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Mid-Sr Full Stack .NET Developer 
Our healthcare industry client will be hiring a Full Stack .NET Developer, you will be part of a team of software engineers working to develop new software products, create application-based alterations, special products and unique solutions to meet the needs of customers.
Projects can be small to large in scope and may be based with domestic or foreign suppliers.  

They are a market leader whose team members deliver reliable, cutting-edge health IT and medication management solutions to customers worldwide.

Responsibilities of the Mid-Sr Full Stack .NET Developer 
Implement service calls using C#, ASP.NET MVC.
Design and develop REST APIs.
Entity Framework is used for data access.
Create ASP.NET MVC based SPAs using AngularJS.
Host APIs in Azure as a web app.
Design and develop responsive solutions, using various front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Troubleshoot existing software products to identify bugs as well as remedy.
Work alongside Field Service to diagnose software installation and/or performance issues and maintain a solid record of any needs.
Application testing; including basic validation and regression testing. 
Support software implementation, deployment and support activities.
Website feature updates using C#, ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS
New feature updates using UWP.
Tasks assigned through JIRA. 
In the next 6 month, hopefully more unit testing and new apps will be built in React or Angular.

Qualifications of the Sr Full Stack .NET Developer 
4+ years of Full Stack .NET Development using C# ASP.NET MVC, AngularJS or React, Entity Framework, SQL Server
Experience developing REST APIs

Preferred 
Service Oriented Architecture  
SQL Server database component development and management
UWP (Windows 10 Application) development
Azure
Bootstrap
WPF

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Accounting Manager
Our client is seeking a talented, driven, and well-rounded Accounting Manager to support the rapid growth they are experiencing. This is a highly visible and critical role for the company and will be playing a key part in the success of the division. Employees enjoy a dynamic and energetic environment while working with a fun and smart team.

Responsibilities of the Accounting Manager
Financial reporting.
Budgeting and forecasting.
Lead month-end closing functions.
Manage revenue recognition.
Process commissions.
Expense management.
AP/AR processing.
Develop, mentor, and train accounting staff.
Ensure tax compliance and filling.
Primary point of contact for external audit and tax entities.
Accounting research, guidance, and memo writing.
Support the continuous development and implementation of accounting policy, best practice, and process improvements.
Ad hoc financial analysis as assigned.
Other special projects and duties as needed.

Experience Requirements for Accounting Manager
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
6+ years of hands-on accounting experience; mix of industry and public experience preferred.
Revenue recognition experience in a software company environment.
Experience managing or leading a team.
Project management experience.
Knowledge of GAAP.
MS Office Suite experience, with skills in Excel and Word.
ERP systems knowledge.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and as part of a team.

Accounts Payable Specialist
Our Portland client is seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist to support accounting functions. The ideal candidate will be working in a collaborative work environment. This is a great opportunity to gain professional development in the public sector. 

Responsibilities of the Accounts Payable Specialist
Vendor set up.
Payments processing.
AP reporting.
Biweekly check preperation.
Verify employer IDs.
Maintain banking records.
Other duties as assigned.

Accounts Payable Specialist Qualifications 
2+ years of accounts payable experience.
Knowledge of full cycle accounts payable preferred.
MS Office Suite experience, with skills in Excel and Word.
ERP systems knowledge a plus; Peoplesoft preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Can work independently and as part of a team.
Flexible and positive personality. 

Administrative Technician
Great opportunity to help out a local school district! Our client is seeking some detail oriented individuals to assemble Science Project Kits. The position will be 40 hours per week for two weeks, Monday through Friday and pays $12 - $14 per hour. Location is close in North Portland with Public Transit available.

Administrative Technician Qualifications
High School Diploma.
Reliable Transportation.
Attention to detail.
Must be able to start as soon as possible.
Must be able to stand all day and lift up to 25 pounds frequently.

 

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Analytics Engineering Lead
Data Engineers support our client’s Global Product and Merchandising Analytics team (GPMA) by collecting and synthesizing product and marketplace data across multiple areas of business, enriching and preparing the data to meet the business’s core reporting needs, and efficiently operationalizing sophisticated analytical models to help drive our client’s understanding of how to best position their products in the market. GPMA provides the core insights at the intersection of consumer segmentation & demand and product design & merchandising.

Most development will be in the enterprise warehouse or Spark (generally through SparkSQL), so strong SQL skills are required, but additional file integration of Excel docs, Avro or Parquet files, etc., will also be in scope, so general familiarity with Python is required. Academic understanding of ETL best practices as applied across batch and real-time integration and ingestion of data is important. The best candidate will have deep knowledge of best practices related to the operationalization of applied statistics / machine learning models in a cloud-native, distributed environment so that they can run efficiently and at scale. Strong communication is (as always) critical, as the data engineer’s primary responsibility will be to take input from Analysts and Product Owners to quickly understand and implement requirements. 

The GPMA team is highly cross-functional, and business and technology are closely integrated. Engineers are co-located with the business, and try to live and breathe the Agile process, so experience with the stand-up/sprint cadence and a culture of iterative development is desirable. One of the core benefits the engineering team offers the business is a stable SDLC (so business analysts aren’t directly changing production objects), as well, so familiarity with best practices around code promotion, integrated testing, and CI/CD is useful.

Beyond adherence to best practices, the lead’s responsibilities will be to help push forward the team’s thinking; the best candidate will have a pragmatic understanding of what can be done today given skill and resource limitations, balanced against a clear understanding and ability to demonstrate what can be done through selective application of advanced analytical models. Some experience developing and scaling applied statistical / ML models (ideally through Keras and Tensorflow/MXNet) is a key skill. Similarly, you will ideally provide guidance in the operations space, as well – we primarily work with AWS and the best candidates will have hands-on experience with the platform. All team members should be comfortable quickly responding and pivoting to meet shifting business needs, working closely to ensure that turnaround time of requests is handled as quickly as possible, and receiving and incorporating feedback. Our goal is to serve our business fast, course correct, and iterate. 

Analytics Engineering Lead Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a software-related field.
3-5 years experience developing in a large enterprise environment.
4+ years SQL development.
4+ years Python development.
2+ years ETL development (Informatica, Matillion, SSIS, etc. is acceptable, but non-graphical/code-centric  experience is preferred).
Hands-on experience developing and scaling applied statistics / machine learning models is strongly preferred.
CI/CD and integrated testing experience is highly desirable.
Apache Airflow experience is a bonus.
Agile methodology experience is a bonus.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Android Developer

Our client is seeking an Android Developer to join their dynamic team in Beaverton, OR. As part of the Innovation team, you will be responsible for creating, developing and deploying everything from early prototypes to full blown production services and experiences designed to test the boundaries for how our client engages with consumers digitally.
Their culture is collaborative and results driven. They adopt the fail-fast operating model; measuring success through KPIs against our products and from the learnings of our failures. They operate across all areas of the business and focus on end-to-end solutions that deliver game changing impact.

Android Developer Responsibilities:
Define, design and develop some key innovation initiatives. 
Responsible for working on everything from early POCs to full blown consumer facing apps and SDKs. 
Lead by example, evangelize our culture, and be an advocate of new technology and development techniques.
Commitment to and hands-on experience in performing technical code reviews.

Android Developer Qualifications:
Professional Android mobile development and Unit Testing in an Agile Environment.
Experience with modern build strategies, continuous integration, unit testing, static analysis, and automated integration tests.
Designing mobile applications to consume server-based REST APIs.
Proven knowledge of software engineering fundamentals and an appetite for continuous learning and teamwork. 

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Android Engineer

Our client’s Product Engineering group is seeking a talented and energetic Android Engineer to join this dynamic team in Beaverton, OR. You will help create consumer software and services used by all of our client’s consumer mobile applications. 

As an Android Engineer you will take a lead role in breaking down stories into technical design and implementation tasks; collaborate with web services engineers and other teams to draft and implement cross-system designs; independently draft software component designs; write and review code; and participate in discussions about what to build next.

Android Engineer Qualifications:
Practiced author and reviewer of software design proposals.
Advanced author of Java and Kotlin code.
Curious and knowledgeable author and debugger of multi-threaded code.
Practiced and interested debugger of end-to-end system issues.
Careful and encouraging reviewer of code.
Comfortable working in an agile environment.
Able to encourage and appreciate other team members.
Clear and calm communicator.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Android Software Engineer
Our client is looking for an Android Software Engineer to join their Mobile Engineering team in Beaverton, Oregon. This position will be a 6 month contract, ideally starting early/mid June 2019.

The Mobile Engineering team is responsible for delivering customer solutions on Android and iOS platforms that are maintainable, scalable, and of the highest quality. They use the Agile development process, and value employees who foster collaboration between team members.

They are looking for a highly motivated self-starter with excellent communication skills, and the ability to successfully interact with fellow team members and project managers on a daily basis. This person will participate in the architecture, design, development, and support of a suite of native mobile products.

Android Software Engineer Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain native Android applications.
Write unit, integration, and functional tests.
Participate in design/code reviews.
Document software designs and project tasks.
Review functional requirements and analyze their impact on software design.
Work with team members to improve development processes and practices.

Android Software Engineer Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Minimum 2 years working in the native Android platform.

Required Skills:
Android platform: Fluent with Android Studio, ADB, Gradle, etc.
Kotlin: Fluent reading and writing.
Java: Ability to read and convert Java to Kotlin.
Android UX / Material Design: According to best practices and standards.
Testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, Espresso.
Design Principles and Patterns: According to best practices.
Scrum/Agile SDLC.

Additional Preferred Skills:
REST APIs: Consumption of REST APIs from mobile client.
Firebase Tools: GCM, Crashlytics, Remote config, etc.
Code analysis tools: Linters (e.g. KLint, Checkstyle), Static code analysis (e.g. SonarCloud).
Mobile CI solutions: Bitrise.io or similar.
Test automation: Espresso, Appium, etc.
Cloud Native Development: Build and deploy in AWS, Azure, or Google.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Applications Administrator
The IS Application Systems Administrator II is responsible for implementing and maintaining corporate applications, as well as influencing and recommending selection of effective application solutions in support of business strategies.  This role is essential in executing and maturing the company’s applications system support model.  This position spends substantial time evaluating, architecting, implementing, and administering IS policies and systems (plan, design, install, and maintain).

Applications Administrator Responsibilities 
Application Systems Design:
Actively participate in the design and maintenance of highly reliable server-side applications, including but not limited to the Microsoft environment, enterprise applications, custom built applications, data backup systems and cloud services.
Provide advanced knowledge of application systems software /hardware technology to the company, and participate in and consult on projects.
Advise other IS teams on best practices for application/processes design.
Participate in the maintenance of the enterprise application portfolio and inventory.
 
Application Systems Administration and Operations:
Execute tasks related to tickets and service requests for basic to advanced server-side activities.
Actively maintain application and server software, such as updates and upgrades.
Analyze business needs; research and recommend solutions which include potential risks and mitigation.
Actively configure and customize application systems.
Help define, as well as run and review reports on applications performance and event anomalies; make minor and advanced internal adjustments and identify substantial gaps based on findings.
Develop and maintain appropriate applications documentation, including current design and operation.
Monitor and ensure quality of data transmissions.
Actively configure user account access to applications as needed.
Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation.

Standards and Policy Administration:
Propose requirements and standards for application selection and deployment.
Participate in the ongoing review of existing applications systems to ensure they are designed to comply with established standards and to empower business operations.
Participate in developing and maintaining support policies and procedures.
Assist with the development and management of application/database security policies and systems, such as web applications and SQL server security.
Assist with the development and management of file exchange policies and systems, such as FTP.
Participate in planning for and supporting disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.

Vendor Coordination and Relations:
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with external partners and application vendors including installation and repair of services.
Conduct product and vendor research, and present recommendations to senior administrator and/or management.
Maintain service contracts and licensing; monitor adherence to SLAs with outside parties; monitor adherence to OLAs with internal parties; escalate issues as needed.
 
Essential Department and Organizational Functions:
Propose and implement process improvements.
Meet deadlines for completion of job tasks.
Maintain agreed upon work schedule.
Demonstrate cooperation and teamwork.
Provide cross-training on specific job responsibilities.
Meet identified business goals that contribute to departmental goals.
Perform other related duties as needed.
 
Applications Administrator Qualifications
Minimum 3 years’ experience delivering application systems solutions and related services required.  Experience should include some or all of the following:
Enterprise applications installation, administration and upgrade.
Enterprise applications infrastructure design, including performance management and cost metrics.
Scripting and automation.
Cloud and “as a Service” offerings.
Microsoft operating systems and core services.
ITIL concepts and practices.
Concepts of Managed Care.
Project management practices.
Systems integration and data flow.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
Mid-level Microsoft certifications preferred.
Additional experience in related technology support and/or operational positions preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Advanced knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in some or all of the following:
Enterprise applications integration and business process automation tools, such as BizTalk.
Data integration strategy best practices, such as ETL.
Claims processing technologies, such as QNXT and Facets.
Electronic health record technologies such as EPIC and Allscripts.
Document management and collaboration platforms, such as SharePoint and Office 365.
Scripting language technology, such as PowerShell and TSQL.
Compute environments, such as server hardware, storage and virtualization.
Microsoft server operating systems and core services, such as Active Directory.
Cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Data protection solutions.
Troubleshooting performance issues and root causes.
Monitoring systems and best practices.
Principles of application design and best practices.
Awareness or knowledge of ITIL and ITSM governance concepts.
Knowledge of project management practices.
Advanced ability to author and maintain system documentation.
Effective communication skills, including listening, verbal, written, and customer service.
Ability to clearly articulate policies and instructions.
Demonstrated progress in conveying appropriate level of detail effectively to all levels of the organization including non-technical staff.
Demonstrated progress in simplifying and presenting complex concepts in an easily understood way.
Proactively and appropriately communicates status and needs.
Ability to recommend policies, document risks, and propose solutions to information technology management and senior leadership.
Possess a high degree of initiative and motivation.
Ability to effectively collaborate with coworkers, staff, and leaders across all departments.
Demonstrated progress in leading teams of people with some oversight.
Demonstrated progress in seeing the big picture beyond a request and taking appropriate holistic action, employing “systems thinking”.
Effective project management skills.
Effective vendor management skills.
Effective organizational skills.
Ability to prioritize work based on business need and direction.
Effective analytical and research skills; demonstrated progress in seeing patterns in data and drawing appropriate conclusions.
Demonstrated progress in proposing solutions and communicating business value.
Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
Understands and adheres to governance and process.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Applications Administrator
The IS Application Systems Administrator II is responsible for implementing and maintaining corporate applications, as well as influencing and recommending selection of effective application solutions in support of business strategies.  This role is essential in executing and maturing the company’s applications system support model.  This position spends substantial time evaluating, architecting, implementing, and administering IS policies and systems (plan, design, install, and maintain).

