System Specialist/Software Developer III

We're seeking a System Specialist/Software Developer III in downtown Houston to join our dynamic team. This full-stack role involves working with new technologies to solve complex challenges. You'll have end-to-end ownership of projects, developing scalable solutions and new features. Key technologies include .NET, Angular, JavaScript, and SQL. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience building large-scale applications.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver technical designs, estimates of development time, and plan individual deliverable work.
• Develop functionality with a focus on quality and assuring proper unit and integration test coverage.
• Collaborate with QA team to support test plans and execution.
• Prepare and present status updates for current work tasks, share any blocking items, and provide expected completion dates of work items.
• Assist architects and leads with technical specifications and develop solutions in support of business requirements.
• Work directly with team members and business analysts to understand new/changing business requirements and functional enhancements as requested. This includes delivering high-value technical solutions in support of changing business requirements and initiatives.
• Assist with performing systems analysis for projects of major scope and various complexities to provide a means for solving technical and business-related problems/challenges.
• Support existing business application(s) by troubleshooting issues, analyzing possible cause, defining solutions, and working through defined change control processes to enable quick resolution.
• Acquire and maintain system and business knowledge needed to support both end users and other internal or external technical teams.

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications: 

• Proficient knowledge of various technologies including .NET, JavaScript, Git, RabbitMQ, SQL Server, Angular, Elasticsearch, and SSRS.
• Proven experience in communicating with team members and product managers to collect requirements and describe software product features.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices, Scrum, Kanban, and backlog management systems.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor of Science degree from a 4-year accredited university, or 5 years of related industry experience or equivalent technical experience.
• Computer Science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), or Management Information Systems (MIS) degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Technology specific to application development and support
• 5+ years of experience developing and supporting SQL-based applications is required.
• Hands-on experience of commercial energy transportation systems (contracts, tariffs, scheduling, ticketing, balancing, invoicing, reporting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable) is preferred.
• Experienced in database design, performance evaluation and tuning, development of stored procedures, and referential integrity.
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Ability to pick up on technical concepts quickly and can learn new skills and knowledge.
• Enjoys working hard in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment.
• Be comfortable with thinking in multiple layers of abstraction when dealing with critical security concerns that have regulatory implications.
• Be comfortable working with and recommending configuration in a zero-trust security setting.
• Have experience working with encryption.
• Experience developing and driving adoption of public APIs for use by other developers.

Schedule: Corporate schedule (Mon - Thurs 8.75hrs, Fri - 5hrs)
Assignment could be extended up to 12mo. 

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