Software Engineer

Software EngineerDuration: 12 MonthsLocation: RemoteSummary: The main function of a software engineer is to apply the principles of computer science and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers work. A typical software engineer researches, designs, develops and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications. The responsibilities include functioning as a contributing team member and full-stack software engineer. The job requires participating in team Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, sprint reviews), estimating effort (story points) to accomplish work, and developing software systems within the technical constraints of IT environment.Job Responsibilities:Modify existing databases and database management systems.Write and code logical and physical database descriptions and specify identifiers of database to management system or direct others in coding descriptions.Work as part of a project team to coordinate database development and determine project scope and limitations.Review project requests describing database user needs to estimate time and cost required to accomplish project.Skills:Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.Ability to work independently and manage one's time.Basic mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery.Ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue.Knowledge of computer hardware and software.Knowledge of computer development software as it relates to systems, such as SQL, VisualBasic, etc.Required:SAFe/Agile experience in executing delivery via Program Increments and IterationsExperience developing in PythonExperience with MS Azure services (App Service, SQL Service, Azure Functions, virtual machines)Experience in CI/CD DevOps environments with automated software deployment pipelines & Azure DevOps (ADO)Experience writing quality and tested code that is documentedComputer Science or other degree related to software developmentAble to coordinate with vendors and development teams on issuesAble to coordinate with product owners to create support models & use casesPreferred:Experience managing support tickets in a formal ticket management system, like Support NowAutomation and low-code development (i.e. Power Apps, Power BI) experienceExperience with SQL-style databases (SQL Server, Oracle) and SQL queries and scriptsDevelopment of Ansible Pipelines for Automated Azure deploymentsDevOps: Working knowledge of ADO, Azure Boards, Azure Pipelines, Azure Repos, Ansible, Artifactory etcTools: Visual Studio Code, SDK’s, AppConfiguration, AZ Cli etcBasic Knowledge of Azure Compute, Storage, Database, Networking, Web Services.Experience with REST APIsTest Automation frameworks (Protractor or Selenium preferred)Provide technical input on backlog decisions (such as “buy vs build” decisions and pros/cons analysis of technical choicesAssist in coaching less experienced team members to higher levels of competency.Build and deploy scalable azure pipelines for timeseries products.Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm etc)Experience with the Azure SDK in C# or PythonEducation/Experience: Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required. 5-7 years experience required.