2012.. begins with a bang!!!!

2012 began with a bang, its just 8 days into the new year but already the ground under our feet is shaking, waves breaking hard onto the beach.

Well I believe the word for 2012 is coming to pass, 'It is time' and with change comes pain and struggle. Well we are over comers, and this will pass by His Grace.

Eagerly looking forward for a very awesome year ahead.

Various job openings in US/India

1. Business Analyst
Place : Bangalore


The Business Analyst will be responsible for establishing and executing the product management process with the primary focus of launching products for rapid revenue generation within the financial services market. As a member of the product management group at the companies, this person will be responsible for the collection of market requirements, competitive analyses, engagement of specific partners, the development and execution of integration plans and product roadmaps, and the promotion of the the companies’s Financial Services solutions to achieve desired revenue growth. The Product Manager will have day-to-day product management responsibility for New Products and Product Enhancements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Associate
Delivery
(85%)
§ Author detailed product requirements and develop use case documentation
§ Collect, document, and manage enhancement requests from internal and external sources
§ Working with project team members to collaboratively develop end-to-end process flows and test cases
§ Maintain updated product and system documentation as changes are made along the development cycle
§ Hands-on functional testing and validation of business requirements and system functionality
§ Ensure that all required metrics are collected in time and are of good quality. Time sheets and Bug-triaging are responsibilities across all product groups while those metrics specific to products will be outlined by the GMs and PDMs
§ Regular and timely reporting of status of the projects and assignments including the risks and mitigation plans to the Product manager.
§ Ensure clear understanding of the specifications by Engineering and QE teams and provide the support required for these teams to ensure timely delivery in good quality
§ Provide regular feedback on products and processes to Product manager
§ Review and ensure robust test scenarios and cases in QE
§ Collaborate with User Experience team to ensure usability deliverables coincide with the Functional design time-lines
§ Collaborate with the Technical Publications team to ensure the delivery of all
People Management
(5%)
§ Attend and Contribute in team meetings (Vertical team, Product all hands, respective product)
Strategy
(5%)

* Participate in the release planning and scoping processes that determine the product roadmap
* Assist the Product manager in articulating the product roadmap to internal stake-holders.
* Identify and document opportunities for process optimization, process redesign, or development of new process
* As part of product planning phase, work with the Product manager to define and describe the ideal / stereotype users that represent the product/feature planned for development


Marketing
(5%)
§ Assist the Product manager in creating the content for product collaterals such as solution presentations, datasheets, whitepapers and FAQs
§ Assist the Product manager in preparing product demonstrations and demo scripts.
§ Work with the Product manager to disseminate the release scope as well as provide the required support for Client Services and Professional Services teams in the initial months of client launch of newly built functionality

Qualifications and Experience

* 2 to 5 Years of Business Analysis experience within the financial services and or payments industry
* Strong Ability to forge a strong & credible working relationship with Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Documentation and Implementation organizations.
* Strong planning and analysis skills
* Experience with Agile SDLC methodologies
* Engineering, Math, or Technical Background
* Ability to execute – take action and bring projects to a timely closure
* Positive attitude
* Excellent work ethic
* Highly professional, specifically in his/her relationships with all key stakeholders
* Ability to demonstrate “clarity of thought” at all times and within all types of communications
* Strong analysis skills
* Firm knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and other presentation tools


2. Customer Service Engineer
Place : Bangalore

Skill set
• Good written and spoken English
• M.C.A./B.E/B.TECH or B.Sc. (computer science)
• Good knowledge of working on a CRM tool and MS-Excel
• Willing to work in shifts

Responsibilities
• Responsible for Resolution of Client Requests within the agreed client SLAs.
• To liaise with other divisions such as Operations, Product development teams etc. to ensure that customers receive all necessary back up and support.
• To come up with ideas to enhance the product offering. Identify Client concerns and coordinate the Internal teams to ensure client concerns are addressed.
• Responsible for tracking and follow-up on all pending Client requests
• Engage in customer calls and resolve issues over the phone.
Experience - 2.5 to 5 years

3. DBA Engineer
Place : Bangalore
Job responsibilities include:
• Ability to work Independently, self-starter, good team player with strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive
• Work closely with teams based in US.
• Work in mission critical database design and architecture
• Suggest changes to product architecture based on database features and best practices.
• Work closely with different team like product development, program management, Operations and deployment.
• Able to manage multiple tasks effectively and forecast/plan different database activities
• Part of the escalation management for any database related issues
• Ensure proper monitoring and availability of database environment
• Establish administrative standards and procedures.
• Be a database evangelist and provide guidance to other teams
Qualifications:
• Degree in CS or equivalent with at least 3-4 years of experience as an Oracle DBA
• Oracle Installation and configuration on Solaris/Linux
• Strong experience in Oracle 9i/10g database administration in multi-instance production UNIX environment.
• Strong experience in database performance tuning
• Experience in tuning SQL & PL/SQL and good understanding of Oracle Cost based optimizer
• Experience with Oracle RAC, Streams and other advanced features.
• Prior experience in configuring and administering Oracle for high availability in a clustered environment
• Experience in backup/recovery procedures
• Exposure in RMAN backup and recovery
• Good at Shell Scripting
• preferred to have Oracle Certification (9i or 10g)

