Associate Automation Engineer (Remote)

The Associate Software Engineer defines, develops, tests, analyzes, and maintains software applications. This includes being involved in understanding the business impact of the necessary work and creating solutions to realize that impact byresearching, designing, documenting, and modifying software specifications throughout the development life cycle.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. To request a reasonable accommodation, notify Human Resources or the manager who oversees the position.

• Help research, identify, analyze, and fulfill requirements of all internal and external users and stakeholders.
• Assist in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s objectives, deliverables, and specifications in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Partner with others in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.
• Participate in defining software development plans, including scoping, scheduling, and implementation.
• Performsoftware testing on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors and general debugging.
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, developers, and other team members in the conceptualization and development of new or existing software applications.
• Operate and monitor software for performance, maintenance needs, and ongoing success.
• Deploy software through lower environments upon completion of development, testing, and documentation.
• May provide product and software support for bugs, issues, and escalated incident tickets from end users to resolve application and software issues.
• Create software to enhance functionality and performance of applications.

Additional functions

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the incumbent may perform the following additional functions.

• Participate in regulatory and compliance activities.

Required Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience applying training and education
• Understanding of software development approaches and best practices
• Demonstrated knowledge in contemporary development approaches, functional, object-oriented, procedural
• Demonstrated knowledge of proficiency in at least one modern programming language
• Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products
• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or equivalent work experience; or Associate’s degree with work experience in a related field
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of database and operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of all aspects of application development and product life cycles, including agile approaches

• Office environment – either in Patterson facility or at home/remote location

• Periodic on call rotations and available outside of normal business hours on evenings and weekends during critical production release or issue escalation periods
• Travel to corporate sites is periodically required (Quarterly or so)