Careers at Equinox IT Solutions

The Solution Consultant provides pre-sales technical engineering support to Account Executives and clients as an integral part of full sales process. You will focus on technical solutions for mid-size and enterprise accounts and will work closely with clients to determine how Custom solutions can best serve their needs.You will provide end-to-end solutions for data center technologies to our customers, which includes traditional on-premise (server, storage, hypervisor and backup) and hybrid cloud technologies combined with on-premise solutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Produces accurate designs and proposals for clients using Custom technologies, services, and methodologies.
Conducts assessments, studies, and/or surveys to obtain data; analyzes data to advise and recommend solutions.
Qualifies, from technical perspective, new business opportunities or requirements within existing and prospective clients to ensure alignment with target markets, portfolio, and delivery and lifecycle services capabilities.
Writes Statements of Work (SOWs), Bill of Materials (BOMs) and Work Plans.
Designs and configures complex solution components.
Proposes elements, configurations, and implementation details of solution.
Prepares for and conducts client proof of concepts.
Broadens engagements with clients by promoting, defining, and positioning Custom services from entire portfolio as appropriate to client requirements.
Advises service delivery team to ensure successful implementation of solutions.
Helps clients understand solution benefits.
Interfaces with vendor and manufacturer teams.
Provides product and/or solution training for Sales teams and clients.
Participates in increasingly complex client projects.
Establishes relationships with clients by demonstrating strong listening skills.
Builds credibility and trust by delivering what has been promised within established time frames.
Supports and conducts self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To be successful in this role, an individual must be able to perform in a satisfactory manner the functions listed below. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, management disciplines, or related field.
5 years in a technical pre-sales and/or deployment role with experience in:
Enterprise, Midrange and Commercial grade storage solutions including data protection from industry leading storage vendors (HPE, or Dell)
Storage Area Networks (iSCSI, Fiber Channel, FCOE, or Network-attached Storage (NAS).
Hybrid Cloud design and scoping for leading vendors (HPE, Dell, and Cisco).
Ability to conceptualize and discuss Data Center concepts with leading products (VMware, Cisco, Microsoft, etc.).
Facilitating Microsoft AD, 0365 and IAAS conversations and solutions
On-premise and cloud backup solutions
Leading Cloud solutions such as Azure, AWS or Google.
Ability to architect solutions documented in OEM validated designs from HPE, Dell and Cisco
Virtualization and VDI Solutions from VMware.
Combining products and services into technology solutions that meet customer's business needs.
Consulting and solution implementation experience in enterprise environments.
Knowledge and experience with OEM quoting tools required such as Cisco CCW or HPE OCA (Online Configuration Advanced), Dell Configuration Tool
Experience in business case development
Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications
May consider an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Certifications
Storage technical certification(s) in pre-sales or implementation from industry leading storage vendors (HPE, Dell or Cisco).
Other related certifications (VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Technical Sales Professional (VTSP), Microsoft, Backup or Cloud (Azure \ AWS).

This position is responsible for developing and supporting software applications.
The primary responsibilities include:
Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance. Analyze user needs and software requirements.
Design, develop and modify software systems including in-house developed applications.
Implement and configure third-party software applications.
Modify existing software, both in-house developed and third-party software, to correct errors or to improve performance.
Develop and execute software testing and validation procedures.
Follow defined processes for validation and documentation.
Assist in planning, project management and overall support of all software applications.
Answer user inquiries regarding software operation to resolve problems.
Requirements include:
Strong communication skills
Ability to operate and deliver solutions with a customer service mentality
Proven ability to take initiative to learn new skills and apply skills to our environment
Position qualifications/experience:
1-3 years’ experience with third party software, especially ERP Systems
1-3 years’ experience with Microsoft SQL Server
1-3 years’ experience with C#
JavaScript, CSS, HTML
XML
Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, computer science or combination of associate’s degree and one year of related work experience can substitute

Equinox IT Solutions is seeking a Full Stack Developer to join it’s growing IT Staff. The position entails supporting, developing, maintaining and enhancing ConnectPay’s windows, web, web services, and mobile based business software applications, components and database objects using Microsoft .NET technologies. We are looking for highly motivated people that want to continue to develop their skills and knowledge and be part of an IT staff that is striving to produce superior systems. The candidate must have exceptional communication skills, enjoy solving technical problems, and be willing to multitask.

