Posted: March 28, 2011

GCR Inc. is a New Orleans based consulting firm developing custom software solutions for private clients as well as state and federal government. Our developers create .NET desktop and web-based solutions. GCR has a Senior Developer position open in the New Orleans area.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS and Responsibilities:

• Desire to learn new technologies
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Passion to develop and collaborate on written software requirements documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Must be self-motivated and results-oriented
• Ability to work directly with business development teams during project envisioning (i.e., proposal generation, statements of work, RFP/RFQ creation and delivery) to come up with the best solution for the given requirements, with the ability to provide accurate estimates for projects
• Architecture design and implementation of applications, web applications/services, identity framework and setup package to support product requirements
• Drive test-driven development and other engineering best practices across development teams and product unit
• Enforce process and review output of developers to ensure predictability and quality of deliverables
• Working with developers and across disciplines to ensure the right plan, design and product is being built
• Manage a team of developers; Manage timelines, tasks and budget
• Proven track record of successful cross-team/group collaboration to drive necessary processes and ensure product reliability/stability
• Strong technical & process development skills, with a clear ability/desire to go deep technically when needed
• Experience working with remote teams preferred, but not required
• Experience with the full software lifecycle covering requirements, design, development, unit testing, and delivery of custom software
• Experience modifying existing functionality and adding new functionality in a large, complex, production system environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Expert knowledge of Visual Studio.NET, .NET framework, ASP.NET, VB.NET
• Expert experience with .NET web forms and win forms applications
• Experience with a variety of Microsoft products
• Experience with XML
• Experience with web services
• Expert Knowledge of Microsoft development tools: Visual Studio, Visio, and Team Foundation Server
• Expert skills with SQL and experience with stored procedures
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Demonstrated experience with complex database structures
• Knowledge of report writing tools such as Active Reports or SQL Reporting Services
• Adobe Flex experience a plus
• Smartphone application development experience a plus
• GIS experience a plus

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum B.S. in engineering, computer science, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years’ experience in software development with 3+ years’ experience in a lead role

SALARY/BENEFITS:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• GCR & Associates, Inc. offers our employees a competitive compensation package. Among the benefits are paid vacations, flexible work time schedules, a 401(k) with a company match, health and dental plans, cafeteria compensation plan, and life insurance.