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What We Do. DataMirror's, ( TSX: DMC), comprehensive family of LiveBusinessâ„¢ solutions, which includes proven software, professional services and global support, empowers companies to manage, monitor and protect their corporate data in real-time.
Stand Alone Among Your Peers. Be part of a dynamic and creative marketing organization that delivers a unique customer experience. The high-performance change data capture architecture of our solutions is fundamentally different enabling us to stand out as a software firm that is thriving in today's challenging technology marketplace and continue to enjoy enviable growth and a profitable bottom line.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Senior Web Developer is responsible for ensuring the highest quality user experience when prospects and customers visit DataMirror's web site, maximizing web traffic, search engine optimization and ensuring that the web-site is designed and optimized to maximize user registrations and to generate high quality web leads for DataMirror's direct and indirect sales force.
Your Specific Responsibilities
Managing the infrastructure as well as content for all internal and external facing web sites including DataMirror.com, PointBase.com, related web-sites and other internal applications related to the lead generation and customer interaction processes.
- Website infrastructure – developing, maintaining, testing and marketing the web sites
- Website Development & Administration
- Responsible for handling complex technical web solution implementations
- Managing the technical aspects (performs coding and programming tasks) of the web site
- Analyzes and troubleshoots technical problems
- Regular content updates to the web site
- Regular maintenance to the web site
- Work with the marketing communications team to design and build new marketing programs into the web site
- Produce a consistent visual image on the site by promoting uniform fonts, formatting, icons, images and layout techniques
- Formulate strategies and plans for enhancing the site by integrating advanced graphic designs and standards into functional and responsive web interfaces
- Work closely with other departments to develop web site specifications, discuss proposed upgrades and expansions and to ensure web pages match requirements/objectives
- Design, implementation and testing of new and existing applications
- Recommends and assists in developing strategic plans and executing these plans for future web site development
- Testing the usability, flow and performance of the web-site for lead generation and brand awareness
- Maximizing Web Leads
- Enhances the design, flow and usability of the web-site to qualify prospects and maximize the generation of high quality sales leads
- Maintains and monitors search engine listings and search engine optimization strategies
- Compiles and analyzes “visitor” statistics
- Develops and executes on strategies to increase web traffic, referrals and third party web leads
- Site Security
Experience and Skills
- University or College Degree in Computer Science, or other advanced technical degree, backed by 6 – 10 years professional web development and online marketing experience
- Solid knowledge in emerging web technologies, web design integration, web based user interfaces, database driven content and online marketing
- Complete working knowledge of the following programs: HTML, DHTML, ASP, ASP.Net, VB.Net, Flash, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Java, PHP, JSP, MySQL, Adobe graphics programs – Photoshop and Illustrator and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Creative ability to convert business objectives into professional web design
- Enterprise software experience and web marketing experience is desirable
- Possesses strong communication skills – both written and verbal
- Ability to manage multiple projects and disciplined in meeting deadlines
- Must have a strong sense of design
- Detail Oriented
- Team Player – ability to work with all types of personalities
- Eager to learn and implement new tools and methodologies
The Rewards
DataMirror is an exceptional company with exceptional people who deliver exceptional results. We have differentiated ourselves by responding in innovative ways to the needs of our global customers and partners. We have created a work environment that attracts talented and driven people, who are the enablers of our past and future success. We hold ourselves accountable to reach or exceed our goals and to continually improve everything we do.
We offer you an opportunity to:
- Build a rewarding career, and valuable work experience with a fast growing profitable organization with excellent opportunities for growth and advancement
- Have influence and make a difference
- Work within a challenging and creative atmosphere
- Achieve Significant Earning Potential with our Rewarding Incentives