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SOFTWARE TEAM LEADER
OVERVIEW:
A Southern CA based commercial software company intends to hire a Software Team Leader to drive development of a web based virtual office which will contain an integrated suite of applications and a database of company information, all of which can be utilized by a company's employees from any location. Great opportunity with pre-IPO spin out company. Excellent comp and benefits including stock options available. Company is established, very well capitalized, and is also selling a unique network security product.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
Develop Requirements Specification: Working with the existing contract project team, collect all available information on the product and its intended functionality. Assimilate and document all that is known about the product requirements, expanding and adding detail as appropriate.
Project Schedule and Plans: Take the details of the requirements specification and define the development work to be done, creating an estimate of work, and detailed work plans.
Make/Buy Decisions Evaluate the proposed components of the product, to determine what can/should be built in-house, versus being purchased from third party vendors.
Deliver Product: Coordinate and expedite all actions needed to deliver a finished product with full functionality, as per approved schedules.
Direct Contractors: Provide clear direction and guidance to current contractors who have been working on this project for several months. Increase the level and quality of written documentation, and help the contractors to set priorities and schedule outcomes.
Build Staff: Develop a skills matrix to define the types of individuals to be hired to form an ideal department. Involved in recruiting and evaluation of prospects. Oversee orientation, training, and direction of day-to-day activities.
Hands-On Development: Work directly on specific development tasks. These will most likely include the GUI, which will be built using JAVA. Participate and collaborate with other developers, assisting them and expediting their work.
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE:
BS in Computer Science or Mathematics preferred. 4-7 years experience in leading a team in the development of software products for a commercial end user market. Strong experience with JAVA and development of GUI. UNIX exposure is a must. C/C++ programming a must. Visual Basic a plus. Experience with a relational database (Oracle or similar) strongly preferred. Experienced in writing requirements statements. Experience providing direction and guidance to a team of 5-7 engineers. PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER: Initiative; drive; takes ownership of program; committed; can tie together looses ends; excellent communication skills; good interpersonal team skills; negotiates well for best solutions; will keep supervisor well informed; sense of humor.
Contact:Mark Bregman
Tel: 949-440-6855
FAX: 949-474-2204
e-mail: mark@boyleogata.com
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