IT Software Engineer III

Paradigm•Lombard, IL

13h

About The Position

This position is accountable for performing the analysis, design, development or evaluation, testing and implementation of computer software as assigned. Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications. Supports and/or installs software applications/operating systems. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software. Designs, plans, and coordinates work teams. Provides technical support to project team members. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Hands-on coding implementation deliverables.

Requirements

College degree, preferably a B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience in programming in a distributed computing environment.
A minimum of eight (8) years of Object Oriented Development particularly N-Tier programming development in a distributed systems environment OR any combination of academic education, professional training, or work experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position
Experience with all the phases of software engineering
At least 6 years of experience in .net development.
High self-motivation for success in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong communication and organizational skills
Adaptive and open to frequent changes in work environment and prioritization
Able to manage multiple competing deadlines
be innovative and creative
have good analysis skills
Enjoys fast pace and needs little direction to no direction - self-starter
Ability to work independently and be a team player
Ability to plan and accomplish goals and solve complex problems
Must possess a high-degree of creativity and latitude
Must have an outgoing and proactive personality
Ability to work seamlessly with both large and small teams to design and develop complex strategic business software solutions
Ability to use leadership skills to develop a cohesive team environment
Ability to lead a large development project team throughout the development phase
Use good, practical, balance and fair judgment when to escalate team member’s tasks or projects assigned that will impose risk to the timeline or cost of the project.
Requires use of a strong background in SW design, documentation and implementation, on projects that may include any of the following list of responsibilities
Lead project team on the build of a major software release, including building the software, coordinating with other departments, and participating in scheduling (from conception to testing
Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle and change management
Extensive development experience in the following technology stack
ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, Javascript frameworks ie. Angular, CSS or SASS, HTML5, Web API, REST, C#, T-SQL
Advanced programming skills, including familiarity with data types, syntax and control structures, and must be able to analyze and prioritize information to make appropriate recommendations
Adept at debugging complex application problems and be able to produce quality software documentation, including requirements specifications, design documents and unit test plans
Ability to lead in the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of our solution
Advanced concepts of data analysis
Advanced knowledge on web development
Excellent command of rapid application design (RAD) concepts
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex transactional data into valuable analytical information
Demonstrate a high degree of originality and innovation in defining product and project level architecture
Influences the design of interfaces between products to ensure interoperability
Resolve design issues
Define new software product features
Develop large portions of software independently and rapidly
Champion new, improved design methodologies
Define Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) goals for products
Incorporate RAS in product design.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Biztalk orchestrations, adapters, accelerators artifacts and published schemas.

Responsibilities

Researching, designing, writing and testing new software programs.
Develops design specifications for required software and hardware (based on requirements).
Works with other ITS personnel to ensure design meets corporate technical standards and direction.
Performs design specifications review with other members of development team.
Develops software to meet software design specifications OR develops existing systems by analyzing and identifying areas for modification.
'Bolting together' existing software products (getting incompatible platforms to work together and creating code to link them);
Maintaining systems by monitoring, identifying and correcting software defects
Investigating new technologies and providing inputs to the current software selection tool for a development project
Creating technical specifications, developing and implementing unit test plans
Writing operational deployment documentation and other technical documentation needed by an application
Working closely with other staff, such as project managers, business systems analysts, and DBA; consulting colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems and asking questions to obtain information, clarify details and implement information
Constantly updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house, web casts and/or external courses
Assisting in growth and development of new or junior staff
Guides less experienced staff as a mentor into new technologies and development techniques
Problem-solving and thinking laterally as part of a team, or individually, to meet the needs of the project
Participate in architecting, designing and delivering system software after specification of platform requirements
Trains or assists in the training of ITS and user personnel in the conversion and implementation of the developed or purchased software
Performs project planning by identifying needed task and deliverable, time estimation, and defining target date for completion on an assigned project.
Implements project plan with assigned team.
Communicates status of work to direct supervisor and assigned project team member(s).Ensures quality of work following system development and maintenance life cycle standards.
Recommends changes in system development and maintenance standards.
Maintains supports, troubleshoots and enhances current Production applications as assigned.
Monitors application performance using various performance monitoring tools.
Responsible for complying with Paradigm IT security requirement and policies.