4. Operations Manager
Place : Redwood City, California
• Manage all IT and Operations projects to success and on time completion, working with internal and vendor teams.
• Work with the companies customers on integration projects, SLA reporting and any questions requiring Operations support
• Work with all vendors on procurements, and maintenance agreements for best pricing and support for the companies.
• Develop/update detail process and procedure documents for all Operations functions.
• Manage the change process meetings and work with internal teams on training around the change process.
• Work with internal teams to plan for short and long term key initiatives.
• Suggest new technologies and solutions to improve the Disaster Recovery environment
• Facilitate disaster recovery preparedness by providing recommendations and guidance in the development and operation of the recovery systems infrastructure.
• Perform additional duties as required, such as representing the department in internal meeting; addressing concerns raised by groups relative the Operations team project support.

Minimum Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this position should have a combined 7-10 years of experience managing technical IT and Datacenter projects, working with IT Technology vendors and change management processes.
In addition to the technical skills, key strengths include:
• Strong understanding of Technical Project Management
• Strong attention to detail and problem solving
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Experience in end-to-end product delivery cycle for high-availability systems
• Prior experience in building and maintaining systems in data centers
• General understanding of Systems operational processes
Strong knowledge of project management IT and Operation environment provisioning projects. Development and management or vendors and maintenance associated agreements. Management of the change control process for IT and production software, hardware and infrastructure changes. Proficiency with Linux, Solaris, Windows OS, Cisco devices, Web servers is required. The candidate must possess:

• Experience in Technical Project management
• Experience working with internal teams on cross functional projects
• Experience in setting up production environments, software deployment and installations
• Experience with Change Management process and procedures
• Experience in working with IT vendors and maintenance contracts

5. Disaster Recovery Engineer
Place : Redwood City, California
• Create detailed documentation and recover plans in support of the business continuity and disaster recovery program
• Work with all customers to create detailed documentation and configuration requirements for their specific disaster recovery site requirements.
• Develop strategic and short-term tactical plans that provide recovery options to meet requirements defined in the disaster recovery program.
• Manage vendors, suppliers and third party relationships in support of the recovery plans
• Work with internal teams to see that the Disaster Recovery environment is maintained at the same patch/release levels as production.
• Create a schedule for periodic recovery testing exercises.
• Establish best practices for administrative standards and procedures
• Ensure system are properly monitored
• Suggest new technologies and solutions to improve the Disaster Recovery environment
• Facilitate disaster recovery preparedness by providing recommendations and guidance in the development and operation of the recovery systems infrastructure.

Minimum Qualifications
The ideal candidate for this position should have a combined 5-7 years of experience in building and managing Disaster Recovery systems in a medium to large scale environment.

In addition to the technical skills, key strengths include:
• Strong understanding of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity programs
• Strong attention to detail and problem solving
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills
• Experience in end-to-end product delivery cycle for high-availability systems
• Prior experience in building and maintaining systems in data centers
• General understanding of Systems operational processes

Requires some hands-on work in data center (racking, stacking and cabling of systems
Strong industry level knowledge of Disaster Recovery programs and the necessary system and network related administrative skills are a must for this position. Proficiency with Linux, Solaris, Windows OS, Cisco devices, Web servers and at least one scripting language such as Shell, awk, or Perl is also required. The candidate must posses:
• Disaster Recovery documentation and configuration requirements
• Experience working with Customer on setting up their specific disaster recovery program and configurations
• Experience in software deployment and installations
• Experience working with mid-range storage devices such as Netapp, 3Par or Sun storage
• Experience in creating OS images, security hardening and automating the image deployment process
• Experience in managing enterprise wide network setup specially involving Cisco networking devices
• Knowledgeable with various 3rd party products used to run hosted application services
• Bachelors degree (preferably BSCS)

6. Lead Development
Place : Bangalore
Responsibilities:
Include implementing custom Java solutions based on The companies’s technology by managing a small team of 3 to 4 Engineers. The candidate should have a wide range of experience in the Software Development Lifecycle. This ranges from translating high-level business requirements to more detailed Technical Specification and Design Documents and also estimates implementation activities.

The candidate should also have excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities and must be comfortable working with customers as well as other The companies teammates based in India and the United States. Most engagements involve a small, dynamic team working with Fortune 100 customers and team resources spread across multiple time zones.