Applications Administrator Responsibilities 
Application Systems Design:
Actively participate in the design and maintenance of highly reliable server-side applications, including but not limited to the Microsoft environment, enterprise applications, custom built applications, data backup systems and cloud services.
Provide advanced knowledge of application systems software /hardware technology to the company, and participate in and consult on projects.
Advise other IS teams on best practices for application/processes design.
Participate in the maintenance of the enterprise application portfolio and inventory.
 
Application Systems Administration and Operations:
Execute tasks related to tickets and service requests for basic to advanced server-side activities.
Actively maintain application and server software, such as updates and upgrades.
Analyze business needs; research and recommend solutions which include potential risks and mitigation.
Actively configure and customize application systems.
Help define, as well as run and review reports on applications performance and event anomalies; make minor and advanced internal adjustments and identify substantial gaps based on findings.
Develop and maintain appropriate applications documentation, including current design and operation.
Monitor and ensure quality of data transmissions.
Actively configure user account access to applications as needed.
Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation.

Standards and Policy Administration:
Propose requirements and standards for application selection and deployment.
Participate in the ongoing review of existing applications systems to ensure they are designed to comply with established standards and to empower business operations.
Participate in developing and maintaining support policies and procedures.
Assist with the development and management of application/database security policies and systems, such as web applications and SQL server security.
Assist with the development and management of file exchange policies and systems, such as FTP.
Participate in planning for and supporting disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.

Vendor Coordination and Relations:
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with external partners and application vendors including installation and repair of services.
Conduct product and vendor research, and present recommendations to senior administrator and/or management.
Maintain service contracts and licensing; monitor adherence to SLAs with outside parties; monitor adherence to OLAs with internal parties; escalate issues as needed.
 
Essential Department and Organizational Functions:
Propose and implement process improvements.
Meet deadlines for completion of job tasks.
Maintain agreed upon work schedule.
Demonstrate cooperation and teamwork.
Provide cross-training on specific job responsibilities.
Meet identified business goals that contribute to departmental goals.
Perform other related duties as needed.
 
Applications Administrator Qualifications
Minimum 3 years’ experience delivering application systems solutions and related services required.  Experience should include some or all of the following:
Enterprise applications installation, administration and upgrade.
Enterprise applications infrastructure design, including performance management and cost metrics.
Scripting and automation.
Cloud and “as a Service” offerings.
Microsoft operating systems and core services.
ITIL concepts and practices.
Concepts of Managed Care.
Project management practices.
Systems integration and data flow.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
Mid-level Microsoft certifications preferred.
Additional experience in related technology support and/or operational positions preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Advanced knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in some or all of the following:
Enterprise applications integration and business process automation tools, such as BizTalk.
Data integration strategy best practices, such as ETL.
Claims processing technologies, such as QNXT and Facets.
Electronic health record technologies such as EPIC and Allscripts.
Document management and collaboration platforms, such as SharePoint and Office 365.
Scripting language technology, such as PowerShell and TSQL.
Compute environments, such as server hardware, storage and virtualization.
Microsoft server operating systems and core services, such as Active Directory.
Cloud technologies, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Data protection solutions.
Troubleshooting performance issues and root causes.
Monitoring systems and best practices.
Principles of application design and best practices.
Awareness or knowledge of ITIL and ITSM governance concepts.
Knowledge of project management practices.
Advanced ability to author and maintain system documentation.
Effective communication skills, including listening, verbal, written, and customer service.
Ability to clearly articulate policies and instructions.
Demonstrated progress in conveying appropriate level of detail effectively to all levels of the organization including non-technical staff.
Demonstrated progress in simplifying and presenting complex concepts in an easily understood way.
Proactively and appropriately communicates status and needs.
Ability to recommend policies, document risks, and propose solutions to information technology management and senior leadership.
Possess a high degree of initiative and motivation.
Ability to effectively collaborate with coworkers, staff, and leaders across all departments.
Demonstrated progress in leading teams of people with some oversight.
Demonstrated progress in seeing the big picture beyond a request and taking appropriate holistic action, employing “systems thinking”.
Effective project management skills.
Effective vendor management skills.
Effective organizational skills.
Ability to prioritize work based on business need and direction.
Effective analytical and research skills; demonstrated progress in seeing patterns in data and drawing appropriate conclusions.
Demonstrated progress in proposing solutions and communicating business value.
Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
Understands and adheres to governance and process.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Applications Engineer
Our client is looking for an Applications Engineer to join their team in Spokane, WA. This position interacts with team and customers to ensure vendor applications meet customer needs. This includes application support to not only deploy and maintain applications but to provide continued support of business/payments systems from a technical perspective.

Applications Engineer Responsibilities 
Implement business applications based on technical requirements supplied by the vendor (or development organization) to meet the business needs for system resiliency and availability following release and deploy standards.
Perform level two and level three support and troubleshooting when needed, including participating in on-call rotation for critical systems support after-hours.
Coordinate with vendor and other TAG teams when elevated support is needed.
Develop, test, and implement batch system integrations using scripting tools.
Develop and maintain documentation on solution designs/system topologies, issue resolutions, and routine and special procedures.
Responsible for updating tickets in service management system and tracking time required for IT services management.
Responsible for collaborating with TAG associates to resolve complex issues.
Demonstrates compliance with all regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
Follows all policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
Maintain a working knowledge of written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
May be asked to coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the corporate culture in all actions and words.
Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Applications Engineer Qualifications
Associate, vocational, or technical degree related to information technology required or related field equivalent experience.
Bachelor’s degree related to information technology preferred.
Microsoft Technology Associate, Microsoft Solutions Associate, or Microsoft Solutions Expert certification preferred.
3-5 years of experience in applications engineering.
Experience configuring hardware and software.
Knowledge of Active Directory authentication.
Knowledgeable in t-SQL, PowerShell, and/or other scripting languages.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Applications Engineer
Our client is seeking an Applications engineer to join their team in Seattle, WA. This role is responsible, as a member of the Applications Engineering Team, for ensuring the stable operation of back end applications. As Technical Owner of and Subject Matter Expert, this position owns uptime and top-level support escalations for their applications. This individual uses a highly developed technical skill set to assist the design and implementation of core applications, improve support workflows, and facilitate the implementation of systems projects and platforms in a diverse and dynamic technical environment. This position is required to be on-site to attend regular meetings, to maintain visibility, and to collaborate with other members of the IT Department.

Responsibilities
Install, administer, and maintain core and/or desktop applications to meet project and firm needs including monitoring, disaster recovery/business continuity, data security, and documentation.
Pursue a formal and informal program of continuing education to keep current on new developments and to sharpen skills; ensure that the firm is taking optimal advantage of existing and new technologies.
Use PowerShell, SQL scripts and stored procedures, ETL tools, and other technologies to automate for reliability, and to reduce manual administration and support.
Participate in product evaluations, planning, implementation, and upgrades of systems, applications, and services.
Facilitate and oversee vendor services and monitor performance of project teams and users as required to ensure maximum system availability and reliability.
Maintain guidelines, procedures, documentation and associated training plans for application administration and appropriate use.
Establish, coordinate, recommend and maintain standards and procedures to support the needs of the firm, and support continual process improvement in those standards and procedures.
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation as directed to respond to reported issues with systems infrastructure and coordinate departmental resources in resolving those issues.
Formally and informally collaborate in cross-functional teams with other Information Technology department members to develop/recommend coordinated solutions.
Develop, drive, and execute programs for continual measurement of the firm’s information systems performance and effectiveness; evaluate reports to identify and correct deficiencies and irregular operations.
Assist in recommending hardware/software or corrective action as needed to assure performance requirements for continuity of service, system response time, security, reporting, backup and recovery are met
Participate in overall network administration, maintenance and standards implementation.
Assist in the preparation of annual IT budget and meet annual budget targets.
Follow documented processes for change control and patch management.
Other duties as assigned.
Travel, if necessary.

Qualifications
BS/BA in Information Technology, Engineering, Communications or equivalent experience is required
3+ years’ experience with scripting languages including PowerShell or VB Script required
3+ years’ experience with SQL, querying/updating data and building scripts and stored procedures a big plus .
Previous experience performing IT support in legal, medical, or other professional services setting a plus.
Ability to be on site during regular business hours to attend meetings, maintain personal interaction and visibility, and collaborate with team members in the IT department is required.
Experience supporting mobile computing preferred.
Outstanding communication, including verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
Strong customer service, analysis, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills are required.
Ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience; experience working with customers and staff possessing a wide range of technical expertise is required.
Likewise, ability to convert business requirements into technical specifications and implementation steps is a big plus.
Ability to handle stressful situations in a calm, composed manner is required.
A strong attention to detail and quality control is required.
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently is required.
Must be a team player but also have ability to work independently, with minimal supervision is required.
 

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.”
 

Avaya Telecom Engineer 
Our client is seeking an Avaya Telecom Engineer to join their team in Portland, OR. 

Required Qualifications
(Note: 7 years’ total experience can meet qualifications below if all qualifications are obtained concurrently in that same span of time).
Minimum 7 years’ direct experience supporting Avaya telecommunications environments in greater that 5000 endpoint, multi-location organizations.
Minimum 5 years’ direct and demonstratable experience supporting Avaya/Verint call center applications. Candidates without this experience will not be considered.
Minimum 3 years’ direct experience with in the development of telecommunications roadmaps in the Avaya space.
Minimum 1-year direct experience with SIP service install, configuration and management.
High aptitude for interpreting and using technical documentation and authoring or updating technical documents and procedures using Word, Excel, Visio, and Wiki.
Experience organizing and reviewing the work of other technical IT staff. Team lead experience preferred
Experience in training junior personnel.
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical staff and managers.
Self-starter, with strong organizational and task management skills.
 
Desired Qualifications
Experienced in the architecture design for new Avaya telecom installations.
Avaya CM 7.x Certified.
Experience with Avaya Contact Center Express.
Experience with Avaya Call Management System (v6 and V7).
Experience with Avaya Application Enablement Server.
Experience with Avaya Call Center Elite Multichannel.
Experience with Avaya Session Border Controllers.
SIP Certification.
Avaya Breeze.
ASPS/ACSS preferred.
Understanding of PII, PCI and HIPPA security requirements.
Experience with Lucent 5 ESS a big plus.

 

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.”
#VHDi 

Back-end Software Engineer
Our client is seeking a Back-end Software Engineer to lead the implementation of a customer facing API. You will own the API from conception to completion. You will work with our internal teams, and our partners to requirements and design a REST API that serve our partner needs. You will implement the API, supporting microservices and integrate with existing cloud-services to drive a successful launch of our joint platform with our partner. This role is located in Portland, OR. 

Qualifications of the Back-end Software Engineer
BS degree in an engineering or computer discipline or relevant certification.
5+ years software engineering experience.
Demonstrated experience building REST APIs and documenting them using Swagger.
Demonstrated expertise with one of the following languages: Javascript, Python, Ruby.
Demonstrated experience with relational and non-relational (NoSQL) databases: MySQL, MariaDB, Aurora, Postgres, MongoDB, DynamoDB.
Proficient in Unix/Linux operating systems.
Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, continuous integration/continuous delivery, etc…).
Experience cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Experience with containerized environments (Docker preferred).
Ability to work well with a distributed team.
Excellent written; presentation writing and verbal communication skills.
History of working in startups or other fast-paced environment.

Preferred
Familiarity with git and the git rebase workflow.
Experience contributing meaningfully to one or more Open Source projects.
Experience working with time-series datasets.
Familiarity with Blockchain and Smart Contract concepts.

 

Business Analyst
Our client is seeking a Business Analyst to be responsible for working in collaboration with the senior business analyst, implementing and executing on all reporting requirements for the business. This involves development of system reporting, analytical support to interpret data, development of reporting tools, and meeting needs of customers for ad hoc or project data requests.

Business Analyst Responsibilities
Demonstrated quantitative skills and analytical abilities to summarize and interpret descriptive and financial data.
Ability to summarize and describe data results to customers in a way they can use to make operational or clinical decisions.
Demonstrated experience with Tableau, Excel and SQL code as well as EPIC and other EMR data manipulation and transformation.
Proficient in using Excel, other analytical tools and programming languages: Excel, MS SQL Server 2005, Toad for Data.
Analysts or equivalent data management software.
Proficient in using statistical tools: STATA, SAS, R Program or SPSS.
Working knowledge of clinical automated data reporting tools, with the ability to use Crystal reports, or others, to design and distribute information from multiple data sources to customers.

Business Analyst Qualifications 
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Computer Science, mathematics, or a related field.
3 years in an analytical role and working with multiple data systems with advanced reporting requirements.
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strength and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusion or approached to problems.
Ability to analyze information, evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Demonstrated project management skills.
Working knowledge of desktop software applications (e.g., MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Internet, Email).
Demonstrable working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, word processing and desktop publishing software.

Preferred:
Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Experience in a health care environment.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Business Analyst
Our client is looking for a Business Analyst III to join their team in Vancouver, WA. The position will work within their Transmission Engineering & Technical Services (TE) organization on the Internal Operations (TEB) team. This position will provide support for projects under the Transmission Engineering and Technical Services Programs by providing recommendations to business stakeholders and facilitating the gathering and analysis of information using standard tools and approaches to: help clarify business operations, functions, perform gap analysis, document/map the current and future states, identify solution alternatives, evaluate the alternatives, and define processes.  This position will also assist the Internal Operations Manager in overall Transmission Engineering and Technical Services Business Process Management strategy, analysis, and development.

Up to 5% local travel to/from meetings is anticipated, a valid U.S. Driver’s License is required. 10% overtime is anticipated.

