Programmer Analyst III

About the role

This position involves development in cutting edge AWS Serverless technology running under full DevOps & Agile Methodology utilizing CI/CD Pipelines and Automated Testing. The focus is on developing business services, APIs, integrations, and application logic that enable scalable, reliable, and secure business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains backend applications, services, and RESTful APIs.
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.
• Develops business logic and integration components that connect enterprise applications and third-party systems.
• Consumes and exposes APIs to enable data exchange between applications and platforms.
• Performs unit, integration, and system testing to ensure software quality, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoots and resolves application, integration, and API-related issues.
• Participates in code reviews and follows established coding standards, security practices, and architectural guidelines.
• Creates and maintains technical documentation, including solution designs, API specifications, and integration diagrams.
• Works closely with database developers, QA engineers, DevOps teams, and solution architects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Identifies opportunities to improve application performance, maintainability, scalability, and reliability.
• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing backend applications, services, and integrations.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C# backend programming language
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming RESTful APIs and web services.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications using APIs, middleware, or event-driven architectures.
• Advanced AWS Orchestration & Serverless Backend: Deep expertise in backend development utilizing AWS serverless architectures.
• Containerization & Serverless Compute: Proven experience containerizing full-stack applications using Docker and deploying them via AWS ECS Fargate.
• Modern Identity & Access Management (SAML to OAuth): Strong implementation skills in application security.
• Modern Full-Stack Development & AI Tooling: Proven track record in rapid, full-stack application development using modern frameworks.
• End-to-End Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Solid experience treating infrastructure as software, using tools like AWS CDK or Cloudformation Template.
• Understanding software architecture patterns, microservices, and distributed systems concepts.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and Azure DevOps source control systems.
• Experience with SQL development, query optimization, stored procedures, and relational databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Experience developing APIs and backend services using Node.js.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems and external platforms through REST APIs.
• Familiarity with message-based integration patterns and event-driven architectures.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software development, improve code quality, automate routine tasks, generate documentation, and enhance developer productivity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern front-end technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, and JavaScript, and the ability to contribute to full-stack development efforts when needed.
• Understanding front-end and back-end integration patterns and experience supporting web-based application architectures.

Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure with constantly changing priorities and deadlines.