by Ronald Barron | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Graphic Design Specialist
Remote
Full Time
MORI Associates, Inc.
Experienced
MORI Associates is seeking a Multimedia Designer to provide remote strategic communications and graphics by creating marketing campaigns, graphics and images, and maintaining social media for the Chief Data Office in support of the NASA Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS) contract. eMITS is the Agency’s enterprise-level contract creating and delivering multimedia and technical communications through the use of the internet, digital platforms, and IT management for NASA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and Office of Communications (OCOMM). From photographing rocket launches and recoveries, to producing engaging videos, to information technology management, to using social media to share NASA’s message, eMITS integrates services for NASA IT and provides NASA’s communication to the outside world. Come join us in support of NASA’s mission to inspire the world through information and discovery.
JOB DESCRIPTION / FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position will include but not be limited to the following activities:
⦁ Provide graphics to enhance briefings in support of the Chief Data Officer and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.
⦁ Collaborate with customer and other team members to conceptualize and execute design ideas.
⦁ Create original artwork for digital image processing.
⦁ Edit multimedia content based on user feedback.
⦁ Establish communication plans and methods of communication using SharePoint, videos, newsletters, and official notices for general audiences.
⦁ Support the Communication Specialist by developing graphics, charts , diagrams, and other materials to simplify complex data for general audience.
⦁ Utilize SharePoint and Teams for storage of materials and communication paths.
⦁ Manage, edit and proof content for various multimedia platforms.
⦁ Maintain collaboration tools such as SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams channels, libraries, task lists, workflows, and permissions to meet organizational requirements.
⦁ Provide content management support, including organizing, categorizing, and managing content within Microsoft Suite.
⦁ Design and layout eye-catching graphics, images, and icons to enhance the visual appeal of the website and social media profiles.
⦁ Ensure that web content is accessible, Section 508-compliant, adheres to best practices, and complies with U.S. Web Design Standards.
⦁ Continuously update and improve the internal (OneNASA) and external (NASA.gov) website designs based on user feedback and evolving design trends.
Remote, hybrid, and onsite positions the employee bears travel costs to nearest NASA Center for badging and issue of NASA IT equipment.
EDUCATION AND PREVIOUS WORK REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum education – BA/BS in Communications, Mass Communications, Electronic Media, Design, Graphic Design, or related field.
Minimum experience – 8 years
EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
Minimum Requirements:
⦁ 8+ years’ experience in multimedia design, software, and social media platforms.
⦁ Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills and ability to determine organizational and analytical skills.
⦁ Generate innovative ideas for graphics to be displayed across an array of platforms.
⦁ Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc.).
⦁ Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
⦁ Utilize software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, and other industry-standard tools.
⦁ Adapt content to suit different platforms and media formats.
⦁ Ability to work under tight deadlines.
⦁ Capacity to work both independently and as a member of a team.
Preferred Qualifications:
⦁ Previous NASA experience.
⦁ Creative problem-solving abilities.
⦁ Excellent attention to detail.
⦁ Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
⦁ Good organizational and time management skills.
⦁ Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
⦁ Ability to receive and implement constructive feedback.
⦁ Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, One Drive), and SharePoint.
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Business Analyst
Location: US
Work Type: Remote
Time Type: Full time
Job Type: Employee
Job ID: R26878
Job Description:
The Business Analyst will function as an interface between business owners and IT project teams to identify business requirements and translate these into functional design specifications. Project Management skills are required as sometimes required to play both BA and PM roles on smaller projects.
Essential Duties
- Proficient in documenting requirements, writing use cases, and creating functional design specifications. Work with IT development teams and other departments to gather requirements for the development of applications and projects.
- Experience gathering and documenting system requirements. Gain sufficient understanding of various IT applications to translate business requirements into functional design specifications.
- Contribute to project teams including assistance with overall analysis, project forecasting, logical testing, identifying and managing project risks, quality assurance, launch support, and post launch support as needed.
- Ongoing documentation and investigation of production support issues.
- Serve as a conduit of information on IT infrastructure, capabilities, limitations, systems to other departments with Strategic Education Inc. (SEI).
- Participate in business process enhancement meetings.
- Provide Project Management for small to medium sized projects. This includes preparing project plans, managing issue and risk logs and mitigation strategies, preparing budgets, facilitating status meetings, managing project resources, and preparing and auditing any necessary documentation.
- Excellent ability to organize information, manage tasks and use available tools to effectively contribute to an organization.
- Excellent problem-solving skills – able to focus both on the big picture and finite details. Proficient in data filtering and presentation.
Job Skills
- Previous experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions preferred, ideally Student Financials experience.
- Comfortable working with diverse teams.
- Comfortable working within the parameters of waterfall and agile project methodologies.
- Working knowledge of business analysis concepts, tools, and techniques.
- Working knowledge of project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
- Proven ability to practice a variety of techniques to ensure complete requirements.
- Previous development experience in SQL preferred.
- Proficient in gathering, documenting and communicating business requirements to business and technical resources.
- Experience gathering and documenting system requirements.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
- Excellent ability to organize information, manage tasks and projects and use available tools to effectively contribute to organization.
