Lead System Developer

There are over 2,000 employees working in El Segundo, and it is their creativity and talent that enables them to design, develop, and market our innovative toys. Much like our brands, our people also need development and growth opportunities. We believe that as our employees grow professionally, so will Mattel. Our comprehensive people development program addresses training, professional development, reward, and promotion. Mattel, Inc. is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. Our employees have a lot to smile about. In January 2008, Mattel was named to FORTUNE Magazine's prestigious '100 Best Companies to Work for' list, ranking number 70. Mattel is the only toy company to make the 2008 list. Mattel also is recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of 2007's 100 Most Trustworthy U.S. Companies. At Mattel, we have a vision to be The World's Premier Toy Brands - Today and Tomorrow. We will achieve this vision because our people are the best of the best -- creative and energetic, thriving on innovation and passion for the business. Mattel is committed to supporting and developing employees and their career goals. As the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, including Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, American Girl® and Fisher-Price®, Mattel is not only one of the best places to work, it's also a lot of fun. If you're as excited about the future as we are, consider this opportunity.We are looking for a Lead Systems Analyst to join our Global Information Technology organization to support Mattel's domestic supply chain business applications. The selected candidate will work as part of a team of Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, and Application Developers, and will provide application development and production support services for a broad range of systems. These systems are implemented using various technology platforms, but are primarily IBM iSeries/AS400 based systems. As a Lead System Analyst, the selected candidate will be expected to work with Business Analysts to understand business and system requirements and needs, and will be primarily responsible for developing new system designs, or extending existing systems, to meet those business needs. They will also be expected to further develop those designs into system specifications, which can then be acted against by the application developers assigned to the development efforts.The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:' Demonstrate a high degree of system analysis and design skills applied against a broad set of Information Technology platforms, in particular, AS400 based applications utilizing COBOL and RPG.' Demonstrate a high degree of data analysis and database design skills applied against targeted relational database management systems, such as DB2.' Demonstrate a high degree of skill in the area of developing detailed system specifications for turnover to teams of application developers. ' Extensive experience with planning and carrying out quality assurance of delivered systems, for example, developing and executing system test plans.' Excellent verbal and written communication skill with solid multi-tasking skills.' Strong customer service and customer management skills.' Proficient in estimating and planning all aspects of application development and support work efforts' Experience with both large and small scale business application development efforts as well as experience with support of production business applications.' The ability to handle multiple business application assignments across multiple, complex business application domains, i.e., order management, warehouse management, etc.' Experience operating as a system analyst utilizing an offshore development model is a major plus.' Experience supporting applications in the order management, warehouse management, inventory management, and invoice management subject domains a major plus. ' A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Information Systems.' 10+ years of Information Technology experience, including at least 6 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst with a steady show of increasing level of responsibilities supporting complex business applications.Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity EmployerM/F/V/D Contact Information Company: Mattel, Inc. Reference Code: 081433