Axis, AL
IT Software Developer
Axis, AL - On Site
POSITION PURPOSE
This position is responsible for the development and support of assigned applications. Activities include: coding/programming, diagnosing and remediating issues, contributing documentation, and formulating test plans in accordance with company standards and methodologies. The position collaborates closely with business stakeholders, end users, vendors, and systems teams and may provide project management support for small-scale projects under the direction of an IT Director or IT Business Area Manager. Moreover, this position is responsible for driving application changes based on business objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Business Impact
•Actions have a positive impact on both short-term and long-term results significant to a business unit, including providing the customer with a consistent positive experience.
•Responsible for providing sound business-process and technical recommendations and solutions.
•Responsible for development of applications and deployment of releases utilizing systems such as Azure DevOps.
•Responsible for identifying and/or participating in projects that increase the Americas ROI either through cost savings or increased revenue.
Problem Solving
•Responsible for analyzing data and drawing conclusions to troubleshoot and resolve break/fix issues in a timely manner.
•Responsible for taking ownership of issues or activities and seeing them through to completion, even when transferring to another area of responsibility.
•Recommends and implements application solutions, utilizing best practices, to meet both novel and long-standing business needs.
•Participates in the development of new applications and interfaces to existing systems. Supports existing systems and ensures all systems are robust and highly available.
•Knows when and how to escalate unwise IT requests to management.
Job Knowledge & Skills
•Acts with technical competence as a software developer and serves as a role model within the team.
•Responsible for assisting with the development of functional specifications by working closely with users.
•Able to understand and map business processes to application functionality, based on stated user requirements, technical expertise, and business knowledge.
•Understands user processes and policies and can function as a super user within assigned applications.
Leadership & Teamwork
•Ability to continuously improve processes and work constructively with others within a high-performing team environment.
•Accountable for own work & deadlines.
•Able to perform daily duties with minimal supervision. May lead smaller projects.
•Works constructively with others outside the immediate team (other IT teams, business users) to resolve issues or complete projects.
Communication Skills
•Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
•Able to make formal presentations to internal audiences using PowerPoint (or similar tools).
•Able to provide initial user training including user documentation and training materials.
•Responsible for providing manager with weekly written status updates as well as escalating issues when necessary.
•Able to communicate effectively with non-technical staff, members of interdisciplinary teams, outside customers, and vendors on both technical and business topics and issues
•Office presence
•Regular and reliable attendance
QUALIFICATIONS
Competencies and Experience
Required:
•A minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar position.
•NET Framework 4 / .NET 5+ (C# preferred)
•Web development with HTML/JavaScript/CSS
•ASP.NET - Core, MVC, or Web Forms
•SQL
•Git or TFVC version control
•Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
•Ability to execute a software project to completion, observing best practices while adhering to the team’s development workflow
•Ability to work with end users, including translating requests into system requirements
•Must be able to contribute effectively and multitask within a Scrum team of 5-6 members
•Willingness to stay up-to-date on technological trends and best practices
•Weekly status report completion and ability to track work in an Agile environment
•Potential to grow into a leadership role
Preferred:
•Experience in line of business / reporting applications for manufacturing enterprise, and/or similar product development and support experience.
•Entity Framework
•Web API / RESTful services
•Angular and Typescript
•DevOps and cloud architecture experience
•Agile/Scrum experience
Education
Required:
•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems, and a minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar position.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES / DIRECT REPORTS
This position has no direct reports.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The employee is constantly required to:
•Sit and work at a desk
The employee is frequently required to:
•Stand and walk, and may alternate sitting and standing as needed
•Balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb
•Twist at waist level
•Reach above shoulder level, at waist/desk level, and below waist/desk level
•Finger with right hand, left hand, and both hands (fine motor)
•Feel with right hand, left hand, and both hands (sensing temperatures and textures)
The employee is occasionally required to:
•Push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds
The employee is required to:
•Talk person to person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed
•Hear in person, on the phone, and in group settings as needed
•Possess near, midrange, far, peripheral, and depth perception vision
POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
•On-call availability for deployments, critical break/fix issues, and month end processing as required.
•Extended hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required to meet project deadlines or provide services outside normal operating hours.
•Ability to travel domestically and internationally if required for support role.
•Position is full time, exempt