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Microsoft might be introducing us to Xbox Live Cloud in E3. A job listing, BI DEVELOPER, “MS HARDWARE-IEB-MSCIS-Hardware (756886) Job,” tells us this. It gives us a few clues about Xbox Live going cloud. The segments include “cloud computing.” This would definitely bring Xbox Live up a step. It has endless possibilities. Maybe the Xbox 360 4GB users might have quite a large use for this. It’s unlikely that it would store games, but you never know. Microsoft might surprise us a lot! Looks like this will be a big year for the gaming industry! Full job listing below. Date: May 26, 2011 Location: Bellevue, WA, US
| Job Category: Software Engineering: Development Location: Bellevue, WA, US Job ID: 756886-42880 Division: Interactive Entertainment Business
Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business is revolutionizing entertainment. IEB has a rich set of entertainment products like Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Zune Marketplace, and more with a highly active and engaged customer base. Our newest innovation, Kinect, has sold over 10 million units since its launch in November of 2010. The set of services making up the Xbox Live cloud is optimized around social, casual and hardcore gaming, and modern entertainment experiences. We’re fun. We’re social. We’re interactive. And, we’re growing! IEB’s Global Business Intelligence (GBI) team provides data sourcing, ETL, ad hoc querying and sophisticated Business Intelligence reporting in real-time to meet business needs. Working closely with business analysts, managers and engineers, GBI team members deliver solutions to business data questions that drive results. Team members get to understand business needs and work on technical issues that directly impact high-level engineering and business decisions. If you like to work on an end-to-end solution, see your hard work used immediately and understand its impact then this is the team for you. GBI team consists of a supportive, high-energy and fun group of highly-experienced and hard-working individuals who are driven to get the job done. A BI Developer in this role must be a self-motivated self-starter able to work both individually and within a team in a fast-paced, schedule driven environment. The successful candidate will be technically proficient at a master level in SQL Server 2008 technologies including SSMS, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and at a master level for writing SQL Server 2008 SQL code including complex queries, views, and stored procedures. Responsibilities include: BI solution delivery from start to finish – Data modeling, ETL dev, creating underlying object infrastructure (tables, views, sprocs, cubes), testing and automation. Sometimes these projects will be small and take a day or two and other projects will be longer term. Design conceptual and logical models for the data warehouse Provide time and resource estimates for his/her projects that were accurate, took all dependencies into account, and consistently deliver on target for each milestone Deliver stable and secure code, as scheduled; adhere to approved designs, which results in code that meets or exceeds projected quality goals, contains minimal defects, and is easy to inspect, test, service, and support Lead/participate in code inspections, which ensure that defects identified in previous reviews are not repeated; reviews with other developers identify design and implementation issues, which improve the overall quality of their code Identify opportunities to create shared components that lead to faster solution delivery Follow team build and deployment standards and provide accurate configuration documentation, which resulted in efficient deployments and supportable configurations Develop process for capturing and maintaining metadata from all data warehousing components Proactively communicate dependencies to stakeholders and keep management informed of project needs and requirements Seek out feedback on new ideas/technologies, process improvements, and tools that benefit the overall team Support ongoing sustaining activities for the BI environment (Data quality checks, etc.) Candidate must have: 3-5+ years experience in Microsoft BI technologies including SSMS, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, PPS, Power Pivot and be at a master’s level for writing T-SQL code including complex queries, functions, and stored procedures. Data modeling and cube development experience. Strong problem solving, analytical and modeling skills at both a strategic and functional level with superior attention to detail. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to use data visualization tools to tell a story Strong customer focus orientation Desire to contribute to a strong team environment by close interaction with colleagues Ability to work flexibly and move easily between projects, generally juggling 2 or 3 projects of varying priorities and sizes within a reasonable timeframe. Ability and willingness to quickly learn new things and new systems and to share knowledge with team members. Ability and willingness to troubleshoot, problem solve, and address any kind of data concern in real-time with authority and clarity. Strong proficiency in database design and experience in troubleshooting performance queries Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Mathematics or related field The ideal candidate could have: Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology related field Business/data architecture experience Software programming experience, preferably in Microsoft products such as C#, C++ and VSTF Experience in VLDB querying Statistical analysis experience |
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