by Ronald Barron | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employer: Oregon Mutual Insurance
Oregon Mutual Insurance Company, a regional carrier is the western states, offers a wonderful opportunity to perform, excel and grow in the insurance industry as an Associate DevOps Engineer within the IT team! We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for developing and supporting software and infrastructure in a cloud computing environment including hybrid on-premises architectures. Remote, hybrid, or on-premises in our McMinnville, OR headquarters.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience with shell or high-level programming languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, JavaScript, etc)
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Git. Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab, etc.
- Exposure to DevOps tooling like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.
- Proven analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Passion for learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with source control, automation, CI/CD, and orchestration tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure DevOps, AWS Developer Tools, Jenkins, Git, etc. in a cloud environment.
- Experience designing and building infrastructure and web application environments on AWS, including services such as EC2, S3, ELB, RDS, etc.
- Demonstrated experience in DevOps, including continuous integration/delivery/deployment, automation, release and configuration management, and monitoring and alerting.
- Ability to create and utilize AWS Cloud Formation templates to automate creation of AWS images.
- Advanced Scripting skills with PowerShell or Python as applied to orchestration and automation of infrastructure.
- Advanced skills with security and security principles as applied to infrastructure and internet computing.
- A team player capable of high performance, flexibility in a dynamic working environment.
- Skill and ability to train others on technical and procedural topics.
Attributes of a Successful Candidate
- Strategic thinking: Improve ability to see the big picture and take a longer range, broader business perspective. Learn to step back from the day-to-day tactical details of the business and focus on the “why”, not just the “what and “how.”
- Communication: Demonstrate to others that you value what they have to say. Use active listening, open-ended questions, body language, and eliminate distractions that get in the way of your ability to listen. Communicate in an authentic way that inspires others.
- Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence
- Coaching/Leadership: Learn to guide and help develop others in the department. Learn to implement and sustain change in the department, division and company.
- Cross-functional knowledge and perspective: Learn about other aspects of the business. Improve your understanding of the insurance industry. Get closer to our customers and understand what they need and value.
- Collaboration: Improve relationships with peers. Be a better partner, understand their goals and needs, and learn to work together to help achieve each other’s goals.
Experience
- Associate DevOps Engineer: 0-2 years in a professional engineer role. Experience with engineering in coursework or other area.
- DevOps Engineer: 2-3 years in a professional engineering role.
- Senior DevOps Engineer: 3-5 years in a professional engineering role.
- Lead DevOps Engineer:
- More than 5 years in a professional engineering role.
- Experience supervising/leading teams of DevOps Engineers.
Headquartered in McMinnville Oregon and named one of the Best Main Streets in America, by Parade and Sunset magazines.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employer: Bitfocus
About Bitfocus, Inc.:
Founded in 2003, Bitfocus, Inc. is changing the way communities nationwide integrate software, systems, data, and policy to innovate and strengthen the nation’s social safety net. We develop software and administer data systems that affect and change lives, connecting our most vulnerable populations to the most effective resources available in their communities. Our products empower organizations and communities to better leverage their resources, helping them to become data-driven in their efforts in all areas of health, human, and social services.
Our diverse and inclusive culture has played a key role in our success at Bitfocus. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or disability.
This is a fully remote role at a fully remote organization.
Our Core Values:
- People First. Always.
- Live in the WOW
- Elevate our Mission
- Start with Yes
- Take Detours
- Practice Humility
- Paint with Numbers
- Speak the truth in kindness
- Grow Together
- Unite in Excellence
About Our Professional Services Team:
Our Professional Services team sets us apart from other software companies. A mission-driven team of analysts, communicators, strategists, and technologists, Professional Services tackles some of the most significant challenges facing communities and catalyzes their success with Clarity Human Services. With expertise in statistical, technical, and policy analysis, we collaborate with community leaders, share knowledge gained working with communities across the country, and take the lead on a variety of projects and initiatives to help our communities meet their goals around ending homelessness.
