perform their roles.
- Conduct weekly or bi-weekly reviews with development staff to ensure all activity is monitored and address issues that require action.
- Ensure short and long term goals are met by the team according to the time and budget, providing guidance where required to senior and junior developers.

Education & Qualifications

- Bachelor degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.
- Professional programming certification in a mainstream development Object Orientated language, Java highly preferred.
- Formal training in project management preferred.

Experience

- Minimum of 8+ years software engineering experience in a development capacity preferably in a mainstream development Object Orientated language of Java.
-Problem-solving skills, demonstrated both in a technical and non-technical arena accompanied with sound judgment to know when to ask for help.
-Java and J2EE internals (Class loading, Memory and Transaction management).
-Relational databases, Oracle, SQL and ORM technologies like Hibernate
-SOA: XML Web Services, Oracle Service Bus, Weblogic, SOAP.
-Familiarity with Gigaspace Technology, LINUX, Spring framework.
-Software development and project tools, such as version control, Jenkins, Maven, debugging.

Knowledge & Skills

- The ability to be the lead technical role on complex projects (size or scope) overseeing requirement analysis through implementation and/or support.
- Thorough understanding of the software development cycle and associated project management techniques.
- Costing / estimating time and cost for projects of medium to high complexity.
- Understanding the customer's business objectives for assigned projects.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Coordinating multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution.
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications.
- Understanding of SITA methodologies and practices.
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with programming choices.
- Understanding how to apply technical knowledge to solve business problems.
- Practical application of project management techniques and methodologies.
- Resource estimation and operational processes.
- Detailed familiarity with software development methodologies.
- SITA development and project tools, such as version control, debugging.
- ePM for change control, risks and issues log and project planning.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Working well both independently or as a member of a team.
- Devising OO code design.
- IT security / concepts of their application to computer systems architecture.
- Developing code to interface to one or more RDBMS database.
- Understanding of networking concepts.
- Understanding concepts of application design: object-oriented design, design patterns
- Version Control/Management of source code.
-Designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
-Basic industry awareness.

Profession Competencies

Project Management
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.
SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/10813

Software Developer | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Software Developer | SITA | United States - Atlanta

Software Developer

Location: United States - Atlanta | Full time | Job opening ID: 8659

Purpose

Deliver successful design, coding and delivery of specific technical applications and / or products in the SITA portfolio.
Participate in sections of single or multiple projects ensuring the solution(s) developed meet both the projects' functional and business requirements.
Accountable for the consistency of application component code, ensuring it meets the requirements of the functional specification(s) and ensuring any issues or risks that may affect the project deliverables are raised to the Development or Project Manager.

Remuneration

Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Key Responsibilities

- Assist as required in scope definition, technical viability scoping and best practice solution design to meet the needs of the product and / or client.
- Provide estimations on a specific solution, to senior team members, which have an impact on time, cost and design.
- Through the review and understanding of functional specifications, write component designs and deliver code according to the requirements.
- Using the QA bug reports, you will provide time estimations for completion of assigned bugs, correct the bugs, conduct unit testing and commit code back into the appropriate source repository for testing.
- Liaise with Support and SQACE teams regarding bug fixes / issues.
- Where appropriate, provide input into development of solutions that create innovation and have a beneficial outcome to the product or application.
- Ensure all risks and issues that affect the project are raised following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables.
- Ensure any change requests meet the criteria of the change request process.
- Provide accurate time for required changes, and where possible, provide alternative solutions to minimize time and cost.
- Be part of weekly on-call rotation along with the rest of the team.

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science or similar.

Experience

- 2-5 years software development experience in Java, with Oracle database.

Knowledge & Skills

- Java, Weblogic, Oracle SQL, stored procedures experience required.
- PL/SQL, Javascript, Struts, Spring, XML, JSP, Servlets, Hibernate, HTML, Linux, FTP/SFTP, Maven experience preferred.
- Devising OO code design.
- Developing code to interface to one or more RDBMS database.
- Understanding of networking concepts.
- SOA: XML Web Services.
- Understanding concepts of application design: object-oriented design.
- Version Control/Management of source code.
- Sound knowledge of and ability to apply standard software development principles, theories, programming languages, concepts and techniques.
- Working well both independently and as a member of a team.
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Coordinating multiple technical streams of work to produce a complete solution.
- High-level designs for small to medium systems/applications.
- Understanding trade-offs and risks with programming choices.
- Understanding how to apply technical knowledge to solve business problems.

Profession Competencies

Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Database Design and Management

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer
SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.
SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11380

Oracle Applications Architect | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Oracle Applications Architect | SITA | United Kingdom - London

Oracle Applications Architect

Location: United Kingdom - London | Full time | Job opening ID: 8310

Purpose

The role is part of a global Finance Transformation Programme with specific responsibilities to support the global rollout of Oracle eBusiness Suite and EPM/BI Suite. The role will report to the IS Director - Finance Systems.

The programme is one of the top three programmes in the organisation with very high visibility at the top level. This is a great opportunity for the selected candidate to make an impact within the organisation using their expertise of Oracle to make a difference.

