“During these economically challenging times companies are increasingly adapting open source solutions as a superior IT alternative to traditional proprietary software, which have earned a reputation for being expensive, unwieldy and incapable of providing substantial reuse across projects,” said Jonathan Koves, CEO. “Our Enterprise Ready Partnership with the MySQL Enterprise Connection Alliance allows us to deliver the highest quality open-source and MySQL driven solutions to all our clients with all the reliability and cost-saving advantages they entail. Any company seeking assistance with these technologies should contact us.”

For more information about Koves Technologies MySQL Enterprise Partnership visit http://solutions.mysql.com/solutions/partner.php?partner=3856

Koves Technologies, LLC is a premier software development, website design and internet marketing firm. In addition to these web-specific specialties, the company develops HL7, HIPAA and FDA-compliant medical data systems and enterprise management solutions, such as fertility clinic and cryobank lab management software. Koves’ work has benefited clients of nearly all sizes and industries, from non-profits to Fortune 500 firms.

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Job Location: Chennai – Office of Koves Technologies Pvt. Ltd (India)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, guide and lead the implementation of overall SEO, SMM, PPC and ORM strategy for the company and its clients to ensure that traffic and ROI goals are met and exceeded.
• Develop keyword research strategies, set KPI benchmarking, and manage reporting for site’s organic search optimization efforts.
• Define requirements in a service management capacity by recommending client site enhancements that maximize ROI and increase rank of natural search results.
• Generate top-tier recommendations for optimizing site architecture, optimizing URL structures and patterns for maximized indexing and keyword relevancy
• Conduct analysis to identify further optimization opportunities for clients on a monthly basis
• Develop strategies that leverage web 2.0, social networking, user generated content and PR efforts to drive qualified traffic such as blogger outreach to create ongoing conversations with key influencers within our client’s markets
• Manage deliverables, reporting, strategy implementation and all direct communications with internal analysts, marketing staff, clients and the executive team.
• Follow up on status of recommendations, provide implementation reviews/feedback.
• Set up a process to continuously educate teams on best practices and emerging optimization techniques.

Who We Want:

• Must have digital creditability – with a track record of results and impact in digital influence (blogging, mobile marketing, social networking, etc.) and a proactive desire to keep well-versed on new digital trends
• Must have technical know-how – Understand key technologies currently used for SMM, ORM, SEO & PPC. Know how they integrate and how to customize them for our use
• New business or sales background is a plus, along with the ability to develop and deliver winning presentations
• Experience managing teams, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and adhere to tight deadlines
• Ability to thrive in a fluid and entrepreneurial environment
• Strong analytical skills, familiar with Google analytics and tools for measuring social media

Authorize.Net is a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of on-line payment transactions to processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. Organizations that achieve Certified Developer status have demonstrated compliance with the highest technical performance, e-commerce integration and security standards of the Authorize.Net® Payment Gateway. In order to qualify as a Certified Developer, applicants are screened on a number of objective criteria and must prove their technical proficiency through successful completion of a number of trial processes.

“We are extremely proud of this designation and the confidence it instills in our e-commerce clients,” remarked Jonathan Koves, CEO. “This is an emblematic of our staff’s exceptional abilities and they deserve the credit for our official Authorize.Net recognition.”

Koves Technologies, LLC is a premier web design and e-commerce company that specializes in the implementation of Authorize.net, QuickBooks Enterprise, Salesforce and an array of shopping cart solutions. In addition to these web commerce specialties, the company also offers e-marketing services, such as search engine optimization, pay-per-click marketing, social media marketing, and online reputation management. Koves’ work has benefited clients of nearly all industries, from non-profits to Fortune 500 firms.

Job Location: Chennai – Office of Koves Technologies Pvt. Ltd (India)

Job Purpose:
Koves Technologies has developed a cutting-edge enterprise medical Web application and is seeking experienced Senior Software Developers to join our team. As an integral part of the team you will be applying your leadership experience, problem solving abilities, and coding skills to build world-class software. The software is used by industry leading customers. We are seeking the very best talent and if you are passionate about coding and welcome new challenges, we want to meet you.

Candidate must be an independent self-starter with the ability to work in a team environment. Must have excellent work ethic and attitude, and be able to complete projects under deadlines. Must have examples of work and be looking to join a team with an emphasis on high quality web application development. This position could lead to being a Subject Matter Expert (SME) at the company.

Duties:

• Full-cycle software system design, development, validation and deployment
• Participate in system design and architectures of our enterprise software – web applications, middle-ware, and automated systems.
• Lead project implementation
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming languages and techniques and computing technologies.
• Periodically interact with clients

Development Skills:

• Advanced knowledge in PHP, MySQL & database design
• Experience with X/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with Linux or other Unix environments
• Experience in the medical domain working with HL7, HIPAA and FDA compliance is a plus

Job Location: Chennai – Office of Koves Technologies Pvt. Ltd (India)

Job Openings: 2

Responsibilities & Purpose: We are seeking a Lead Project manager with proven track record of delivering top quality projects. You will be working in the India office in concert with our dynamic US based team and oversee multiple small to medium-size Web design, development and e-marketing projects. You will be responsible for hands-on management of projects, as well as oversight of other team leaders. The position requires extensive experience and knowledge of the SDLC, particularly for Web-based software applications.

