MAKE Technologies, Inc.

Java Software Engineer (Contract to Permanent)

mlernout — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:27:58 +0000

MAKE Technologies develops the most advanced legacy modernization tools in the market. You will develop new tools in a great product development team.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with Java
5+ years of software development experience
Experience with Relational Databases, JDBC and ORMs
Experience with legacy data stores (hierarchical, flat-file)
Experience with high throughput and/or large data set systems
Experience working in a product, Web 2.0 or SaaS environment

Assets

Experience with Ruby, Python or other programming languages
Experience with highly parallel or grid based solutions
Experience with ETL and data migration
Experience with web programming (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JSP, JSF)
Experience with OSGi or Eclipse
Experience with model driven development and/or code generation

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Web User Interface Specialist (Contract to Permanent)

mlernout — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:20:18 +0000

MAKE Technologies Inc. is seeking talented individuals to join our product development team. You will: improve the usability of our product set, develop innovative user interfaces to new products and collaborate with a great development team.

Requirements

2+ years experience developing web user interfaces
Fluent in HTML & CSS
Fluent in current JavaScript development (jQuery, Prototype, YUI, MooTools)
Experience working in a product, Web 2.0 or SaaS environment
Attention to detail
Strong verbal/written communication skills and well organized
Able to work independently and as part of a team

Assets

Creative design skills
Experience with HTML 5.0, Canvas
Experience with Java, JSP, JSF
Experience with Flex, Flash
Experience working on rich & complex web applications
Exposure to enterprise software projects

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Quality Assurance Specialist (Contract to Permanent)

mlernout — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:08:41 +0000

MAKE Technologies Inc. is seeking talented individuals to join our product development team. You will: write, execute and report on test cases, interface with end-users and collaborate with a great product development team.

Requirements

3+ years experience testing software applications.
Experience with testing in a product environment
Testing of web-based applications
Good Understanding of the SDLC
Proven success in performing testing within project timeline and/or resource constraints.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Strong verbal/written communication skills and well organized
Able to work independently and as part of a team

Assets

SQL Query Writing (basic)
Automated Test Case Writing (Selenium, JUnit)
Experience with Load, Performance and Stress Testing
Experience with Test Director, Confluence and Jira
Experience with testing Java-based applications

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

System Analyst (Contract to Full Time)

sarahjhh — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:26:41 +0000

The Company

MAKE Technologies is forging the way in the Legacy Modernization field, catching the attention of some of the largest computer technology firms in the world. Remember the Y2K “crisis”? That was nothing compared to what’s in store if Fortune 500 firms, governments and packaged software providers don’t start seriously embarking on modernizing their decades-old applications for the future. We’re developing cutting edge toolsets and methodologies to crack the mysteries of legacy systems and re-engineer them for the Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE), service-oriented architecture (SOA) platform. Consider MAKE for your next career choice, and see yourself challenging the status quo, doing the undoable, and having the time of your life.

The Opportunity

MAKE Technologies is looking for an experienced system analyst to join the best legacy modernization team in the world. You will be an integral part of the system, code and data analysis discipline and will work closely with our latest product releases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Work in a multi-disciplinary team that modernizes mission critical legacy systems using a unique methodology
Parse and analyze artifacts in legacy systems and document the results using cutting-edge tools
Interact with a client side technical team to understand the operation of a legacy system

Requirements

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (samples may be requested)
Work well with clients, their stakeholders and end users  
Experience with scripting languages (Ruby, Perl, Bash,…)
Experience as a system analyst on an enterprise software project

One or more of the following skills:

Knowledge of compiler design, grammars and parsers
Knowledge of 4GL languages (PRG, COBOL, Natural,…) and their structure
Knowledge of legacy database systems (VSAM, ADABAS,…)

To Apply: Please email resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Business Analyst (Contract to Full Time)

sarahjhh — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:18:44 +0000

The Company:

The Opportunity:

As a Business Analyst at MAKE we are seeking someone who is ready to join a team where the BA function is a critical part of the entire modernization process. Candidates should have a deep down conviction that business analysis, when done right, is key to making complex systems work well.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Create/facilitate processes to identify/confirm business requirements & priorities
Have experience documenting/modeling both current and future business requirements;
Translate business requirements into technical requirements;
Feel empathy for clients who suffer with complex systems that do not meet their needs;
Want to simplify & streamline overly-complex and inefficient processes;
Understand the difference between needs & wants, and know how to differentiate between the two;
Believe that most software fails because the KISS principle is ignored;
Know that communication and people skills, as well as the ability to develop trust and confidence with the client, is the key to a successful project;
Understand that organizational acceptance & behavior determines project success and failure; and
Willing to travel to client sites, as needed.

Requirements:

Work well with clients, their stakeholders and end users
Proven ability to be a “translator” between technology and business processes using plain
English (samples may be requested)
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience within a Software Project Team (architects, developers, testers,)
Experience using a methodology like RUP/UML, Agile or XP
Experience with Software Project Estimation
Experience in writing requirements, use cases and design specifications
Ability to work in an inter-disciplinary approach with Architects, Data Architects, Developers and Testers.

Assets:

Experience in project management
Business Analysis experience in a multi-million dollar project.
Domain and Data Modeling
Experience in developing web applications
Programming experience with JAVA, J2EE or other platforms

To Apply: Please email resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com

Java Developer (Contract to Full Time)

sarahjhh — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:57:24 +0000

The Company

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•   Develop and deliver complex Java enterprise software products on schedule
•   Communicate and work effectively with project managers, business analysts, developers, QA, and clients
•   Work with client technical teams to determine the structure and function of the legacy system

Required Qualifications/Skills

•   Five plus (5+) years of experience, successfully developing and supporting Java enterprise applications
•   Experience with full lifecycle development projects
•   Experience with Java EE, Java Server Faces, and Ajax
•   Ability to design application components based on Java EE architecture and design patterns
•   Familiarity with emerging architectural solutions and technologies
•   Familiarity with relational database principles and with Object Relational Mapping (Hibernate or Toplink implementations)
•   Superior problem solving skills
•   Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, team and deliverables-oriented work environment
•   Sensitivity to deadlines and to the impact work has on an overall project schedule
•   Comfortable seeking peer and supervisory guidance on complex application challenges
•   A Computer Science Degree from a recognized university
•   Strong communications skills both written and verbal
•   Experience with a wide range of technologies including: JBoss, OC4J, MySQL, Oracle, GOF and J2EE design patterns, SOA, EJB, JSP, JSTL, JMS, Hibernate, Toplink, XML, XSLT and UML.

Assets

• Experience with legacy systems (e.g. COBOL, RPG, Natural)
• Experience working with clients in a consulting environment

To Apply: Please email resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com

Sales Executive

sarahjhh — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:40:38 +0000

The Opportunity

MAKE Technologies has created a powerful software product and methodology for the modernization of legacy applications to modern Java and .Net platforms. Prime targets are organizations with 20 or more developers that have existing custom software applications that are over 10 years old. Target rich markets include governments, insurance, financial services and any market segment with mission-critical legacy applications. The MAKE solution is a proven, low risk, cost-effective approach that is gaining widespread recognition in the marketplace. With a potential legacy modernization market estimated (by Gartner) to be in excess of $100 billion per year over the next decade, the opportunity is significant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As a Sales Executive with MAKE, you will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, presenting, following up and closing sales. Once closed, you will continue to be a key point of contact for the customer.

Key Responsibilities/Activities

Sales and client management for all product and solutions within the territory assigned to you
Lead generation, direct sales, quarterly forecasting and overall territory management.
Working with major SI partners in large complex sales situations
Effective territory and account management
New account penetration
Successfully lead prospective clients through all phases of the business sales cycle
Consistent and timely usage of CRM (Sales Force)
Meet/exceed an annual sales quota

Required Skills/Experience

Successful candidates will have:

A superior sales track record in selling enterprise application solutions
Extensive selling to senior IT management in the application development segment
Experience selling to IT Development departments, Systems Integrators and Application Development companies
Development and successful execution of territory, account and deal plans
A solid track record of quota attainment
The ability to establish contacts and sales in a new territory and exponentially grow the business
Willing to travel
The ability to independently work in an effective manner
Superior presentation and communication skills are a given Assets
5+ years of referenced IT, software, and/or applications sales experience
Strong personal management skills
Exceptional verbal communication and presentation skills
Strong written communication skills
Strong foundations in business to business sales/account management methodologies
Strong PC Skills (MS Office, etc.)

To Apply: Please email resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Java Developer (Contract 6 months) – filled

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:46:24 +0000

The Company:

The Opportunity:

The successful candidate will join our cutting-edge legacy modernization methodology (TLM) team. As part of the TLM team you will be contributing to the evolution of the company’s mission critical tools that support are client facing modernization project teams. You will develop Java EE software tools for use in MAKE’s cutting edge TLM Automation as well as other interesting and challenging applications.

Responsibilities:

Work within a small and focused product development group
Collaborate Design, develop and deliver the web based interface on our flagship product with sales, product management, education, services and marketing groups

Required Skills:

Five plus (5+) years of experience, successfully developing rich web based interfaces
Two plus (2+) years of experience with Java
Experience with JavaScript, AJAX, HTML and CSS
Experience with usability, user interaction design and info-graphics
Superior problem solving skills
Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to perform comfortably in a fast paced, team and deliverables-oriented work environment
Sensitivity to deadlines and to the impact work has on an overall project schedule
Comfortable seeking peer and supervisory guidance on complex application challenges
Strong communications skills both written and verbal

Bonus Skills:

Experience with Java EE, Java Server Faces or JPA/Hibernate
Experience with Prototype, Scriptaculous or jQuery
Experience with ActionScript of Flex
Experience with scripting languages such as Ruby or Groovy
Experience with compiler or semantic technology
A computer science degree from a recognized university
Experience with a wide range of technologies including: JBoss, OC4J, MySQL, Oracle, GOF and J2EE design patterns, SOA, EJB, JSTL, JMS, Hibernate, Toplink, XML, SXLT and UML.

Starting Date:

January 2nd, 2010

To Apply:

Although this position is currently not open, we are accepting resumes for future opportunities. Please email resume and cover letter to: careers@maketechnologies.com. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Modernization Is for Faint of Heart

jkumon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:13:00 +0000

Let me tell you an anecdote. A while back I was discussing immortality with a friend. He’s about my age, close to the same age as COBOL, so let’s say his vintage would now be legacy. He’s healthy, functions well, can still process information, do the chores and care for the household. I asked him if he could have a new set of organs transplanted today, specifically the heart, which could extend his useful life for another 20 years would he consider it. He quickly said no, why would I risk it now while I ‘m still healthy? That’s the legacy dilemma.

The heart of a corporation is essential to supporting its strategies and actions and therefore its outcomes. Why replace it while it still works? It’s slower, it’s less responsive, and with each day it heads towards certain failure. Yet today it works and the fear of replacing it is greater than the obvious. Unfortunately, just like my friend, who wouldn’t consider a transplant until his heart had stopped, many businesses wait until a merger, piece of legislation, system failure, loss of business or death of the corporation. There are plenty of these candidates, and the numbers are growing exponentially.

Legacy Modernization is for the faint-hearted, that’s the dilemma. It is also the most practical solution to organizational immortality.

What about the healthy legacy sites, until a customer is against the ropes, they postpone modernizing their systems. They understand it, and in fact they spend a lot of money discussing it, but in the end they do nothing.

So what is the next best thing? In the case of a healthy legacy human, it would include proper diagnostics and expert advice on a heart smart program of diet and fitness and medication. Do nothing and you can hope that expensive and painful alternatives; bypass surgery, stents, angioplasty and pacemakers, or application wrapping, workarounds, jobal, and more hardware will keep you alive.

So at a minimum legacy environments should document and fully understand their current state from a business, application and data level and plan out a legacy migration intelligently. Smart modernization, for a smarter planet!

- Bill Bergen