Business Analyst Responsibilities 
Facilitate large teams in problem solving and identifying improvement opportunities using industry methodologies (i.e. Kanban, GE Workout or like tools/models).
Perform organizational maturity analysis, assess gaps, and draft maturity roadmaps based on management goals and objectives. 
Provide analysis and support in the development / draft and recommendation of tools for organizational alignment, strategic content, alignment of capabilities and work, and a roadmap for success.  
Conduct background research and interview end-users, stakeholders and other interested internal parties (customers) to gather and understand customer / end-user requirements, which may include software solutions and/or business process, procedure or workflow development; present solution recommendations for management, executive, stakeholder consideration and approval.
Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), other analysts, specialists and teams to perform root cause analysis and lessons learned, as part of identifying opportunities to apply business or process improvement strategies.
Support the structure for, facilitate the planning of, and provide assistance with the development / draft, recommendation and implementation of management approved initiatives, studies, analyses, and projects supporting business and process analysis and continuous improvement efforts. 
Evaluate and assess business process change impacts and recommend appropriate change mitigation activities.
Plan, facilitate and conduct working sessions to analyze and document/map current state processes and value streams, and future state processes and value streams. 
Facilitate decision making to verify that key requirements of the future state are vetted and agreed to across the Transmission Engineering and Technical Services /Transmission Value Chain.
Evaluate and assess business process change impacts and recommend appropriate change mitigation activities. 
Perform all analytical tasks related to a project, including requirements definition, validation, management and supporting documentation (i.e. process flows, user stories, use cases) and related testing; assist management with implementation activities that contribute to system, process, and/or business improvements.
Provide background information, technical input, options and recommendations that facilitate decision-making and that will enable key requirements of improvement projects, project milestones and/or implemented solutions to be met.
As requested, perform appropriate testing of recommended and/or management-approved solutions, which may include creating / drafting and recommending new analytical tools or components, new or revised workflows, processes, standards, business-case criteria, and/or mitigation measures.
Facilitate the definition and documentation of business and functional requirements. Conduct user/stakeholder interviews and facilitate joint requirements sessions. 
Draft requirements documentation, review with user representatives, recommend priorities and obtain user signoff. Maintain the requirements documentation created and map it to specific delivery releases and schedules
Prepare use cases, process models and activity diagrams to support a project, coordinate efforts with business process activities when needed. Verify with user representatives that use cases and process models accurately portray specific business processes.
Collaborate with staff and user representatives to verify that all user requirements are accommodated. Participate in user/stakeholder review of program/project artifacts and obtain signoff.
Trace acceptance criteria to business and functional requirements and support the development of test plans.
Provide input to program/project managers on schedules and program/project plans with particular emphasis on analysis-related activities.
Collect and document detailed descriptions and specifications of user needs, business rules, functionality and steps required to develop or modify business solutions
Promote and maintain effective client and stakeholder relationships. Work with clients and stakeholders to understand and facilitate requirement changes including changes in scope.
Translate business requirements into definitions and solutions. Identify problems, research alternatives, prepare presentations, recommend and assist management with implementing solutions.
Collaborate with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze potential tradeoffs between usability and performance needs; work with appropriate manager / personnel to reconcile and determine acceptable “tradeoffs”.
Design/draft templates and tools to support the project management methodology, including creating, recommending and utilizing tools (such as MS Project, Access, SharePoint, etc.) to assist Project Managers (PMs) in tracking and reporting project progress / status, project milestones and deliverables, as well as metrics reporting.
Draft and recommend key project deliverable documents including: requirements, process diagrams, workflow maps, project plans, and change management plans.
Develop /draft approximate documentation to validate repeatability of processes, to facilitate training of new analytical tools and to support business continuity and knowledge transfer.
Work with appropriate manager / personnel to facilitate resolution of conflicting priorities and requirements, as well as conflicting team positions in order to build consensus among stakeholders and project team members.

Business Analyst Qualifications
A degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Accounting, Computer Science (or a closely related field) is preferred.
With an applicable Bachelor’s degree, 8 years of experience is required.
With an applicable Associates degree, 10 years of experience is required.
Without an applicable degree, 12 years of experience is required.
Experience should include direct work experience  as a change manager, business analyst, strategic business partner or equivalent. Business analysis experience should be progressively more technical in nature. 

Required Technical Skills & Experience 
5+ years experience applying methodology to process improvement and optimization efforts across multiple business units within a defined enterprise.
Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts.
Technical interview skills sufficient to facilitate group process design/requirements gathering sessions in a business environment.
Intermediate proficiency in Visio (flowcharts), MS Project, Access, and SharePoint. 

Preferred Skills & Experience 
Demonstrated experience with project and change management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle. 
Experience with the Prosci methodology for Change Management.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Business Systems Analyst 

You are curious.

You want to understand the WHY… the purpose.  You might be a fan of Simon Sinek.

You love the process of qualifying information and creating clear expectations.  

Our legal services client will be hiring a mid-level Business Systems Analyst for a 2 year Contract in Beaverton.

Critical skills include: solution-focused mindset, thick skin, ability to hear what people are trying to say even when they can’t explain themselves. 
This position will be responsible for the testing, analysis, documentation of all Print & Mail work running through Prepress. 

This individual will play a key role in supporting developers with translation from internal and external client needs to technical solutions and operational requirements.

Pay rate: $35.00/hr. W2

Business Systems Analyst Responsibilities
Create, deploy, maintain and support print Implementations and projects.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create innovative business solutions.
Provide print Creation and processing support for internal business clients.
Ensure that projects are consistently on-scope and on-time.
Draft effective documentation of procedures for training and reference purposes.
Implement standard processes for formatting and converting non-electronic information and data into print and customer output data. 
Monitor task transitions and procedural flow within the group from creation to delivery. 

***Curious about this job? Tell us why you love being an Analyst!***

Business Systems Analyst Qualifications
2 years of experience gathering, testing, and documenting requirements.
You geek out when creating reports and manipulating data within Microsoft Excel and Access.
Experience writing SQL queries.

Preferred
Experience with Sefas OpenPrint software suite preferred.
Entry level user in VBScript.
Strong data analysis and research skills.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.
 

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Business Systems Analyst 
You are curious.

You want to understand the WHY… the purpose.  You might be a fan of Simon Sinek.

You love the process of qualifying information and creating clear expectations.  

Our legal services client will be hiring a mid-level Business Systems Analyst for a 2 year Contract in Beaverton.

Critical skills include: solution-focused mindset, thick skin, ability to hear what people are trying to say even when they can’t explain themselves. 

This position will be responsible for the testing, analysis, documentation of all Print & Mail work running through Prepress. 

This individual will play a key role in supporting developers with translation from internal and external client needs to technical solutions and operational requirements.

Pay rate: $40.00-$45.00/hr. W2

Business Systems Analyst Responsibilities
Create, deploy, maintain and support print Implementations and projects.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create innovative business solutions.
Provide print Creation and processing support for internal business clients.
Ensure that projects are consistently on-scope and on-time.
Draft effective documentation of procedures for training and reference purposes.
Implement standard processes for formatting and converting non-electronic information and data into print and customer output data. 
Monitor task transitions and procedural flow within the group from creation to delivery. 

***Curious about this job? Tell us why you love being an Analyst!***

Business Systems Analyst Qualifications
2 years of experience gathering, testing, and documenting requirements.
You geek out when creating reports and manipulating data within Microsoft Excel and Access.
Experience writing SQL queries.

Preferred
Experience with Sefas OpenPrint software suite preferred.
Entry level user in VBScript.
Strong data analysis and research skills.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.
 

Business Systems Analyst
Under the general supervision of the Enterprise Applications Manger, the Business Systems Analyst analyzes, develops, implements, maintains and manages our client’s applications and data. This position also develops and delivers reports and supports users of data and systems.  

The Business Systems Analyst serves as an integral part of the IT Department and, as such, may be called upon to perform other IT duties in addition to those detailed here.

Business Systems Analyst Responsibilities 
Analyzes and documents how systems and databases are designed and how they currently function against business requirements.
Works proactively with the users and IT staff to identify business requirements and to architect and implement solutions.
Coordinates the activities of persons engaged in development projects.
Manages projects using a standard project management methodology.
Tests and deploys applications and changes. 
Designs, develops, tests, and deploys reports to meet user needs.
Fulfills data requests from users.
Maintains accurate documentation on applications, data structures, queries, and reports.
Performs proactive application administration and maintenance tasks to keep assigned applications functioning efficiently and effectively.
Responds to user issues and finds solutions to resolve issues.
Trains users and documents usage guidelines and procedures.
Performs all functions of the job in a safe manner.

Business Systems Analyst Qualifications
Minimum three years of previous experience as a business systems analyst or similar role.
Five years of IT experience.  
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from an accredited college or university; or equivalent education/experience in the information technology field- preferred. 
Demonstrated experience in systems, data and business analysis.
Strong customer service orientation.
Experience writing T-SQL queries in fulfilling user data requests.
Experience with SSRS and SSIS development.
Experience developing a data architecture.
Ability to accommodate various data quality considerations.
Experience providing software-related customer support and training to a non-technical user base.
Demonstrated ability to verbally, and in writing, communicate in a clear, concise and accurate manner.
Experience managing small to medium size projects.  
Demonstrated ability to excel in a collaborative team environment.
Ability to work off-hours and extended hours as needed to support IT processes and timelines.
Must be able to interact with a diverse workforce and be comfortable working in culturally diverse settings and groups.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Business Systems Analyst 

You are curious.

You want to understand the WHY… the purpose.  You might be a fan of Simon Sinek.

You love the process of qualifying information and creating clear expectations.  

Our legal services client will be hiring a mid-level Business Systems Analyst for a 2 year Contract in Beaverton.

Critical skills include: solution-focused mindset, thick skin, ability to hear what people are trying to say even when they can’t explain themselves. 

This position will be responsible for the testing, analysis, documentation of all Print & Mail work running through Prepress. 

This individual will play a key role in supporting developers with translation from internal and external client needs to technical solutions and operational requirements.

Pay rate: $35.00/hr. W2

Business Systems Analyst Responsibilities
Create, deploy, maintain and support print Implementations and projects.
Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create innovative business solutions.
Provide print Creation and processing support for internal business clients.
Ensure that projects are consistently on-scope and on-time.
Draft effective documentation of procedures for training and reference purposes.
Implement standard processes for formatting and converting non-electronic information and data into print and customer output data. 
Monitor task transitions and procedural flow within the group from creation to delivery. 

***Curious about this job? Tell us why you love being an Analyst!***

Business Systems Analyst Qualifications
2 years of experience gathering, testing, and documenting requirements.
You geek out when creating reports and manipulating data within Microsoft Excel and Access.
Experience writing SQL queries.

Preferred
Experience with Sefas OpenPrint software suite preferred.
Entry level user in VBScript.
Strong data analysis and research skills.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.
 

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

C++ MFC Software Engineer
Our client will be hiring a C++ Software Engineer with MFC experience to join their established team in Canby, OR.

Responsibilities of the C++ MFC Software Engineer
Design, develop, test, debug, maintain, and document software components.
Adhere to coding standards for software development set forth by the organization.
Maintain and enhance existing software components and systems.
Prepare and participate in knowledge-sharing presentations.
Actively participate in a small, experienced, development team using agile development practices.
Daily Scrum meetings and planning meetings.

Qualifications of the C++ MFC Software Engineer
5+ years of experience developing C++ applications
Recent Windows programming with MFC.
Experience writing SQL code, stored procedures, complex queries.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Clojure Development Engineer
Our client is seeking a Clojure Development Engineer to join their team in Portland, OR. They are looking for engineers who can bring in fresh ideas from different areas, like distributed computing, scalability and storage, security, data analytics & visualization, UI design, and mobile. They need engineers to be versatile, demonstrate leadership qualities, and be eager to tackle new problems across the full-stack as we venture to make healthcare more accessible to all.

As a Software Development Engineer, you will be involved in requirements gathering, design and development of new features for the platform, handle scalability, and performance challenges. You will participate in a high-paced agile environment with deep focus on best software practices, cutting edge technologies, innovation, and code quality.

Clojure Development Engineer Qualifications
1+ year experience on Clojure or any functional programming (Scala, Elixir etc.).
2+ years of experience on strong development life cycle.

Preferred:
Clojure programming skills.
Strong experience with these technologies is preferred: Python, Java or Clojure, Scala, Docker, AWS (DynamoDB, S3, RedShift), database design, Git, Jenkins, Cucumber.
Competency in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
Experience in working with microservices and standard APIs.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.”

#VHDi 

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Cloud Application Developer
Our enterprise client is looking for a remote Cloud Application Developer to join a team that develops cloud based solutions using the targeted technologies outlined to help deliver the latest Cloud Computing services. 

Cloud Application Developer Qualifications 
Must have solid demonstrated hands on skills in the following technologies: NodeJS, JavaScript, Terraform, Python, scripting. 
Working experience on one or more of the following: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud. 
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field required.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Cloud Architect
Our client, a leading consulting and professional services company, is looking for a Cloud Architect to join their team in Portland, OR. In this role, you will provide customers with high-level assessments and guidance, strategic detailed plans, and technical implementations of demos, POCs, and solutions. You should be comfortable not only meeting with C-level decision-makers in large companies and discussing business problems, drivers, and best practices, but also translating those into technical projects and implementing the resulting solutions on-site with "hands on keyboard" (and the customer potentially present in a learning/teaching capacity).

Because of the broad range of technologies and capabilities that may be involved, you should be also able to recognize when to delegate to in-house specialists in specific areas and trusted partners. Our primary goal is to deliver solutions that optimize a customer's requirements and build ongoing and lasting relationships with our clients. The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and willingness to continuously learn existing and emerging technologies is also key.

Cloud Architect Responsibilities
Take direction and mentorship from Lead Solutions Architect.
Engage with customer resources to define the details of and implement solutions.
Assist in the design, architecture, and implementation of public and hybrid cloud solutions for our customers and their business and technical needs.
Build cloud templates, software architectures, configuration management systems, and other deliverables within customer environments.
Troubleshoot technical issues and drive escalations with multiple involved providers via their support channels, while keeping customer updated at all times.

