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Vermont IT Jobs: Inntopia in Stowe Vermont looking for .NET Dev, Server Admin, Customer Support

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Inntopia is the leading provider of central reservation software solutions for the mountain travel market. Our rapidly growing client list includes the leading central reservation services in Telluride, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Winter Park, Crested Butte, Stowe, Lake Tahoe and many more.

 

Inntopia team members share a passion for their work, a love of outdoor adventures and a sense of humor.   We are experiencing explosive growth, and are looking to grow the team.

 

Inntopia offers a great benefits package, flex-time scheduling and highly competitive wages in our Stowe, Vermont office.

 

If you enjoy a fast-paced, fun work environment and think you are a good fit for our team, email a cover letter and resume to lisa@inntopia.com.

 

 

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS

REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

4+ years experience in a majority of the following technologies:

  • ASP.NET/C#
  • SQL/T-SQL
  • XML
  • XSL/XPath
  • AJAX / JavaScript
  • XHTML/DHTML
  • COM/DCOM
  • SOAP/Web Services

 

SOFTWARE TOOLS

Familiarity with the at least 2 of the following development applications:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003/2005
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005
  • XMLSpy
  • Visio

 

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Ability to design, develop and maintain software on Microsoft .NET platform.
  • Ability to design and develop software in a group or independently.
  • Comfort with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources.
  • Self-managing, self-motivated learner with good written and oral communication skills.

 

ADDITIONAL BENEFICIAL SKILLS

  • Travel/hospitality industry experience
  • Experience with high-volume transactional accounting systems (accounts receivable and accounts payable)
  • Experience with complex pricing and commission structures
  • Experience with security protocols (i.e. PCI Compliance and data encryption standards)
  • Experience with software development process management.
  • Experience developing multi-lingual web applications.

 

SENIOR SYSTEMS AND NETWORK ENGINEER

Inntopia is taking its infrastructure to the next level by implementing clustering technologies and moving to a multi-homed environment.  We are seeking an individual to help us design, implement and support this new infrastructure. 

 

 

REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

4+ years experience in most of the following technologies:

·         Microsoft server operating systems and application servers (Windows 2003 Server, IIS 6.0, SQL Server 2000/2005, Exchange 2003)

·         Microsoft infrastructure support applications such as ADS, DNS, FRS

·         Microsoft clustering technologies

·         Microsoft .NET web application configuration and deployment

·         Layer-3 switched networking technologies and other related technologies (VLAN, HSRP, spanning tree, etc)

·         Firewall and other network security technologies

·         Routing technologies including WAN Routing Protocols such as BGP, OSPF and EIGRP

·         Hardware and software load balancing

·         Common network-based services such as LDAP, DNS, SNMP, SMTP, etc.

·         Linux operating system

·         Storage Area Networking (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS)

·         Application and SLA monitoring and reporting

·         SourceSafe

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Serve as the lead technical role in the design, implementation, and maintenance of network hardware and related software and services

·         Participate in a team responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of network hardware and related software and services

·         Act as a subject matter expert on all networking-related technologies used in the Inntopia systems infrastructure, as well as a broad knowledge of applications and server-related technologies in place.

·         Contribute to the infrastructure design and planning process by delivering technical requirements and capacity analysis.

·         Coordinate with Software Development, Release Management teams and others to draft & approve detailed work plans and deployment schedules.

·         Work with vendors to help Inntopia.com maintain supported configurations for key platforms.

·         Provide technical advice and support for integrated third-party services such as credit card and payment processing and business partner data exchange.

·         Serve a significant hands-on role in implementation and ongoing support activities, including highly technical problem solving and/or performing technical direction for work done by Inntopia.com staff and vendors.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Ability to negotiate with customers and business partners
  • Ability to perform a combination of lead and supporting technical roles in multiple simultaneous projects
  • Microsoft certifications (MCSE, etc) and Cisco certifications (CCNA, CCNP, etc) preferred

 

 

 

USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST

User Support Specialists are available to provide phone and email support to Lodging Companies, Activity Providers and Central Reservation Agents.

 

REQUIRED TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE

General familiarity with Internet Applications (Explorer, Outlook, etc)

 

SOFTWARE TOOLS

  • Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc)

 

REQUIRED GENERAL SKILLS

  • Certain degree of technical savvy.
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Attention to detail.

 

ADDITIONAL BENEFICIAL SKILLS

  • Travel/hospitality industry experience.
  • Experience as a user of the Inntopia system.
  • HTML or graphic design skills.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May Desktop Calendar for Green Mt. Club is up

Vermont

Yet another beatiful vermont photo for my desktop. This is Mt. Mansfield. The profile of Mt. Mansfield is a person’s face. You can get the properly sized desktop here at Green Mountain Club. The photos are from local professional photographer, Paul Hansen, of Ecopixel. He prepares them each month with the calendar image.