- Capable and comfortable multi-tasking between concurrent projects.
- Must have excellent problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills required. The ability to express oneself effectively within groups and in one-to-one conversations. Conveys information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents. Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality input/out flows smoothly between self and others.
- Previous project management experience managing small to medium sized projects.
Work Experience
- 3+ years in a business analyst role.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, (Preferably business or information technology)
Other
- Ability to work at a computer up to 8 hours a day.
- Must be able to travel 0-10% of the time.
- Must be able to lift 20lbs.
- Typical office setting.
- Mobility within the office includes movement from floor to floor.
- Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
- Access information using a computer.
- Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
- Effectively cope with stressful situations.
- Strong mental acuity.
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.
- Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
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by Ronald Barron | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Incident Manager
Location: United States Remote
Job Description:
Make an impact with NTT DATA</p>
Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
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The Senior Associate Incident Management Specialist is a developing subject matter expert, responsible for overseeing and managing the end-to-end process of identifying, assessing, and resolving IT service incidents.
This role is critical in minimizing the impact of incidents on business operations, ensuring timely resolution, and restoring services to normal operation.
The Senior Associate Incident Management Specialist collaborates with cross-functional teams, such IT support teams, technical experts, and stakeholders, to coordinate and execute the incident management process effectively.
What you’ll be doing
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitors various sources, such as monitoring tools, user reports, and system alerts, to detect and identify incidents promptly and assesses the impact and urgency of incidents based on predefined severity levels, business priorities, and service level agreements (SLAs).
- Performs initial triage of incidents, categorizes them appropriately, and assigns the appropriate priority level based on the impact, urgency, and business needs.
- Collaborates with relevant teams to prioritize incidents and allocate resources accordingly.
- Facilitates the escalation of incidents to the appropriate support groups or technical teams as per defined escalation procedures and ensures proper communication and collaboration among teams involved in incident resolution, including providing necessary updates to stakeholders.
- Conducts thorough investigations to determine the root cause of incidents and analyzes the available data, performs troubleshooting, and collaborates with technical experts to identify underlying issues and contributes to the development of long-term solutions.
- Coordinates and tracks the resolution process to ensure timely and effective incident resolution and provides guidance and support to technical teams, ensuring adherence to incident management processes and best practices.
- Keeps relevant stakeholders, including end-users, management, and other relevant parties, informed about incident status, progress, and resolutions.
- Performs post-incident analysis to identify trends, recurring incidents, and areas for improvement and generates incident reports and provides insights on incident metrics, trends, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to management and relevant stakeholders.
- Contributes to the continuous improvement of the incident management process and identifies opportunities to enhance incident response times, reduce incident recurrence, and improve incident management procedures.
- Utilizes incident management tools and technologies effectively to streamline incident handling, tracking, and reporting.
- Develops and delivers incident management training programmes to educate relevant teams on incident management processes, procedures, and best practices.
- Fosters a culture of knowledge sharing by documenting lessons learned, creating knowledge base articles, and providing guidance to improve incident response capabilities.
- Performs any other related task as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
- Understanding of IT service management (ITSM) principles, specifically incident management processes and best practices.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and end-users.
- Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple incidents simultaneously.
- Knowledge of IT infrastructure, systems, and technologies, including networks, servers, databases, and applications.
- Attention to detail, organisation skills, and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
- Continuous learning mindset and a desire to stay updated on industry trends and best practices in incident management.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Information Technology, or a related field.
- ITIL certification (Specialist preferable).
- Relevant IT certifications preferred.
Required Experience:
- Moderate level of demonstrated experience in incident management or a similar role within a global IT Services organisation
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by Ronald Barron | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Director, Digital Experience (CX/UX)
Location: Remote, US, 31999
Workplace: 2201
Job Description:
Salary Range: $175,000 – $228,000
Job Posting End Date: April 15, 2025
We’ve Got You Under Our Wing
We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all.The Aflac Way.
Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America’s best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.
Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.
Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.
- If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.
- If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.
What does it take to be successful at Aflac?
- Acting with Integrity
- Communicating Effectively
- Pursuing Self-Development
- Serving Customers
- Supporting Change
- Supporting Organizational Goals
- Working with Diverse Populations
- Acting as a Champion for Change
- Developing Talent
- Managing Performance
- Navigating Organizations
- Setting Objectives
What does it take to be successful in this role?
- Methods and practices regarding technology-related strategic consulting and project management
- Strong project planning, analysis, facilitation and negotiation skills
Education & Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, UX/UI, Information Systems or a related field
- 10 years of professional job related work experience, 5 years management experience
- Experience applying the concepts and methods of architectural frameworks to drive strategic operational improvement initiatives
- Demonstrated experience in successfully managing strategic and/or cross functional business initiatives at enterprise level
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Education & Experience Preferred
- Certification in Marketing, UX/UI, Information Systems or a related field
Travel
- Less than or equal to 10%
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee and manage the website design/development team to ensure the company’s web presence is up-to-date and user-friendly
- Develop and execute a comprehensive digital strategy that aligns with the company’s overall goals and objectives.