***Not a perfect match, but pretty close and you’ve got the core skills? Tell us why you feel you're a good fit!***

Cloud Architect Qualifications
AWS or Azure experience in a technical production capacity (e.g. you should be able to create an S3 bucket or provision Blob Storage and demonstrate/explain related best-practices)
Experience working with customers collaboratively on a variety of projects across multiple disciplines.
Hands-on experience architecting, building, and running cloud-based applications (especially re-architecting for the cloud).
Strong working knowledge and use of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas), Platform-as-a-Service (Paas), and Software-as-a-Service (Saas) offerings.

Additional Skills Desired:

Certifications:
AWS certified solutions architect.
Azure solutions architect.
Other related certifications.

Cloud Architectures/Platforms:
Implementation, Usage, Use-Cases, and Trade-Offs.

Containers:
Mesos.
Kubernetes.
Docker suite.

Micro-services:
Spring boot.
Netflix OSS.

Cloud Implementations.

AWS:
Ec2 / EBS.
IAM.
Cloud formation.
Security groups.
VPCs.
auto-scaling.
ELBs / ALBs.
Cloud front.
S3 / Glacier.
Direct Connect.

Azure:
ARM templates.
SQL Server / pools.
Active Directory.
Resource Groups.
App Service.
Stack.
Express Route.

Configuration Management:
Installation, configuration, best-practices, module/cookbook/playbook authoring - puppet - chef - ansible

Languages:
Understanding of basic Object-Oriented principles and architecture and language-selection criteria: bash/shell, .NET, Python, Java, PowerShell.

 

Cloud Infrastructure Architect / Engineer
As the lead infrastructure engineer on our client’s growing startup team, you’ll be responsible for operations, infrastructure, security, and scalability for the company’s suite of learning technology. You’ll work with the engineering team to create processes and pipelines that support continuous integration and deployment. You’ll enable the entire team to be more experimental and take more risks because our infrastructure will be fault-tolerant, resilient, and secure.

You’ll work closely with the product team to make decisions driven by user research and successful outcomes. Your ability to prioritize and to communicate will be essential. Your ability to learn new skills and explore new technologies will enable you to lead the engineering team to deliver unprecedented learning experiences to all. Like any great infrastructure role, you’ll be guided by principles and values, but every day’s work will be different. 

Cloud Infrastructure Architect / Engineer Responsibilities 
Managing and scaling our existing cloud infrastructure, primarily AWS with a few one-offs. Existing systems will have to scale to meet growing demand with minimal rework of applications.
Collaborate with developers to implement a containerization strategy for ongoing and future work. This will include implementing pipelines, managing Docker, and orchestrating containers.
Implement security improvements in infrastructure that enhance our security posture and raise our security technology to the level of being a competitive advantage.
Improve our monitoring systems and process to reduce occurrence, cost, and impact of production issues.
Manage infrastructure costs, and identify opportunities for cost savings, especially as we scale.
Anticipate technology developments that can help us scale and create and implement plans to help us take advantage of technologies as they achieve adoption.
Help grow our culture of learning and experimentation by teaching other team members about your technology choices and preferences, in informal settings as well as meetings.
Engage in code reviews and pair with developers to help ensure that new development is compatible with infrastructure strategy.
Assist with day-to-day support issues and be available to address escalations.

Cloud Infrastructure Architect / Engineer Qualifications
You’re experienced at building, operating, and scaling Amazon Web Services that serve hundreds of thousands of users, and have strong opinions about which services are best for given applications.
You’ve worked closely with software developers to create and operate continuous integration and delivery pipelines, using TravisCI, Circle, Jenkins, or similar services.
You enjoy automating all the things and have strong opinions about what should be automated and how it should be done.
You’re able to write a little code. You can write scripts and can read code in a few different languages.
You love implementing monitoring and alerting processes that help your whole team sleep better at night, knowing that most problems will be caught before causing outages.
You know that making important security choices is critical to protecting our students and our business and are familiar with vulnerabilities at all levels of the stack.
You’re not afraid to take risks that make our technology better, knowing that you’ve set up redundant systems and rollback processes that make it safe to experiment. You’re not afraid to fail and know that failure is essential to learning and growth.
You’ve done great work recently and have 2 or 3 string references who love to talk about how you’ve helped them.

Preferred: 
Agile management or Scrum experience (certification not needed).
You have experience with the Higher Education community.
You’ve shipped Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions.
You’ve run your own usability studies.
Experience with designing for digital and print media.
Experience with inclusive design.


About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Communications Manager
Our client is looking for a Communications Manager to join their team in Renton, WA. This position primarily supports the Information Services Communications Director. 

Communications Manager Responsibilities 
The Communications Manager's responsibilities may include (but are not limited to) writing communications summarizing key messages and actions for employees, based upon business initiatives, assisting in drafting and publishing online newsletter content and providing reporting on pageviews/users and other online engagement, and assisting with meeting and presentation production. 
This role is primarily focused on the internal communications needs of IT initiatives and projects within the Information Services organization, but the Communications Manager may also work closely with other stakeholders and partners in the enterprise to synthesize and clearly convey information emerging from Information Services to the broader organization. 
This position will help deepen meaningful employee connections to the organization-wide Mission and Values, as well as support tools to enhance the two-way dialogue between teams and leaders and teams. 
The Communications Manager may be involved with creating communications plans and messaging working across technology and business leaders to ensure that strategic and operations outcomes are met.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Communications Specialist
Our client is looking for a Communications Specialist to join their team. This position reports to the Communications Manager and supports the President and CEO.

Communications Specialist Responsibilities 
Ability to take direction and execute on complex tasks.
Represents the organization as a prime contact for executive-level communications.
Develops, writes and edits a variety of communications for the CEO.
Develops communication plans, strategies and tactics in partnership with CEO staff analysts and enterprise stakeholders that align with corporate strategy.
Drafts speeches and performs research/data gathering, working with subject matter experts both inside and outside of the company. Leads revision and version control for all written and oral communications.
Measures communication effectiveness with employees and adjusts messaging as needed.
Develops solutions to a variety of complex situations ranging from communicating business strategy to transition planning.
Ability to establish partnerships and relationships with executives, internal and external customers, stakeholders, peers, partners and direct reports.
Ability to promote collaboration between individuals and teams to meet company objectives.
Knowledge of effective interviewing techniques to extract both general and specific information, perspectives and viewpoints from interviewees.
Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization.
Proficient in PowerPoint, knowledge of presentation techniques (e.g., posture, speaker's relationship to audience, use of intonation and props, use of visual aids and pacing).
Identifies communication objectives, target audience and key messages.
Proficient in editing processes, practices, techniques, editing marks, reference materials and tools.

Communications Specialist Qualifications
6-9 years experience with Bachelor's degree or 4-7 years with Master's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing and/or Business.
Previous experience supporting executive level communications.
This position may include occasional travel.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Controller
Our dynamic and growing global manufacturing client has regional headquarters in Portland is seeking a hands on Controller to oversee reporting functions for their medical manufacturing divisions. This role reports to a talented and dynamic supervisor and offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. 

Responsibilities of the Controller
Manage monthly close processing for multiple ERP systems.
Data consolidation.
Variance reporting and analysis.
Journal entries and balance sheet review and approval.
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Oversee financial analysts.
Quarterly forecasting.
Monthly close analysis and reporting.
Oversee internal accounting controls.
Support operational and financial planning.
Ad hoc projects and analysis.

Controller Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
Strong multi location consolidations.
Advanced level proficiency in Budget/Forecast.
5 years of accounting and finance experience, with some supervisory or managerial experience; Multinational or manufacturing background preferred.
Knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting.
MS Office Suite experience, with intermediate skills in Excel and Word.
Experience working with Tier 1 ERP System.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and as part of a team.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Controller
We are working with a successful, local service company with a beautifully remodeled office in a dynamic and exciting industry. This is a hands-on Controller role and will have oversight of the work of supporting staff. This role will work directly with the CFO, providing various analysis, reporting, and budgeting, in addition to daily operational accounting duties.

Responsibilities of the Controller
Monthly and quarterly financial statements and reporting.
Prepare monthly budgets.
Manage tax and compliance.
Oversee financial analysis.
Manage payroll process.
Oversee accounts payable and receivable, billing and collections.
Continuous development and implementation of accounting, financial, and HR process improvements.

Controller Qualifications
Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
5+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience.
Audit background strongly preferred.
Knowledge of GAAP with technical hands-on knowledge of international practice.
MS Office Suite experience, with skills in Excel and Word.
Use of a Tier 1 ERP system.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Controller
Our dynamic and growing global manufacturing client has regional headquarters and is looking for a Controller to oversee reporting functions for their medical manufacturing divisions. This role will be working out of a beautiful facility and offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. 

Responsibilities of the Controller
Manage monthly close processing for multiple ERP systems.
Data consolidation.
Variance reporting and analysis.
Journal entries and balance sheet review and approval.
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Oversee financial analysts.
Quarterly forecasting.
Monthly close analysis and reporting.
Oversee internal accounting controls.
Support operational and financial planning.
Ad hoc projects and analysis.

Controller Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
5 years of accounting and finance experience, with some supervisory or managerial experience; Multinational or manufacturing background preferred.
Knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting.
MS Office Suite experience, with intermediate skills in Excel and Word.
ERP systems knowledge; SAP, Hyperion, and Epicor preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and as part of a team.
 

CRM Project Assistant
Our client is looking for a CRM Project Assistant to support the operations of their Project Tracking (PT) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. PT is used for tracking information about projects and measures completed by customers. CRM is used for tracking information about customers – both accounts (companies) and contacts (people) – and sites. The individual in this position will gather information, perform research, perform analysis, enter data into necessary fields, and apply business rules to clean up data in PT and CRM.

CRM Project Assistant Responsibilities 
Work to clean up accounts, contacts and sites in CRM, including:
Reconcile duplicates, including confirming that site data for sites marked as duplicates has been transferred correctly.
For accounts and sites, create parent-child relationships.
Create connections between accounts, contacts, and sites.
Create sites (if necessary) to assist in creating connections.
Update account operating names to capture information previously captured in DBA field.
Assign site types, site markets, site names, site attributes, and other site data as needed (including government properties, manufactured homes, over 1 aMW, and self-direct certified).
Clean up project phases in PT.
Clean up sort order for measure and project attributes in PT.
Assist with special projects and duties, as requested, which may include:
Work collaboratively to assist in verification and quality control of business customers by legislative district.
Pull signed forms for customers identified as “opt-outs” – i.e., those for whom the utilities do not provide energy consumption data.
Review process and system documentation, as needed, to ensure they are accurate and up to date. 
Utilize SQL Server Management Studio to further assist in research of sites and their respective customers.
Utilize Microsoft Excel to analyze and visualize data in an accessible format.
Attend Operations Analyst and Business Systems Prioritization Team meetings, as needed, to present findings and gather input and feedback.
Perform all functions of the job in a safe and conscientious manner.

CRM Project Assistant Qualifications
Two years’ experience in business/program administration or customer service.
Demonstrated experience providing administrative support to a business group.
Proficient in data entry and general computer use, including MS Office software.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including the use of advanced Excel functions for data analysis.
Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and other software applications is strongly preferred.
Experience creating, maintaining and running reports.
Excellent attention to detail.
Customer service orientation and strong verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated experience providing administrative support to a business group.
Proficient in SQL Server Management Studio software application.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Crystal Reports Developer
Our client is looking for a Crystal Reports Developer to join their team in Portland, OR. Their Clinical Services (ICS) Division has used Crystal Reports for many years to meet business needs. The reporting environment is diverse with a complex business intelligence environment. Requests come to a centralized team to create reports as needed. There are also many reports that are regularly run on locally and manually distributed. Other reports are on a Crystal Server hosted by a third party.

Crystal Reports Developer Responsibilities
Augment existing team which has been short staffed for a long time. 
Catch up on existing work and collaboratively work to relieve existing pain points for the team. 
Follow existing processes for report generation and delivery. 
Troubleshoot and resolve problems with existing reporting products. 
Create and modify reports as needed. 
Work to automate existing manual reports as engaging with customers to construct new reports as time allows.

Crystal Reports Developer Qualifications
Minimum of Four (4) years of writing reports for customers.
Minimum of Four (2) years SQL experience.
Minimum of (2) years of Crystal Report writing experience.
Crystal Reports Desktop.
SQL Queries and Stored Procedures (Microsoft SQL Server 2014).
Communication/Analysis skills: work directly with report requesters to meet their needs.
Experience with BI in a Healthcare setting or with EPIC/Clarity BI nice to have.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Data Analyst
Our client is looking for a Data Analyst to join their team in Renton, WA. This position supports the CSC scope of operations in managing system-wide contract related information, compliance, and financial analysis. In addition, this position supports data analytics for daily, monthly, and annual operating metrics and dashboards. 

This includes supporting negotiations and monitoring compliance for system-wide contracts, the analysis of contract utilization and proposal data, and formulating recommendations. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to analyze and comprehend large amounts of data, create basic to complex reports, charts, and graphs from various sources of information and effectively facilitate discussions with decision-making bodies. The incumbent will leverage data mining tools and techniques to create and manage databases of data. This position will build reporting tools, including regular scheduled KPIs. This position will build and monitor a database of auto-generating reports. This position will use data analytics to decipher data trends and variances and create summary reports to leadership. 

This position will work closely with the Application, Engineering and Operating teams. 

