OSS Consultant

THE LOCATION:

Broomfield, Colorado

THE ROLE:

This position will be needed for our professional services business to support I-IT, Adtran, all Gulf States business and most other services engagements. This position will support all OSS presales activities including meetings, RPF and documents as the SME in addition to project related tasks such as application implementation, creation of equipment and service models, user documentation and customer support.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

In depth background with activation and inventory systems. Specific hands on experience with Telcordia’s Granite inventory system. Experience with equipment and service modeling. A strong focus for DSL and access technologies. Knowledge of data models, south bound interfaces from Granite to Element Management Systems and peer Network management Systems such as Activation and Fault. Ability to install and configure the Granite system and create end-user documentation based on the specific implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5-10 years OSS experience at the network management layer and a minimum of three years hands on experience with Granite and equipment models.
• Experience with activation NMS and Inventory NMS and thir information models.
• BS in Computer Science

Senior C++ Engineer

THE LOCATION:

Broomfield, Colorado

THE ROLE:

This individual will be a senior member of technical staff in the server infrastructure development team. Responsibilities include full life-cycle architecture, design, and development of software components for Solaris and Linux.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

These components require experience with network/distributed programming, programming complex behaviors/policies/ algorithms, multithreaded programming, and network management protocols. The individual will work closely with other teams of product development and other team members in delivering high quality software product.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related degree
• At least 6 years total software engineering experience, including at least 4 years experience with C++
• Experience with full-lifecycle commercial software development
• Solaris/Linux System Programming experience
• Experience developing multi-threaded components
• Experience using IPC and STL
• Experience developing and maintaining APIs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self motivated with ability to work and collaborate effectively
• Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD)
• Telecom industry experience / Familiar with: IP Networking, SNMP, TL1
• Working knowledge of Oracle

Software Test Engineer

THE LOCATION:

Broomfield, Colorado

OVERVIEW:

NetTraffic is in need of several test engineers on a contract and contract to hire basis. The NetTraffic QA department works in step with Zidea. Zidea develops software for the telecom industry and we have development groups working in Java and C++. We are located in beautiful Interlocken (Broomfield,CO) next to the airport.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Test Engineer will verify NetTraffic’s commercial applications against requirements, designs, and other engineering documentation. He/she will work with development teams and Product Managers to review product requirements and specifications, and will write and execute test plans and test cases. She/he will ensure that the applications meet specified requirements and users expectations while complying with industry standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Review customer requirements and provide feedback
• Review product and system functional specifications and provide feedback
• Develop and maintain testing environments
• Develop, document, and execute test procedures and methods
• Report detailed information about defects and usability issues

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• MUST HAVE SERVER-SIDE, UNIX/LINUX BASED, NETWORK-PRODUCT QA experience
• Must know test methodologies and test metrics
• LINUX/UNIX admin or user experience
• Oracle experience
• SQL experience for querying database tables
• UNIX shell scripting experience
• SNMP experience
• Test tool experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving abilities with computer networks
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with co-workers and customers
• Strong sense of ownership; follows defects through their lifecycle, from detection to resolution.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/MS in a technical discipline
• At least 5 years experience directly related to the responsibilities specified above

PEFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Automation tool experience
• Experience in using industry standard processes (preferably TL 9000)
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
• Experience in the telecommunications industry
• OSS experience
• Telecommunications background
• Experience with Java-based applications
• Experience with ATM, FR, IP/IP-VPN/IP-MPLS, VoN, DSL, Wireless, SONET and Cable Technologies
• Experience with protocols/interfaces such as SNMP, TL-1, and XML

Sr. Java/J2EE Engineer (Contract/ Contract to hire)

THE LOCATION:

Broomfield, Colorado

THE POSITION:

Zidea is in need of a Sr. Java developer with experience in Telecommunications. Our expertise is in developing solutions for large carriers to help them with monitoring and performance of their networks. Zidea is located in beautiful Broomfield, CO next to the airport.

