This varied role will involve:

• Designing and implementing collaboration and portal solutions for clients based on SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft .NET technologies
• Providing specialist advice on business systems issues and solutions design, and delivering appropriate solutions which satisfy customer requirements
• Working with clients to understand functional and business requirements and making the appropriate technology recommendations
• Contributing to the development of best practice standards
• Mentoring and providing development to team members
• Developing and maintaining effective customer and user relationships

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant commercial experience in the architecture, development and deployment of SharePoint based solutions;
• Hands on Microsoft .Net based development experience including ASP.Net and C#;
• Experience in capacity planning, installation, configuration, administration and migration of SharePoint solutions;
• Strong experience in lead client delivery roles for SharePoint based solutions combined with excellent communication skills and the ability to influence outcomes;
• Team Foundation Server experience;
• Exposure to RUP or Agile based development methodologies;
• Relevant Microsoft Certification(s) are highly desirable; and SQLServer 2005/2008 development skills

Beacon consistently invests in its staff by providing on-going training and by encouraging participation in technology and industry knowledge sharing.  We have an established career mentor program which provides technical staff with the opportunity to leverage and deepen existing skill sets into new technologies and across a wide variety of clients and industries.    Beacon offers flexible hours and attractive salary packages.

If you are an experienced SharePoint Architect, have an in-depth understanding of governance as it relates to the development of successful ongoing SharePoint 2010 solutions, and have experience in enterprise level solution design and implementation, now is a great time to explore this exciting career opportunity within our growing business.  Apply now via hr@beacon.com.au.

Beacon consistently invests in its staff by providing on-going training and by encouraging participation in technology and industry knowledge sharing. We have an established career mentor program which provides technical staff with the opportunity to leverage and deepen existing skill sets into new technologies and across a wide variety of clients and industries. Beacon offers flexible hours and attractive salary packages.

To be considered for these roles you will need to demonstrate strong technical and commercial expertise in the following:

• 2-4 years practical experience with MOSS 2007- SharePoint 2010
• A strong background in enterprise level solution development and implementation
• Solid knowledge and understanding of enterprise level architectural design in line with industry best practice
• Extensive exposure to a rigorous SDLC including analysis, design, coding, testing integration and implementation of software components in enterprise level applications.
• Knowledge of modern iterative software development methodologies (e.g. RUP, Agile).
• Experience in .NET development highly desirable

If you are an experienced SharePoint Developer and have experience in enterprise level solution development and implementation, now is a great time to explore this exciting career opportunity within our growing business. Apply now via hr@beacon.com.au.

Beacon’s SharePoint Solution Architect presented one of the more technical topics of the day on “Planning, Configuring, Importing & Exporting User Profiles”.  The presenters were an exclusive group of national and local speakers.

Despite being a weekend event the excellent turnout included a number of Beacon staff headed up by our CTO.

Beacon continues to invest in its staff by encouraging participation in technology and industry communities. SharePoint is one of a number of specialist areas that we assist clients with understanding and implementing solutions to business needs.

The winning application greatly enhances users’ experience of one of the most popular activities in Australia. It is intelligently designed, easily scalable, and will be developed for both the Internet and mobile platforms.

Beacon is happy to encourage and support our developers in such innovative ventures. Three members of Beacon’s software development team attended the Azure platform briefing, and our senior developer had Saturday morning till Sunday afternoon to write the code before presenting a 10-minute pitch to judges.

Since hearing the great news, Beacon has started to delve further into the ways our team can support this exciting initiative to fruition while respecting intellectual property rights.

Clients who would like to develop similar leading-edge ideas to strengthen their marketing or other business strategies are welcome to contact Beacon to explore possibilities.

The presenters shared their expertise and experience on these topics:

• Using SpecFlow and WatiN
• Dynamic UI in WinForms
• Rx – Reactive Framework
• A simple approach to test your data driven applications
• NuGet: The caramel goodness of open source in your projects
• Asynchronous programming in .NET 5
• Ditching BizTalk for NServiceBus
• WPF: Design Data

Beacon’s strong industry support for knowledge sharing in the Perth .NET community is demonstrated by the fact that four of the eight presenters are Beacon employees.

