Associate Applications Developer TDP Emerging Technologies (Atlanta GA)

Emerging Technology is an 18 month program focused on the development of college graduates into IT professionals. Program hires are placed on key strategic and transformational initiatives through assignments in a variety of areas including Cloud Services, API Realization, Legacy Transformation and Big Data. Program participants receive assignments in Project Management, Requirements Engineering, Application Development, Creative Designer, or Big Data roles.

Project Manager : Hosts meetings that consist of distributed and local team members. Manages projects from conception to final implementation. Aids with determining project scope and project objectives, conducts project analysis, and works to provide solutions to problems. Skills needed include:

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to determine project scope and objectives after obtaining client requirements

Strong management skills to control constraints such as scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risks

Knowledge of Agile methodology and SCRUM Framework beneficial

Requirements Engineer: Communicates with stakeholders to gather business requirements for the development staff. Aids in ensuring that the requested functionality is appropriately formulated, documented and maintained. Ensures requirements traceability is maintained throughout the project. Skills needed include:

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to translate business language into technical specifications

Requirements modeling and visualization tools such as iRise beneficial

Developer : Develops, implements, and maintains systems on multiple platforms. Activities include documentation, adherence to standards and communicating with IT groups. Skills may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Familiarity with software development processes and practices: at least one SDLC, Agile, unit testing and version control

Experience with a variety of platforms and frameworks: e.g., Linux, Windows, Java EE, jQuery, Android, and iOS

A combination of the following technical skills preferred: client/server, HTTP, Java, JavaScript, HTML, SQL, C, C++, UNIX, XML and Shell Scripts

Creative Designer : Designs the latest human-computer interfaces for applications with both the customer and mobility in mind. Activities include user research, wireframe modeling, interface design, and usability testing, translating detailed results into visual story lines. Skills needed include:

Knowledge of human factors

Aptitude for visual thinking

Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and PowerPoint preferred

Experience with Microsoft Expressions, Adobe Flex, Dreamweaver, and Visio beneficial

Big Data Scientist : Analyzes extensive data sets through innovative data analysis and visualization tools. Learn analysis practices and put into work to identify patterns and trends to examine data. Skills may include, but are not limited to:

Intellectual curiosity

Aptitude for large scale data analysis and problem solving

Ability to identify key insights from data

Experience with visualization tools such as D3 and Qlikview beneficial

Experience with Hadoop, Pig and/or MapReduce beneficial

General Emerging Technology Requirements

Bachelors degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) Information Systems or a related field

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills and the ability to interface with all levels of staff and leadership both internal and external to the project team

Self-starter with the ability to both work independently and with cross-functional teams, and to work effectively in multi-disciplinary environment

Results driven

3.2 GPA or above preferred

Veterans encouraged to apply

Employer will not sponsor applicants for an employment or work visa for this position.

Employee Benefits

Technical, Management/Leadership and Elective Training curriculum

Job assignments within Information Technology Organization

Professional Development, formal mentor program and peer/leadership support

Networking Opportunities: key executive leadership sessions, business area and industry

AT&T is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

Required Qualifications -

• Strong understanding of and experience with all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Desired Qualifications -

• Formal training or hands on experience in the following technical skills may be required:

o C

o C++

o Java

o Javascript

o Ruby

o Jboss

o Perl

o VXML

o XML

o UNIX

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field

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