by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title:SME Cloud Migration Engineer
Location: VA-Richmond
Job Description: Overview
GovCIO is currently hiring for a part-time remote SME Cloud Migration Engineer with an active Secret clearance to provide cloud migration. This is a fully remote position located in Sterling, Virginia.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a talented and experienced Cloud Migration Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud computing and extensive knowledge of cloud migration strategies and technologies. As a Cloud Migration Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, managing, and executing the migration of our organization’s applications and infrastructure to cloud-based platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop migration strategies, perform risk assessments, and ensure the successful completion of cloud migration projects. Additionally, you will provide technical guidance and support to optimize the performance, scalability, and security of our cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop cloud migration strategies
+ Perform comprehensive assessments of existing on-premises systems, applications, and infrastructure to identify migration requirements and dependencies
+ Design and implement migration plans, including selecting the appropriate cloud platform, defining resource requirements, and establishing migration timelines
+ Coordinate and execute the migration of applications, data, and infrastructure to cloud-based environments, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations
+ Monitor and troubleshoot migration activities, addressing any issues or roadblocks that may arise during the process
+ Optimize the performance, scalability, and security of cloud infrastructure by implementing best practices and leveraging cloud-native services
+ Develop and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans for cloud-based environments
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and enforce cloud security policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations
+ Provide technical guidance and support to internal teams regarding cloud technologies, tools, and best practices
+ Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in cloud computing and migration strategies, and propose innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness
+ Develop a migration plan that outlines the steps involved in the migration, the timeline, and the budget
+ Identify any risks or challenges that need to be addressed
+ Execute the migration plan, which may involve migrating data, applications, and workloads to the cloud, as well as configuring and testing the new environment
+ Troubleshoot any problems that arise
Qualifications
+ Bachelor’s with 12+ years cloud migration engineer (or commensurate experience)
+ Familiarity with AWS Migration Service (MGN) to allow for lift and shift migrations. (Rehosting)
+ AWS Senior Solutions Architecture certification
+ Proven experience as a Cloud Migration Engineer or a similar role, with a track record of successfully executing cloud migration projects
+ 3+ years of experience in cloud computing
+ Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
+ Familiarity with cloud migration tools, methodologies, and best practices
+ Solid understanding of networking, virtualization, and infrastructure concepts
+ Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Terraform) for automation and infrastructure provisioning
+ Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
+ Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
+ Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) are a plus
+ Relevant virtualization certifications (e.g., VMware VCAP, Microsoft Enterprise Administrator Expert) are a plus
+ Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts
+ Clearance Required: Active Secret clearance
+ Preferred: – AWS networking- F5- CCNA- CCNP Security- CCNP enterprise- CCNP Service Provider
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
VP, Risk Analytics & Quantitative Analysis
remote type
Remote
locations
Remote
time type
Full time
job requisition id
JR01200
SitusAMC is where the best and most passionate people come to transform our client’s businesses and their own careers. Whether you’re a real estate veteran, a passionate technologist, or looking to get your start, join us as we work together to realize opportunities for everyone, we proudly serve.
At SitusAMC, we are looking to match your unique experience with one of our amazing careers, so that we can help you realize your potential and career growth within the Real Estate Industry. If you are someone who can be yourself, advocate for others, stay nimble, dream big, own every outcome, and think global but act local – come join our team!
This position will interface with clients and focus on a variety of challenging analytical model validation projects, particularly in current expected credit loss models, stress testing, risk measurement, valuation, BSA/AML and Fraud modeling. The ideal candidate will have experience modeling the cash flows and risks associated with one or more of the following balance sheet categories: consumer, residential mortgage, and commercial mortgage related loans and securities; consumer deposits; mortgage servicing rights. The role requires effective challenge of model’s conceptual framework, variable selection, data integrity, process verification and testing and model documentation and governance. This role requires development and drafting quantitative reports of complex and sophisticated quantitative models used by financial institutions. This position also requires thought leadership initiatives including preparing white papers, presentations, and webinars.
