Senior Technology Analyst Job in Chicago, Illinois US
Description
Senior Technology Analyst
SUMMARY
As a Digitas Technology Senior Analyst you’ll be part of a dynamic technical team creating some of the most innovative Internet-based solutions for Digitas’ fortune 500 clients. Leveraging your technical skills, you’ll be performing a wide range of tasks; creating and maintaining technical documentation; managing the quality assurance process, participating in brainstorming sessions and managing client expectations, vendor management to name a few. Additionally you’ll support the managers and engineers as projects move through their lifecycle.
QUALIFICATIONS
Job Experience
- 2-3- years of web programming, management, or comparable experience
- 1-2 years leading a technical and/or cross-functional team preferred
Education
- BA or BS, preferably in computer science, engineering, or science/technology-based discipline
- Project management certifications a plus
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Able to understand business and technical processes to enable technology solutions to support client’s business
- Able to be flexible and tolerate ambiguity while still operating effectively
- Knowledge of QA processes and conventions
- Knowledge of project management methodologies: Scrum and Waterfall as examples
- Able to effectively time manage tasks
- Able to identify and communicate project and team risks to senior team members and/or leadership
- Demonstrate leadership in providing effective team approaches and processes
- Ability to decompose larger efforts into tasks for delegation to other team members
RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential Job Functions
- Support, create and maintain functional, business and technical and other project-related documentation
- Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to overall technical direction of Technology
- Proactively identify and resolve technical issues
- Participate in the identification, evaluation and selection of 3rd party vendors whose services are required for the successful completion of a project
- Participate in the staffing process
- Partner with your technical lead to ensure high quality and timely development and delivery
- Support in ensuring proper utilization and billability of the Technology project team
- Work closely with the project team to determine daily project status
- Partner with QA to manage the overall quality assurance execution
- Participate in client discussions regarding status and provide technology insights and recommendations
- Ensure that Technology staff performance on projects meets Client, Department and Corporate Standards / Processes
About Digitas
Founded in 1980, Digitas-one of the world’s leading digital marketing and media companies-is at the forefront of the new digital age. As an independent global network within the Paris-based Publicis Groupe, the world’s fourth largest communications group, Digitas is the first global digital network with offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Serving global marketing clients, we create brand experiences in digital and direct channels that engage and excite their customers. Throughuser-generated content, branded entertainment, digital video production, and social media programs and more we tap into people’s passions and create loyal, motivated relationships.
Our people are at the top of their industry - inspiring innovation, creativity, activity and results. We're artists, analysts, technologists, writers, and producers. We're passionate, creative, thoughtful, and above all, we are committed to our clients, inspired by their customers, excited by change, and fueled by a passion for collaboration and bold invention.
For more information, visit www.digitas.com
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