Senior Application Developer

Global Channel Management is a technology company that specializes in various types of recruiting and staff augmentation.  Our account managers and recruiters have over a decade of experience in various verticals. GCM understands the challenges companies face when it comes to the skills and experience needed to fill the void of the day to day function.  Organizations need to reduce training and labor costs but at same requiring the best "talent " for the job. - Works on multiple projects at a time as a member of each project team, often as a project leader - Works on enterprise-wide small and large complex projects that require the highest level of expertise; participates on project teams, systems and data analysis, design, development, integration, and enhancement activities, as well as related maintenance and more complex production support - Defines and develops the project scope of multiple complex projects with assistance from the project team and serves as the project point of contact when necessary - Provides technical leadership and mentoring to application development teams - Leads and/or participates in project-planning sessions with clients, business analysts, and team members to analyze development requirements, provide design recommendations for complex systems, and recommend methods and assignments - Tests and implements cross-functional systems, ensuring system meets the needs of client and business - Provides ongoing maintenance of mainframe and/or client/server applications or tools, depending upon previous involvement with projects - Handles unresolved production support issues across multiple areas of expertise - Provides design recommendations, develops application and custom integration solutions, including major enhancements and interfaces; writes complex design specifications - Makes complex modifications to existing software applications and modules in accordance with high specifications and division standards; reviews effort to ensure compliance to application standards Education & Experience - Bachelor's degree in programming/systems or computer science (preferred), specialized training, certification, and at least six or more years of programming/systems analysis experience; or at an equivalent combination of education and experience - Microsoft MCSD (Certified Solutions Developer) (preferred for Distributed Developers) - Experience and understanding of multiple programming languages, systems, as well as systems and data design and project management methodologies (required $33/hr 6 MONTHS