Saturday, September 29, 2012

Senior Web Developer/Designer Arlington, VA

Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking a Senior Web Developer/Designer for the SCMS project in our Arlington, VA office


Our Business
Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organisations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the Gates Foundation.
Role & Responsibilities
The Senior Web Designer is a member of the Management Information Systems (MIS) unit within the Operations Team at SCMS. S/he will provide strategic guidance and technical expertise in the design and oversight of SCMS web applications and websites to strengthen the capacity and performance of supply chain organisations and health stakeholders to use our websites and data for decision-making. S/he will lead the development and monitor the implementation of the SCMS global web applications strategy and technical assistance framework. These will be based on established international standards and designed to ensure that all MIS web efforts produce internationally benchmarked outputs and outcomes that meet client needs. S/he works with other MIS Unit staff and SCMS Teams to coordinate resources, to ensure activities are on track and to ensure that technical outputs are of high quality.
Specific Responsibilities
  • Lead the development of SCMS' global web infrastructure that sets the project goals, strategies and standards for MIS web applications to support the SCMS organisations at all levels.
  • Lead the development of web based technical applications, as required, for SCMS and VPP. This includes both external website and intranet web site.
  • Ensure the SCMS MIS global web strategies are being appropriately considered throughout the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of MIS operations.
  • Develop new web infrastructure for the PFSCM and SCMS intranet website, including user interface, security concerns, hosting environments, etc.
  • Work with the Business Intelligence Analyst and unit BI leads to develop a user focused environment with best of UI/UX standards.
Required Qualifications
  • Design systems using JAVA, .NET or similar framework as appropriate.
  • Experience with feasibility and requirements analyses for existing systems or new requests for automation that may include third party Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS)/Government-Off-the-Shelf (GOTS) software packages.
  • Experience designing, programming, documenting, and maintaining automation between interfaces. Including custom development for web interfaces.
  • Have significant software development experience in a) Oracle Portal website environment, b) Oracle 10g database and application server, and c) JAVA or J2EE.
  • Experience in UI/UX design and development.
  • Bachelors Degree.
Desired Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of MS ACCESS, Adobe Forms, and web applets.
  • Working knowledge of Section 508 compliancy issues, user interface and usability for web design, as well as Oracle 11G , mySQL Server, and LINUX.
  • Working knowledge of Google Urchin.
  • Working knowledge of Oracle WebPortal.
  • Working knowledge of Oracle Data Warehouse.
  • Business Intelligence application suite user interface (web).
Application Process
To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagentsusa.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Candidate must be able to demonstrate legal right to work in the United States.
Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department at ADArequests@crownagents.com. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.

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