Programmer Analyst II

Founded in 1993, Doral Dental USA is now one of the largest dental administrators in the country, serving more than 7 million Members. Doral operates out of Mequon and Grafton, WI and is a division of Boston-based DentaQuest Ventures, one of the leading administrators of dental benefits in the country.
Our continued success is built upon developing innovative initiatives and processes that go well beyond those of other administrators. We have a proven track record of reducing our clients' costs while improving the quality of their programs and increasing access to quality dental care for our members.We are currently expanding our Applications Development team and are seeking two experienced Programmer Analysts to join the success of our growing organization. If you are an IT professional interested in working with leading-edge technologies, work well in a team environment, and enjoy challenges, we want to hear from you!Doral Offers:Health and Dental Insurance (Coverage effective date of hire.)Life & AD&D Insurance (Supplemental and Dependent Life Insurance also available.)Short/Long Term Disability401KFlexible Spending AccountPaid Time OffHolidaysTuition ReimbursementDiscretionary Pension PlanCasual Dress CodeIndividuals in the Programmer Analyst II role are responsible for independently performing advanced-level support of Doral Dental proprietary applications, application design/analysis, developing project plans, coding, testing, documenting all code, and maintaining and upgrading existing applications.
Responsibilities include:
-Perform intermediate-level application design, implementation and maintenance activities, under minimal direction
-Consult on policies, standards, procedures and guidelines necessary to effectively administer application development
-Create and implement application security policies and procedures
-Develop, test and administer application backup and recovery procedures
-Manage application vulnerabilities, including intruder detection and system auditing
-Perform analysis and corrective programming to resolve application system problems
-Document and maintain application requirements and technical specifications
-Consult with users to refine development projects as needed
-Evaluate performance of systems and investigate alternatives for systems improvements
REQUIREMENTS
Successful candidates will possess a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Business, MIS, or commensurate professional experience; 3-5 years experience in Application Development and Support; proficiency in technical concepts such as Windows Server 2000/Windows Server 2003 environment, SQL Server, MS Access, MS FrontPage, Microsoft Office, and knowledge of object-oriented programming languages (including MS .Net Architecture, C++, Visual Basic, HTML, Java Script and/or Transact SQL program languages).