Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avance Consulting is seeking an experienced QAD Techno-Functional Consultant to support application operations and business process solutions in an ITAR-controlled manufacturing environment. The role focuses on analyzing requirements, designing and developing QAD ERP solutions, resolving production issues, supporting testing and deployments, and delivering enhancements across multiple QAD modules.
Responsibilities
- Provide functional and technical expertise across QAD ERP modules and related applications
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve application issues impacting business operations
- Participate in requirement gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support activities
- Design, develop, and maintain customizations, reports, interfaces, conversions, and enhancements using QAD EE and Progress OpenEdge
- Collaborate with business users to understand operational requirements and recommend effective QAD solutions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to optimize business processes and system utilization
- Develop functional specifications, technical specifications, test plans, and support documentation
- Perform unit testing, system testing, integration testing, and support user acceptance testing activities
- Support production environments by monitoring issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions
- Coordinate with project teams to ensure smooth transition of new implementations, enhancements, and upgrades into production support
- Track project progress, provide status reporting, maintain metrics, and communicate risks and mitigation plans
- Ensure adherence to company policies, security standards, change management procedures, and ITAR compliance requirements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in QAD ERP functional and/or technical consulting
- Strong knowledge of QAD Enterprise Edition (EE) and QAD eB2 environments
- Strong understanding of manufacturing business processes and ERP concepts
- Experience working with production support, enhancement, implementation, or transformation projects
- Ability to perform business analysis and translate requirements into functional and technical solutions
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
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