You will also be responsible for management of staff, including recruiting, vendor selection, hiring, and employee management. Project oversight requires management of schedule and financial performance, and assurance of successful completion of project requirements.

Key Requirements for Success:

• Extensive knowledge of SDLC principles required.
• Experience and knowledge of Web software technologies and their application to Web-based systems.
• Experience in documenting Website Requirements Specifications (WRS) and Statement of Work (SOW).
• Ability to manage multiple projects, oversee and mentor team leaders, and oversee project staff.
• Timely completion of projects according to target dates as specified at the initiation or handover of projects to [him or her].
• Ability to operate and maintain a Project Management Information System (PMIS).
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, managing and evaluating talented individuals and vendors.

Job Openings: 1

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years experience in Drupal
• CSS knowledge and experience required
• Good written communication skills
• Should have advanced experience customizing Drupal modules and extensions

Added Advantages:

• Able to convert designs into tableless structures.
• Able to work independently
• Knowledge of Joomla & Wordpress theme development
• Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, XML and XHTML

Job Location: Chennai – Office of Koves Technologies Pvt. Ltd (India) (www.koves.com/careers)

Job Openings: 1

Requirements:

• Lead and mentor a team in projects involving Drupal, PHP, MySQL, Word Press, Java, MVC Architecture, Web Services, MySQL, Apache, JavaScript, XML, and AJAX
• Create technical specifications and other SDLC related documentation
• Liase and co-coordinate between Project Manager, Development team and QA
• Schedule Technical Update meetings on a weekly basis
• Monitor projects, extend post implementation services, application maintenance, documentation and train end users in new environment
• Demonstrate a disciplined approach to planning and problem solving
• Communicate proactively and with excellence
• Software design and architecture skills

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years Experience
• Must have Excellent written communication skills
• Experience with software engineering concepts and SDLC
• Extensive experience with Linux and Windows Server Management
• Successful product lifecycle experience, from the conceptual stage through product launch and post-launch support
• Strong leader with experience in project management techniques, task allocation, resource management and risk management analysis

Job Location: Chennai – Office of Koves Technologies Pvt. Ltd (India) (www.koves.com/careers)

Job Openings: 2

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three (3) years of QA experience including systems testing software suites, strong knowledge of quality assurance testing procedures and methodologies, the desire to participate in the development of state-of-the-art Web and software products and thrive on fast-paced environments.

Senior QA Engineer: As Senior QA Engineer, you will be responsible for providing a quality product through comprehensive testing and product documentation. Your specific duties will include creating system test plans for product releases, creation of test scripts, conducting testing, creating test data, logging defects, and signing off on product quality. You will work closely with the development organization to understand the product functionality in order help expand our product certification and test automation processes.

Desired Skills:
• Conducts all phases of testing by creating and executing test plans and test cases
• Generate bug reports
• Experience in QA automation tools, reporting, web monitoring, and code coverage tools
• Track bug reports to closure
• Adherence to QC processes
• Verifies that products are developed according to functional specifications
• Facilitate test plan review meetings with developers and business owners
• Prepares test environment
• Researches moderately complex problems
• Be the final stop for ensuring defect-free products delivered to internal as well as end customers.
• Experience in White box testing, UI automation planning and test script creation.
• Experience in testing API and web services.

Technical Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field plus 3+ years software quality assurance experience (Sufficient level of experience may be substituted)
• 3+ years software process improvement experience
• Test planning and defining test metrics
• Desktop application and Web application testing
• Good Knowledge of PHP, Internet Technologies and E-commerce applications
• Automated testing software
• Function tools: WinRunner/QTP, Rational Robot /Silk Test

Job Openings: 1

Responsibilities & Purpose: Koves Technologies is seeking a full time Grant Writer to serve the needs of our US-based medical care clients (American medical care societies, hospitals and NGOs). The Grant Writer contributes to all activities related to the research, identification, writing and submission of grant proposals for private and public foundations and public government grants and contracts. The writer follows the direction of the CEO and works collaboratively with the IT Solutions Coordinator and Koves’ clients. Candidate must have a track record of successful Grant Writing that includes both government funding and private sources. A minimum of two years experience is desirable. Bachelors or Masters Degree preferred, years of Education may be replaced by years of relevant experience in Grant Writing. The candidate should be a talented writer with exceptional writing and editorial skills, a creative thinker, organized administrator and able to function independently.

Key Requirements for Success:
Knowledge Required for completely satisfactory performance in this job is a knowledge of:

• English
• Methodologies for preparing and submitting grant proposals
• Project management
• Information gathering
• Understanding basic website navigation and form completion.

Skills Required for completely satisfactory performance in this job is the ability to:

• Write clearly and effectively
• Research grant and proposal opportunities
• Organize work
• Work without close supervision
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously is mandatory
• Use a personal computer to prepare presentations and proposals
• Ability to set and meet deadlines

About Koves Technologies: For the past 9 years Koves Technologies has provided Web business, online marketing and application development services for companies of all sizes & industries, from non-profit organizations to Fortune 500 companies. Koves Technologies’ reach extends across the globe, with offices in Beverly Hills, California, Richmond, Virginia and Chennai, India.