Data Analyst Responsibilities 
Designs, prepares and delivers regular and ad hoc reports and analysis of key performance indicators. Requires data mining, organizing and analysis. \ 
Converts data into meaningful graphs and charts that provide insight into business operations and results.
Use data analytics to provide decision support to CSC leadership. Perform applied analytics. 
Ensuring reports are accurate, relevant and delivered on time. 
Ensures the accuracy, relevance and timeliness of all reports provided to OSCM management and clients. 
Ensures the data integrity of the reporting system and all reports and analytics. 
Evaluates the effectiveness of programs by using analytics to compare results with original proposals. 
Ensures the most effective method of delivery and presentation is used for communicating reports, graphs and charts. 
Streamlines the implementation process of report updates, fixes and enhancements. 
Develops and maintains clear, complete, concise and transferable documentation for support of reports. 
Communicates and documents issues effectively including business impact and possible resolutions. 
Escalates issues proactively, using sound judgment to determine the need for escalation. 
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve business results and/or to alert business units of trends or anomalies. Maintains confidentiality of all patient demographic, medical, and financial information. 
Maintains confidentiality of all information as appropriate. 
Analyze data related to system-wide proposals and contracts. Review contract compliance and performance. 
Work with the functional leaders in the preparation and presentation of recommendations to department staff, regarding utilization trends, contract proposals and renewals, and opportunities for further program development. 
Compile information, prepare and distribute reports, including regular activity reports, contract proposal and utilization analyses, periodic summary reports, and special reports, as assigned. 
Design, analyze and share results of information surveys and contract proposals as assigned. Evaluate results, prepare and present cost analyses, and make recommendations. 
Manage on-going and automated reports. 
Strong Applications aptitude with ability to: Design reports, graphs, and tables in Excel. Build presentations in PowerPoint. Manage data in Access. Pull data using SQL. Link reports and data through SharePoint. 
Use and support Marketplace@Novation (or other applicable E-commerce purchasing and reporting tools). Maintain working knowledge of ECRI and Hyperion. Distribute information from these sources as needed.

Data Analyst Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration is required, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. 
Must have the ability to independently manage multiple projects simultaneously all with deadlines that must be adhered too. 
Demonstrated knowledge of Web Intelligence (Business Objects) preferred 
Proven proficiency at an advanced level in all MS Windows and Office applications, including Visio. 
Proven understanding of accounting principles, formula creation, and business mathematics and statistics.
Demonstrated excellent skills in research, analysis and problem solving. 
Proven deep skills in business analytics, trend analysis and financial reporting; particularly the ability to translate data into meaningful and actionable information. 
Proven outstanding attention to detail with a focus on quality. 
A track record in quickly acquiring a good understanding of the organization, its business imperatives and reporting needs. 
A track record in organizing and planning with a proven ability to effectively manage time, multi-task, and achieve results in a fast paced environment with competing business priorities. 
Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, taking the initiative to solve problems while using discretion to escalate issues as needed. 
Demonstrated excellent verbal, interpersonal communication and negotiation skills including stakeholder management and conflict resolution. 
Demonstrated customer focus with a track record in building and maintaining regular communication and feedback channels. 
Demonstrated basic understanding of supply chain management business practices and functions. 
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment in a positive and professional manner.
Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to adapt to changing work conditions. 
Ability to work effectively with diverse workforce. 
The position requires two years of analytics and reporting, or related work experience, preferably in a materials management, operations or group purchasing environment, which has demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills, or the equivalent. The position is responsible for planning efficient and accurate procedures, schedules, and systems to accomplish information and data base information management functions in support of the activities and programs of the department. 
The position requires skills necessary to present technical and financial information to both small and large groups representing clinical, technical and administrative leadership management. 


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Data Engineer
Our client is seeking a Data Engineer to join their team in Portland, OR. As a Data Engineer in Enterprise Information Management (EIM) team, you will be collaborating with Data and BI Engineers to deploy and operate enterprise data sets, standardize and build CI/CD processes. You are responsible for data and business intelligence design, development and testing of new capabilities/enhancements to existing solutions which meet the business needs in an Agile environment. You will be responsible for investigation, documentation, and remediation of production issues through incident management affecting enterprise data assets.

Within this role, you will be providing Tier 3 support for critical processes/job failures, enterprise data assets and systems across EIM including Azure, SAP, and BI platforms. With Tier 3 support comes the responsibility to be on call rotation 24x7. You will be working with fellow Data Engineers in an onsite-offshore environment. In addition to working closely with the EIM team, the Data Engineer will also coordinate frequently with several enterprise support organizations and internal end-users. Additionally, you are expected to have strong analytical, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities
Build and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines.
Implement automated solutions using scripting/programming languages in Azure environment.
Implement new and extending existing capabilities for automated backup and restore process of the data lake and data warehouse, automated database and ETL migrations and permissions, automated build and deploy, etc.
Utilize Agile practices for development and testing to existing solutions.
Participate in environment refresh and cutover activities for system integration testing and go live for major and minor releases.
Participate in an on-call rotation to support EIM production processes and systems.
Coordinate and resolve escalated support incidents from Tier 2 support.
Design, build, test and maintain existing data integrations, ETL processes and BI solutions within EIM environment consisting of Azure, SAP BW/HANA and BI Platforms.
Support existing reporting and visualizations solutions using Enterprise BI tools.
 
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Strong experience in PowerShell Scripting.
Experience with VSTS/Azure Data/GitHub/GitLab.
Comfortable with the basics of git and feature branch strategies.
Comfortable with CI/CD release pipeline concepts.
Experience working with Azure technologies – Azure Resource Manager, Graph API, ARM Templates, etc.
2+ years’ experience with programming languages (Python(preferred), C#, Scala, DAX, etc.)
Experience working with REST APIs and SDKs.
Experience with version control system or knowledge of basic version control concepts.
Familiarity with Ansible, Puppet or Chef configuration management tools.
2+ years’ experience in Windows system administration.
Experience developing and testing Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solutions.
Comfortable with SQL and query optimization for data platforms such as SQL Server, Azure SQL DW, etc.
Sound judgment and decision-making, and the appropriate sense of urgency and is a self-starter. 
Interested in learning new things, and motivated to learn and grow beyond basic job requirements.

Preferred
Experience with Docker/Containers.
Experience/Knowledge of information security.
Experience with SAP BW, SAP HANA.
Experience with Azure Data factory, Azure Data Lake and Azure SQL Data Warehouse, (Azure Databricks a plus).
Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Cognos, MicroStrategy, Azure Analysis Services, Tableau, PowerBi.
Experience in batch schedulers such as Autosys, Tidal (Cisco workload automation).

 

Data Warehouse Architect
The Data Warehouse Architect designs, develops and optimizes data warehouses with flexible and scalable data and ETL architecture to provide enterprise data services for business users and applications for reporting, analytics, and business intelligence.  This position is a key lead in the analysis, definition and development of a long-term data plan that will meet the analytical needs of the organization. 

Data Warehouse Architect Responsibilities 
Design and oversee development of ETL and other data movement systems related to data warehousing and analytics solutions.
Create logical and physical data models in support of data warehousing and analytics solution development.
Create and manage data warehouse and analytics architectures for use as reference and as input to solution development projects.
Create and manage architecture documentation and project artifacts such as data models, data dictionaries, ETL data maps, performance requirements, etc.
Create standards and conventions for data warehouse, analytics, and ETL systems. Lead governance and enforcement of standards.
Collaborate with database administration and other IS teams to ensure data warehouse and analytics solutions are operating according to defined SLAs.
Provide peer review and mentorship to technical staff at all levels, involving updates with significant business impact.
Participate in long-term data warehouse and dashboard architecture planning.
Other duties as assigned by management.
 
Essential Department and Organizational Functions:
Propose and implement process improvements.
Meet deadlines for completion of daily, weekly and monthly tasks.
Maintain agreed upon work schedule.
Demonstrate cooperation and teamwork.
Provide cross-training on specific job responsibilities.
Meet identified business goals that contribute to departmental goals.

Data Warehouse Architect Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 5 years of technical experience in Data and Information architecture design delivering large (multi-terabyte) EDW solutions integrating many heterogeneous data sources including experience with Microsoft SQL Server database and the related suite of products, especially Integration Services and Data Tools and experience with ETL Design, query performance tuning and process optimization skills. 
Hands on experience in data warehouse technical development with strong understanding of data management life-cycle in establishing end-to-end data warehousing, data management, and analytics architecture and business intelligence solutions. 
Experience in the healthcare industry preferred.
In depth understanding of data integration best practices, leading industry applications and features such as master data management, entity resolution, data quality assessment, metadata management, etc.
Expert knowledge of normalized and dimensional data modeling practices and implementation techniques and where they are best utilized. Understanding of the distinction between logical and physical data models, their audience and use.
Ability to create effective logical and physical data models from complex business data requirements. Able to gather data requirements through analysis of system data, analysis of business processes, and interviews with business subject matter experts.
Expert knowledge of data warehouse lifecycle. Ability to advise and inform IS leadership on best practices for data warehouse operation and management.
Knowledge of performance tuning to optimize load and query performance in data warehousing and analytics systems. Ability to analyze, diagnose, and recommend solutions for performance issues.
Expert knowledge of Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) systems and functional requirements. Ability to design high performance ETL systems with appropriate technology for a variety of source data formats such as flat file, XML, and JSON.
Proficiency with ERWin data modeling tool to create conceptual, logical, and physical data models. Able manage multiple versions of data models.
Expert proficiency with SQL, especially Microsoft T-SQL. Able to develop complex queries, tuned to optimize performance.
Proficiency designing and developing data profiling tools for exploration and analysis of source system data content, data quality, and business rules.
Expert proficiency developing ETL solutions for data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytics systems. Familiar with a variety of ETL tools and techniques.
Familiarity with health insurance business entities, relationships, and processes preferred.
Excellent customer service skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks.
Knowledge of the basic concepts of Managed Care.


Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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DevOps Engineer
Our client is looking for a DevOps Engineer who can realize our strategy for continuous integration, automated infrastructure, deployment, and monitoring. Work to migrate our existing infrastructure to that vision and support our project and product engineering teams in a wide range of varying deployments. Monitor our production systems for reliability and security issues, report and follow up on any issue detected. This role is located in Portland, OR, but also open to their office in New York, NY. 

Responsibilities of the DevOPs Engineer
Install, configure, maintain and automate Linux and serverless environments in different geographies via various configuration management and/or orchestration tools.
Enhance the continuous integration and deployment systems to support regular software releases.
Manage, monitor, and assist in troubleshooting production systems.
Evaluate, select, and deploy of new technologies and tools.
Work with project management and product engineering to determine the parameters and priorities for system deployments.
Work with product engineering to optimize overall system performance.
Perform system audits, document findings, and publish recommendations.
Follow best security practices for system administration, management, and deployment.
 
Qualifications of the DevOps Engineer
BS in science engineering or other technical discipline; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
5+ years related experience of Linux system admin experience.
Experience with CI/CD processes and methods.
Experience in automating large scale Linux environments utilizing one or more of the following: Ruby, Perl, Bash, or Python.
Experience with configuration management tools: Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Experience with infrastructure automation tools: CloudFormation or Terraform.
Expert-level understanding of virtualization and container (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes) technology.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS strongly preferred).
Excellent knowledge of software engineering best practices (e.g. Agile software development, test-driven development, unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, etc.
Experience with database infrastructure and access in a Distributed Cloud or containerized environments preferred.
Familiarity with git and the git rebase workflow.
Ability to work well with a distributed team.
Excellent written; presentation writing and verbal communication skills.
History of working in startups or other fast-paced environment.
 
Preferred
Experience with serverless architectures.
Experience with GraphQL.
Experience contributing meaningfully to one or more Open Source projects.
Experience working with time-series datasets.
Familiarity with Blockchain and Smart Contract concepts.
 

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Director of Finance
Our international manufacturing client has a unique product in a booming industry and is searching for a Director of Finance to oversee their financial operations. This is a national industry leader experiencing a great deal of success through acquisition, and organic growth. This role will require a good deal of travel. 

Responsibilities of the Director of Finance
Oversee strategic planning and reporting.
Develop, train, and mentor accounting team. 
Oversee management of finance function.
Lead technical accounting efforts.
Financial and operational analysis.
Monitor legal and risk advisory contracts.
Lead the continuous development and implementation of financial ERP system processes, improvements, controls, and best practice.
Manage key performance metrics for accounting and financial reporting.
Evaluate potential growth initiatives.
Long range strategic planning and development.

Director of Finance Qualifications 
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; active CPA and Big 4 background required.
10-15 years of progressively responsible public accounting experience, including experience in a managerial role.
Manufacturing background required.
Knowledge of GAAP and IFRS required.
Experience analyzing accounting and business trends and reporting those findings along with recommending improvements. 
Experience with foreign currency and commodity risk management required.
Strong understanding of risk management and internal controls.
MS Office Suite experience, with advanced skills in Excel and Word.
ERP systems knowledge; Dynamics AX a plus.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong passion for financial planning and accounting analysis.
Self-motivated and driven.
 

Electrical Designer
Our client has an immediate opening for an Electrical Designer to join their dynamic, fast-paced team in Hillsboro, OR.

Electrical Designer Responsibilities
Electrical Design for the tool installation for a large semiconductor client.
Create electrical drawings to meet design and client needs.
Perform all appropriate calculations (e.g. distribution panel loading, short circuit, voltage drop, conduit & conductor size and cable tray fill) required for the electrical design packages.
Conduct field investigations of construction site and clean room environments to verify existing conditions and incorporate findings into design packages.
Manage and incorporate electronic redlines from the Electrical Engineer using established company workflows.
Coordinate with other design disciplines (Mechanical, Structural, Architectural) for design package needs.
Ensure quality control by complying with team Design and CAD standards.
Attend design review meetings, note all design comments, and pick up the resulting redlines.
Assist colleagues with CAD support.
Provide quality reviews of models and documents prepared by others to assure design and project standards are met.
Coordinate with document control personnel for review and transmission of design packages.

Electrical Designer Qualifications
Familiar with the International and Oregon Electric Codes.
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures in the design of Power Circuits and I&C systems.
Autodesk AutoCAD 2D (2015) required.
Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook Proficient.
Autodesk AutoCAD 3D/Revit/Inventor preferred.
EasyPower Proficient – Not required but is a plus.
Associates/Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred.
Electrical EIT or PE – not required, but a plus.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects with quick turn-around times.
Comfortable working independently as well as in an interactive design environment.
 

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.
 

Electrical Engineer
Our client is seeking an Electrical Engineer with 5-10 years’ experience in a consulting engineering environment. Applicants must be well versed in all aspects of electrical systems design. Experience in healthcare, hospitality, industrial, commercial, military, and high-rise projects is desired. The successful individual should be comfortable consulting to architectural practices and have a desire to work on a multi-discipline engineering team.

Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Registration as P.E. is preferred.
Must be able to obtain a security clearance from the U.S. Government.
Excellent written/verbal communication skills.
Must have a desire to grow into a project management role.

 

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Our client has an immediate opening for a Electro-Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Portland, OR. The Engineer will apply technical expertise in mechanical engineering, electronics, physics, and computer sciences in the design, modification, and operation of measurement systems and automated test equipment to generate valid data. 

Typical test data will be mechanical (force, pressure, vibration, etc.) or electrical (voltage, current, frequency) in nature from which design engineers, test technicians and other customers make manufacturing process, product design and/or testing process decisions. In addition, this role is highly interactive within the company and may require using engineering judgment to make recommendations to an internal audience regarding testing or design.
 
Responsibilities of the Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Assist with development of new measurement platforms including custom instrumentation.
Design and build data acquisition systems- develop and maintain data acquisition/analysis and test control software routines in LabView.
Design and build mechanical and/or electrical systems for use in automated performance or reliability testing of products. Experience in using Solidworks and AutoCAD Electrical for design work is preferred
Programs in C++ or Visual Basic.
Operate, maintain, and upgrade data acquisition systems for existing applications.
Assess measurement system & data integrity.
Determine specifications and validate performance of measurement systems.
Troubleshoot machine faults, errors and erroneous data outputs.
Data collection & analysis, including final reports with recommendations and alternatives.
Review reports submitted by technicians.
Identify test improvement opportunities.
Clearly defined and documented project requirements, timing and resources.
Cost estimates/cost targets, including capital requests and budgeting monitoring where necessary.
Conduct and participate in design reviews.
Perform corrective actions on existing measurement equipment, including electronic equipment.
Works with design engineers to develop new testing methods and processes and new instrumentation as required by product development projects.
Provide/arrange calibrations services.
Perform ergonomic & safety assessments.
Implement documentation requirements.
Maintain open communication through conversation and formal/informal documents.
Training recommendations for self and/or other team members.
Train lab staff in data acquisition systems.
Technical reports.
Technical articles (outside publications).
Technical presentations to Eng/Director/levels.
Record & track system problems.
Represent interests to OEMS & standards organizations.
Communicate department needs to organization.
 
Qualifications of the Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in physics, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering with demonstrated.
Experience in multiple engineering disciplines other than major degree area.
Three to five years of experience as a measurement engineer or similar role.
Experience with multi-channel data acquisition systems.
Experience with high speed and thermal photography.
Experience in mechanical design of test systems.
Electrical engineering experience preferred, but not required.
Project management experience.
Experience with a broad range of manufacturing processes.
 
Solve problems analytically; search out relevant information and determine importance.
Rapidly responds to changes in direction, priorities, and project requirements.
Contributes to an atmosphere that enhances productivity and collaboration across a global company.
Ensures that deadlines are met by managing lead time, equipment and resources.
Coaches internal customers on testing options and appropriate testing balance.
Anticipates the need of future resources and responds appropriately.
Effective written and oral communication skills; able to express oneself clearly and in technical and non-technical terms to varied audiences while receiving feedback.
Creative thinker.
Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn; seek out development activities to improve skills and increase knowledge; learn from other team members and own mistakes.
Take initiative, seek and act on opportunities to improve organization performance.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and data management software (SAP preferred).
Available to work on site as required by job. 
Eligible for occasional domestic and international travel.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.”
 

Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer IV
Our client has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer IV in our facility located in the Portland, Oregon area. 

They are looking for an energetic individual who will have a positive influence on the organization and the Test Operations team. This position plays an important role in the validation of all new products. This individual interacts with all aspects of the organization, including design, test, marketing, manufacturing, and procurement, to ensure they deliver quality products that meet customer requirements and acceptance.

 
Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer IV Responsibilities
Conduct test plans (DVP&R, cycle tests, durability tests) for functional systems testing.
Instrument and test new systems and components, both on and off vehicle.
Design/Develop required test apparatus and fixtures.
Identify and resolve development issues working closely with Design groups and suppliers.
Maintain accurate records for all system/component test input/outputs.
Troubleshoot field/service issues.
Maintain a list of work priorities and appropriately schedule people/resources to ensure on-time completion while providing guidance to technicians and mechanics.
Communicate both verbally and through written reports.

Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer IV Qualifications
BS/MS in Engineering with 5 year’s work experience in an engineering field.
Knowledge/skill in automotive, industrial equipment, materials handling, agricultural or similar vehicle technologies.
Knowledge/skill in drafting practices, CAD, engineering analysis, design layouts.
Highly motivated with solid leadership skills and ability to work with limited supervision.
Desire for ‘hands on’ work in a shop environment a must and ability to operate lift trucks.
Excels in innovative thinking, troubleshooting, problem solving, written and verbal communication skills.
Desire for ‘hands on’ work in a shop environment is a must.
Experience interpreting engineering drawings (components, weldments, hydraulic and electrical schematics).
 
Preferred
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Practical understanding of machining practices, manufacturing methods and tolerances.
Experience with Data acquisition systems such as SOMAT EDAQ, Vector CANalyzer including knowledge of CAN communication.
Practical understanding of machining practices, manufacturing methods and tolerances.
Experience in a product development environment.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.”


 

Engineer

Are you interested in working for a company that takes excellent care of their employees and treats everyone like family? If so check out our Engineer position in Salem, OR! Our client is a recognized leader in the equipment industry and they’ve been around for over 40 years handling customers with a wide range of services in 27 locations throughout the world. Come join a team that truly cares about their employees and offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a fun work environment. 

Engineer Responsibilities:
Responsible for overall execution of assigned projects, supporting activities for the project such as being the Engineering focal point for customer interface, project planning, interfacing with clients; contractors; engineering consultants; Engineers; Technicians and Service Personnel; Marketing; Accounting; Administration; Human Resources; Operations; Upper Management and other affected parties to ensure compliance with customer requirements and project goals, including meeting all engineering criteria for the scope of the work and all engineering obligations of the contract. 
Work to meet major milestone events and support activities required for customer contractual compliance. 
Develop, communicate and execute the plan within the organization to prepare and issue equipment application drawings and specifications.
Work to meet cost targets and budgets pertaining to assigned projects in conjunction with other Department Managers. 
Establish appropriate planning and controls to meet performance, budgets and schedules.
Monitor assigned projects to ensure compliance with customer requirements; summarize and communicate areas of potential impact to customer and contractual agreements; identify and communicate corrective action plans.
Identify and manage project risk and changes in project scope.
Focus on problem areas or opportunities for improvement and communicate same with recommended corrective actions to the appropriate parties.
Meet performance management metrics – on time delivery, schedule and budget adherence, change and risk management. 
Be prepared to present project status to management as required. 
Manage projects to be safe and environmentally compliant, conforming to applicable safety standards. In addition to possessing the technical skills relevant to construction hoist and tower crane applications, the Project Manager must demonstrate professional leadership and communication skills, maintaining an effective liaison with the customer and affected departments. 
Recommends and coordinates the activities required to effectively execute the project, leading Clients; Contractors; Engineering Consultants; Engineers and Technicians through equipment optimum configuration and tie-ins to structures; providing an economical and safe application for the construction industry.

Engineer Qualifications:
Must have a BS degree in civil/structural or mechanical discipline. 
Strong technical and analytical capability with proven problem solving and project management skills is required. 
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be enthusiastic about interacting on a global level. 
Experience in design and development related to heavy structural steel work and foundation designs for tower cranes. 
Must be capable of performing detailed structural analysis and design as well as have the ability to lead structural design analysis. 
Must have knowledge of foundations including experience with spread footings, piles, caisson and rock anchors. 
Technical Skills: Required: Must possess 1 to 3 years engineering experience in the construction hoist and tower crane industry and/or other heavy lifting equipment industry fields. 
Well-developed leadership skills and the ability to work well with others at all levels of the organization. Must be competent in MS Office Suite including Word and Excel. 
Competent with structural analysis and design software such as STAAD, GT Strudl, Multiframe and PCA Mats, as well as other software including MathCAD, Filemaker, Microstation and EIT a plus. 
These examples are not meant to be all-inclusive and management reserves the right to change, add or delete tasks within this job description in order to meet the needs of the operation or department. Employees are expected to maintain a clear and orderly workspace, assist co-workers whenever possible and work overtime when necessary. 

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.


 

Engineering Supervisor-Facilities
Our client is an exceptional global manufacturing company located in Portland, Oregon. We are recruiting for an Engineering Supervisor to lead and manage the facility service department and support administrative tasks to the electrical department. The person in this role will have excellent organizational skills, be proficient with collaborating cross-functionally, have experience with lean manufacturing and change management, and be highly skilled in applying engineering principles, practices theories and technologies related to manufacturing and administration facility. 
 
Responsibilities of the Engineering Supervisor-Facilities
Leads and manages facility service department and supports administrative tasks to electrical department. 
Ensures safe work environment and supports plant safety program.
Provides facility engineering support to plant and administration for all building and campus related activities according to regulatory requirements.
Oversees the facility maintenance management activities for campus grounds, plant and administration buildings. 
Prepares, negotiates and administers contracts with vendors for specialized facility building maintenance activities, remodeling, adding and removing equipment.
Provides resource estimates for performing facility maintenance tasks and risk analysis for deferring or delaying maintenance tasks.
Manages facility predictive and preventive planned maintenance program with the goal of continuously reducing unplanned machine downtime and maintenance cost.
Oversees facility projects insuring on time delivery and budget compliance.
Monitors operating loads and capacity constraints for building systems (compressed air, HVAC, water, electricity, etc.), identifying waste reduction opportunities.
Identifies, implements and supports key cost savings initiatives and process improvements related to spare parts, consumable supplies, tools and energy use.
Schedules and oversees external vendors support when needed.
Monitors the upkeep of tools and equipment used in department.
Manages staffing and hiring process; makes recommendations as needed.
Continuously builds a high-performance team through one-on-one meetings, training and development opportunities, performance appraisals and succession planning.
Controls department budgets and continuously reviews opportunities for cost savings.
Analyzes equipment and maintenance data to prepare reports to drive improvement.
Manages Facilities Technician training and certification program.
Organizes and leads projects using project management methodology.
Leads daily DMS and other team meetings, continuously aligning team to goals and objectives in the plant and company.
Conducts team member one-on-one and administers performance appraisals.
Maintains open communication through conversation.
Manages, reviews and updates process and procedural documents.

Qualifications of the Engineering Supervisor-Facilities
BS in Engineering or equivalent discipline.
10+ years Facility maintenance experience.
Full understanding of TPM strategies and concepts.
3+ years supervisory experience required.
Working knowledge of SAP (preferred), CMMS or similar ERP.
Customer service experience (preferred).
Highly skilled in applying engineering principles, practices, theories and technologies related to manufacturing and administration facility.
Demonstrated ability to apply principles within projects that require calculations to define or determine a solution. This includes ability to identify alternative methods to check and verify solutions.
Knowledge of structural properties, water systems, hydraulics, heat transfer and fluid piping desired.
Able to read facility diagrams and blue prints.
Proficient using data collection and analysis to identify improvement opportunities with energy use, machine reliability and performance.
Demonstrated ability to apply project management skills, develop departmental budgets, preparing negotiating and administering contracts for specialized facilities work.
Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate, manage and prioritize workflow ensuring accurate and timely completion of work.
High energy and activity-based behavior with demonstrated ability to achieve desired results or outcome.
Ability to translate specific goals into action and follow through to achieve goals.
Demonstrated effectiveness as a collaborative team leader; excellent interpersonal skills; active and respectful listener who can foster teamwork.

Enterprise Software Architect

Our client is seeking an Enterprise Software Architect to join their dynamic team in Portland, OR. In this critical leadership role in the Technology organization, reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will be the leading force in defining, delivering, operating, and evolving the architecture and future technology choices for our client’s entire portfolio. Our organization covers all aspects of quantitative, qualitative research, Analytics, integration and extensibility. You will directly influence our engineering, practices and systems choices to take us into the next generation of Research tool. This work will significantly impact the growth and effectiveness of their engineering organization.

Enterprise Software Architect Responsibilities:
Defining a scalable service-oriented architectural vision for the product portfolio.
Build an architecture center of excellence group with representation from all product team and define an architecture implementation roadmap.
Translation of complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design.
Responsible for the over-all systems architecture, scalability, reliability, performance and automated testing designs.
Propose frameworks, technologies and standards for development and implementation.
Should be able to conceptualize and come up with multiple architectural approaches to specific problems aligned with architectural vision.
Closely work with Product Management to understand business requirements and engineering to determine performance requirement to translate them in the best product architecture choices.
Identifying how we bring Data, analytics, machine learning and AI technologies into our platform stack.
Teaching good architectural design to technical leaders and engineering teams.
Educating the company senior leadership on technology investments, benefits and impacts.
Advising customer and sales leadership on product capabilities to meet our largest most demanding customers.

Enterprise Software Architect Qualifications:
Bachelors / Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field in a reputed institution.
15 years of professional experience in software development with most of them from a software product company.
Proficient in Architecture, Design & Development.
Expert knowledge of Software Engineering best practices, Software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Proficient in Open source technologies, Private and Public cloud technologies with a focus on GCP and AWS.
Fluent in both Windows and Unix development technology stacks and frameworks.
Experienced mentoring technical leaders and Engineering team.

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Facilities Security Officer 
Our client is looking for a Facilities Security Officer to join their team in Portland, OR. This position ensures that management and employees are in compliance with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies, client contracts, and company policies. The FSO will handle processing of personnel clearances, employee briefings, visit requests, providing a wide variety of duties in the administration of National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and other government security regulations. The Facility Security Officer manages all aspects of the Department of Defense Facility Clearance Program and other compliance programs as requested. 

