Lift, Inc.

Lift, Inc. (http://www.lift-inc.org) is a national nonprofit corporation that hires, trains and places people with significant physical disabilities in high-level information technology jobs, such as programming and systems analysis. Other professional jobs are available. People are placed with one of Lift's corporate clients in yearlong contract positions. Lift is the employer for that time. At the end of the contract period, clients are invited to hire individuals full time, and they do so.

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Location: Washington, D.C., United States

Monday, May 28, 2007

FEATURED OPENINGS May-June 2007

Lift has exciting new opportunities, and more every day. If you have background in information technology, information management, marketing or finance, don’t wait to apply until you see your ideal job posted here, because this isn’t an exhaustive list. Here’s a sampling of today’s openings:

Technical Writers (San Jose, California & Westborough, Massachusetts)

Successful candidates will be skilled at creating clear technical information about software products, and have a conceptual understanding of programming languages and relational database systems. Applicants should have experience in designing and evaluating information, using mark-up languages such as HTML and XML, and creating topic-based information. Must be flexible, detail-oriented, and work well with local and remote teams. Bachelors level degree or equivalent experience.

Technical Consultants (Anywhere in U.S, Preference for D.C. Metropolitan area.)

Experienced professionals with design, development, and delivery experience. Should have skills in one or more of the brands in the IBM Software Portfolio, e.g. *Websphere (AppSrvr, Modeler/Monitor,MQ, MB,Portal, WPS); *DB2(CM,DM, RM,UDB); *Lotus (Domino, Notes, Quickplace, Sametime, Workflow); *Rational (RequisitePro,RAD,etc); *Tivoli (TAM/TIM, Config Mgr, OMEGAMON, Stg Mgr). Experience with Service Oriented Architecture framework a plus, as is background with federal customers. Security clearance required. Bachelors level degree or equivalent experience.

WebSphere Technical Support Specialist (Bentonville, Arkansas)

Deep technical diagnostic skills in IBM WebSphere MQ on Windows, Unix and z/OS preferred. The selected candidate will communicate directly with product support teams, communicate to all levels of management within the customer team, and expedite resolution of critical problems. A capability to apply best practices for problem prevention and proactive support activities is required. Bachelors level degree or equivalent experience.

Marketing Intelligence Consultant/Team Lead (New York Metropolitan Area)

The market intelligence consultant will act as a subject matter expert for a leading high technology firm. The selected candidate will understand critical business requirements, be able to provide fact-based advisory services, and be ready to lead teams and programs. The right candidate will thrive on interactions with senior executives and line management, and have superior communications, leadership, and negotiation skills. This is a great opportunity to engage in critical business initiatives covering an exciting range of strategic and execution issues. The ideal candidate will possess a minimum of a bachelors degree in marketing, business or a related discipline. High tech background preferred.

Applications Programmer/Web Developer (Northern New Jersey)

The successful applicant will have current skills in applications programming and web development, be a self-starter. Java and C++ required. Great assignment with a mid-sized IT firm.

SPA DBA (San Jose, California)

Service Process Architecture database administrator. Should have some background in mainframe-based database administration. Excellent opportunity for career growth.