Senior Software Engineer

About the role

The Senior Software Engineer at NW Bancshares HQ is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting applications and solutions using Visual Studio, .NET platform, and SQL server.

Responsibilities

• Develop applications and solutions using C#, SQL or other equivalent programming languages
• Develop and maintain solutions using Visual Studio, .NET platform and SQL server, web applications using ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and other web technologies, and web services, micro-services and API integrations using Web API, SOAP, REST, ASP.NET, JavaScript and other technologies
• Integrate web applications and solutions with Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365
• Design and develop ETL solutions using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server and other languages/tools
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams, design diagrams and data flow diagrams using Microsoft Visio or other equivalent tools
• Work with internal customers to assess business needs and work with a team to design solutions
• Support and provide maintenance programming for applications using approved technologies
• Follow Project Management Office (PMO) governance processes to execute a project on behalf of a customer/sponsor
• Lead requirements gathering, analysis and application design for medium and large projects
• Develop, implement, and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Establish best practices to embed information/application security and regulatory requirements in SDLC
• Maintain expertise in current technology stacks and best practices to recommend changes that can have positive impact on Northwest
• Troubleshoot and resolve daily issues with the perspective of minimizing incidents and developing supporting documentation that may be used by Tier 1 support teams
• Develop and execute plans to install new software and custom changes following Change Management disciplines
• Works with team to complete project requests
• Supports and maintains applications and solutions using Visual Studio, .NET platform, SQL server, C#, or other equivalent languages/tools
• Supports and maintains web applications using ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and other web technologies

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (Software Development track) or Engineering with a concentration in programming AND 6 years relevant work experience OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (Software Development track) or Engineering with a concentration in programming AND 5 years equivalent work experience
• Experience: 5 - 6 years application development experience (professional) using Microsoft technology stack (e.g. .NET, C#, SQL Server) or equivalent technologies and toolset e.g. Java, Python, Oracle, MySQL, etc.
• Experience: 3 - 5 years developing web applications using ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS and other web technologies
• Experience: 2 - 3 years writing SQL statements for relational database management systems like SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
• Knowledge: General employee knowledge, skills, and abilities including ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions, ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written, ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information, ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information, ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas, knowledge of object oriented programming using C#, Java or similar contemporary programming languages, knowledge of relational data model, knowledge of developing data warehouses and data marts, knowledge of JavaScript libraries and frameworks, e.g. Angular, React, JQuery, etc., ability to identify critical areas to improve processes to gain productivity and efficiency in multiple spaces, knowledge of working in agile environments. Exposure to Kanban/Scrum framework, knowledge of source code repositories like Microsoft Team Foundation Services (TFS), GitHub, SVN or other equivalent tools, knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services or any other cloud ecosystem, skill in incorporating best practices on information/application security into development efforts, ability to work within a team environment and possessing communication skills necessary to lead projects, ability to wear many hats to successfully navigate around technical and business challenges necessary to problem solve
• Licenses and Certifications: Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) Within 1 year OR other relevant certification, such as Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solutions Architect Within 1 year

Benefits

NW Bancshares HQ offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.