Essential Job Functions:
- Support the development, execution, and validation of quantitative models (econometric, statistical, machine learning, and financial models) as required by clients including but not limited to Credit, loan and security valuation, consumer deposit behavior, and risk advisory services.
- Complete ad hoc analysis to support existing client requests
- Ensure timely completion of project milestones and client deliverables requiring complex quantitative analysis, model testing and validation to support model accuracy and reliability are met using the highest standards for soundness of quantitative model theory
- Engage new clients, build, and maintain ongoing, long-term relationships with existing clients with regards to quantitative model validation.
- Develop and build quantitative models to act as benchmark or challenger models or for model replication
- Other activities as may be assigned by your manager
Qualifications/ Requirements:
- Masters or PhD in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Actuarial Science with advanced quantitative modeling experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Relevant PhD degree can substitute for some or all the quantitative work experience
- Minimum of 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ years in an AVP level role or external equivalent.
- 3-5 or more years experience working as a quantitative analyst or validator.
- Ability to code in R, Python, SAS, and SQL to conduct analytical data analysis
- Knowledge of Stress testing models related CCAR/DFAST and risk modeling. Fast Learner with willingness to learn ALLL and CECL accounting standards for CECL specific model development and validation preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate complex and sophisticated quantitative models/materials to business executive both internally and externally
- Work both independently and in team environment on complex quantitative projects across organization and with external clients with limited supervision
- Strong Problem-solving skills related to quantitative modeling and data management in collaboration with database administrators and IT professionals
- Drafting and reviewing technical documentation as a part of model validation exercise with highest quality of work
- Continued contribution to team in thought leadership marketing of whitepapers, presentations, and webinars.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Sourcing Specialist
Location: Remote, United States
Req ID: 46178
Job Category: Supply Chain Management
Location:
Mentor, OH, US, 44060
Workplace Type: Remote
Job Description:
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.
Position Summary
The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for driving supply chain cost effectiveness and performance improvement with suppliers, while minimizing supplier risks for assigned categories. Your core focus will be on proactively identifying leverage opportunities, driving supplier actions that deliver value to diverse stakeholders. The successful candidate will develop key strategic relationships with suppliers to support global sourcing, manufacturing, and new product development strategies. The successful candidate will have a close working relationship and collaboration with the global strategic sourcing, manufacturing, quality, operational procurement and business unit leadership in strategy formulation, supplier selection, and supplier management. The successful candidate will also utilize tools and processes to gather cross functional alignment from key stakeholders, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. Your responsibilities will include monitoring key market movements, proactively identifying potential challenges or risks, and resolving issues with suppliers.
Duties
- Provide sourcing support to Marketing / R&D / Finance / Service / Quality in all stages of new product development in accordance with STERIS’ NPD process.
- Develop and maintain expertise in the supply base’s contemporary technology that can be utilized to upgrade existing products and designed into new products.
- Work with Operations and site teams to source commodities and work with Corporate and site teams on projects in site or across multiple sites.
- Develop cross-functional short and long term strategies to source assigned commodity to drive maximum value while ensuring supply continuity. Lead the identification of key supplier/ partners to strategically source. Work with cross-functional team to align key strategic suppliers and capabilities with new product development needs.
- Conduct negotiations and issue contracts/agreements in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations within the guidelines of STERIS Policies and Procedures. Negotiate, structure and secure agreements with selected suppliers.
- Establish strong relationships with key suppliers through tracking of key Metrics and establish collaborative environment to optimize supplier performance and innovation, monitor Supplier performance and take actions for necessary improvements.
- Lead and/or organize all necessary supplier audits including commercial, financial, and technical to ensure that STERIS maintains and continues to develop a robust and capable supply base.
Duties – cont’d
- Support Dual / multiple Sourcing efforts for assigned categories at the lowest total acquisition cost and lead or support teams to achieve identified targets.
