It takes special people to join the ranks of ALTERthought. We take our commitment to our customers and employees very seriously, so we look for people who can complement the teams we already have in place. We recruit people who have uncommon analytical skills and are strong relationship builders. Our employees are forward thinking, inventive human beings who care deeply about their work and the communities in which they live. They are confident, not arrogant, and understand that the reason we are in business is to commit to the success of our customers through paradigm-changing innovation.

We are currently seeking motivated candidates for the following positions:

NET Engineer

ALTERthought has a ground floor opportunity for a .NET software engineer/analyst. This opportunity will allow the candidate to make his or her mark on the organization through diverse responsibilities in groundbreaking internal and client services initiatives.
The individual will serve as a key technological leader for complex distributed systems (re)-engineering projects.
-OVERVIEW-
The Software Engineer/Analyst participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer/Analyst is a well-rounded professional with excellent interpersonal skills backed by solid engineering expertise.
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TECHNOLOGY RELATED (70%)
Engineer/Analysts provide a range of technical expertise, as a design and implementation specialist of ALTERthought’’ products and services using C#/.NET and a variety of development tools. The ideal candidate has the ability to solve problems quickly and creatively, and is able to work independently to meet aggressive deadlines with a minimal amount of direction from senior team members. Both participating in requirements and design sessions, as well as intensive programming directly from existing specifications will be required. The engineer will code quality implementation of designs using .NET including C#, VB.NET and ASP while meeting implementation deadlines; problem solve and coordinate with members of a cross-functional team including Project Management, Quality Services and Client Services; maintain implementations as products and services mature; adhere to software development and source control processes; and mentor other team members as appropriate.
BUSINESS RELATED (30%)
The Engineer/Analyst will provide analytical and customer contact services in the development of leading edge e-business infrastructure and systems. He or she will aid in analysis of customer User Roles, Processes, and infrastructure needs; Assist in modeling of User/Role Business Information Needs; contribute to current-state Business Process Analysis activities and Contribute to future-state Business Process Design activities.
-JOB QUALIFICATIONS-
  • Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience
  • 2+ years of Object Oriented server side development required
  • 2+ years of full-lifecycle server software development experience using the following technologies: VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET
  • Experience with various Microsoft Platforms
  • Familiarity with relational databases
  • 2+ years experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) using UML
  • Experience with XML/XSL, WSDL, and SQL
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must be able to translate mid-level designs, into quality implementations
  • Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism
  • Must have 2 + years experience with various software development methodologies, preferably the RUP and/or Agile/XP tenets.
  • Previous consulting experience desired
  • This position requires a minimum 2 years of IT-related experience with experience in corporate portals, embedded systems, and high-volume transactional systems is a plus. Experience in accelerated development a strong plus. Demonstrated experience utilizing formal process engineering methods to deliver information service and/or software application is required.
-JOB LOCATION/TRAVEL-
Candidates must be willing to re-locate to the Baltimore, MD area.
NOTE: We will consider all candidates for this position, but a re-location package may or may not be offered.


Java Engineer

-OVERVIEW-
The Java Software Engineer participates as part of a larger team for ALTERthought internal and client-oriented initiatives. He or she helps support ALTERthought’s core value of Technology and Innovation through implementation and refinement of leading and emerging technologies for internal as well as client products/solutions. The Engineer is a well-rounded professional with excellent interpersonal skills backed by solid engineering expertise.
-JOB DESCRIPTION-

Java Engineer provide a range of technical expertise, as a design and implementation specialist of ALTERthought’’s solutions and services using Java/J2EE and a variety of development tools. The ideal candidate has the ability to solve problems quickly and creatively, and is able to work independently to meet aggressive deadlines with a minimal amount of direction from senior team members. Both participating in requirements and design sessions, as well as intensive programming directly from existing specifications will be required. The engineer will code quality implementation of designs using Java and J2EE technologies, including Spring, Hibernate, JMS, JMX, and JSP while meeting implementation deadlines; problem solve and coordinate with members of a cross-functional team including Project Management, Quality Services and Client Services; maintain implementations as products and services mature; adhere to software development and source control processes; and mentor other team members as appropriate.
-JOB REQUIREMENTS-
  • Bachelor's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering or demonstrable equivalent industry experience
  • 0-3 years of Java based Object Oriented server side and/or client development
  • 0-1 years of full life cycle server software development experience using the following technologies: Java, J2EE (JMS, JMX, etc.)
  • Familiarity with relational databases
  • Experience with SQL
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Demonstrated capacity for learning quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism
  • Affinity and experience for open source tools and frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, WebWork, Ant, assorted Jakarta tools)
  • Experience designing and developing solutions for both Wintel and Unix-based operating systems
-LOCATION/TRAVEL-
Centennial Campus (NCSU)
Raleigh/RTP
10-15% Travel to ALTERthought headquarters in Richmond and clients along eastern seaboard.


