Integration Specialist Passkey
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Passkey is an innovative, rapidly growing online technology company that leads its segment globally in the travel, meetings and hospitality space. Our customers include some of the world?s largest cities, hotel brands and meeting organizers. The Passkey-enabled global network includes over 85% of major U.S. Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), as well as thousands of hotels, trade associations, meeting planners and meeting management companies throughout the world.
Passkey is poised for rapid growth in the hotel industry by providing the premier solution for managing group reservations as it grows both the domestic and international markets. One of the key enablers of this growth is Passkey's growing integration capability which includes various types of data including guest reservations, inventory, and other data. Passkey has built custom software API connections utilizing various standards including OpenTravel and HTNG to satisfy different methods of integration.
If you are looking for an opportunity in hospitality technology and to play a major role in taking a successful company to the next level, this is for you. We need nothing less than a customer service orientated superstar to join our team.
The Integration Specialist will play a vital role in the Integrations Team, with a combination of hands on coordination. This person will assist in managing projects which center on the development, implementation, and support of various integrations. This position reports to the Director of Integrations and is based in Waltham, MA. This position will require occasional travel to customer sites and meetings with vendors, occasional weekend and night work, along with on-call responsibilities. Although this is not a development position, it will require an understanding of technical concepts and experience working in a SaaS development environment.
Responsibilities Include:
To succeed, you need to have a consistent track record of achievement and a proven ability to achieve these goals using a wide range of traditional and tech savvy activities, including:
Daily activities/responsibilities will typically include:
Leading the various integration implementation projects including configuration and performing hands-on customer and vendor testing
Must be able to manage multiple projects within tight deadlines, under pressure, including some after-hours efforts
Work closely with the various teams within Passkey including implementations, customer support, account management, and development on all aspects of integration.
Perform hands on testing and troubleshooting of various integrations which are XML based utilizing various web services and SOAP, using established structured certification test cases and troubleshooting tools
Coordinate and assist in troubleshoot connectivity problems issues vis-- -vis vendor systems
Assist in the development and lead integration certification programs with vendors and partners using standard developed test cases
Work as part of a team which triages third level support and act as an escalation point between Passkey and the different vendors/partners
Support development engineers and QA with new development as it overlaps with business domain knowledge
Provide updates to internal and external documentation and project status updates using Salesforce.com
On-call and afterhours activities are required due to the international support and nature of the hospitality industry
The ideal candidate will have:
A desire to provide extraordinary customer service on a consistent basis with both internal and external stakeholders
Track record on managing multiple technical projects of varying complexity and priority
Ability to adapt to changing priorities based on business drivers
Trouble-shooting experience and the ability and understanding of how software systems interact (preferably Java/J2EE)
Experience with XML, SOAP, Web Services, style sheet transformations as it pertains to systems integration
Understanding of internet connectivity and SSL communications; concepts around VPN a plus
A proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively. As part of a diverse global team, our success is often a collective effort leveraging the prior experience of others.
Self-driven, and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced and team-oriented development environment; curiosity and desire to learn new technologies
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with clients and vendors, and within a team environment
Willingness to take on responsibility and accountability
Experience with SQL queries and database concepts
Ideally some programming experience
Understanding of Hospitality, Security PCI-DDS, SSL a plus
Company Description:
Passkey (http://www.passkey.com) is the worldwide leader in online group reservations. The Boston-based technology company offers meeting destinations, hotels and planners a powerful web-based solution for managing group hotel reservations. The heart of the Passkey system is an innovative online booking engine that lets group attendees make their hotel reservations online in the contracted group block, while allowing event planners and hotels to access real-time reports and event information. Offered as an onDemand solution, Passkey delivers benchmark speed, security and scalability. The Passkey-enabled global network includes over 85% of major U.S. Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs), as well as thousands of hotels, trade associations, meeting planners and meeting management companies.
Passkey offers a competitive base salary and bonus in addition to generous benefits.
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180 Old Colony Avenue
Third Floor
Quincy, MA 02170
United States
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