- Work cross functionally with quality and purchasing partners to improve Quality, Delivery and cost performance for assigned categories.
- Increase knowledge in lean manufacturing concepts and apply lean replenishment techniques as well as general continuous improvement opportunities to improve supplier performance in targeted areas.
- Provide regular updates and reports to manager and purchasing staff on cost improvements and new product development programs.
- In addition to the above, Sourcing Specialist will be required to support manufacturing activities by placing purchase orders and expediting to meet build requirements.
- Carry out duties in an ethical, legal and professional manner that contributes to both our internal and external Customers’ satisfaction.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree, required.
- Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in Purchasing / Sourcing, or other business experience requiring strong negotiating skills.
- Experience in all aspects of sourcing including contract negotiations, commodity based materials management, project management, and commercial analysis.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and project management tools.
Preferred Experience
- Regulated business environment experience, preferred.
- A broad knowledge of multiple direct material commodities, preferred.
Skills
- Excellent communication, problem solving, project management, organizational and negotiation skills.
- Driven and enthusiastic about opportunities to establish new approaches to reduce TCO.
- Responds with a sense of urgency to meeting and supporting the needs of each and every Customer, providing innovative and comprehensive solutions.
- Effectively negotiates, influences and collaborates with others. Seeks a creative, win/win solution.
- Builds constructive and effective relationships cross-functionally; effectively manages through conflict while maintaining relationships.
- Effectively handles change, ambiguity and changing priorities staying focused on achieving the key priorities for the business.
- Effectively manages projects, assessing time, resources, investment, etc. ensuring deadlines and objectives achieved.
- Keeps current on the industry, the “Customer,” market and other external factors impacting the role and/or business and benchmarks for improvement of processes and applications.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: CDBG-DR Affordable Housing Specialist – Remote
Location: Remote, United States
Full time
job requisition id: R2404032
Job Description:
ICF’s Disaster Management Division is looking for an experienced CDBG-DR Affordable Housing Specialist to serve as a project specialist and subject matter expert within the Disaster Management division. This position is 100% Remote in the United States with up to 25% travel.
ICF’s Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design programs and implement policies that promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term recovery in housing, economic revitalization, and infrastructure after disaster strikes. Our functional expertise is in program management, grant management, technical assistance, training, performance measurement and evaluation, program implementation, and development. Clients include states, local governments, and other federal agencies. We often work in close collaboration with ICF experts across the firm on issues related to energy efficiency and green building, infrastructure, disaster planning and recovery, financial literacy, job training, and other areas of discipline. All our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions and generate results.
As a CDBG-DR Affordable Housing Specialist, you should have in-depth experience with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related affordable rental housing and/or homeownership development programs (e.g., CDBG-DR, -MIT, -CV, HOME, HTF, NSP, LIHTC, and other HUD and federal housing programs). You should also have in-depth experience with developing affordable housing projects or programs including the fundamentals of real estate deals such as financing and underwriting; knowledge of various funding mechanisms (i.e. tax credits, bonds, public/private equity, etc.); affordable housing development team structures; land use/entitlement approvals; the Uniform Relocation Act, appraisals and surveys, and other elements needed to design and implement long-term affordable rental and homeownership programs.
This position will be responsible for supporting the design and implementation of disaster recovery affordable housing projects and programs, including rental and homebuyer assistance CDBG-DR programs, and providing strategic consulting support to clients implementing disaster recovery and resilience programs. You will work with senior staff, other experts, outside contractors, junior ICF team members, and client and subrecipient staff to develop and implement disaster recovery and mitigation programs and projects.
This position requires the ability to think on one’s feet and adjust to an ever-changing environment and ever-changing client needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide project guidance and subject matter expertise in disaster recovery, homebuyer support, and/or affordable housing program design and implementation, as well as pre-disaster risk mitigation measures.
- Work as part of a team providing expert services on policy and regulatory issues to develop written materials for the public to understand the program and for HUD compliance.
