Software Developer

Job Description

How will your role impact First Command?

The Developer works closely with members of their team, participating in all aspects of the software development lifecycle to create solutions that meet the business need. This includes coding, testing documenting and deploying business solutions. They are self-motivated individuals that look for opportunities and are excited to grow their business and technical knowledge which in-turn allows their Agile team to deliver business value. They work closely with engineer and architect roles to implement the designed business solution.

What will you be doing?

• Translate the vision and design into executable pieces of work
• Participates in all phases of development
• Adheres to coding and design standards/best practices
• Communicate and work alongside members of their team in support of their day-to-day work items
• Works with business partners to ensure alignment between the ask and the output
• Performs peer reviews for other team member's work to ensure adherence to defined development standards
• Engages business partners to gain knowledge about First Command business processes
• Attends Agile team and development group meetings
• Key player in the Agile environment, participating in daily huddles, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.
• Responsible for performing business and technical knowledge transfer with their peers
• Continued education to learn additional technologies, programming languages, industry best practices and tools that are needed within First Command

What skills/qualifications do you need?

Education

• Preferred - Bachelor's Degree

Work Experience

• 2-6 years' experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required - Solid knowledge of 2 of the following (UI Programming Language, API Programming Language, DBMS)
• Required - Solid knowledge of SQL
• Required - Solid knowledge of Git and Visual Studio IDE
• Required - Experience with web-based technologies and Windows OS
• Required - Ability to work alongside others and be a team player
• Required - Up to date with latest programming trends, techniques and technologies
• Preferred - Knowledge of DevOps tools and mindset
• Preferred - Knowledge of 1 or more core First Command business processes

Feeder Roles

• Programmer Analyst
• Support Analyst

Career Path

• Software Engineer
• Support Engineer

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