- Responsible for the communication of the digital customer experience across enterprise; sets standard for digital CX focused on business model, customer intelligence, and user experience as well as design/voice of all customers
- Manages the relationship with internal stakeholders to identify gaps in process and opportunities to solve via digital means; partners with distribution teams to solicit feedback in order to refine roadmaps / identify pain points with the agent and broker channels; in partnership with Market Intelligence, will identify direct engagement opportunities with Aflac customers; collect feedback from internal employees on day-to-day activities
- Responsible for driving increased customer satisfaction, distribution experience, and employee satisfaction metrics for U.S. Operations; oversees team responsible for managing performance against operating plans and standards; reports to senior leadership the effectiveness of activities and on-going ownership of constituent satisfaction
- Performs other duties as required
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by Ronald Barron | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Full Stack Developer, IHP
Location: Remote – Nationwide, USA
Full-time
Job Description:
For more than 80 years, Kaplan has been a trailblazer in education and professional advancement. We are a global company at the intersection of education and technology, focused on collaboration, innovation, and creativity to deliver a best-in-class educational experience and make Kaplan a great place to work.
The future of education is here and we are eager to work alongside those who want to make a positive impact and inspire change in the world around them.
Instrumental in ensuring the product meets the current needs of customers while remaining compliant with minimal downtime. Development of new features on the front-end and back-end of our medical simulation system and contributing to the design and implementation of our next generation product.
Primary/Key Responsibilities
- Lead the solution design and architecture for new features and enhancements, ensuring modular, scalable, and maintainable codebases.
- Define best practices for full-stack development, API design, and system performance optimization.
- Drive architectural improvements, identifying and addressing technical debt and inefficiencies.
- Oversee cloud infrastructure strategies, ensuring resilient, high-availability deployment across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Guide and mentor engineers in design patterns, cloud architecture, and full-stack best practices.
- Service and support internal customers which include IHP sales, product, customer service, operations, billing and accounts teams, providing customized reports, datasets, fixes and updated features where necessary, developing customized solutions, datasets, and features.
- Work with teams to understand/document current medical simulation system and identify non-compliant and inefficient modules
- Ensure minimal downtime and high system reliability through proactive monitoring and automated solutions.
- Drive the development of new, accessible features on the front-end (React, Angular) and back-end (Node.js, Java, Ruby).
- Architect and implement high-performance APIs, microservices, and serverless components to support scalable medical simulations.
- Lead code and design reviews, ensuring quality, security and compliance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning capabilities and real-time analytics into simulation platforms.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associates degree in computer science related field
- 6+ years experience in full-stack development to include the following levels of concurrent experience: 4 years of backend experience in any languages, preferably in node.js, java, ruby, 4 years of frontend experience in react or angular, 2 year experience working in cloud based hosted services (AWS, Azure, Google)
- Ability to thoroughly understand all the i-Human Patient products from a technical, deployment and user perspective.
- Strong experience in microservices architecture, API development, and cloud-native design.
- Deep understanding of scalability, security, and performance optimization in distributed systems.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment and technical decisions.
- Proven ability to balance long-term architecture goals with immediate business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or other related program
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by Ronald Barron | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Software Engineer (Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform)
Location: Remote US
Job Description:
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
At the Merchant Engineering team, we make products that are a joy for developers to integrate, thus making it easy for Merchants and Partners to unlock the value of being part of the Affirm network. Our goal is to build a flexible, scalable, robust platform to provide the best possible purchasing experience be it online or in-store.
The purpose of the Merchant Risk Intelligence & Platform (MRIP) team is to build functionalities that automate merchant risk assessment, throughout their lifecycle within Affirm. We create the necessary backend platform and by combining it with work of multiple other cross functional teams spanning all of Affirm, enable our ML engineers to build models that help automate decision making. Whether it’s about onboarding a new merchant, or constantly monitoring for trends, our team is responsible for making sure Risk is properly managed and the experience for merchants in the process is as smooth and thorough as possible.
What You’ll Do
You will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals for your team, leading engineers on your team through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and ensuring that everyone is supported throughout delivery.
You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
You will proactively identify project, process, technology or business issues, advocate for them, and lead in solving them.
You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
You will foster a culture of quality and ownership on your team by setting or improving code review and design standards for your team, and advocating for them beyond your team through your writing and tech talks.
You will help develop talent on your team by providing feedback and guidance, and leading by example.
What We Look For
You have 4+ years of experience designing, developing and launching backend systems at scale using languages like Python or Kotlin.
You have a track record of developing highly available distributed systems using technologies like AWS, MySQL and Kubernetes.
Prior experience with monitoring and alerting systems (sentry.io, rollbar, chronosphere, kibana)
A strong understanding of distributed systems and how architectural decisions affect performance and maintainability
You have experience defining a technical plan for the delivery of a significant feature or system component with an elegant, simple and extensible design. You write high quality code that is easily understood and used by others.
You are proficient at making significant changes in a large code base, and have developed a suite of tools and practices that enable you and your team to do so safely.
Your experience demonstrates that you take ownership of your growth, proactively seeking feedback from your team, your manager, and your stakeholders.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills that support effective collaboration with our global engineering team.
This position requires either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
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