- Inform program underwriting processes, coordinate project stakeholders, work with staff and subcontractors, and work directly with the client and developers to provide advisory/consulting services needed to assemble viable projects and programs.
- Provide guidance and expertise on Federal regulations (CDBG-DR, cross cutting Federal requirements, Duplication of Benefits, Procurement, Fair Housing, Part 200, etc.) and translating them into the implementation of the programs.
- Help refine program procedures and processes for implementation.
- Work with staff to set up systems and processes, be available to interpret and apply the regulations within the context of these systems.
- Help implement CDBG-DR funded programs.
- Provide advisory and consulting services to clients through training sessions, one-on-one conversations, Office Hours, and written products.
- Develop written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures, program implementation, and design.
Please provide an updated resume aligned to the qualifications, skills and experience required for consideration.
MUST HAVE Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration/Public Policy, Urban Planning, Real Estate Development, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years’ affordable housing development (rental and/or homeownership) experience working with private and public funding sources.
- 5+ years’ experience in housing development programs that are implemented at the state or local level.
- 3+ years of In-depth and hands-on knowledge of the CDBG/CDBG-DR programs or other affordable housing programs (i.e., HOME, HTF, LIHTC, etc.), regulations and implementation.
- 5+ years interpreting local, state, and federal policies and regulations to direct the development of policies and procedures.
Preferred Skills/Experience: (These may enhance candidate consideration)
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Able and willing to travel up to 25% depending on project needs.
- Experience with creation of housing and community development subject-related materials, such as training and technical assistance tools, presentations, handouts, etc.
- Experience working in a consulting firm, development organization, or public agency preferred.
- Experience delivering training and technical assistance to state and local government agencies.
- Business development, sales, fundraising, and/or proposal experience.
Professional Skills:
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Keen eye for detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills, and integrity and ethics.
- Team player with the demonstrated ability to build organizational capability, motivate teaming partners/staff to ensure high levels of engagement, and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Management Software).
- Independent staff engagement and decision-making ability.
- Self-motivated with the drive to achieve.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Senior Copywriter
Remote
Sales, Marketing
Full time
United States
Description
Job Summary:
The Senior Copywriter/Editor will lead the development of editorial standards and writing guidelines for all of REE Medical’s narrative content. This role is responsible for crafting compelling copy for websites, email campaigns, social media, paid media, and marketing materials while maintaining brand voice consistency and ensuring all content aligns with the company’s broader marketing strategies. This role requires a research-motivated, and detail-oriented writer with the ability to adapt to the varying needs of REE Medical. You are the first impression online; we want a person who understands how to make it count!
What is expected in this role:
- Serving as the key written word or copy brand expert for REE Medical content.
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- This means you are the owner of all copywriting at REE, writing engaging, persuasive, and well-researched original copy for our website, landing pages, email campaigns, social media, paid media, sales materials, scripts, case studies, profile personas, and marketing communications, and more. Meaning you are developing and managing our brand writing guidelines across the organization.
- This means you partner with SEO specialists ensuring all copy is optimized for search engines and contributes to organic traffic increases.
- This also means you are working with the Senior Brand Manager and Compliance ensuring a consistent brand voice on all marketing materials, while maintaining legal compliance requirements where needed.
- This also means you partner with our Marketing Manager and other team members ensuring copy aligns with paid search and display advertising efforts, while understanding how the written word can persuade clicks on social media and are able to adjust per the audience tone and focus across the different platforms.
- Serving as the main editor of REE Medical copy. Establishing and maintaining the tone, style, and all editorial standards for written content across REE.
- This means you support cross-functionally when necessary to ensure the guidelines are followed in any marketing or internal communications.
- This also means you are our expert in customer tone and translator across REE ensuring our scripts or other customer touch points meet all compliance and marketing guidelines.
- This also means we are delivering high quality work that meets expectations for timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
- Supporting the Marketing Manager and Senior Brand Manager in creating a cohesive and impactful content strategy, ensuring engagement and retention of clients, across all platforms.
