Program Developer-Intermediate

Our client has engaged ROSS (www.getROSS.com) to help them recruit a Program Developer. ROSS is a team of People Specialists helping companies align their People Strategy with their business growth. We provide remote or onsite HR and Recruitment solutions such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and Recruitment Augmentation.

Key Job Responsibilities:

The Program Developer is an intermediate level position. He/she will be a skilled developer with demonstrated software development experience, who is capable of completing assignments with minimal supervision and detailed direction. The Program Developer is skilled in the use of current programming languages and tools and generally acts as a team resource on custom development initiatives.

Software development initiatives assigned to the Program Developers will range in size and complexity. In the case of small independent sub-systems (i.e. 1 to 3 online screens or 1-2 basic batch programs) or basic modifications to existing systems, he/she could be called upon to manage the development effort with only supervisory monitoring.

The Program Developer assures that the software programs and associated tasks to which he/she is assigned are developed, tested and completed according to departmental standards and defined client requirements.

Qualifications:

1. University Degree in Computer Science or a Community College Certificate in Computer Science or equivalent experience
2. At least 3-4 years of business application development experience
3. Requires an intermediate level of coding, technical and time management skills
4. Requires a strong working knowledge of the functions of the internal development tools installed and utilizes these tools specifically in the development of application software
5. Designs and develops modules of logic, including data base access methods, for online and batch application in one or more programming environments such as C++, C#, .NET, SQL, Java and other languages as required
6. Must be able to interpret application design into code design and produce optimized software solutions compliant with industry and corporate development standards
7. Has strong interpersonal skills and can work effectively with IT peers, and/or internal clients
8. Must be able to carry out the iterative review of online screens and reports and to implement required revisions where necessary
9. Must be able to present technical options and alternatives
10. Must be able to perform full unit testing on all components of a program
11. Must be fully versed and competent in the use of automated testing tools and utilities
12. Must be able to produce required documentation for all programs created or changed and able to write or assist in writing user or operational documentation
13. Assures that all applications are developed with the highest quality and adhere to departmental standards for logic coding, version control and library management by requesting and participating in peer review sessions
14. Participates with senior Program Developers and Systems Developers in the review of internal standards for code structure, language use, version control and code library management.
15. May be called upon to participate in the evaluation of new tools and methodologies for the purpose of making recommendation for their use in the IS Department.
16. Provides resource estimates for various components of the software development process in support of project planning and scheduling tasks.

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