MKS - MidMarket Application Engineer - Oakbrook Terrace, IL

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Application Engineer - MidMarket
Location: Oakbrook Terrace, IL

In this role, you will be a critical player in the sales cycle of our
application lifecycle management solutions. You will provide technical
information and support to sales representatives, existing clients and
prospects. You will conduct needs discovery discussions, lead the
demonstration of MKS software via webex and occasionally on-site, help
formulate solutions and help resolve implementation issues with sales
and support teams.

This role requires outstanding listening and presentation skills, and
the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to different types
of audiences. The ideal candidate has a solid understanding of the
software development life cycle and the ability to effectively link
technical solutions with business issues.

Your strong technical background in both distributed and AS/400
environments make you an ideal member in support of the sales effort.

Duties of this role include, but are not limited to:

•       Needs analysis with customers
•       Delivering technical product demos for all MKS solutions (Integrity
and AS/400)
•       Developing proof of concept demonstrations
•       Contributing technically to Request for Proposals and pilots
•       Conducting training sessions and implementations for local customers
•       Customer follow up to review results

Requirements:

•       University or college degree in computer science, math or related
discipline
•       Experience in application development
•       Excellent presentation and communication skills
•       Team player and results-oriented attitude
•       Experience with software configuration management tools
•       In-depth understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
•       Solid experience in AS/400/iSeries and distributed development
environments

To apply: Indicate *Application Engineer - Mid-market* in the subject
line and email your resume to Madonna Bradley, Corporate Recruiter at
mbradley@xxxxxxx

About MKS
MKS is the premier provider of application lifecycle management
solutions for the global 1000. MKS’s solution spans from requirements
management to deployment providing customers with enhanced development
productivity, visibility over processes, and improved IT controls for
regulatory compliance. MKS’s software is distinguished by its single
architecture and deep integration of features delivering collaboration
throughout the development lifecycle, rapid implementation and low total
cost of ownership.

Founded in 1984, MKS serves more than 10,000 customers in countries
across the world. Whether through deployment of MKS’s solution
strategically on an enterprise scale, or by leveraging individual
components to solve project-level challenges, our customers can use
MKS’s software to enable higher levels of process maturity, better
manage global development activity and safeguard their most critical
business applications and software assets. Under its widely known MKS
Toolkit brand, MKS also provides UNIX-Windows co-existence and system
administration that significantly cut development and administrative
costs and reduce time to market, while enabling enhanced performance.
More information about MKS can be found at http://www.mks.com.