The core purpose of the job holder will be to:

- Perform all support activities according to SITA standards and procedures or customer requirements as appropriate, maximising customer satisfaction by applying industry standard processes and procedures
- Translate and align technical, business and operational requirements of the applications into functional and technical specifications ensuring the overall viability/capability of the applications is achievable
- Ensure the integration of the requirements match those of interacting applications, both inside and outside of SITA
- Act as a technical/functional lead for multiple small to medium projects that have significant business impact ensuring the solution(s) developed are able to sustain long term business and technical requirements

Key Responsibilities

- Provide support to Finance teams in accordance with departmental procedures and as per the agreed SLAs
- Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) and co-ordinate technical/infrastructure troubleshooting with end users and other internal teams(Eg Data Centre), ensuring the highest level of customer service is maintained to resolve the fault and incident within the prescribed SLAs
- Proactively suggest, promote and implement ways to improve the service to end users, either via application improvements or process changes
- Develop creative and innovative solution designs for a complex module with minimal supervision
- Contribute to user workshops to validate requirements, confirm and negotiate specifications, verifying adherence to requirements in delivered solutions
- Responsible for the maintenance of functional and technical documentation
- Responsible for maintaining documentation and coding standards ensuring overall consistency is maintained
- Responsible for ensuring development standards and governance are followed by team members and/or 3rd party suppliers
- Act as the SPOC for performing QA of deliverables from 3rd party suppliers
- Own the responsibility for the application configuration and development, liaising with appropriate teams to determine effort, feasibility, scheduling, etc..
- Execute testing with Finance end users and third party service/application providers to ensure the application is functioning properly for cutover, ensuring all relevant documentation is in place (test plans, scripts, etc..)
- Ensure all risks and issues that affect a project are raised following set processes and are auctioned appropriately. Escalate risks and issues that pose a significant impact to deliverables
- Support implementation of the specific applications in each specific country/region
- Lead and mentor other members of the team to ensure they have the skills and knowledge to perform their roles

Education & Qualifications

- University degree or equivalent preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or similar
- ITIL Foundation certificate desirable
- Any formal accounting qualifications desirable
- Formal project management training desirable

Experience

- At least 10+ years experience in the deployment and support of Oracle eBusiness Suite upto R12.1.3 with multiple full lifecycle implementations
- Implemented modules are iProcurement, Purchasing, Advanced Pricing, Project Accounting, Project Management, Time & Labour, Payables, iExpenses, Fixed Assets, General Ledger, Receivables, Collections, Sub-Ledger Accounting, eBusiness Tax, Advances Global Intercompany System (AGIS), WebADI, Approvals Management Engine (AME)
- Experience of System Integration required
- Experience of Oracle eBusiness Suite workflows required
- Experience of SQL/PLSQL, Forms, BI/XML Publisher, OA Framework, ODI required
- Experience in Bi-Apps/OBIEE required
- Experience of managing offshore teams is required
- Experience of Oracle UPK desirable
- Experience of working as a development lead/manager in a support environment desirable
- Good understanding of infrastructure concepts ' virtualisation, networks, storage, etc..

Knowledge & Skills

- Fluent verbal and written communications skills in English and the local in-country language
- Good knowledge of MS Office applications
- Strong understanding of system integration, connectivity and hardware concepts/issues
- Working knowledge of SITA development and project tools such as version control, debugging, project management, etc..
- Ability to support, troubleshoot, analyze and investigate application software and/or IT systems
- Ability to analyze, draw conclusions and create solutions to end users' problems
- Ability to build relationships with end users and relevant management levels
- Ability to prioritise work, work under pressure and multi-task
- Ability to use team approach to solve problems when appropriate
- Ability to demonstrate agility, flexibility and innovation in an environment where priorities and tasks can change rapidly
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural and diverse business environment
- Ability to work remotely from immediate line management
- Ability to estimate medium to high complexity work packages to assist project planning of application changes
- Ability to document specifications and test plans/scripts
- Ability to coordinate multiple teams and streams of work to produce a complete solution
- Ability to explain technical issues to a non-technical audience using appropriate terminology
- Ability to act as the lead role on medium to high complexity projects overseeing requirements analysis through to implementation and support
- Ability to drive results through offshore teams that are remote
- Ability to understand the solve problems related to infrastructure such as mail systems, storage, networks/firewalls

Profession Competencies

Project Management
Applications Support
Infrastructure/Platforms
Technical Communication
Application Development
Telecommunications Network
Business Analysis
Quality Assurance& Integration

Core Competencies

Adhering to Principles & Values
Creating & Innovating
Customer Focus
Results Orientation
Teamwork
Communication
Impact & Influence
Leading Execution

Additional Information

SITA Overview

We are the world's leading specialists in air transport communications and IT solutions.
We deliver and manage business solutions for airline, airport, GDS, government and other customers over the world's most extensive network, which forms the communications backbone of the global air transport industry.
Created and owned by the air transport community, SITA is the community's dedicated partner for information and communications technology. As a team of industry experts, our know-how is based on working with customers across the global air transport community. Almost every airline and airport in the world does business with SITA.
With a customer service team of over 1,700 staff around the world, we invest significantly in achieving best-in-class customer service, providing integrated local and global support for both our communications and IT application services.


http://www.sita.aero/node/11363