Primary Responsibilities:
Develop software programs and components using VB.Net, C#, ASP.NET, SQL, XML, HTML, JSON, Typescript, and JavaScript.
Debug, test, and troubleshoot software programs and components.
Collaborate with Operations Staff, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance and Senior Developers to help design new features and resolve problems.
NET methodology to deliver timely and high quality products that exceeds the end user’s expectations.
Learn and research new programming languages, technology, and patterns.
Follow Agile Payroll Systems’ best practices.
Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field.
2+ years of experience with full software development life cycle or equivalent combination of education, experience and / or applicable military experience will be considered.
Experience working with Visual Studio, VB.NET / C#, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SQL.
Proficiency with fundamental front end languages such as HTML, CSS, Typescript and JavaScript.
Familiarity with Angular JS
Familiarity with database technology such as MSSQL and Cosmos.
Attention to detail.
Experience working with Team Foundation Server, SourceSafe or similar source control programs.
Strong technical skills including good understanding of software development methodologies and ability to create comprehensive test plans.
Able to communicate, cooperate, and participate in team projects while also having the ability to work independently on assigned tasks.
Have solid understanding of object oriented programming concepts
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite products
Proven analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to meet scheduled task requirements within assigned deadlines
Excellent organizational and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:
Microsoft Certifications are a plus.
Experience utilizing SQL Server Reporting Services.
Mobile development experience.
Payroll, Accounting, and/or ACH knowledge a plus.

Position:
We are looking for a Data Engineer who can help create a new model of data architecture to support business units with better access to data, drive the design and use of a new data warehouse and build automated ETL/ELT processes to connect data across the organization. We’re building a data practice from the ground up, you’ll get to shape this work and help drive our data-informed culture.
Essential Functions& Summary of Responsibilities:
Implement and oversee the Data Warehousing (possibly Snowflake) and ETL infrastructure
Define and establish processes to maintain the integrity of data within our data pipeline and warehouse
Ensure quality of data and completeness of event logging across enterprise codebase
Integrate data from 3rd party services such as SalesForce, New Relic, Splunk.
Develop ETL jobs and tests to process, validate, transport, collate, aggregate, and distribute data
Transform raw event logs into higher-order tables to make existing analysis easier and new analysis possible
Be part of a new team championing a data-informed culture
Build workflows that empower analysts and scientists to efficiently use data in Tableau and open source data visualization tools
Other duties and tasks as assigned
Qualifications Requirement (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities):
Expertise building data pipelines with streaming and batch ETL patterns on complex datasets using Python/Docker/SQL
Ability to architect the entire data ecosystem with flows and dependencies across numerous internal systems and new cloud applications
Software Engineering experience with expertise in at least one high-level programming language (preferably Python)
Strong SQL writing skills
Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow (preferred) or Luigi
Exceptional communication skills and desire to share your knowledge with clarity, patience, and empathy
The ability to work independently and set your own priorities with careful attention to detail and deadlines
Familiarity with Data Visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, Superset
Familiarity with data warehousing; Specific familiarity with Azure data warehousing infrastructure a plus

Business Analyst
As a Business Analyst you will be supporting the Center for Research and Innovation project portfolio. Telework available upon successful completion of new employee orientation/training period.
Job Responsibilities:
• Understand the structure, policies and operations of an organization to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals.
• Improve systems/processes by studying current practices and designing modifications.
• Prepare process and systems, streamline alternatives and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Conduct business process/systems analysis through user story workshops or otherwise.
• Document use cases, business/system/functional requirements, requirements traceability matrix and test cases.
• Use the SCRUM methodology to document requirements - Epics, Themes, User Stories and Personas.
• Support the Product Owner/Manager in validating the completion of requirements.
• Verify user stories are delivered per acceptance criteria.
• Mockup requirements where necessary to help Developers and business understand the requirements
• Document business processes by creating workflow diagrams and flow charts
• Plan and oversee SDLC process, release artifacts, release notes and user guides for the product
• Develop patterns and concepts within the application which may be re-used for future features
• Collaborate with stakeholders, developers and UX/UI designers to perfect the user experience using user-centric wireframes/mocks
• Performing user acceptance testing of Sprint deliverables
• Keep abreast of latest technology trends and developments
• Act as a communication bridge between business and IT.
• Act as a SME on behalf of the Customer to IT.

Required Education, Experience & Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information systems or related field;
• 3+ years of directly relevant experience in developing requirements and performing system analysis;
• Experience working in Agile environment using SCRUM methodologies;
• Competent with Microsoft Project, Visio, and Office software;
• Organizational and analytical skills;
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas and solutions;
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills;
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually.