The BizTalk Consultant is responsible for a variety of roles including design, architecture and technical leadership supporting full project life cycle initiatives. The role involves pre-sales support including project definition, scoping/sizing, analysis of technical alternatives, and the presentations and/or proposal of results. The primary role is to serve on project development teams, providing technical solutions, tool/software alternatives and capabilities, design specifications, and recommendations related to technical issues. The position may mentor other team members including client personnel.
Required Skills and Experience:
Over 10 years of practical experience in development with consulting experience preferred
Strong knowledge and experience in Object Oriented concepts, Development Methodologies (RUP/UML), and Analysis techniques.
Diverse technical background with experience in various roles, platforms, architectures, packages and technologies
Proven track record in core skills for development, centering around customer, project and client/staff deliverables
Professional image and demeanor with the ability to present oneself in a consultative, confident manner
Strong career interest with a focus on professional improvement
Exposure to leadership role a plus
Minimum Bachelors Degree in an IT-related field
Development language certifications a plus
Strong verbal/written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to be productive independently and/or as a team member
Presentation skills a plus
Diverse understanding of industry based tools, software and techniques
Strong organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills
Demonstrated understanding of basic estimating procedures, capable of assembling a basic project plan and good work tracking habits
Successful candidates will have in depth knowledge of OO Tools/Technologies:
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Front-end: ASP.NET, Windows Forms, ASP, JSP, HTML, XML
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3rd Party Middleware: COM+/DCOM
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Database: SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2
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Languages: C#, VB.NET, VB, C++
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Tools: MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Rational Rose (or similar), Source Safe, Erwin
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Testing Tools: Rational, Mercury Interactive, Seagate, NUnit/JUnit
In addition, the ideal candidate will have in depth knowledge of the following, as relates to BizTalk:
- BizTalk Server
- Adapters
- Receive/Send Ports
- Orchestrations
- Maps
- Schemas
- Promoted Properties
- Pipelines/Custom
- Health and Activity Tracking
- Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)
- Publish Subscription Model
- Host/Host Instances
- Clustering
- Orchestrations as Web Services
- Business Rules Engine
Understanding of business process, particularly the ability to listen to client business need and translate to technology requirements would position the candidate toward a more senior position.
You can collaboratively support the delivery of solutions in the following:
- Application and Web Development
- Business Intelligence
- E-Business and Integration
- ITIL Services Management
- SharePoint
- Unified Communications - Messaging
Oakwood also provides Advisory Services to support each of these offerings, including various Microsoft services, strategic roadmap development, and business process management (BPM) engagements. In addition, Oakwood is certified to provide all Microsoft Packaged Services engagements, including SharePoint Deployment Planning Services, Desktop Deployment Planning Services, Business Value Planning Services, and Exchange Deployment Planning Services.
Oakwood invests in our Consultants through certifications, training, career counseling and participation in select technical conferences, with a training budget established for every team member. We are proud that we have a BizTalk Virtual Technical Specialist leading our BizTalk initiatives.
If you are interested in a direct hire, full time position as an Oakwood team member, or if you would prefer to work as an Independent Consultant (1099) or W2 hourly team member, please send your resume in confidence to Linda Bersch, Recruiting Manager, at lbersch@oakwoodsys.com. We would love to hear from you!