Microtime Inc.
Database Analyst / IM Administrator -- JN - 024 (Contract, 8 Months)

Microtime Inc is looking for an experienced consultant for a government contract for the support and maintenance of the Central Archiving application/system, and for the support and development of other systems as required.

Mandatory Requirements:

• A minimum of Ten (10) years experience working as a Database Analyst/IM Administrator performing activities detailed in TBIPS SA for this category.
• A minimum of three (3) years experience designing and administering Livelink Collections Server (BASIS) databases.
• A minimum of one (1) year experience programming in Visual Basic with the Livelink Collections Server API.

Deliverables

• Optimized database architecture.
• Error free, accessible data efficiently loaded and stored on the database.
• Identified categories of problems and appropriate solutions implemented.
• System development standardized environment.
• Application/system functional and technical documentation.

If interested, please contact Jonathan McLeod at jonathan.mcleod@microtime-it.com.

Senior Technical Writer – Enterprise Documentation (Contract, 5 Months)

Plan, organize, and write developer documentation for Adobe’s LiveCycle ES products. Generate new content by using the products, and working with the Engineering, Product Management, Product Marketing, Technical Support, and other organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Work with field personnel to fully understand customer issues and address them in our documentation
• Work with Quality Assurance during testing cycles
• Plan and structure documentation set to meet the audience needs
• Write documentation for new Adobe LiveCycle ES components
• Attend project meetings to represent documentation deliverables and project status
• Deliver high quality documentation by aggressive dates
• Work within an Agile software development environment.

Qualifications:

• Proven ability to work on technically complex writing projects
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills
• Proficient with FrameMaker
• Experience with Adobe Flex Builder would be an asset
• Ability to work in a fast-based, dynamic team-based environment

Requirements:

Job Type: Contract
Location: Ottawa (on site)
Experience: 7+ years
Expertise: Technical Writing
Education: Bachelors (or equivalent work experience)

Adobe Systems
www.adobe.com
Lori Norman, Administrative Assistant
lnorman@adobe.com

Microtime Inc.
Sr. Web Developer -- JM - 023 (Contract, 12 Months)

Reference #:JM - 023

Microtime Inc is looking for a Senior Web Developer for a long term contract with a public sector client. The successful candidate will become part of an existing team of developers, and will provide development and maintenance support for the client's business lines.

REQUIREMENTS

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of web development tools and techniques;
• Knowledge of relational database systems.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 5-8 years experience in progressively responsible positions in IT;
• 5 years experience hands-on coding in ColdFusion, Java, JavaScript and HTML;
• 2 years experience with WebSphere and J2EE;
• 1 – 2 years experience with web development tools;
• 1 – 2 years experience with T-SQL and MS SQL Server;
• 3 - 5 years experience in testing web-based applications;
• 2 + years experience in the development of bilingual applications;
• Application development lifecycle methodology;
• Experience in the preparation of test plans, test data and system testing;
• Preparing technical documentation;
• Analytical and technical skills;
• Experience in working in a team environment;
• Enhanced Reliability security clearance.

ASSETS

• CommonSpot
• SAP and Java/SAP connectivity
• ASP and ASP.NET

If interested, please contact Jonathan McLeod at jonathan.mcleod@microtime-it.com.

Cactus Commerce
Senior Technical Writer (Full-time)

Company Overview:

Cactus Commerce designs, develops, and manages rich and robust end-to-end e-commerce solutions for major retailers, consumer goods companies, and manufacturers throughout North America . In August of 2007, Cactus Commerce signed an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to become the joint development partner for Microsoft Commerce Server, including collaboration on product engineering, partner ecosystem development, marketing, pre-sales, services and support. The long-term strategic partnership reinforces continued focus, investment and commitment to lead innovation for the e-commerce marketplace on a global scale. Together, as part of a long-term technology roadmap, Cactus Commerce will partner with Microsoft to deliver platform enhancements and complementary solution accelerators focused on technology and industry deployment scenarios.

Objectives:

• Working in partnership with Microsoft to deliver support for new product releases of Microsoft Commerce Server and a series of new Accelerator products.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews project plans and engineering specifications to develop draft documentation.
• Interviews subject matter experts to obtain additional product information during the draft creation phase.
• Develops documentation on schedule and is accountable for meeting key project milestones.
• Reports on progress, schedules, and requirements.
• Manages the documentation review process to ensure reviews take place in a timely manner and the required material has been provided.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage time effectively when working on more than one project concurrently, as well as the ability to organize and structure large amounts of technical information.
• A strong team-player capable of establishing meaningful and effective partnerships with our development, test, and product/program management teams and external partners.
• Must be familiar with the writing process and possess excellent written and project management skills.
• Experience writing for technical audiences (especially software developers and IT Pros)
• Strong technical background with an understanding of an audience that consumes Software Developer, IT Pro, and Business User documentation
• Some knowledge of SQL and database concepts, knowledge of IIS is an asset.
• Previous experience providing SDK-level content is a plus
• Ability to write global English and understand localization requirements.
• Ability to tailor writing style to meet the needs of specific target audiences.
• Knowledge of e-Commerce concepts (i.e.: B2B and B2C) is highly desirable
• Experience writing F1 help is also desirable

Education/Experience:

• Technical Writing Diploma, or B.A. in English (in combination with demonstrated technical abilities/knowledge)
• Engineering or Computer Science degree (in combination with demonstrated writing skills and/or equivalent technical writing experience).
• 3-5 years technical writing experience.

Cactus Commerce
www.cactuscommerce.com
Rosanne Trotter, HR Administrator
rosanne.trotter@cactuscommerce.com