When I lived North of Burlington, Mt. Mansfield was nearby for loads of hiking and back country skiing. There are so many trails.

Towards the left is the chin. In about the middle of the photo is the nose and then the right part of the mountain is the forehead. The chin is the highest point in Vermont. Next highest after that is Camel’s Hump which is now our nearby mountain. We can see the peak of Camel’s Hump from our house, but only under very specific circumstances. “Mountain views!”

Bob & Chris MSDN Roadshow in Burlington Tuesday May 8th

VTdotNetFeed

It must have been the Bove’s Pasta Sauce that keeps them coming back. Microsoft New England’s Bob Familiar and Chris Bowen are back this week for another full day of fabulous and FREE .NET training.

REGISTER HERE!

Sheraton: 8:30am to 4:30 pm

AGENDA: AJAX, Extensible Scrubbing Bubbles and that Cross Browser Cleansing Motion
8:30amArrive, check in, grab a nosh and a seat
9:00 – 10:15XML and the Database
SQL Server 2005 offers architects and developers a slew of great features for creating data driven solutions. For this session we will focus on the XML features including XML Indexes, XQuery, the XML Datatype, the FOR XML clause and validating XML within the database using XSD. The use cases for these XML capabilities will also be discussed.  
10:15 – 10:30<Break />
10:30 – 12:00What’s New From The Patterns & Practices Group?
Like doing things the hard way?  Well, unfortunately for you this session is all about making your life as a developer or architect easier.  The Patterns & Practices group keeps churning out great tools, reference code, and guidance to show you Microsoft’s recommendations for designing, developing and deploying great applications.  We’ll cover Enterprise Library 3.0, various Software Factories, the Guidance Automation Toolkit and more, explaining how they could fit in with your development efforts.  If you suddenly find the hard way less thrilling, don’t say we didn’t warn you!
12:00-1:00Grab a lunch and search for patterns in the carpet
1:00 – 2:15Microsoft Silverlight (aka Windows Presentation Foundation / Everywhere)
At our last meeting, we dug into the Windows Presentation Foundation, a .Net Framework development library that sits overtop of DirectX allowing one to create the next generation of Windows user interfaces using advanced graphics, animation, rich documents and multimedia along with traditional UI controls. Windows Silverlight is a subset of the capabilities of WPF that can be used within browser based applications on the PC and the Mac. This session will discuss the architecture of Microsoft Silverlight and demonstrate how integrate XAML into your browser-based applications.
2:15-2:30Take a break and animate
2:30 – 3:45ASP.NET AJAX – Going Deeper
If you’re developing applications for the web, you’ve likely heard about AJAX and how it can improve the usability and functionality of your site.  In this session, we’ll quickly introduce the main concepts of ASP.NET AJAX and then we’ll roll up our sleeves for other details that will help you when you’re in the trenches with AJAX.  We’ll talk about the client side library, Silverlight (formerly codenamed WPF/E) integration, enabling and invoking server methods and web services, debugging, best practices and more.    
3:45 – 4:00Zune Giveaway
  

 

Vermont IT Jobs: .NET Web Developer in Montpelier

Jobs

[originally posted March 16th. Reposted May 4th]

www.kdpyield.com

Web Developer – Montpelier, VT

Seeking an experienced Web developer. Most be proactive and detail-oriented, with strong QA and troubleshooting skills.

This is a full-time, permanent, on-site position, to be filled ASAP. Only serious candidates should apply. No contractors or recruiters, please.

Primarily responsibilities include:

– Coding new features for existing Web sites

– Troubleshooting existing Web sites for data and functionality issues

– Contributing to in-house tech support efforts

– Helping devise new technological strategies to improve company operations

Employer is a dynamic, medium-sized company with opportunities for learning and advancement. Position requires flexibility, a friendly attitude, and a willingness to contribute ideas. This is an environment where you can get substantive work done and be appreciated for it. New requirements and priorities come in all the time, so you should be able to shift gears as needed.

Necessary skills:

– Substantial experience in development of server-side Web applications

– HTML

– SQL (any flavor, e.g., MySQL, SQL Server/ISQL, Jet SQL, PL/SQL)

– Ability to work constructively as part of a team on multiple projects at once

– Good communication skills

Desirable skills (not strictly required):

– ColdFusion

– JavaScript

– .NET

– SQL Server development

– Visual SourceSafe

Experience in quality assurance, systems administration, or technical support is helpful.

Salary dependent on experience. Full benefits. Pleasant location in central Vermont, near State House.

Please send resume, cover letter, and (if available) links to sites on which you have worked to kdpjobs@kdpyield.com