- This means you are assisting in other aspects of the creative or research processes to create cohesive, accurate content.
How success is measured in this role:
- Consistent application of brand tone and style across all written materials.
- Increased engagement and conversions due to compelling and optimized copy.
- Adherence to deadlines and timely delivery of high-quality content across teams.
- Positive collaboration and feedback from internal teams on the quality of copy and its impact on business goals.
Requirements
What you need in this role to be successful:
- 5+ years of copywriting and editing experience, ideally representing a B2C Service Focused Brand with both short- and long-form writing.
- This means you have used your skills in Copywriting, Proofreading/editing, Creative writing, Internal communications, External communications, Branding, Creative ideation, and Executive communications within a professional employer setting with proven results in ROI or Click throughs.
- This means you have demonstrated the ability to communicate, present and influence brand design strategy decisions credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization in your career.
- This means you have the ability to provide industry/category and consumer insights to help guide and influence effective copy and design development.
- This also means you can think in campaign-oriented ways. How do things connect? You’re able to think through a long-term and cross-platform conversation with customers.
- Finally, this means you can provide proof of your work through a portfolio of past work you can share or showcase personal projects for review.
- Skilled at developing copy concepts/content for multiple channels, including digital and print where you excel at breaking complex topics into content that the average reader can understand and engage with.
- A strong proficiency in SEO expertise conducting thorough keyword research, optimizing online copy to increase conversion rates and improve user engagement, while monitoring the performance of organic copy, and identifying opportunities for growth.
- Excellent analytical, project management, and problem-solving abilities, capable of handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with an eye for continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
- Ability to think strategically while still maintaining a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and well-organized mindset.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills for cross-department collaboration.
- Highly organized, have multi-tasking skills, and efficient in ambiguous situations.
- Proactive thinking, consistently foreseeing and preparing for forthcoming challenges or opportunities.
- Experience in start-up or early-stage environments with little or no defined infrastructure or processes.
- Track record of working in a fast-paced, fluid environment.
- Ability and empathy to relate to all levels of the organization.
- Analytical and problem-solving orientation.
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Communications, Marketing, or other relevant fields required. An additional 2+ plus years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree requirement.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Associate eCommerce Merchandiser
locations
US – Remote
PA – East Greenville
Full time
Why join us?
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of HermanMiller means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows HermanMiller to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
Associate eCommerce Merchandiser
About this Opportunity
Are you looking to disrupt the B2B eCommerce market? If so, this role is for you. The MillerKnoll digital team is building a customer-centric, digitally enabled business model to reshape the way our family of brands does business. We’re creating frictionless customer experiences through digital solutions, and we are seeking an Associate eCommerce Merchandiser to join our team. Focused on our B2B eCommerce business, the Associate eCommerce Merchandiser will be a key contributor to the site merchandising.
Essential Functions
· Support product data set up and on-site merchandising functions.
· Assist with QA of site enhancements.
· Support analysis to recommend site improvements, updates, and changes necessary for best in class merchandising.
· Support and create new, promotional and/or seasonal taxonomy
· Support site sorting rules, search term optimization and other commerce platform related features that help drive conversion rate and provide a best in class experience
· Supports analysis of customer feedback and trends to help develop insights about buying preferences and buying patterns.
· Supports collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve customer experience, on-site merchandising and site performance
· Supports site analytics and trend analysis to inform site optimization
Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree required.
· 1 -3 years’ experience in eCommerce Merchandising
· Passionate about the customer journey and experience
· Experienced with major online platforms and their ecosystems (Salesforce Commerce Cloud and/or PIM tool experience a plus)
· Experience working with web analytics tools, e.g. Google Analytics.
· Expert understanding of site taxonomies, seasonal trends in merchandise, and editorializing product for customers
· Demonstrated ability to build consultative, collaborative relationships with cross functional teams
· Effective organizational and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communications
· Excellent attention to detail
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