At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.We like people who are different...because we're different, too. As one of the world's most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it's like to stand out. That's why we're looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Job DescriptionUnder limited supervision, responsible for the analysis, development, implementation, and support of multi-layered enterprise applications. This includes designing and developing new libraries, components, applications, services, and integrations, as well as enhancing existing solutions, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with appropriate resources to deliver effective business and technical solutions.
Explores emerging technologies and anticipates industry trends and disruption. Participates in architecture discussions, platform modernization initiatives, automation efforts, and the adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools and practices to improve software quality, scalability, maintainability, and delivery efficiency.
Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing technical documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, and code comments while adhering to established coding standards and best practices.
Essential Job Functions- Performs interviews, requirements-gathering activities, and preliminary analysis to support application modifications and enhancements throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), under limited supervision and guidance from a Software Engineer III, Senior Software Engineer, or other senior IT personnel.
- Designs, develops, tests, and implements small to medium-sized program changes and projects, typically ranging from one to four weeks in duration.
- Modifies existing applications and systems that require moderate redesign, enhancement, and technical problem-solving.
- Collaborates with business analysts, stakeholders, and customers to resolve issues, gather requirements, and plan for future business and technology needs.
- Works directly with users to understand system usage, identify enhancement opportunities, and recommend application improvements.
- Analyzes, designs, develops, and implements new application systems and enhancements utilizing established software engineering principles and development methodologies.
- Creates and modifies complex application programs; performs testing, debugging, documentation, maintenance, and production support activities under limited supervision.
- Participates in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement efforts to ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
- Assists in the development and support of application integrations, APIs, and enterprise services that enable business processes and data exchange across platforms.
Job Requirements- Demonstrable knowledge of current application development techniques and methodologies, including object-oriented design and client/server technologies, preferred.
- Professional experience developing software across multiple layers of the application stack, including front-end, back-end, database, and data layers, preferred.
- Experience working within a cross-functional, team-oriented environment with defined roles, responsibilities, and processes, preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, with 3-5 years of relevant software development experience.
Preferred Qualifications- Strong experience developing enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, REST APIs, and SQL databases.
- Experience building cloud-native and integration-based solutions utilizing AWS services, microservices architecture, Kafka, and API-driven integrations.
- Experience with identity and access management technologies including Okta, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and Single Sign-On (SSO).
- Knowledge of secure coding practices, application security principles, and industry-standard security frameworks.
- Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and other enterprise content management platforms.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and source control tools.
- Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies and experience contributing to architecture discussions, platform modernization initiatives, development automation efforts, and AI-assisted engineering practices.
This position is based at ALSAC's National Executive Office in Memphis, TN and is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Benefits & PerksThe following Benefits & Perks apply toFull-Time Roles OnlyWe're dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life's special moments. We're also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer. ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.
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