Project Manager

-JOB DESCRIPTION-
The Project Manager will be responsible for the timely delivery and implementation of cost-effective, quality products to our customers (internal and external). This person will provide overall project management and leadership to multidisciplinary teams to deliver within a committed budget and schedule. This person will work with customers, business technology teams in different geographical locations to ensure agreement of business requirements and system design, preparation and management of project plans, and successful testing and implementation. Success will depend on effective collaborative management skill and ability to get the best from all groups, even when working remotely and under pressure.
-JOB QUALIFICATIONS-
  • Bachelor's degree in business or scientific discipline plus 1-2 years experience required
  • Working knowledge of J2EE and .NET, HTTP Protocols, HTML, and JavaScript
  • Excellent analytical skills for identifying problems and problem-solving skills
  • Confident and assertive communicator, able to persuade others to a course of action
  • Demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness
  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible in exercising judgement in a dynamic environment and to manage competing priorities
  • Highly motivated with a proven ability to drive projects to a successful and timely conclusion
  • Ability to effectively deal with individuals at all levels of the organization
  • Sound and timely decision making ability
  • Ability to work proactively and independently
  • Ability to multi-task and work to tight timelines
  • Negotiation and issue resolution with internal and external stakeholders
  • Have a good understanding of project and personal deliverables and deliver within timeframes
  • Well developed presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • 2+ years experience in managing technology based products
  • Solid background in Earned Value Management

-JOB RESPONSIBILITIES-
  • Manage end-to-end by overseeing the project through the complete lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, implementation/rollout, and close. Lead all aspects of project delivery including, but not limited to, project scope, deliverables, estimates, quality, detailed project plans and change requests
  • Develop tasks and responsibility schedules, including resource requirements. Identify the necessary people and technical resources to meet project commitments, and gain approval from the functional managers
  • Manage multiple projects effectively
  • Monitor team activities and track progress against plan to ensure committed deliverables are met. Identify delays, budget or quality concerns so they can be proactively addressed.
  • Work with project team members, internal customers and external customers to identify and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner
  • Proactively manage and resolve project issues/risks. Maintain issue log and delivery to the project plan. Escalate issues which cannot be resolved by the team
  • Maintain and uphold strict change management principles, disciplines, proactive measures and procedures, as required, to ensure the expected quality is delivered or exceeded
  • Ensure project team and external customers are provided with appropriate, timely and accurate project information and status updates
  • Apply technology/product knowledge to address customers' needs
  • Provide direction and guidance to project team members.
  • Manage priorities and issues where conflicts arise
  • Facilitate interaction amongst groups
  • Conduct post-implementation reviews and implement lessons learned as necessary
  • Complete all necessary documentation for reporting status of project and explaining any variances
  • Proactively identify needs in regards to resourcing and resource allocation



Strategic Business Analyst

-OVERVIEW-
The SBA consulting position serves as a strategic customer liaison and will provide business systems analysis; use case and software requirements development, process and workflow engineering; functional analysis; quality assurance services for various strategic product development initiatives; and enterprise analysis planning support.

All projects occur in a cross-functional team setting. He or she helps support ALTERthought's core values of Technology and Innovation through forward-thinking business-technology frameworks. The SBA also supports ALTERthought's core value of Customer Commitment through professional strategic business analysis, software feature planning, and customer relationship development.

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ALTERTHOUGHT INTERNAL
Work closely with the executive team including the CTO, Chief Scientist, and President to develop and help drive the following (1) R&D opportunity assessment scorecards (2) Prototype development process (3) R&D organization design (4) Analyses, requirements documentation, and supporting artifacts for the build out of ALTERthought's own software-related business concepts (5) Refinement/Re-engineering of ALTERthought's Planix TM software development estimation tool (6) Analysis and jumpstart of potential ALTERthought subsidiaries/spinout concepts (7) Analysis and pursuit of consulting services strategies.

CLIENT PRODUCT/SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
The SBA will provide broad business expertise and play a key customer contact role in the development of leading edge distributed/e-business infrastructure and systems. He or she will: lead the analysis of customer user roles, processes, dynamic analytical engine applications, and infrastructure needs; aid in developing company and client information technology strategy; lead the identification and modeling of user/role/trading partner business information/integration needs; contribute to current-state business process analysis activities, including process modeling and the identification of key problems, product opportunities, and process improvement opportunities; contribute to future-state Business Process Design activities, including process modeling for cross-functional operational process flows.
He/she will also collaborate with Technical Analysis & Marketing Teams to: develop of feature conceptualization and product strategy; assist in the development of product release plans that identify software development and process improvement efforts over time; assist in the establishment of core IT infrastructure at multiple physical and logical layers including capacity planning, technology assessment and recommendation, deployment, monitoring, and management

USABILITY RELATED
Work with Usability Engineer to integrate - where appropriate - the user experience design and conceptual user frameworks with the user interface design; contribute to activities for the creation of the user experience vision, application concept storyboards, and low-fidelity prototypes; contribute to conceptual application prototype activities; facilitate cross-functional work-sessions and conduct user interviews.

-JOB REQUIREMENTS-
  • Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline plus 3-5 years experience preferred; or comparable work experience in related activities
  • Demonstrated facility with complex quantitative problems
  • Demonstrated analytical acumen in solving complex business problems
  • Masters degree in Management/Technology desired
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication Skills
  • Mature, confident, a good relationship-builder
  • Knowledge and experience with UML and Object Oriented Analysis & Design is strongly desired
  • Strong understanding and experience with information products design, and business information needs modeling
  • Experience working with cross-functional software product development teams (i.e. representatives from marketing, customer service, business analysis, technical architecture, operations, and service areas, respectively)
  • Understanding of Data Warehousing concepts and practices
  • Strong process modeling and facilitation skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to comprehend new technologies, business models, and frameworks rapidly
  • Must be an excellent team player with the ability to offer and accept constructive criticism
  • 4 + years experience with various software development methodologies preferably the RUP/Agile/XP is strongly desired
  • Experience with XP and agile methodologies is highly desirable
  • 4 + years experience with MS Project strongly desired
  • Must have 3+ years experience with Enterprise IT infrastructure including:
    • TCP/IP
    • RDBMS deployment/replication
    • Server capacity planning
    • Applic