Job: Technical Development Lead – CRM – Java/J2EE – Midtown NYC – Up to $120K
Technical Development Lead – CRM – Java/J2EE – Midtown NYC – Up to $120K
Position Title – WR35635092009
Excellent Compensation Package + Very Comprehensive Benefits Package
Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship
Company
Large, successful, and growing NYC based Non-Profit Organization with a superior mission. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment all with a common cause focused on an important mission.
Position Responsibilities – Summary
The Technical Development Lead – CRM will play a technical leadership role for the high growth Information Technology at the organization. In this role, he/she is responsible for working with business analysts, developers and stakeholders to implement and maintain new CRM solutions. This technical lead will play a pivotal role in the selection process and deployment of this new CRM solution.
As a leader in the highly motivated Information Technology development team, he/she is responsible for enhancing and streamlining the contact management requirements, as well as coordinating CRM team efforts. He/she will guide and mentor developers and always communicate closely with the rest of the technology development teams, including keeping stakeholders informed of technical progress and risks.
The Technical Development Lead – CRM reports directly to the VP, Application Development.
Detailed Responsibilities;
· Oversee current CRM application environment while setting vision and standards for the development and integration of future solutions
· Ensuring Production CRM support team follows best practices when architecting, programming or documenting solutions. This includes creating standards and documentation and leveraging processes to ensure all development staff follow the same
· Develop resource allocation and planning through project planning, staff hiring, staff supplementation and/or outsourcing initiatives
· Working closely with the other technology teams to ensure appropriate infrastructure selection, maintenance, policies and procedures are in place to support the custom application environment.
· Ensuring development staff are communicating effective knowledge transfer to support analysts
· Providing the highest level support for production applications
· Enhancing and maintaining existing application suite
· Communicating development status on a regular basis to VP, Application Development and stakeholders, escalating any identified risks
· Recommending cost effective technology solutions for business challenges
· Ensuring the on-time delivery of enhancements or modifications to production systems
· Experience architecting complex large scale systems incorporating packaged and custom applications
· Managing a team of developers
Required Skills and Competencies:
· At least 8+ years development experience – 5 years in a management role
· At least 5+ years development experience in large CRM solution environment – eg: SalesLogix, Salesforce.com, Siebel or SugarCRM
· At least 3+ years development experience developing in multi-tier Java environment
· 5+ years managing and mentoring team of direct reports
· Excellent knowledge of CRM development process, architecture and data model
· Experience integrating CRM solution with other applications via real-time, batch, sync/async
· Experience with Web Services and other integrating technologies
· Experience in gathering and documenting business and functional requirements
· Experience programming in core Java and J2EE environment
· Strong knowledge of and experience with Linux, Apache, Tomcat and WebSphere
· Experience working with databases – eg: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2 and general SQL query skills
· Demonstrated team building and project management skills.
· Experience working with open source solutions
· Experience in Agile development methodologies
· Experience with Perl or other scripting language
· Detail-oriented, organized, and possess good writing and communication skills
· Ability to operate effectively, and with a sense of possibility, in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
· Excellent mentor and coach
Academic Qualifications:
* At least a four-year degree in Computer Science, MIS or a related field
* CRM-related certification from a solutions vendor, a plus
Contact Information
Gary Wright – President – Wright Associates
Phone – (508) 761-6354 – Email – replywrightassociates@verizon.net – WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org



