Software Engineer | .Net, Local Government  

The Software Engineer is a member of a team which is wholly responsible for reviewing, designing, implementing and testing each project the team is assigned. As a junior member of the team, the Software Engineer is primarily responsible for working on projects of limited scope. The position receives direction from more experienced technical team members.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing code for basic applications while expanding technical knowledge to be able to perform increasingly more challenging work which will include assisting in the development of basic software programs.
• Learn and implement new technologies and architectures within a reasonable time frame.
• Work on individual programs that are part of a much larger application.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of software development, concepts and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience.
• Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems of basic complexity.
• Attain ability to work effectively in a strong customer service/team oriented environment.
• Adapt to changing products and technologies.
• Fix minor bugs in existing, often unfamiliar programs, under considerable time constraints.
• Manage and prioritize often conflicting tasks and interruptions so as to minimize their impact on the current deadlines and workload.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or comparable work experience.
• Logical thinking and reasoning skills.
• Exposure to object oriented programming.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team situation.
• Understanding of these relevant technologies:
  • .Net / C# (or similar high level language)
  • SQL Server 2000/2005
  • DHTML
  • VB Script
  • XML/XSD/XSLT
  • Visual Basic 6