Systems Analyst/Programmer III or SR (DOE)

Company Description

 

CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) is a leading provider of consumer and business communications solutions in rural areas and small to mid-size cities in 26 states and is included in the S&P 500 Index. The company delivers advanced communications with a personal touch. Visit CenturyTel at www.centurytel.com

 

Position Summary: Under general or minimal supervision, the Systems Analyst/Programmer III or Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer performs assignments in support of the company's information processing needs by applying technical competency in information systems tools, techniques and procedures. The incumbent applies system analysis and development techniques to assist business needs and provides complex project management or technical business knowledge to develop cost-effective and timely products. The incumbent may direct project planning, organization, scheduling, implementation, and reporting activities or provide technical expertise to projects while developing competency in complex project management or technical knowledge of major business support areas.





Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related field or the equivalent in training and experience.
2. Minimum 4 years programming/analysis experience (Systems Analyst/Programmer III), 5-7 years progressively responsible professional level data processing experience or the equivalent in training and experience (Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer).
3. Additional or concurrent experience analyzing, designing, refining, and maintaining information processing systems in a large or multiple applications environment.
4. Additional or concurrent experience which demonstrates familiarity with development life cycles and project management techniques or the equivalent in training and experience (Both). Familiarity with project leadership techniques (Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer).
5. Experience using structured specification coding and documentation techniques.
6. Work experience with at least one major computer application.
7. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to plan, organize, and coordinate, multiple project tasks to meet established deadline and accommodate rapidly changing priorities (Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer).
8. Effective communications, interpersonal, and analysis skills.
9. Project leadership knowledge and experience (Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer).




 

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Experience working with mainframes, personal computers, and associated software.
2. Minimum of 5 years (Systems Analyst/Programmer) or 6 years (Sr. Systems Analyst/Programmer) progressively responsible professional level systems analysis experience.
3. Effective communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, ability to coach junior level programmers.
4. Five years experience working in the telecommunications industry, MQ-series, UNIX, PERL, Oracle, SQL, C and COBOL.
5. Experience with facilities based control systems, i.e., MARTENS, MARK, etc.
6. Experience with telecommunications provisioning/programming applications.
7. Experience with telecommunications E911 applications.




 

Responsibilities:
1. Define development and maintenance needs, plans, and systems requirements through discussions with business partners and Applications Development management.
2. Design and develop systems to satisfy business partner requirements and adhere to departmental standards by performing structured reviews of program/system design, reviewing test plans for the system, performing and reviewing application systems programming and testing, and reviewing system test results with business partners and Applications Development personnel. Recommend appropriate project plan adjustments, and coordinate the final systems installation and ongoing maintenance activities required.
3. Provide for the timely and accurate resolution of business partner service requests, prompt replies to business partner or management inquiries, and regular feedback regarding application status, opportunities, and problems.
4. Remain abreast of industry software technology and software development and support techniques. Take a leadership role in the research of new technologies and new users for current technologies.
5. Participate in walk through of designs and programs. Provide appropriate feedback to ensure the technical quality of an application and provide solutions to design and program issues.
6. Participate in the development of a technically competent staff by providing technical guidance and ensuring adherence to design and programming standards and procedures. Recommend training to management as needed.
7. Resolve applications development and technical maintenance problems.
8. Gain, maintain, and apply effective technical, functional, and project management techniques.
9. Provide on call support.
10. Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain applications software. Design the technical structure of application software components including writing technical specifications, conducting walkthroughs, coding, testing, and implementing programs.
11. Lead major business systems development by organizing and scheduling activities to ensure the most efficient use of resources including guiding business partner involvement with the development efforts. Keep project plans current and take independent or recommend to management actions necessary to keep projects on schedule. Work to ensure project implementation within established deadlines and departmental standards.
12. Other duties as assigned.



It is the responsibility of the respondent to prove his/her qualifications for the position for which they are responding. CenturyTel requires pre-employment drug testing.

CenturyTel IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER