Software Engineer
Location: Buffalo, NY
Hire Type: Contingent
Hourly: $61.05-124.14/hr
Work Model: Remote
No C2C or sponsorship offered
Positional Overview
Are you a passionate software engineer looking to make a significant impact in the world of technology? Our client is seeking talented individuals to join their dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their innovative projects. At their company, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with brilliant minds, and contribute to groundbreaking solutions that will redefine industry standards. We value creativity, expertise, and a strong drive for excellence. If you're ready to unleash your full potential and be part of a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and teamwork, we invite you to apply!
Role & Responsibility:
- Complete and oversee basic to complex systems analysis, design and development.
- Play a key role as an individual contributor on complex projects. Maintain an excellent functional understanding of the supported application(s).
- Direct and monitor less experienced resources and coordinate development tasks on small to large scope projects.
- Prepare and manage the technical component of project plans.
- Participate with other Development, operations and Technology staff in overall systems development direction from technical analysis to user acceptance testing.
- Prepare and review test data and execute detailed test plans. Complete any required debugging.
- Evaluate and understand complex interrelationships and effects among programs, interfacing applications and platforms.
- Provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives.
- Prepare thorough, clear technical and functional specifications and update systems documentation.
- Prepare charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems. Review documentation prepared by less experienced staff.
- Prepare and review assessments to include required tasks, estimated time frames and effort for any scope project.
- Maintain efficient operation and effectiveness of supported applications.
- Recommend new technology, policies or processes to benefit the organization and improve deficiencies. May lead or participate in technical evaluations of vendor software.
- Follow and promote use of development standards and procedures.
- Maintain a good understanding of the business being supported and its functions, processes, operations and strategic direction.
- May assist in developing expense and capital budgets
- Understand and adhere to the Company's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company's Risk Appetite.
- Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
- Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the company brand.
- Maintain company internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
- Complete other related duties or projects as required, which may include playing a lead role in due diligence, cost/benefit analysis or business study activities.
Skills & Experience:
- MUST have 5+ years of experience with VB6, Windows Forms in C#, and VBCU.
- Experience in leading previous VB6 conversion efforts is preferred.
- Extensive experience in scaled up application architecture and design patterns.
- Minimum of an Associates degree and 8 years systems analysis/application development experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 10 years higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 8 years systems analysis/application development experience.
- Familiar with application development software and hardware platforms.
- Proficiency with personal computers as well as pertinent project management, word processing and spreadsheet software.
- Capable of working on multiple projects of a complex nature.
- Excellent problem-solving skills to assist in issue resolution.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with prior experience presenting to the target audience.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Detail-oriented.
- Strong lateral thinking skills.
- Experience on large system enhancements, conversions and production problem resolution.
- Complete understanding of the system development life cycle.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Excellent decision-making skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience encouraging teamwork and serving as role model when leading and directing others.