Application Specialist - Aurora, Canada - JANA Corporation

JANA Corporation

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Aurora, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JANA has a progressive culture of personal and professional growth.

With a vested interest in each employee's professional growth and continuous improvement as an individual, JANA supports professional development, continuous education, industry participation and technical accreditations.

Other Perks that come with joining JANA's Team include:

Highenergy

Collaborative Environment:
JANA combines the energy of a start-up software organization with the discipline of a precision engineering firm.

Regular Social Events: Join the entire JANA Team for fun Social Events like our Weekly Kahoot and Social Club, Annual Birthday Bonspiel, Ice Cream Parties, Holiday events, Cinco de Mayoeven an Easter Egg Hunt
BestinClass Benefits: JANA offers all employees a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability coverage, as well as our great Wellness Benefit
Giving Back: JANA is dedicated to giving back to our community in various ways. Every year we hold an annual food drive for the Aurora Foodbank and have become one of their top contributors
JANA promotes a healthy worklife balance: Through our comprehensive vacation program, floater days, and a hybrid work environment (combination of inoffice and workfromhome), JANA employees are able to take time to rest and rejuvenate

Members of JANA's Delivery Pods, JANA's Application Specialists install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot JANA's software products based on client requirements and model calibration.

They will identify and analyze I.T. problems and needs for the clients and then develop appropriate solutions. Application Specialists will provide technical support, diagnosing problems, and dealing with software and installation issues.

With the ability to adapt their approach to their audience, the Application Specialist interacts with the customers as well as JANA Business Analyst, Quality Assurance and Project Management teams.

JANA's Application Specialists are responsible for supporting the customers with implementation management, best practices, and technical support, ensuring smooth ongoing functionality of JANA products in the customer environment.

The Application Specialist has strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills, along with excellent customer focus in order to effectively deal with JANA client systems and the implementation of JANA products.

Responsibilities

Installs, Configures and Tests JANA's software products based on client requirements and model calibration
Works with client IT departments to set up integrations between JANA's software products and client systems
Answers and resolves technical support queries troubleshoots and provides technical solutions related to software and installation errors
Diagnoses technical problems and recommends engineering solutions
Works with JANA's product and development teams to understand and plan for new feature deployments
Develops best practices and tools for technical leadership
Develops, implements, and administers databases and data collections
Creates workaround procedures when standard procedures have failed and ensures issues are resolved in a timely fashion
Supports business analyst to advise client on configuration and implementation options based on best practices

Required Skills & Experience

Undergraduate degree in a STEM field

years' experience in software implementation
years' experience in MS SQL Server or another RDBMS like Oracle, DB2, Teradata, etc.

Familiar with databases and networking, including experience installing client software
Handson ability to code in Python, JAVA, C#, or related languages
Pipeline operations or risk management knowledge an asset
Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and timemanagement
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Ability to work on tight deadlines
Must be able to travel in the US and Canada up to 10% of the time