Senior Web Application Analyst #65716

With over $2B in revenue, Autodesk is ranked the 5th largest software company in the world and was recently named one of the top performing companies for 2008 in the BusinessWeek 50 Rankings. Autodesk is a world leader in design innovation technologies for the manufacturing, architecture, construction and media and entertainment industries. Since introducing AutoCAD in 1982, Autodesk has developed a broad portfolio of specialized 2D and 3D Digital Prototyping solutions that give designers, engineers, architects and digital artists the tools they need to create the skyscrapers, bridges, products, games and films that make up our world today. The global Autodesk community includes: - Our employees: 7,000 staff in more than 60 locations around the globe; - Our customers: 9 million users in 160 countries -- 100% of Fortune 100 firms are Autodesk customers; - Our ecosystem: 1,700 channel partners and 3,100 development partners; Twenty-six years ago, Autodesk and AutoCAD changed the world of design by automating drafting. Today we continue to evolve the design process with products used by designers, architects, engineers, and digital artists worldwide. We have been designated one of 2008's "Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company Magazine. Autodesk: Hot technology....Cool place to work. Title: Senior Web Application Analyst #65716 Location: San Francisco, CA GENERAL SUMMARY Autodesk is undertaking a major initiative to modernize, integrate, enrich and extend its customer- and partner-facing web portals. This initiative is called Autodesk Unified Online Experience (UOX). Among the goals are to improve self-service capabilities, so that customer/partners can easily locate information, use their Autodesk products effectively, conduct transactions, and resolve problems efficiently. The overall objective of UOX is to unify the customer's/partner's view of their relationship to Autodesk with a portal interface that gives quick and easy access to vital information. We are seeking a motivated and experienced individual to define and drive ongoing development of features and functionality that enhance our global customer- and partner-facing websites and the web content management system that supports them. The scope of the online properties includes the corporate website (with 33 regional sites in 19 languages), portal sites for registered customers and online tools for our reseller partners. To support these properties we have an enterprise-class web content management system for which you will also define new features and functionality. As Senior Web Application Analyst you will ensure that new features and functionality developed will effectively meet the precise requirements of the global business and that features are developed in a scalable, secure, and extensible fashion. This will be primarily be accomplished by defining technical specifications from business requirements and through validation with a cross functional team. The specifications are an authoritative software documentation artifact for the Development and QA teams and an integral part of our agile process. Specifications are based on a thorough understanding of the system and application landscape, in many cases comparing AS-IS functionality and processes with the desired business requirement, consulting with the development team, and then writing a comprehensive technical specification. The Senior Web Application Analyst will lead joint application development sessions and interface with multiple development and product management teams. PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As a Senior Business Analyst you will be a kind of "product designer" for our web applications. You will help create and maintain the various web portals and services for which the team is responsible, as well as the administrative and publishing tools with which they are run. To accomplish this, the Senior Web Application Analyst will: Seek out, analyze, and correlate business requirements, both formally and informally, from the product management and cross functional teams. Communicate with internal staff involved in website production and administration to understand their work processes and how to optimize them and eliminate pain points. Develop an integrated set of functional requirements which can be developed as a set of unified, global applications which are localizable, extensible, scalable and maintainable. Define and document detailed use cases, sequence diagrams, and functional requirements from which development and testing can proceed. Partner with User Interaction Designers, Usability Experts and Visual Designers to review and provide input to the design the end-user experience. Work closely with developers during the development cycle to ensure the functional requirements are implemented as documented, and adjust as necessary. Work with developers and test engineers during the QA/testing cycle to answer questions regarding desired functionality and facilitate the resolution of defects as they are identified. Support the rollout of new functionality, including hands-on system administration, assisting with end-user communication, training and support during a transition period, and updating system documentation to reflect the new designs or functionality launched. REQUIREMENTS 5+ years experience designing and documenting web applications that solve practical business problems. Ability to gather, document and prioritize business requirements based on feedback from a variety of different business users. Demonstrated ability to analyze user interaction designs, user needs and business goals and distill them into clear, well-documented, well-written, detailed functional specifications for application development. Should be able to provide samples. Strategic, analytical thinker that can translate diverse business needs into the most efficient and extensible technology solution that is achievable within time and resource constraints. Excellent ability to lend clarity to projects by clearly distilling complex technical concepts and appropriately articulating key points to a wide range of different audiences. A philosophical approach to application development that values extensibility, reusability, and leveraging existing functionality and eschews one-off, special purpose development wherever possible. Flexibility in responding to practical business needs, support inherited applications, and adapting to changing business environment. Ability to set priorities and consistently meet deadlines. Ability to constructively organize feedback and determine the right tactics to accomplish a business goal. Ability to consistently produce deliverables of the highest quality. DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS Practical, hands-on experience in the implementation and use of web content management systems (e.g. Interwoven, Stellent, Ektron, Microsoft Content Management Server, IBM WCM, reddot, Joomla) to support multiple websites. Experience working on projects that integrated external applications into the content delivery or presentation layer. Exposure to localization workflow and best practices. Excellent working understanding of basic Internet protocols and systems (HTTP, DNS) and client-side coding languages (HTML, JavaScript, CSS) and their limitations Substantive experience in hands-on application development (coding) using Structured/Modular Programming techniques (e.g. java, c, pascal), including formal classroom training as well as practical application. Experience working on a project with significant security or non-repudiation requirements. Experience working on a project supporting wireless devices. Experience implementing web site search technology (e.g. Verity Ultraseek, Autonomy). Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent program or work experience. Autodesk provides one of the most exceptional compensation and benefit packages, including stock options for all employees, 401k matching, six week sabbatical after four years of employment, domestic partner policy, on going employee training and development, flexible work hours and more! IF YOU ARE AN EXTRAORDINARY PERSON WHO STRIVES FOR EXCELLENCE, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.AUTODESK.COM/CAREERS - Job Req # 65716. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a diverse workforce. Company: Autodesk Inc. Location: San Francisco Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: IT/Software Development