Job Overview:
The primary responsibility of this Certification Exam Writer is to work closely with our skilled content team to creating SQL and .Net exam certifications. This project involves working within structured style guidelines to create technical exam questions. You will work closely with a team of subject matter experts to ramp up with exam writing techniques and review content and deliver test items on a weekly basis. You will work closely with a documentation lead, other writers/editors and PM to define and deliver writing assignments.
Job Requirements:
- Create 5-6 exam items/questions per week
- Weekly item deliverable schedule
- Work closely with team on style guide ramp up, review and deliver test items
Experience Requirements:
- Prior programming experience
- Candidates must possess an understanding of both exam writing and SQL 2005 or .Net technologies.
- Candidates use Microsoft Visual Studio to develop data-access portions of applications.
- Candidates will have at least two to three years' experience developing web, Microsoft Windows, or distributed applications by using the .NET Framework.
- Candidates should have a thorough understanding of relational database concepts and should have at least one to two years' experience using Microsoft SQL Server and other relational database management systems, such as Oracle, DB2, and MySQL.
- Must be able to work well within a defined deliverable schedule
- Have an aptitude for learning new tools and technologies quickly
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to follow instructions and oversee or modify a schedule of tasks while working remotely
- Good judgment, time management, problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Possess a bachelors degree or equivalent training and experience in Computer Science or a related field
In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of the following:
SQL
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Stored procedures
- Data bound controls
.NET
- Database access by using Microsoft ADO.NET classes in the .NET Framework
- Web Services
- State management
- ASP.NET configuration
- Monitoring Web applications
- Debugging
- Application and page life-cycle management
- Security aspects such as Forms Authentication and membership and roles
- ECMAScript (JavaScript, Microsoft Jscript)
- Internet Information Server (IIS)
Candidates should be very familiar with Visual Studio 2005 or later and the .NET Framework classes that are related to ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of ASP.NET AJAX.
Content Areas:
SQL
1. Connecting to Data Sources
2. Selecting and Querying Data
3. Modifying Data
4. Synchronizing Data
5. Working with Disconnected Data
6. Object Relational Mapping by Using the Entity Framework
.NET
1. Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
2. Consuming and Creating Server Controls
3. Working with Data and Services
4. Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
5. Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
6. Targeting Mobile Devices
7. Programming Web Applications
