Location: Po
URL: http://www.wk.com
General Position Summary
Wieden+Kennedy believes that each team member makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities outlined in a job description. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but not limit the employee or the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each team member will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors and to pursue individual career growth.
The Lead Technical Engineer drives and develops the technical architecture, technical client relationships and development life cycle of digital work. This position establishes standards and best practices for the digital group. This position is responsible for representing technology through all phases of a project and for ensuring that all technology deliverables are of the highest quality.
Major Responsibilities/Primary Functions
Has direct responsibility for application development and integrations overseeing a staff that includes programmer-analysts and designers (UEX)
Establishes and modifies procedures for defining development practices, documenting the overall architecture, and maintaining quality and accuracy in the development process; establishes methods for effective code review, site building and quality assurance. Ensures adoption of same by the team
Applies best practices for efficient and effective digital publishing and application development; looks for opportunities to streamline and fully utilize current and new technology solutions
Educates agency about new or innovative technologies available to meet business needs
Works closely with the digital manager and executive producers to ensure projects are delivered on time, to a strong level of quality and with expectations of high load tolerance and uptime; maintains an inclusive process that empowers entire digital team to contribute to final results
Identifies areas that require attention and works with the Digital Manager to ensure time and resources are dedicated to continually improving our situation and reducing areas of concern
Provides leadership and professional development of team members
Ensures accurate and updated documentation for the systems and software under the team’s control
Instills a culture of accountability and reliability among members of the team
Works with all groups in the digital department to solve the problems and accomplish the objectives of user communities in a timely fashion; effectively communicates the status of key initiatives and proactively manages customer expectations
Keeps the digital manager and executive producers fully informed on problems and progress; closes loops within and outside the department as problems are addressed and progress is made; works with vendors to achieve results
Stays current on relevant technology and conducts necessary research and development testing to assess emerging technology options.
Stays on top of digital systems and applications issues and helps pursue resolution. In crisis, assists the operations tech lead in pulling together resources to explore alternatives in keeping with conditions and the expectation of 24x7 site availability.
Is responsive to the needs of the business communities with a focus on providing the utmost customer service
Manage projects as assigned
Qualifications, Distinguishing Characteristics and Special Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Digital Media or closely related subject preferred
4-5 years experience with major development platforms (e.g. Java, LAMP, Python/Django, .NET, Flash/Flex, Oracle, MySQL), n-tier architecture and services-oriented architectures
Direct experience with CMS applications and workflows (e.g. TeamSite, Drupal)
Strong experience with common front end tools (e.g. Flash, HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript)
Strong experience with backend technologies (e.g. PHP, Python, AP, VBScript, ASP.Net, Perl)
Strong experience with server technologies, (e.g. UNIX, Windows Server)
Experience with mobile site and application development
Experience with jQuery
Knowledge of web analytics (e.g. Omniture, WebTrends, Google Analytics)
Agency and team management experience required
Creative problem solving skills, written and verbal communications skills required
Experience in successfully managing simultaneous projects
Thorough understanding of basic application architectures and principles of web production and development
Experience creating and consuming web services
Experience with methods of information architecture in website/application design
Understanding of web analytics and experience with analytic platforms (e.g. WebTrends, Omniture, Google Analytics)
Experience with vendors, including web hosting companies and technology consultants
Must be able to use appropriate terminologies and language to accurately convey changes or direction in concept or design, including to and from non-technical staff
Deadline-oriented and understands the need to balance the digital team’s procedures with agency’s needs and abilities
Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize and delegate tasks for each
Ability to interact and collaborate with other departments within the agency to solve problems
A demonstrated track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound creative, strategic, and analytical thinking skills, while maintaining composure in stressful situations
Exceptional initiative and attention to detail
Some evening and weekend work required as necessary
To apply: http://www.wk.com/jobs/portland/technology
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