Facilities Security Officer Responsibilities 
Serves as primary point of contact and liaison with U.S. government agencies and Defense Security Services for specified activities. 
Ensures compliance with NISPOM and all security protocols required by customers or contracts and keeps abreast of ever-changing security regulations.
Facilitates the successful preparation and completion of annual inspections to ensure compliance with government standards.
Facilitates the Department of Defense Facility Clearance Program and all aspects of the personnel security clearance process via JPAS, including security prescreen interviews, SF86 form submissions, annual refresher briefings, annual security audit, initiation of the security clearance process for employees through E-QIP, managing reinstatements, in-process, and out-process, etc. through JPAS.
Monitors and identifies changes of security regulations and informs management about changes.
Ensures that all requisite reporting, assessments, inspections and audits are conducted in a timely manner and all necessary documentation and files are adequately maintained.
Collaborates with other departments (Human Resources, IT, Program Management) to direct or establish appropriate policies or processes and address compliance issues for investigation and resolution.
Assists management in DFARS and NIST 800-171 compliance including being proactive in drafting policies and procedures regarding IT security requirements and scheduling of regular audits to verify compliance.
Represents the company to external agencies (regulatory, DOD) to ensure effective management of compliance and reporting requirements to maintain a Secret Level Facility clearance.
Assists contract proposal staff in all aspects involving security requirements.
Provides assistance to IT as requested including support for specific systems such as MAS200 and related creation and preparation of management reports from system information.
Assists the CEO in a wide range of compliance related activities, particularly with respect to government and third-party reporting systems such as, but not limited to, SAM, EXOSTAR and many others.
Manages and delivers corporate security training for employees, contractors.
Other duties as assigned. 

Facilities Security Officer Qualifications.
4+ years of experience as a Facility Security Officer (FSO) or assistant FSO.
Knowledge of NISPOM 5200.22-M.
Knowledge of NISP databases, including JPAS, E-QIP, ACCS, e-FCL, and ISFD.
Ability to interpret and communicate established corporate and facility security policies and procedures to employees.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Active Secret clearance.
Bachelor’s Degree.
Excellent interpersonal skills to include working with clients, employees, management, and peer security professionals at external agencies a must.
Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, time management and problem-solving skills.
Strong computer and database application skills and proficiency with spreadsheets (Excel, Power Point, Word).
Able to work in a fast-paced environment, able to multi-task, comfortable working in team.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail is a must.
Must be able to self-organize workloads and manage all deadlines.


About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Financial Analyst
We are looking for a financial analyst to join a talented but small FP&A team in Vancouver. This is a successful private company with a long history in our marketplace. This role will lead the continuous development and implementation of financial policy, best practice, and process improvements.

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
Provide strategic and financial insight for leadership and stakeholders.
Financial planning, analysis, and reporting.
Financial modeling of P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow.
Business case development.
Weekly and monthly operational reporting.
Monthly benchmark, variance and ROI analysis
Ad hoc analysis and reporting as requested.

Financial Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred.
1-3 years of financial planning and analysis experience.
Knowledge of GAAP.
MS Office Suite experience, with advanced skills in Excel and Word.
ERP systems knowledge
Intermediate to advanced Hyperion required.
Knowledge of CPM tools preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and as part of a team.

Financial Analyst
Our international high technology manufacturing client is looking for a highly motivated Financial Analyst to partner with their Portland management teams in support of financial planning, budgeting, modeling, and analysis, as well as best practices. This role will work with people from all levels of the organization to research and develop KPIs for the company. This is a great opportunity for professional growth and will report directly to the Director of FP&A. This is a fun team that values developing strong relationships among the group.

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
Expense, assets, and capital investments planning, reporting, and analysis.
Prepare actuals forecasting and analysis.
Manage general and administrative expenses.
Provide input for buying decisions.
Perform ROI and NPV analysis.
Financial modeling, reporting, and statement analysis.
Prepare annual budgets.
Revenue and cash flow forecasting.
Identify key financial and operational issues.
Continuous development and implementation of budgeting, operational, financial analysis, and forecasting process improvements and tools.
Ad hoc projects and duties as assigned.

Financial Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Finance required; MBA preferred.
3 years of financial analysis experience.
Knowledge of cost and project accounting.
Project management experience.
MS Office Suite experience, with skills in Excel and Word.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 

Financial Analyst
A large local company has an immediate need for a Financial Analyst to support tax reporting for their accounting and finance team. This is an opportunity to get your foot in the door with a company that love to promote from within. 

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
Serve as subject matter expert for tax related inquiries.
Taxation structure analysis.
Calculate taxability rates.
Ensure compliance of internal controls for tax reporting.
Tax research and documentation.
Reconcile tax reporting issues.
Support the continuous development and implementation of tax reporting policy, best practice, and process improvements.
Foster business relationships.

Financial Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business; equivalent education and experience.
2-4 years of accounting and tax experience.
1-2 years of tax research experience.

Financial Analyst
Our Portland transportation client is looking for a Financial Analyst to support vendor invoice and payment processing. This role is a great opportunity at a company with an excellent longstanding reputation and culture.

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
Prepare and code invoices.
High volume invoice processing.
Verify and research invoice data.
Invoice and account reconciliations.
Respond to invoice inquiries.
Other duties as assigned.

Financial Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent education and experience required.
2-6 years of financial analysis experience.
Knowledge of GAAP.
MS Office Suite experience, with intermediate skills in Excel, SharePoint, and Word.
ERP systems knowledge.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to interact at all levels of the organization.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide. Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

Financial Analyst
Our construction client is looking for a driven Financial Analyst to join their team. This role will be supporting accounting and finance functions in a highly driven environment.

Responsibilities of the Financial Analyst
Develop Excel tools for accounting accuracy.
Support the continuous development and implementation of accounting and finance policy, best practice, and process improvements.
Assist with annual budgeting.
Data and financial modeling.
Develop modeling tools.
Assist with AP/AR.
Support payroll processing.
Month end closing.
Support software implementations.
Ad hoc analysis.

Financial Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred.
2 years of financial analysis experience or equivalent education and experience.
MS Office Suite experience, with advanced Excel.
Experience with financial tools.
Organized multitasker with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Can work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
 

Fire Protection Engineer
Our client is seeking a Fire Protection Engineer with 2 to 5 years of experience to join their growing fire protection team! The successful individual will have professional experience in providing consulting to clients in various aspects of fire protection engineering. Technical skills will include, but not limited to: automatic suppression system design and analysis; fire detection, alarm and communication system design and analysis; fire and life safety code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant rated construction analysis; smoke control design and special inspections; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering or Fire Sciences.
NICET level III / IV, EIT, or P.E.
Two to five years of experience in the fire protection engineering/consulting profession.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentations to external clients.

Desired Skills and Duties
Possess intermediate level computer skills necessary for daily activities, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, simple graphics, CONTAM, fire dynamic simulation, and a working knowledge of computer aided drafting.
Manage day-to-day contacts with internal and external clients utilizing experience and technology to meet expectations.
Attend and participate in local and national professional organizations, such as SFPE and NFPA.
Perform building and fire code analysis and code interpretations.
Develop engineering judgements for code alternatives.
Provide peer reviews of colleagues work product.
Have or be developing an “area of expertise” within fire protection engineering.
Design new fire protection systems including suppression systems, fire detection, alarm and communication systems. Perform analysis of existing fire protection systems.
Possess project management skills for managing internal projects as well as external client needs.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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Fire Protection Engineer
Our client’s Los Angeles office is growing and they are looking for a Fire Protection Engineer with five (5) years of experience who is passionate about his or her craft and looking for an environment that promotes professional growth.

The successful individual will have professional experience in providing consulting to clients in various aspects of fire protection engineering. Technical skills will include, but not limited to: automatic suppression system design and analysis; fire detection, alarm and communication system design and analysis; fire and life safety code analysis; egress analysis; fire resistant rated construction analysis; smoke control design and special inspections; as well as general fire protection and life safety concepts.

Fire Protection Engineer Qualifications 
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from accredited college or university in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Sciences, or related engineering field.
NICET level III / IV, EIT, or P.E.
Minimum five (5) years of experience in the fire protection engineering/consulting profession.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including oral presentations to external clients.
Ability to work on a high-functioning team.


About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

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***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Forms Developer
Our client is seeking a Forms Developer to join their team in Beaverton, OR. This person is comfortable with InDesign, Photoshop, and general principles of typography. This person will be enthusiastic, patient, detail oriented, and open to working with systems and processes that are highly regimented to ensure quality is on-point. The selected candidate will need to be comfortable both working collaboratively with team members as well as working independently for extended periods of time.

Responsibilities of the Forms Developer
Regularly develop documents, logos, signatures and other assets for the purposes of print.
Discuss client needs and requirements with various internal stakeholders and provide information, knowledge and expertise regarding prepress and print development processes.
Carefully maintain and manage version control and procedural procedures for the purposes of ensuring quality.
Analyze workload and communicate concerns, complexities, and bottlenecks to team members and stakeholders to ensure possible risks to the relevant timelines are understood as early as possible.

**If interested, please include a brief explanation of your experience with the qualifications below.** 

Qualifications  of the Forms Developer
2 years of academic or practical work experience in InDesign and Photoshop.
General working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat and Creative Cloud.
High level of comfort on the Windows platform.
High level of comfort with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.

Additional Qualifications
Any technical or development related experience is a plus. This can include:
SQL,
Python,
JavaScript.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Full Stack Engineer (Java 8, React.js)
Our Consulting client will be hiring a Full Stack Engineer with Java 8+ and React.js experience to join their team in Beaverton, OR.

Their Engineers don't just code, they know WHY you'd use one tool over another.

In this role, you will join a team of Engineers, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners to develop and grow systems that reach millions of consumers.

This is a values-based, family company, with leadership committed to empowering employees and providing an excellent work/life balance. People who thrive here want to learn the breadth and depth of technologies working on various projects.

Full Stack Engineer (Java 8, React.js) Qualifications
3+ years’ experience in microservice architecture, domain driven design, and RESTful APIs using Java 8+.
React experience needed. Angular 1 experience helpful for rewriting some Angular 1 to React.
Knowledgeable with version control systems (Git) and issue tracking tools (JIRA).

Preferred:
Experience with CD/CI and related tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, etc.).
eCommerce experience.
Proficient in Back-end.
Moving to Kubernetes.
AWS.
Spring Boot.

About VanderHouwen
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide. Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

GIS Developer
Our client will be hiring is a GIS Developer with ESRI experience to work directly with its federal government end client in Alexandria, VA.

The position will develop, maintain and support government enterprise geospatial database.

The position also manages complex data and supports loading of data into various locations, works independently to troubleshoot database issues and establishes sustainable protocol for database management, communicates highly technical information to non-technical government staff. Implements large scale databases changes under time sensitive requirements.

This position is contract specific and requires DoD Secret Clearance to comply with the government contract.

GIS Developer Responsibilities
Maintain established/classified ESRI database and ensures proper function.
Maintain Python code, troubleshoot scripts, minimal development from scratch.
Implements time sensitive large-scale database changes.
Troubleshooting database and system issues.
Supports various ESRI modules including ArcPY and JavaScript API. 
Perform bulk data loading and database export functions.
Strong knowledge of File Geodatabase environment.
Assist enterprise system end users with database technical issues and troubleshooting.

GIS Developer Qualifications
2 years of GIS database support experience.    
Scripting experience with SQL, Python, and JavaScript. 
Active DoD Secret Clearance. 
ArcSDE management/maintenance experience.
 

Preferred
BA/BS in Geography, GIS, Computer Science.
Ability to communicate highly technical information to client.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Federal govt agency experience.


About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

HRIS Analyst
Our client is seeking an HRIS Analyst to join their dynamic team in Portland, OR. The HRIS Analyst is the system administrator (super user) and responsible for configuration and maintenance of our client’s cloud based HCM (Ceridian Dayforce) system. This position serves as a technical point of contact responsible for access, upgrades, changes, testing, data integrity, process improvement, reporting, analytics and technical projects, while partnering with subject matter experts. 

HRIS Analyst Responsibilities
System Maintenance: Responsible for access, configuration, review, testing and implementation of upgrades and changes.
Collaborate with functional and subject matter experts to coordinate application of upgrades or changes to meet organization’s requirements. 

Production Support: Seek to understand all user’s needs and recommend process improvements, innovative solutions, policy changes and/or major variations from established practices.
Serve as a key liaison with third parties and other stakeholders.
Use project management skills in managing projects.
May provide overall project management for a given HR initiative.

Compliance: Ensure compliance with workplace laws, standards and government regulations in support with subject matter experts. 

Reporting and Analytics: Create, maintain and support a variety of reporting needs and analytics.
Assist in development of standard reports and dashboards for ongoing end user needs.
Help maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data. 

End User Support: As the Dayforce Superuser, responsible for knowing and leveraging support and resources provided by Ceridian to maximize use of the system. 
Ensure new users have access and information to learn and leverage the system.
Maintain awareness of current trends with a focus on product and service development, delivery and support, and applying key technologies.
Participate in user group meetings, conferences and/or community boards.
Provide analytical support in the development, implementation and administration of the cloud based HCM.
Act as a liaison between IT, end-users, and project team members, utilizing both HR process knowledge and HRIS system capabilities to ensure the system is meeting business needs.
Monitor system performance and identify any process improvement. Create test plans, execute testing on system changes, and communicate results to HR management and IT to ensure proper functionality is delivered.
Document and maintain HRIS procedures and user documentation.
Assist with the creation of training materials and communication plans.
Set the direction of data analysis, including predictive analysis, that supports decision making within the organization.
Maintain and create HR data tools, reports and dashboards.
Respond to HR data requests by gathering, analyzing and reporting data.
Eager to learn new functionality, enhancements, concepts and integrations.
Complete assigned projects or projects that evolve out of operational needs.
Assure that on-going or repetitive assignments are completed by agreed upon due dates and in accordance with established performance standards or expectations.
Assist and support other HR staff members, managers, supervisors and other employees in finding win-win solutions to HR problems and opportunities.
Actively promote cultural diversity and maintain respect for and sensitivity toward other cultures.
Actively promote and participate in Human Resource team building.
Assist in evaluation and development of the Human Resources Department.
Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
Support and serve as back up to the Human Resource Team.
Complete annual employee training requirements on a timely basis. 

