Associate Application Engineer ( Onsite, Waco TX)

Texas State Technical College•Waco, TX

5h•$64,525 - $74,203•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Application Engineer designs, develops, tests, implements and maintains high-quality software to meet business and customer needs. This includes developing features and capabilities for end users (employees or students). It also includes configuring and customizing vendor-provided packaged software. In addition, partnering with delivery teams to design, develop and maintain efficient and high-quality integrations – connecting data, applications and third parties that support business processes and customer needs. The salary range for this position is $64,525- $74,203 annually. The final salary offer will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications and experience. Please Note: This position requires on-campus presence.

Requirements

Associate Degree in a Related Technical Field (required)
2+ years of application implementation, integration or development experience
Experience in integration engineering
2+ Programming experience in C#.NET, Java, Go, Python or similar object-oriented language
Experience with frontend development technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Database experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB or similar database technologies
Knowledge of integration design and development processes (e.g. development, testing, debugging)
Experience developing RESTful services
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
Adaptability and a willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and frameworks
Excellent time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
Effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to handle change effectively keeping in mind business process and systems implications along with new technology trends
Ability to Handle moderately complex issues and problems
Should exhibit strong ownership of work, be a self-starter, independent problem solver, and a team-player

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related area (preferred).
Experience in full stack development is a plus
Front-end experience in Angular, React, or similar JavaScript framework is a plus
Experience in data integration and workflow scripting is a plus
Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery CI/CD concepts is a plus
Knowledge of cloud/AWS technologies: CloudFront, S3 ECS is a plus
Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
Experience with agile development methodologies and agile planning tools such as Jira is a plus
Experience with API management platforms, design standards, patterns and standard methodologies is a plus
Previous experience within an application implementation or software development organization is a plus

Responsibilities

Employee will demonstrate TSTC Core values of Excellence, Accountability, Service and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students and members of the community.
Design and implement integration flows and enhancements, including API and/or file-based integrations
Proactively monitor integration performance and troubleshoot, resolve, and report integration issues to impacted teams and stakeholders
Adheres to implementation and integration processes, best practices, and standards
Promote a collaborative team environment and work closely with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve goals
Develop highly reliable software solutions that are used across the organization
Build prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints
Write high-quality code that satisfies customer needs and strives for simplicity, clarity, and testability
Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and end users) to understand functional and non-functional requirements
Participate in scope of work estimation and forecasting, within an agile environment
Adhere to architecture, design and security best practices and standards
Participate in design and code reviews or use collaborative programming techniques to promote high quality business outcomes
Conduct analysis to determine integration requirements, and design and plan integrations
Implement unit and integration tests and conduct functional and performance testing where appropriate
Develop reusable software building blocks to enable faster delivery
Create implementation artifacts as appropriate, including flow charts, use case and sequence diagrams