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Subject:    [Mifos-developer] The Mifos team is hiring!
From:       "George Conard" <gconard () grameenfoundation ! org>
Date:       2006-12-07 0:01:07
Message-ID: 9DD845C1ED0D5D40B4B56DF5A4B1EB0E0114B39E () gfmail ! gfusa ! org
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Hi everyone - 
 
Grameen Foundation has an open position for a technical program manager
on the Mifos team based in Seattle. See the job description below or at
http://www.grameenfoundation.org/get_involved/career_opportunities/emplo
yment_opportunities/tpm_mifos/ and contact me directly if you have
questions, would like more information, or would like to apply...

Cheers,
-george
 
George Conard
Director, Mifos Initiative
Grameen Foundation
gconard@grameenfoundation.org 
Office: +1 206 325 6690 x213
US mobile: +1 206 778 7429
US fax: +1 206 984 4499

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Technical Program Manager 

The Grameen Foundation's Mifos Initiative is working to address key
information management challenges in the microfinance industry through
the development of an open source software platform for microfinance
practitioners. By making technology a key strength of microfinance, the
Mifos Initiative will have an enormous impact on the capacity of the
microfinance industry in our efforts to alleviate poverty around the
world.

We are looking for an experienced technical program manager to drive the
technical roadmap for the Mifos Initiative and to own the software
development infrastructure for the Mifos platform. This position is
critical to the success of Mifos and will ensure that both the
functionality and the underlying infrastructure for Mifos are rock
solid. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise, a passion
for delivering tangible, customer-focused results, and experience
working with open source software efforts.

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) for the Core Software Platform on
the Mifos Initiative is responsible for the technical roadmap and
architecture for core Mifos functional and infrastructure areas as well
as the software development technology infrastructure, including the
open source infrastructure. The Technical Program Manager will work very
closely with the software development lead for the Mifos initiative. The
TPM will drive key functional areas of the Mifos platform (such as
reporting) and be the driver of the overall technical roadmap and
architecture for the platform. In addition, the TPM defines and
implements process and technical improvements to the build and test
processes, manages the continuous integration, build, and other servers
for Mifos, and facilitates community discussion around the underlying
software development infrastructure. The TPM identifies key technical
issues and drives them to resolution.

This position is based in Seattle, WA.

Essential Job Functions: 	
*	Develop and maintain technical roadmap for the Mifos platform
*	Work with Mifos community to identify and drive technical
enhancements to key product areas including system security, reporting,
accounting integration, deployment tools, system administration tools,
etc.
*	Develop and execute strategies for release and upgrade
management and test and build processes for Mifos platform
*	Work closely with Mifos technical lead to drive overall
improvements to the software development infrastructure
*	Manage servers (test/demo, build, continuous integration, etc.)
and open source infrastructure for the Mifos Initiative
*	Identify enhancements to process and infrastructure that support
software development activities and implement appropriate solutions
*	Foster Mifos community discussions related to technology
platform


Required skills and experience:
*	At least 5 years technical program management experience
developing technology solutions
*	Demonstrated experience driving issues to resolution and
shipping products; passion for delivering tangible results; able to
juggle multiple priorities 
*	Experience driving technical architecture and strategy for
complex applications
*	Strong experience with Java-based application development tools
(including build, test, and continuous integration)
*	Experience with some or all of the following technologies
preferred: Tomcat or Jetty, mySQL, CruiseControl, Selenium, Ant,
Cobertura
*	Experience with release and upgrade management
*	Experience with open source software development, agile
development methodologies and test-driven development preferred projects
preferred; willingness to learn and utilize these methodologies required
*	Passion for the mission of Grameen Foundation and microfinance
*	Experience with financial systems a plus
*	Previous exposure to developing world and/or microfinance a plus
*	Engineering- or CS-related BA/BS or equivalent
*	Strong written and verbal communication skills
*	Ability and willingness to travel domestically and
internationally

To learn more about the Mifos Initiative, visit http://www.mifos.org and
http://mifos.sourceforge.net. 

To apply, send resume and cover letter to mifos@grameenfoundation.org.
No calls please.


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