VB Programmer/Database Analyst

Company Overview 

                Since 1982, Landmark Industries has been in the convenience store     

                business, which includes gasoline, merchandise and car wash sales. We

                own several convenience stores of various fuel brands in Houston, San

                Antonio, Austin, Laredo and surrounding areas and are a wholesaler that

                distributes various fuel brands to numerous dealers throughout the state

                of Texas. We are also in the process of expanding our business and are

                looking for another programmer to work along with our existing one.















Job Responsibilities

§         Participate in all phases of software application development with an 

emphasis on architecture, design, quality, design, code reviews and implementation

§         Contribute to the overall architecture of the product with a focus on scalability, maintainability and performance

§         Lead and make design decisions to create simple, elegant and re-usable software systems and develop key components and modules

§         Collaborate with management to constantly improve and enforce a software development process; lead further process definition as necessary

§         Work closely with developers, product managers and company leaders to ensure the release of high quality products

 

Essential Skills

§         5 years experience in hands-on software development using Microsoft platforms and technologies such as VB.NET, Qbasic, ASP.NET, C#, HTML, XML, XSLT, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Access, JavaScript, SQL Server VB6, Batch Files).

§         2 years experience leading software development teams

§         In-depth knowledge of object oriented programming and high performance web site design and architecture

§         Experience with large scale database design and development on the Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 platforms, including normalization techniques, writing stored procedures, performance tuning

§         Demonstrated experience in problem solving, architectural design, team resource assignments, debugging, production support analysis, and project coordination

§         Able to work in an agile, time-critical environment and be decisive when faced with complex problems

§         Solid, demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

§         Excellent verbal and written communication skills required to lead a team of developers and act as a management resource

§         Strong organizational and time management skills

§         Ability and willingness to perform production support and configuration management roles as necessary     Strong attention to detail     Excellent relationship management skills     Ability to effectively facilitate and lead the design and implementation of software systems     Must be business minded and possess the ability to weigh business   decisions against technical ones.  

 

Desired Qualifications

§         BS in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS or equivalent preferred

§         Understanding of standard software development methodologies such as Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile Development, XP, Scrum, or the like.

§         A passion for newer evolving technologies