DESCRIPTION:

Senior Software Engineer is responsible for the full lifecycle of product development. Engineers analyze requirement documents and develop detailed design documents. Implement high quality code within the established guidelines and frameworks of the product. Provide unit tests to components to ensure quality. Support and maintain product through fixing defects and providing tier-3 support.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Develop and design new modules (or enhance existing modules) for a J2EE web based application.
• Develop and write code such as Java, HTML, CSS and JavaScript that adheres to technical specifications and operational standards.
• Develop, test and work with deployment teams for customized J2EE solutions.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Analyze and document root cause of defects or production support issues and develop appropriate solutions.
• Troubleshoot code defects in the development, test and production environments and provide appropriate solutions.
• Experience developing and maintaining APIs
• Perform unit testing activities to verify quality of code.
• Review code solutions and deployment instructions provided by team members to ensure adherence to standards and to validate quality.
• Perform tracing of software requirements to detailed designs and coded modules.
• Support key technology initiatives established by the Architecture group.
• Design and develop reusable data access objects and software that applications use to access business data.
• Document data access objects and reusable software objects for other engineers.
• Support the implementation of highly data-centric applications and the interfaces to them to support the business goals.
• Advise Business Analysts on the design of technical solutions.
• Estimate the technical effort required to deliver assigned tasks.
• Create detailed design specification for application components based on business requirements and conceptual designs.
• Participate in requirement reviews.

REQUIRED SKILL SET:

• 7 or more years of development experience with Java J2EE, Spring MVC and Oracle.
• 5 or more years of experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• 3 or more years experience with Spring framework.
• 3 or more years experience with ORM technology: Hibernate, TopLink or iBATIS (iBATIS preferred).
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies and OO development concepts.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Strong debugging and problem solving skills.
• Team player.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Java/J2EE in a web application environment required.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environment.

PREFERRED:

• DSL knowledge
• CORBA
• Java Swing UI toolkit.
• Web Services.
• Ajax (Prototype library preferred).
• Flex 2 / ActionScript 3

TOOLS:

• Base ClearCase / UCM ClearCase
• Eclipse IDE
• Windows XP
• Linux / Unix

Enterprise Systems Architect

THE LOCATION:

Broomfield, Colorado

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Enterprise Systems Architect works closely with product management and engineering personnel to define and implement software solutions according to business strategies and goals for enterprise performance management software developed by NetTraffic.

The Enterprise Software Architect is a member of the product management team, with responsibility for the software strategy and architecture of NetTraffic products and solutions. This position will contribute to existing projects with Cisco systems and upcoming projects with major telcom carriers,. Ultimately, this resource is responsible for contributing to the marketing, development, and strategic direction of the software products.

Responsibilities change constantly based upon the current needs of the business. For example, this resource will contribute heavily to the requirements process for our clients E, but once the requirements process is complete, this resource will transition to managing the delivery of software to our clients in addition to other duties related to the development and strategy of our software products. They should expect to spend 100% of their time working through requirements, KPLI KQIs, and any other customer issues and needs while the clients projects are contingent upon the performance of the product management group. This resource is needed to support the software products independent of any customers, but will contribute to our projects.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields, or relevant work experience. 5+ years of software architecture experience
• At least 6 years total software engineering experience, including at least 4 years experience with C++
• Minimum CCNP certification or equivalent, CCIE preferred
• Detailed understanding of Netfiow, IPFIX, SHow, NAT, QoS, CIFS, Firewalls, and common network communication protocols such as HTTP and SFTP
• Detailed understanding of TCP and UDP packet flow and communications
• Detailed knowledge of SNMP and MIB technologies such as RMONI, RMON2, SMON, DMON, MIB-TI, and SMI
• Knowledge of telecommunication carrier and enterprise data communication networks
• Knowledge of common enterprise performance management solutions and tools such as IBM Netcool, InfoVista, Computer Associates, and Solar Winds.
• Familiarity with Cisco NAM and other Cisco telecommunications products.
• Familiarity with Juniper and Alcatel-Lucent network equipment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to solve complex technical problems with creative solutions
• Ability to work independently and with various technical and non-technical entities