Sr. Engineer, IS Application Development

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP•New York, NY

19h•$160,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Weil seeks the best and brightest talent to join our Administrative Staff team. Our employees are the future of Weil so we invest in their training and development. Our environment embraces and encourages positive-minded professionals who seek to be challenged and acquire knowledge and skills in an atmosphere built on teamwork. Highly skilled and knowledgeable Administrative Staff assist our attorneys in successfully meeting and exceeding client needs and are vital to the overall success of the Firm.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience in programming and database design.
Proven track record of application development in a PC/Windows/networked environment.
Must have programming and analytical skills with knowledge of structured programming techniques, rapid application development methodologies and event driven programming and relational database design.
Experience in developing applications using the current OS/application development tool set.
Knowledge of Microsoft web development technologies (Visual Studio, ASP, .NET), HTML, JavaScript/jQuery required.
Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
Ability to convey thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and verbal form.
Proven experience with troubleshooting principles, methodologies and issue resolution techniques.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives or activities, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation in a high-pressure environment.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience using Microsoft Exchange APIs, Microsoft Office Add-ins frameworks (COM/Visual Studio Tools for Office) and Windows applications
Experience developing and deploying cloud-hosted applications with Microsoft Azure
IT certifications.

Responsibilities

Participate in all phases of application development projects including, feasibility, evaluation, project estimation, requirements recommendations, functional specification, technical/interface design, programming, testing, implementation, and production deployment.
Develops and refines applications to meet project requirements efficiently through deployment.
Provides field escalated support calls from Helpdesk, Users, IS Managers and other IS personnel.
Communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, with customers and management.
Trains clients on smaller in-house applications and partners with trainers to develop training programs.
Researches third-party applications on the market that fulfill requirements, or determine whether in-house development is warranted.
Recommends system solutions by evaluating advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchased alternatives.
Develops project plan by estimating timelines, defining scope, and establishing budget constraints.
Partners with clients to understand requirements, documents processes, and builds effective project team.
Upskills job knowledge by researching new development technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities and professional organizations; reading professional publications; and maintaining personal networks.
Works with Manager to develop skill-building plans and shares knowledge and learning with team members.
Conducts unit testing to address obvious bugs and ensure consistent functionality per requirements before review by manager or end-users; collaborates with other team members to test within the development team to ensure high quality product.
Coordinates development of test plan and testing with QA team (or end-users) as needed.
Performs any other responsibilities or special projects as assigned by management.