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Req ID: 8143
Department: Enterprise Projects and Support (23)
Division: Projects (14) 
Family: Information Technology
Function: Application Devlpmnt
Level:  P2  
Job Group:  Management/Exempt   
Salary Range: $54,250 - $100,750
Application Deadline:  10/06/2016

What's the role?

As an Application Developer, you will develop integrated solutions, modernizing, consolidating and coordinating independently-designed applications to meet business needs. Partnering with Architecture and in keeping with development best practices, you will analyze business/functional specifications to deliver quality applications/systems while minimizing cost and optimizing maintainability. In converting high-level architectural design into detailed application design, you will provide estimates, evaluate software, make buy vs. build recommendations, and establish development environments. Working from project requirements, you will provide/validate estimates, create detailed development phase project plans, and prepare/maintain application/systems documentation. Above all, you are a strategic thinker; you take ownership of issues, moving between diverse tasks with cooperation and persistence to motivate and bring out the best in those around you.

This posting is for a position on the Investment and Financial Management Application Support Team. This is a dynamic and fast paced development team environment, with a broad range of small projects related to our Investment and Financial Management functions.  The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills and ability to learn quickly.  Experience with one or more of the technologies is required:  SQL, ETL (Informatica, SSIS, etc.).  Experience/interest in data integration, data modeling and master data management preferred.  The ideal candidate would also have Financial Services experience and/or educational background (e.g. Finance, Accounting and MIS majors/minors).  Agile delivery experience a plus.   We will train and invest in the right candidate!

Bring Your Best! What this role needs:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 3 years experience in application integration and development
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to logically analyze and creatively solve complex issues independently
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written to multiple levels of the organization
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with immediate team members, other IS areas, and clients in other departments
• Responsible for staying current with enterprise standards, industry standards and technologies, methodologies and best practices

Req ID: 8143
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Education Experience: Bachelor's Desired
Employment Experience: 3-5 years
Licenses/Certifications: None
FLSA Status: Exempt
Posting Date: 09/29/2016