HRIS Analyst Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, HR or a related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Three to five years of HRIS experience is required. 
Systems implementation experience.
Two years of project management experience SHRM Certified Professional or HRCI preferred.
Critical Evaluation, ability to work with and analyze data.
Understand how databases, systems and HR processes work.
Ability to consult with SMEs and End Users to solve needs
Attention to details
Strong operational knowledge of MS Office with a heavy emphasis on Excel.
Enter and retrieve data.
Prepare moderately complex reports.
Ability to commute to various sites and community locations as needed. 
Demonstrate strong interpersonal, organizational skills Influence, persuade or coach others into taking safe and effective courses of action Make decisions within the scope of the position.
Maintain confidentiality of information as appropriate Interpersonal: Excellent verbal and written communication skills Well-refined social and communication skills, a high degree of sensitivity.
Effectively engage with internal providers, external providers, and stakeholders.
Work independently as well as part of a team.
Demonstrate a work history of dependability.
Work accurately, efficiently, and effectively to control operating expenses.
Contribute to cost savings by identifying opportunities to improve methods, systems and procedures.
Understand, appreciate, and respect diversity and cultural differences Represent the company effectively in a variety of settings and with diverse communities.

Human Resources Consultant
Our Hillsboro tech client is growing rapidly and is looking for a Human Resources Consultant to join their team. This is a great opportunity to expand your career in a fast paced and challenging environment.

Responsibilities of the Human Resources Consultant
Support the employment application process and onboarding of employees.
Assist with a variety of recruiting functions.
Provide backup support to HR team as needed.
Respond to HR inquiries, both internally and externally.
Maintain personnel files and records.

Human Resources Consultant Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business.
5-7 years of human resources experience, with some managerial experience preferred.
Knowledge of HR compliance.
MS Office Suite experience, with intermediate skills in Excel.
ERP systems knowledge; ADP and DAX.

Identity & Access Management Specialist
The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Analyst administers user identity lifecycle to include the adds, deletes, and changes of business roles, entitlements, and permissions. This position works with application and data owners to ensure associates have the appropriate level of access and the required approvals are documented for a positive audit trail. 

Identity & Access Management Specialist Responsibilities 
Perform user account provisioning (the enterprise-wide configuration, deployment and management of multiple types of IT system resources, which are applied to monitor user and customer access rights and privacy while ensuring enterprise resource security) and de-provisioning (from and freeing up resources reserved by end users and their file transfer workflows. Rapid removal of access upon termination or end of contract is key to our organization) of business and enterprise applications, authentication sources, and data stores; ensuring access is appropriately approved by stakeholders; entitlements are accurately granted, modified, or revoked; and actions are auditable for regulatory compliance.
Prepare user compliance and validation reporting for process improvement, internal and external audits, and regulatory compliance.
Identify and correct potential permission violations across managed application and data stores.
Monitor request and ticket queues to ensure approved modifications are fulfilled in accordance with defined service level agreements.
Analyze audit findings and implement corrective actions.
Maintain knowledge of current security best practices and ability to work with the organization to implement measures to protect corporate identities, network, and data.
Demonstrates compliance with all regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities – knowledge may be gained through coursework and on-the-job training. Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
Follows all policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
Maintain a working knowledge of written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
May be asked to coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the corporate culture in all actions and words.
Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Identity & Access Management Specialist Qualifications
HS diploma/GED required.
Associate, vocational or technical degree in Information Systems preferred.
Certifications preferred: CIAM, CAMS, Security+, GSEC.
1-3 years of experience administering Identity lifecycle, application provisioning, Active Directory, data communications and security, system administration and compliance.
Experience managing Active Directory accounts and groups in a multi-domain and cloud environment.
Experience managing access to enterprise applications using the principle of least privilege.
Ability consistently follow detailed procedures and workflows without errors.
Possess excellent customer service and communication skills.
Proficient creating detailed procedures and how-to documentation.
Knowledge of internal audit concepts and regulatory requirements (e.g. SOX, GLBA, etc.).

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Information Architect 
If you're ready to innovate and lead in the Information Architecture space, join our client’s Enterprise Architecture organization! You will be part of an organization that is revolutionizing technology platforms and architecting a technology landscape that is simplified, modern, flexible and will ultimately enable our client on its journey to 2020 and beyond. 

The Information Architect will provide leadership in architectural planning and solution delivery across multiple domains/ solution areas, contributing to the future success of the business through innovations in technology. 

A person in this role will be responsible for leading opportunity identification and analysis, problem definition, and overseeing the development and deployment of advanced information and data design practices within the Enterprise Architecture organization. 

This role, along with engineering leaders within Data and Analytics will lead and contribute to the definition of an overarching data strategy and architecture that will align investments with the highest impact areas, while producing a suite of complementary models, tools, and technologies

The ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for all things data and analytics and a unique ability to provide strategic advantage for our client through innovative solutions. 

Information Architect Responsibilities
Build and implement the architecture strategy for enterprise information and data management.
Manage end-to-end data and integration design for all key business domains.
Partner with Application, Data and Analytics Engineering leadership to establish an information architectural plan across multiple solution areas.
Architect and design solutions for data quality, reliability and data governance. 
Own conceptual data models and align and review logical data models, API definitions and analytical data products for consistency and completeness.
Embrace and influence domain driven design and architecture principles of security, scale, uptime and reliability.
Partner with business and enterprise data leaders to provide technical advice on data governance, data quality and stewardship.
Guide and mentor engineering teams to raise collective technical expertise. 
Demonstrate a strong bias for architecture principles balanced with tactical timelines, cost and risks.
Contribute to architecture guiding principles, development standards, training and hiring.

Information Architect Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Business Information Management.
6+ years providing design leadership to technical, business & cross-functional teams.
8+ years in hands-on application, data, integration or analytics engineering.
Strong experience with Data Modeling in ERwin. 
Strong experience with Data Warehousing for analytics and reporting. 
Retail Industry knowledge.
Strong understanding of data and information architecture, including experience with Big Data, Relational databases, streaming and batch data processing.
Strong experience building end-to-end solutions with focus on data and integration.
A solid understanding and experience with data integration, data APIs and data warehousing, reporting and analytics platforms with a proven background in architecture and implementation of applications, integrating with OLTP and 3rd party systems.
Experience implementing data management solutions for non-technical data stewards and business owners.
Familiarity with leading enterprise cloud/virtual architectures like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Open Stack, JIE, etc.
Demonstrated track record of leading within complex organizations requiring strong influence management skills - ability to work cooperatively at all levels in matrix environment.
Exceptional collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills with ability to facilitate technology strategy, requirements and architecture conversations with all stakeholders (management, business users, and technology resources).

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

IT Process Improvement Manager
Our client is seeking an IT Process Improvement Manager to join their team in Portland, OR.

Responsibilities of the IT Process Improvement Manager
Lead operational excellence and process improvement initiatives in the data and technology teams to create a high performing organization. Plays a critical role in driving efficiencies through the use of data driven metrics. Responsible for designing and implementing cross functional process improvements throughout DTS.
Partner closely with division leaders to identify critical areas where there is a need to execute continuous improvement projects with alignment with our strategic objectives.
Provide leadership for Operational Excellence initiatives leveraging continuous improvement methodology, such as Lean or Six Sigma.
Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams to ensure project objectives are obtained.
Demonstrated problem solving skills, ability to analyze complex situations, learn quickly and synthesize corresponding solutions, options and action plans.
Define the methodology for prioritization of projects/initiatives.
Identify areas for operational and process improvements.
Drive improvements through the use of a consistent set of key metrics.
Ability to think analytically, apply analytical techniques and to provide in depth analysis and recommendations to management using critical thinking and sound judgement.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with all levels of leadership.
Drive divisional efficiency efforts such as Application Portfolio Management, corporate performance metrics, strategic planning or portfolio management.
Partner with talent development team to drive educational and training initiatives.
Partner with change management team to ensure effective communication and management of transitions.
Develop, implement, update, and maintain strategy and methodology for process excellence/continuous improvement.
Develops and maintains systems used to track and report on divisional business results, action items, and simultaneous divisional projects.

Qualifications of the IT Process Improvement Manager
Your professional experience and education will include:
Bachelors’ degree in in Business, Computer Science, Finance or related field and at least 8 years of experience in process improvement or portfolio management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
LEAN, Kaizen or Six Sigma certification is preferred.
Program/Project Management experience, and demonstrated experience facilitating Kaizen events/process improvement workshops).
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage team members including all facets of human capital management.
Demonstrated ability to adapt to a dynamic environment with changing requirements.
Experience managing initiatives involving multiple stakeholders, resource planning and budgeting/forecasting.
Ability to function in a rapidly changing environment and make decisions with limited information.
Excellent project management, interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to drive and implement ideas in a changing environment.
Excellent communications skills.
Ability to drive change through influence.
Ability to use data supported metrics to identify process improvement initiatives.

About the Job
VanderHouwen is seeking a full time Technical Recruiter with a strong background in IT to add to our experienced, successful staff. VanderHouwen focuses on long-term employment for our recruiters so you must be a highly motivated, dedicated and driven individual. We operate in a fast-paced, competitive market where a goal-oriented, team approach is essential to everyone's success.

If you are an experienced Technical Recruiter, who has the determination to be part of a successful team and make $$$, please submit your resume. WE ARE SEEKING PROVEN PERFORMERS!! Base Salary and Commission (NO CAP on commissions)!!

IT Recruiter Qualifications
3+ years of IT recruiting. 
Skilled in sourcing and screening resumes to identify qualified candidates along with coordinating in-house and customer interviews and negotiating pay rates.  
Skilled in creative sourcing through networking organizations, internet searches, referrals, and direct recruiting.
Ability to successfully promote candidates and to support our customer base.
Experience with active involvement in candidate hiring process.
Ability to maintain a strong relationship with your placed consultants.
Strong analytical and organizational skills.
Must be goal-oriented and a team player with excellent written and oral communication skills.  
Must have high integrity and put your values and reputation above all else.

What We Offer You
A highly competitive base salary.
Excellent commission/bonus plan based on personal goals.
Excellent opportunity to build a candidate base in a highly reputable firm with a solid history in the Pacific Northwest.
State-of-the-art computer systems and social media tools.
Excellent benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance and 401(k) plan.
Friendly, fun, and professional team environment.
Local candidates only please.
 

About VanderHouwen
Located along the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, VanderHouwen has been a premier staffing provider in the Pacific Northwest since 1987. VanderHouwen is skilled in delivering Information Technology, Engineering, and Finance placement services. We are committed to providing clients and professional staff outstanding service in a straightforward, ethical, personal, and responsive manner. Our personal approach to business and our reputation with our clients and candidates separates us from our competition.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Java Engineer
Our client is seeking a mid to senior-level Java Engineer with strong AWS services, Spring Boot, RESTFul API’s, and an Agile background. React is a highly desired!

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Jira/Confluence Administrator
Our client is seeking a Jira/Confluence Administrator tojoin their dynamic team in Hillsboro, OR. As a Jira/Confluence Administrator you will work with a fast-paced, dynamic team ensuring the tools related to agile development operate efficiently and effectively for the development teams. You will be part of the effort to establish and drive standards and procedures for tools. You will help to evangelize the existing tools and ensure teams are trained on the tools. You will help identify opportunities for new tool implementations and extensions and gather requirements for new tool intake. You will then help in the implementation of new tools and ensure the stakeholders are using them properly. You will help develop and maintain documentation detailing each tool and any associated training for the tools.

Jira/Confluence Administrator Responsibilities 
Create and maintain software upgrade procedures for Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.
Identify appropriate versions for software upgrades for both applications.
Perform scheduled upgrades.
Perform administrative tasks including new project creation, project workflow changes, user and group security changes, and the like.
Implement self-service and automation needs to streamline processes for the supported applications.
Respond to and resolve application and system related outages and problems.
Help enforce application best practices.
Work with the application intake team to identify software needs and requirements for development teams and implement any new software purchases.
Maintain and track licenses. 
Update and maintain documentation describing system statuses, best practice procedures, internal tools and software HowTos and the like. 

Jira/Confluence Administrator Qualifications
Direct administration experience with products including Jira, Bitbucket and Confluence. 
Integrating applications with Atlassian Crowd a big plus.
Integrating various Atlassian applications with other applications a big plus.
Linux administration experience.
Puppet or other CM tool experience a plus.
Cloud technologies including AWS tooling and infrastructure a plus.
Container technology understanding including Docker and Kubernetes a plus.
A clear understanding of continuous integration, continuous deployment/development, and Agile practices a must.

Benefits
Benefits are available to eligible VanderHouwen contractors and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

About VanderHouwen 
VanderHouwen is an award-winning, Women-Owned, WBENC certified professional staffing firm. Founded in 1987, VanderHouwen has been successfully placing experienced professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.  Our recruitment teams are highly specialized in either Technology and IT, Engineering, or Accounting and Finance career markets. Our recruiters value building meaningful, professional relationships with each candidate as well as developing honed knowledge of companies' staffing needs and workplaces. Partner with us to land your next exciting career.

VanderHouwen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. VanderHouwen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal civil rights laws.

***Not able to use 3rd Party Agencies***

Junior PHP Developer
Our client is a dynamically growing Portland-based company with global ambitions. They will be hiring a creative PHP Developer to join their growing Dev Team. You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development, from the initial specification, through to developing, testing, and launching. This position will report to the CEO.

Their products are directly intertwined with the salvage auto industry, which is a unique world of its own! They hope to find someone willing to pick up the reigns and refine the customer experience across various outlets -- with some creativity thrown in along the way.

Junior PHP Developer Responsibilities
Developing fast and elegant code, object-oriented PHP 7.1 modules using Symfony 3 framework, custom JavaScript, intricate SQL queries, and anything in between
Participate in design and code reviews
Possess a good understanding of usability and online shopping behavior
Understand requirements, implement solutions, and provide tools and documentation
Maintain and enhance existing development processes to measure and verify that code has acceptable performance and scalability
Deliver accurate estimates, provide regular feedback, and consistently meet project deadlines
Explain complex ideas and concepts to non-technical team members.
Strong technical knowledge of current LAMP based software, hardware, protocols, standards, and best practices.

***Does this position speak to what you're passionate about? Tell us about it! In a few sentences, let us know why you feel this could be a perfect match!***

Junior PHP Developer Qualifications
2+ years of PHP (5/6+) development experience.
Experience with Symfony framework.
Front end experience with Angular 2.
Preferred:
Strong object oriented programming skills.
Experience and understanding of REST API development and concepts.
Experience working in CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, SemanticUI).
Understanding of responsive design and development best practices.