SR Software Developer - Alaska Airlines in Washington

Job Title: SIEBEL - SR Software Developer - Systems Analyst

Job ID: 22209
Location: Seattle, WA
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

ALASKA AIRLINES' STORY

Alaska Airlines is one of the most respected names in aviation and flies throughout its namesake state and the Lower 48, as well as to Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Our roots date to 1932 and are symbolized by the Eskimo painted on the tails of our aircraft. Guided by what we call the "Alaska Spirit", we pride ourselves on providing a lifeline to remote communities while delivering renowned service to everyone we fly. This commitment has brought us national and international recognition: Alaska has ranked "highest in customer satisfaction among traditional network carriers" in J.D. Power and Associates' North America Airline Satisfaction Study for the past five years. We've also been honored with a variety of awards by readers of Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, USA Today and others. Alaska is the dominant West Coast airline and, together with its sister carrier Horizon Air, flies to more than 90 destinations. The two airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE:ALK) with annual revenues of $3.5 billion.
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POSITION INFORMATION

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and participate in the analysis, design and development of new systems or maintenance of existing systems
- Collaborate with appropriate IT and business groups, working within our architecture and standards to ensure appropriate software solutions.
- Responsible for the resolution of complex technical issues related to development of new systems or maintenance of existing systems
- Serve as a direct liaison with management and customer personnel
- Develop software solutions utilizing the appropriate software development languages and tools
- Assume responsibility for project supervision and/or provide technical leadership related to programming, software, and application development techniques
- Lead the work of others by providing direction, guidance, mentoring and being accountable for the overall results.
- Document project scope, objectives, requirements and benefits
- Develop project plans documenting the product to be delivered, assumptions, project approach, project team members and responsibilities, task schedule and budget for the project
- Execute all phases of system analysis and design, preparing all necessary charts, tables, diagrams and codes
- Direct and coordinate programming, testing and implementation activities
- Keep the project within the budget and on schedule meeting project deliverable dates
- Monitor progress during the project, resolve any problems or issues affecting planned activities, take corrective action on exceptions as they occur, insure tasks get done within the schedule
- Lead and participate in vendor package selection and integration
- Provide on call support after hours when critical problems/issues arise
- Actively coach and mentor other team members
- Other duties as assigned
- Embody the Alaska Spirit and conduct oneself with Professionalism, Integrity, Resourcefulness, and Caring

QUALIFICATIONS
- BA or BS in Computer Science preferred
- Minimum ten years software development/engineering required
- Minimum of three years experience developing Siebel applications required (The qualified candidate will have a working knowledge of Siebel Workflow, EAI and EIM and be able to develop solutions incorporating these tools)
- Minimum of three years experience developing in SQL required
- Working experience with Oracle and SQL Server databases required
-Experience with Siebel Loyalty and/or Campaign Management preferred
-Project experience with Siebel upgrades preferred
-Experience with TIBCO or other message oriented middleware software preferred
-Development experience using Visual Studio C#, .NET or other web development tools preferred
-Software project management experience. Full development lifecycle using Agile methodology preferred
- Experience with data warehouse techniques including Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB) preferred
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required
- Willingness and ability to train others on Siebel development techniques required
- Demonstrated ability to work well with co-workers, customers, and all others at all levels, required
- Desire to learn and support applications other than Siebel required
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum age of 18
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S

THE LOCATION

The location for this position is in Seattle, Washington

OUR CULTURE - ALASKA AIRLINES

For eligible employees, our company offers a unique total rewards package that few companies can match, including insurance coverage for medical, dental and vision care, 401(k) retirement savings plans, monthly and annual incentive bonus plans, time off and a generous employee travel program. Each day, we are guided by our core values of Professionalism, Caring, Resourcefulness, Integrity and Alaska Spirit at work and in our communities. Alaska Airlines also fosters a diverse and inclusive culture and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. .

POSTING INFORMATION

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Deadline: 05-04-2013

How to Apply:
https://tam.alaskaair.com/psp/asjobs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=10