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Lead Senior Technical Consultant - EXP


Job ID: 4072

Position Description:
POSITION OVERVIEW

The Technical Consultant is responsible for design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems. Performs engineering design evaluations. May develop a range of products. Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complicated tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct Project Assessment Visits with client and project team to prepare the client for the implementation, establish realistic expectations and confirm the scope for the project.
• Create Project Implementation Plan to outline contacts, scope, required resources (SunGard and Client), timelines, defines custom enhancements for development (if required), training goals, testing goals, and project goals.
• Create and manage a project schedule that meets the requirements and availability of both the client and SunGard personnel.
• Manage project risk and communicate to client to set expectations
• Plan the resources to support the analysis and documentation of the client's infrastructure, business workflows and define the system to meet their scope.
• Facilitate the progress of the project and control the scope of the project.
• Provide support to SunGard personnel during the design, development, configuration and testing phase.
• Support client on-site during implementation and testing as needed.
• Coordinate the resolution of implementation issues.
• Support client on-site during Go-Live.
• Ensure a successful client transition from Implementation to Support.
• Create daily and weekly project status reports
• Create, manage and tack weekly and monthly forecast for each project
• Schedule resources needed to manage projects
• Manage and monitor resource utilization for each assigned project
• Continued education of new technology related to product suite.
• The duties listed above should in no way be construed to be the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their manager.


Position Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related discipline or equivalent of eductation and experience
• MBA a plus
• Minimum of 6 years Project Management experience implementing client-server and web-based applications/software products
• Must be detail oriented, responsible, self-motivated and goal centered
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to positively represent SunGard in front of client personnel
• Ability to coordinate internal and external resources to complete project tasks
• Familiarity with client-server applications, web based applications, databases and networking
• Experience with MS SQL, Oracle, WebLogic, WebSphere a plus
• Background in the imaging industry or with imaging applications helpful
• Background in the Financial Industry a plus
• Travel is required as necessary for the successful completion of duties. Estimated travel is 75%, and at times may require travel several weeks in a row.



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Additional Information:

  • Travel Percentage: 75%

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