Software Engineer

Viega GmbH & Co. KG•McPherson, KS

1d•$72,000 - $91,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Engineer is responsible for developing and supporting Warehouse Management System (WMS) functions for all distribution centers, including maintenance, business analysis, technical design, software development, vendor management, quality assurance, implementation and support.

Requirements

Knowledge of computer programs: Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, Word, Outlook and SAP
Knowledge and development experience with various technologies including but not limited to SQL, C++, Java, HTML, Javascript, JSP, CSS, PHP and Oracle
Knowledge of warehouse management software
Knowledge of computer flow charts and of programming logic and codes
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability to understand source-code
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with all levels of the organization
Ability to Multi-task and meet deadlines
Ability to write technical instructions in the use of programs and /or program modifications
Ability to implement and troubleshoot programming changes and modifications
Ability to utilize database query tools and create SQL statements
Advanced skills in Excel, including proficiency in building macros
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
3-5 years of professional programming experience

Nice To Haves

C++ certification preferred
Professional experience using STL, AJAX, Webservices, REST, Tomcat and MySQL preferred

Responsibilities

Codes, tests and troubleshoots programs utilizing the appropriate hardware, database, and programming technology; refines data and formats final product.
Maintains and modifies programs; makes approved changes by amending flow charts and UML diagrams, develops detailed programming logic, and coding changes.
Analyze user requirements and design new software solutions.
Develops code or written programs from scratch in a mission critical, distributed, real-time environment.
Develops web applications that interface with multiple computer systems.
Collaborates with cross-functional teams and participates in requirements, design and code reviews.
Assists in managing the day-to-day applications of the WMS functions for all distribution centers.
Identifies and continuously acts to enhance individual and team knowledge of new technologies, business processes, and project management skills, staying abreast of trends, latest industry developments and knowledge sharing among colleagues.
Analyzes database data; makes recommendations to improve performance and efficiency of data storage and other database features; performs data modeling and optimization.
Assists in performing validation procedure testing.
Plans methods to test code to support changes in business and/or changes in regulatory requirements that effect reporting or record keeping.
Designs, documents and tests integration processes that extract, transform, load and cleanse corporate data.
Responds to requests for technical assistance in person, via phone or electronically; diagnoses and resolves technical hardware and software issues.
Performs technical root cause analysis and outlines corrective action for given problems.
Liaison with IT department to solve problems and implement improvements related to SQL database server.
Assesses data extraction, report generation, and bugs appearing in operations involving the data warehouse; provides production support to solve immediate problems to keep database in production.
Creates, designs and maintains reports for daily, weekly and monthly operations; develops and maintains departmental reporting.
Develops templates to aid and streamline reporting.
Develops appropriate methodologies for collecting, analyzing and presenting data.
Confers with cross-functional teams to understand and evaluate their needs for data from the WMS; determines how it will be structured and accessed; designs or creates queries to extract desired data to run reports.
Attends meetings as required and/or assigned.
Performs other duties as required and/or assigned.
Keeps abreast of industry trends, standards and new technologies.
May be required to travel up to 10% of the time.
May provide off-hour support when necessary and responds to emergencies in a timely manner.