Sr. Software Systems Development Engineer

POSITION SUMMARY

 

Research, analyze, recommend, implement, train and support the applications and systems that support Minitab’s product development community with little or no supervision. Serve as a leader on projects internal to the department and as a technical lead on projects involving other departments. May act as the point person for critical product development systems or applications.

 

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

• Meet with decision makers, software engineers, and other development roles to define the need and requirements for new software development tools.
• Lead the research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of development efforts and communicate the advantages and disadvantages of implementing such tools.
• Champion the adoption of new software development tools.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness of current software development tools. Make recommendations to improve use and end user efficiency.
• Develop and support the processes that result in productivity increases for Minitab software development teams.
• Analyze the impact of implementing upgrades to software development environments including coordinating and/or performing in-depth tests and end user reviews.
• Develop and participate in the processes involved in rolling out software upgrades to end users.
• Manage user access to software development tools and environments.
• Document and educate end users and new employees on newly implemented systems and tools.
• Liaise with appropriate Operations and Development personnel in the procurement, implementation, support, and maintenance of software development tools.

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of progressive commercial devops engineering experience.
• A track record of successfully completing software related tasks on schedule.
• Strong working knowledge of computer hardware and peripherals.
• Strong working knowledge of a variety of common software applications, Microsoft and Linux Windows operating systems.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise level computer support tools and applications.
• Strong working knowledge of virtualization technologies.
• Working knowledge of various network architectures: LAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet, etc.

 

The following are also required:

• Working knowledge of PowerShell, Python, or similar advanced scripting langages
• Working knowledge of MySQL, docker, kubernetes, key vault, and other cloud infrastructure managed services
• Experience with cloud development using Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Experience with source control administration, continuous integration/build systems, project tracking software, the Visual Studio development environment, and other commercial software development collaboration packages.
• Experience with C++, C#, PHP, and Javascript
• Experience in both the Information Technology and Software Development disciplines.

 

Minitab is a Federal contractor and is following all applicable COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

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