Experience Required:
• 7+ years of experience in Java/J2EE server side programming
• Experience in Frameworks like Hibernate, Spring, MVC or similar tools.
• 4+ years of experience working as a Lead/Architect level and handled a team on small to medium J2EE project.
• Should be able to perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to team members.
• Expert in J2EE design patterns
• Significant development experience in Java, J2EE, Struts, DAOs, Web Services, XML and XSLT
• Strong Designing experience with tools such as Rational Rose, UML or similar tools.
• Experience in Ajax, JavaScript and HTML.
• Experience with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle
• Applied experience with application servers (Jboss & WebSphere)
• Excellent PL SQL skills – ability to write efficient queries and Stored Procedures.
• Experience working on Linux/Unix environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to clearly document designs and implementations
• Strong sense of ownership and proven delivery record
• Self-motivated, flexible, and team player
• Ability to make decisions in adverse conditions
• Solid organizational skills and strict attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and function efficiently within very aggressive schedules/timelines

Other Nice to have Skills:
• Experience in ORM tools such as Torque.
• Experience with MVC (JSP Model 2) architectures and using frameworks similar to Struts
• Experience within the financial services technology sector a plus

If the JD matches your profile, kindly mail your resume to mymail.ani@gmail.com
Wishing you guys the best..

Software Engineer and Quality Engineer wanted

Hi Job Seeker,

A product based company is looking for Softwar Engineers and Quality Engineer with followings skills.

Software Engineer – 2 Positions

Job Description

Software Engineers are responsible for development and maintenance of the company’s product lines. An engineer is involved in the entire lifecycle including analysis, development, fixing and monitoring of issues on the company’s product lines.

Education Required
BE/MCA or equivalent with formal computer education, strong academics and aptitude.

Experience Required
• 2-3 years experience in portal technologies, server side Java Development (JSP, Servlets, JDBC, JMS), front end UI Design/development using CSS, JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, XML, XSLT.


Skills and Knowledge Required
• Java, JSP, JSTL, XML, SOAP, Oracle SQL/PLSQL, strong RDBMS & OOPS concepts(Must)
• AJAX , Spring, Struts 2(Desirable)
• Banking and finance domain knowledge(A strong plus)
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills
• Problem solving skills with an ability to research, analyze and find solutions independently
• Experience with agile/iterative development process and unit testing, JUnit
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work closely with teammates, product management and QA



Working Conditions

• Flexibility to work in day, evening, night and weekend for any critical issue is a must



Quality Engineer - 1 Position


Job Description

.Quality Engineers are responsible for testing and certifying releases of company’s product lines. A Quality engineer is involved in the entire lifecycle including writing test cases, reviewing product specifications, manual and automated testing, issue reporting and tracking, reporting on results.

Education Required
BE/MCA or equivalent with formal computer education, strong academics and aptitude.

Experience Required
• 2-3 years experience in quality engineering processes preferably in a product development organization.


Skills and Knowledge Required
• Java/C++, , Oracle SQL/PLSQL, strong RDBMS & OOPS concepts(Must)
• Experience in test automation, quality center, bugzilla, ANT Scripts(Desirable)
• JSP, JSTL, Struts 2, XML, SOAP,AJAX, Spring (A strong plus)
• Banking and finance domain knowledge(A strong plus)
• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills
• Problem solving skills with an ability to research, analyze and find solutions independently
• Experience with agile/iterative development process.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work closely with teammates, product management and Engineering.


Working Conditions

• Flexibility to work in day, evening, night and weekend for any critical issue is a must.



mail resumes to : malinidestiny@gmail.com


:) All the best....

About Blood clot......do read

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R ..
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.


Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this...

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:


A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions :

S * Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg 'It is sunny out today').
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue..
2. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A prominent cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.


and it could be your own...

PASS THIS ONE.

GOD LOVES YOU AND HE CARES FOR YOU

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:)

Problem While Setting Up Eclipse?

Today I planned to set up eclipse in my laptop. I had almost forgotten how to check the classpath set via command prompt.

I am using windows XP. First I checked the classpath set in Environment Variables of my computer.


My Computer (Right Click) -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables


It was time consuming and difficult to cross check the classpath set in computer.

Then I searched in internet and found the command to print the classpath set in my computer.

I thought its better to post this piece of information in blog rather searching everything when
I do a set up of a Product.

Command to print classpath set in cmd:

echo %classpath% - it prints the class path set in your computer.
echo %path% - it prints the path set in your computer.

Command to set the class path in computer:

set classpath=

I did the set up for eclipse. Now when I tried to run Eclipse I got an error, a run-time exception.


java.lang.RuntimeException: Could not find framework
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.getBootPath(Main.java:635)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:272)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:973)
at org.eclipse.core.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:948)


It took quite a long time for me to realize that this exception is due to faulty installation of eclipse.

If the eclipse is copied from some one or if it is not installed properly, files required to run eclipse
will not available. In that case eclipse will throw run time exception as given above.

How to fix this issue?

If this error occurs then eclipse should be deleted completely and new one should be installed properly.

After its installed properly, check the class path. If the class path is also correct then eclipse will run properly.

If the issue still persists then my suggestion would be to post your issue at Eclipse website.


This is my experience. Hope this could be of helpful to some one...

Hi There

so here i am, at last writing my first blog... thanks to anil for inviting me to contribute to this blog. so what can you expect from me? expect the unexpected!!!

see you all soon.... ;)