Production Engineer

This individual performs production activities for front-end and back-end in the US. Responsible for delivering files, CDs, and documents to clients and print vendors in a timely fashion according to internal processing requirements and client Service Level Agreements (SLAs).  Essential Duties/Tasks: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly production runs. Specfic activities include production monitoring, troubleshooting and, where required, file processing Perform tri-annual production run tasks, including modifying implementations according to new business rules, producing files and/or scripts, and monitoring progress Perform other ad hoc production tasks such as producing CDs, modifying scripts and/or websites, building new files, etc.  Participate in re-engineering effort for production team including, but not limited to, the following: building new automation, documenting existing and future processes, tool research, and other activities as required Provide 3rd tier support to Client Services for research and queries Provide billing support to Finance for queries and scripts Provide support to Product Management for research requests Provide support to Sales for completing sell list "scrubs" and virtual print run (VPR) requests Develop client implementations according to specified business rules, where appropriate Work toward zeo defects in all producton work Participate in on-call rotation Knowledge of Industry, Product, and Technology: 2 years experience with SQL queries Ability to script in Perl 2 years experience with Windows OS and Oracle 10g Good working knowledge of XML Familiarity with Web application technologies such as HTML, ASP, .NET/C#, and IIS in Windows environments are a plus Education and Other Qualifications: BA/BS in computer science or information systems, or equivalent experience 1-3 years experience in software development, technical operations, or IT Good communication capabilities Excellent attention to detail; self-driven to understand how things work Ability to quickly assimilate technical information and prioritize which issues are key to business operations Passion for improving things and making them better . To apply for this position, email humanresources@newriver.com.