Programmer Analyst Extended Applications

Systems Analyst / Programmer Analyst - TBD

Business Intelligence & Extended Applications

 Department: Information Technology   Person to Whom Reporting:  IT Manager, Business Intelligence

 

Location: Gaithersburg, MD or Herndon, VA

 

Company Background:

 

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a $1.6 billion growing family of established regional distributors of roofing and exterior building solutions.  Beacon currently consists of twelve regional companies in 35 states and three Canadian provinces with 177 locations and more than 2,700 employees.  Beacon is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: BECN) growth company with continued acquisition and organic growth plans.  We are seeking a talented, rising star to play a key role in our expanding Cognos Business Intelligence initiative and other projects that will leverage technology to drive internal business process optimization.  Additional information about this exciting company may be found at www.beaconroofingsupply.com.

 

 

Candidate Expectations:

 Professional, hard working, positive attitude with a willingness to learn and apply multiple technologies to creatively exceed the customer’s expectations and drive business value.

 Good listening, written and oral communication skills with the natural ability and interest in delivering exceptional customer service to the user community.

 Ability to work effectively in a virtual team environment and demonstrate high ethical standards.

 Quick learner with strong analytical, problem solving skills that can produce quality work in a timely fashion.

 Effective time & work management skills with an awareness of system development lifecycle, project planning and organization, project control and contingency planning skills.

 Demonstrates high levels of self motivation and initiative and is comfortable in a high paced, get it done environment.

 Solid potential with personal interest to develop self and expand role within the IT organization.

 Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, related field or equivalent professional work experience.

 1+ years of experience in the design, development and implementation of business reporting applications, data warehouses, OLAP modeling, and one or more business intelligence tools (Cognos preferred).

 Experienced with relational database technologies (MS SQL Server preferred).

 Programming experience desirable (.NET or equivalent)

 Strong business and MS Office skills desirable

 AS400 experience a plus but not required.

 Willing to travel when required

 

Brief Description of Job Duties:

 Collaborate with the user community to design, develop, and implement standard reporting solutions across multiple business functions that positively impact the bottom line.

 Develop, enhance and leverage your leadership and project management skills by participating on large, medium, or small project teams focused on delivering business solutions leveraging technology.

 Identify, design, develop, and implement other business process optimization projects and solutions that ultimately drive business value and improved user productivity.

 Keep current on new technologies and personal productivity tools.