Success/Impact Statement:
Professional Services Senior Project Managers at Bitfocus are experienced professionals who are passionate about supporting their team of project managers to help communities use technology and data to move the needle on ending homelessness.
As a Senior Project Manager, You Will:
Supervise and Mentor
- Supervise a team of project managers, providing support, feedback, and mentoring to help them use and build their project management skills.
- Provide project leadership both within your team and across the department to ensure that all projects meet department and company standards.
- Model department and company values to set an example for junior staff
Lead and Support Internal and External Projects
- Work with customers and/or Bitfocus teams to define project requirements, scope, timelines, and objectives.
- Work with customer stakeholders to translate needs and business processes into Clarity functionality.
- Attend relevant stakeholder and community meetings to provide input and gain system knowledge.
- Complete and/or obtain resources to complete tasks outlined in project workplans.
- Track project progress and update relevant Bitfocus staff and/or customer stakeholders.
- Create comprehensive project documentation including requirements documents, SOWs, workplans, decision logs, configuration logs, etc.
Provide Subject Matter Expertise
- Advise customers on a variety of subjects including
- Federal and regional requirements for homelessness response systems
- Clarity Human Services functions and solutions
- Pros, cons, and other considerations for any given solution
- Industry trends and best practices
- Create internal and external documents summarizing workflows, solution comparisons, configuration options, etc.
- Develop presentation content such as software demonstrations, training, and progress reports to project leadership, and present in front of remote and in-person audiences.
Develop Strategies and Manage Operations
- Support department Director in carrying out company vision for Professional Services department
- Work with Director to continue to build and refine department and project management infrastructure
- Actively participate in conversations around department strategy, planning, and capacity building
You Will Love This Position If:
- You seek and are inspired by new ideas and new ways of thinking.
- You never let your ego get in the way.
- People always tell you you’re a good listener.
- You’re ready to “pivot” like you’re a professional dancer.
- You’re obsessed with understanding the big picture.
- Gantt charts and process diagrams soothe your soul.
- “Bringing order to chaos†is your personal slogan.
- You love helping team members reach their maximum potential
Required Experience That Drives Success In This Role:
- Project management experience, including:
- Creating and managing project schedules and work plans
- Tracking project progress and identifying areas for improvement, making adjustments as needed
- Coordinating stakeholder communication around project milestones and timelines, providing consistent updates on progress, as well as any adjustments
- Assigning tasks to other team members as needed, and communicating expected deliverables
- Coordinating with other departments for effective use of resources
- Experience managing complex projects including large scale projects, projects that are politically sensitive, projects involving multiple stakeholder groups, and other projects with challenging dynamics
- Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following domains:
- Coordinated Entry
- HMIS
- HUD and/or Federal Partner Requirements
- HUD and/or Federal Partner Reporting
- Continuum of Care Roles and Responsibilities
- New Customer Software Implementation
- Data Quality Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Experience supervising and motivating teams of people
- Enthusiasm for technology and learning new software applications and database products
- Ability to quickly build advanced knowledge of Clarity Human Services, HMIS System Administration, and related subjects
- Ability to work both independently and within a team environment
- Innovative thinking to identify best practices when approaching problems and resolving conflicts
- Ability to create thoughtful structure in ambiguous situations and implement effective processes
- Excellent organizational, time management, people management and influencing skills
- Ability to work effectively with civic and other community leaders, social service agency staff, and a variety of other stakeholders
- Emotional intelligence: ability to “read the room,†recognize and de-escalate customer frustrations, and recognize and manage your own emotions
- Strong analytical abilities with working knowledge of descriptive statistics and (basic) analytics tools
- A background in HMIS, the homeless services Continuum of Care, and/or the human services system
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Excellent business/proposal writing skills
- Significant coordinated entry knowledge and experience
- Sophisticated project management experience with large, politically sensitive projects
- Proven experience successfully and diplomatically working with stakeholders who do not share your goals
- Proven experience inspiring teams toward excellence
- Driven, self-motivated, and enthusiastic
- Experience using Clarity Human Services or another HMIS software, especially as a system administrator
How Bitfocus Will Support You:
- Robust onboarding and training support
- A unique, friendly, and caring culture! Hear more from our employees on Glassdoor.