All presenters were informative and entertaining, and that made it hard for their peers in the audience to judge which presentations were the best. All Beacon team members did us proud, and two of them snared some fantastic prizes.

Adrian won first place in the DevJam sharing his expertise on WPF: Design Data in a characteristically entertaining manner. He walked away with a raft of early Christmas presents: the Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN subscription alone is valued at $12,000, and he also received a Windows 7 Ultimate OS, licences for LinqPad, BeyondCompare and Camtasia Studio, a Mindscape pack with a 12-month subscription, RedGate .NET Reflector Pro, a TekPub voucher and a T-shirt.

Michael won third place for his engaging presentation on Dynamic UI in Winforms. “Not bad for ten minutes’ work,” remarked Michael, whose prizes included a Windows 7 Ultimate OS, licences for LinqPad, DevExpress DXExperience and SmartInspect, a TekPub voucher and a T-shirt.

In addition, Darren spoke about Asynchronous programming in .NET 5, and Piers spent his ten-minute presentation on the topic of Rx – Reactive Framework.

The Perth .NET User Group, run by Microsoft MVP and Beacon team member Mitch Wheat, welcomes everyone in the .NET community to join their monthly meetups, and have a go at the DevJam next year. Find out more about this year’s event here.

Beacon is arguably Perth’s strongest SharePoint practice. Our experienced team of SharePoint 2010 practitioners include Project Managers, Solution Architects, Developers, Testers, Configuration and Administration specialists with a proven track record in delivering powerful solutions to our clients. All our SharePoint practitioners have undergone extensive training backed by formal Microsoft certifications.

Find out more about Beacon’s SharePoint expertise.

• Develop custom applications on one or more of the above technology platforms
• Support project and sales teams to deliver quality results and meet/exceed customer expectations
• Contribute to sustaining a high-performance software development environment and infrastructure
• Assist in developing and improving Beacon process and methodology
• Participate in knowledge sharing and internal projects as required

To be successful in this role you will need to be able to demonstrate the following: 

• At least 4+ years’ development experience and a strong track record in one or more of the relevant technologies noted above
• Extensive exposure to a rigorous SDLC including analysis, design, coding, testing, integration and implementation of software components, configuration management and software releases for enterprise level applications
• Experienced in  OO design and UML
• Experience using modern software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Extreme programming, Unified Process) desirable 
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, and an active involvement in the professional community through user groups and other forums
• Strong problem solving, communication, and time management skills

If you have the skills and experience to add value to our team and want to advance your career with a market leader, apply now via hr@beacon.com.au.

Are you a Business/Systems Analyst with wide ranging experience? This is an opportunity to get involved in a range of projects with high-profile clients. You will work closely with Project Managers to ensure optimum client satisfaction and project delivery.

To be successful in this position you will be an experienced BA/SA with the following skills in a commercial project:

• The ability to define and understand functional and technical requirements for new and existing systems.
• Experience in test planning, deriving test cases from functional requirements and test data creation.
• Experience with use cases (highly desirable).
• The ability to provide end-user training and documentation.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (e.g. RUP, Agile).
• Experience in business process modelling/mapping using industry standard tools, UML knowledge.
• Solid exposure to formal project management methods and frameworks.
• Additional experience as a Team Lead is not mandatory, but will be highly valued.

If you have the skills and experience to add value to our team and want to advance your career with a market leader, apply now via hr@beacon.com.au.

Warren joins us from Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd where he provided leadership in technology selection and delivery management for policy administration, claims management, document management, workflow and portal, as well as the delivery of large scale custom software solutions.

“I am thrilled to be back working with Beacon’s incredibly talented team, and to have the opportunity to make a difference across the broader Birchman Group.  The company has enjoyed great success and I look forward to being involved in the continued growth and development of our strong portfolio of leading technology services,” says Warren.

Ricky shared his inspiring stories from Role Models and Leaders Australia, which evolved from a community initiative he started more than a decade ago to a thriving organisation that benefits teenagers in more than 18 regional WA communities today. It provides leadership, role models and guidance largely through sport and education, and counts Girls Basketball Academies among its most exciting projects.

Frank also provided a sneak peak to the new Beacon website, which was received with enthusiasm by an appreciative audience of Birchman and Beacon staff and contractors.