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Medical insurance covered at 100% for employees
- 401K Retirement Plan
- 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Paid volunteer time off
- Bitfocus primarily uses Apple computers; all new employees receive either an iMac or MacBook Pro to use in their role at Bitfocus
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employer: US Foods
Join Our Community of Food People!
The Sr. Manager Digital Supply Chain Data activates the digital supply chain strategy for US Foods by driving a portfolio of end-to-end supply chain data and technology opportunities and leading near term activation efforts. This high impact role is focused on identifying highest value opportunities to bring data and technology to bear creating new capabilities that will result in best-in-class visibility to inventory movement, supply chain milestones, real-time capacity and availability, network and warehouse operations, transportation efficiency, vendor performance and data warehousing, etc. The strategy outlined ensures best-in-class customer experience, network performance and efficiency, profitability and provides a scalable foundation for future growth.
This position is virtual/remote which means the work can be completed from anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Advance portfolio of high impact digital supply chain transformation opportunities.
- Establish and maintain leader and stakeholder alignment on portfolio opportunities.
- Assume role as business product owner for an integrated supply chain performance management capability.
- Align supply chain leaders around rationalized set of KPI’s and Metrics for all levels.
- Assess, design, and implement process changes resulting in consistent high-quality data.
- Design and lead the execution of advanced analytics and process automation opportunities for supply chain.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across field, operations excellence, replenishment, logistics, and finance to define clear and compelling end state visions of realized opportunities at scale.
- Define digital supply chain impact summaries, defining scope, outlining value return, cost estimates, dependencies, and roadmaps to realize.
- Partner with IT and I&A to define digital opportunity technical roadmaps.
- Lead activation and management of year one projects, defining scope, schedule, change management plans and success metrics.
- Establish and lead supply chain optimized analytics prioritization process in partnership with I&A.
- Other duties as assigned by the Sr. Director Supply Chain Data and Technology.
SUPERVISION:
To be defined in conjunction with opportunity and roadmap development
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal:
- Primary relationship with Supply Chain (Replenishment, Operations, Operations Excellence, Transportation and Routing, Logistics, Customer Experience), Commercial, Finance, Enterprise PMO,
- External:
- Professional networks, industry organizations and/or consultants focused on leading practices in supply chain technology and deployment
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Training:
Bachelor’s degree in technology, operations management, supply chain management, business, or in another relevant field. Advanced degree preferred.
Related Experience/Requirements:
- Minimum 7+ years of relevant Technology, Supply Chain, Operations and/or Logistics experience; Demonstrates subject matter expertise and field credibility in supply chain functions; including 2+ years of management experience (including people and/or functions).
- Supply chain technology expertise and functional credibility in the field
- Versed in current technology and deployment leading practices and related performance metrics.
- Strong change management and communication skills.
- Experience influencing peers and senior leaders.
- Competency identifying/establishing, implementing, and sharing operational best practices.
- Experience leading projects that required coordination across team boundaries in large, multi-function, cross-geographic, matrixed organizations.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Industry knowledge: In-depth knowledge of supply chain operations technology, and of related federal, state and local regulations – preferably in the foodservice or transportation industry.
- Influence/Communication Skills: Strong presence and open communication skills, effective at all levels of the organization; inviting and effectively responsive to questions and concerns; builds credibility and authority when working with indirect reports, peers and senior leaders; effectively translates business strategies and objectives into technology priorities and effectively articulates desired outcomes, tactics and behaviors.
- Adaptability: A leader who can navigate the organization through complex and diverse situations; comfortable with ambiguity.
- Coaching/Mentoring: Develops and inspires team member mindsets and capabilities.
- Empathetic Leadership: Understands, gauges and adapts to the perspectives of varied stakeholders, both collectively and in isolation, over the course of change initiatives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Builds strong cross-functional relationships quickly to align on actions and resources required and to mutually accomplish company goals.
- Problem Solving Skills: Highly analytical with strong problem-solving skills, including identifying and working with team members to avoid or remove roadblocks; creative and collaborative in identifying and solving for organizational resistance to change.
- Strategic Thinking: Brings creative approaches to risk diagnosis and mitigation; active learner able to quickly understand relevant risks associated with functional initiatives.
- Openness to New Ideas: Demonstrates the ability and willingness to move outside of their comfort zone to explore new options/approaches; inspires others to do the same.
- Program Management: Strong program management skills and knowledge of program management principles, methodology and tools; able to plan and lead the execution of all aspects of a program with a sense of urgency, including scheduling, resources, scope, budget, risks/issues, communication and reporting.
- Capacity Planning: Allocates responsibilities appropriately and effectively leverages resources to meet anticipated deadlines and desired business outcomes.
The following information is provided in accordance with the Colorado Pay Equity Act. Compensation depends on experience, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. In Colorado, the expected compensation for this role is between $ 98,500.00 and $ 131,400.. Benefits for this role include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance.
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employer: Lucas Group
Lucas Group is looking for a hard-working Solutions Architect to join our client’s growing team of software experts. In this role you will work with a team of software engineers, core infrastructure engineers, and product managers to build and maintain customer-facing experiences and backend solutions to enable high-quality application solutions that leverage AWS services. You’ll get to play with some of the best tool’s AWS has to offer to help with integration, data engineering, and software development. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with a strong work ethic and a growth mindset. The team values engineering quality, technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
This is a contract-to-hire OR direct hire role for the right candidate.
This position can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.!
What You Will Do:
- 40% of your time will be focused on full stack design and architecture
- Looking for someone who can mentor and bring best practices into the team
- The client has some legacy code in the following: Python, PowerShell, and C# (but you do not need to be an expert in all of them)
- Manipulating data
- Interact w/AWS but does not have to be an AWS expert
- Will interface with internal stakeholders on a regular basis therefore you must be professional, clear, and concise
Skills Needed
- 4 yrs. experience in software engineer role with full stack design and architecture
- Strong coder: Identify gaps, evolve applications, and close gaps
- AWS experience
- Needs to be familiar with SQS, SNS API gateway
- Minimum 1 yr. experience with Web Tech/Web Dev
Highly preferred experience (not required)
- Experience with content management systems
- Apache or Tomcat web experience
Educational & Work Requirements:
- 4+ years of software engineer & solutions architect experience
Location: Remote
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Employer: Lucas Group
Lucas Group has partnered with a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation in their search for a Data Scientist. This is a 100% remote position and allows you to sit anywhere in the United States. In this role you will analyze complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers focused on end-to-end supply chain. If you want to be part of a fast-growing global organization focused on driving innovation and automation, where your passion for data and solving business problems with data can flourish, then this is the position for you!
What You Will Do:
- Create optimal data architectures through Azure and build large, complex data models. This includes working with business stakeholders to gather requirements and transform those into a technical solution.
- Write high-quality code compliant with regulations and provide data specifications to ensure all standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.
- Help others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice.
- Create and maintain technical and / or user documentation to a high standard and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.
Skills Needed:
- Expert knowledge of PowerApps, Power Automate.
- Domain expertise / experience supporting multiple of the following functional areas:
- Plan – Supply Chain Strategy & Planning, Materials Management
- Source – Purchasing / Sourcing / Procurement
- Make – Manufacturing
- Deliver – Logistics, Distribution & Customer Care.
- 5+ years of experience with MS Azure or similar data infrastructure with excellent understanding of SQL and database building and maintenance.
Educational & Work Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Engineering or related field
- 5+ years experience as Data Scientist or Software Engineer with a focus on building data pipelines and foundations.
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience with PowerBI, expert knowledge of data verse, dataflows workings is desired.
Location: Remote – United States (working in CT time zone)
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