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Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated and technically curious Associate Software Engineer to join our Software Development Team within the Midstream IT organization. This entry-level role is ideal for individuals who are beginning their professional journey in software development and are eager to grow their skills in a collaborative and innovative environment.

The ideal candidate will have foundational knowledge in software development practices, exposure to cloud technologies (preferably Azure), and a basic understanding of DevSecOps principles and application security. A passion for learning, strong problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills are essential.

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers, contribute to development tasks, and gain hands-on experience with modern development tools and practices. The successful candidate will support the team in building secure, scalable, and efficient applications while learning to apply software development best practices and automation techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports efforts and collaborates on small-to-medium features from technical design through completion.
• Follows the defined software engineering roadmap, contributing to the organization's engineering and technology strategy.
• Performs parts of the coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process in projects with limited complexity under supervision.
• Applies understanding of the software development lifecycle and how various agile engineering practices can be used in own projects (e.g., requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, acceptance testing). Conducts demos of application features and designs features to support automated testability.
• Participates in discussions with stakeholders to understand user requirements.
• Analyzes user requirements and translates them into solution or deliverables.
• Assists with the implementation of new architectures, standards, methods and logic for enterprise software in accordance with business strategies and specifications.
• Contributes to proper documentation of software design and works with business partners to design and implement solution to meet architecture standards.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, related field or equivalent experience
• 0-2 years of relevant experience

Skills

• Agile Methodologies - Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project.
• Application Security - Refers to the measures and practices implemented to protect software applications from security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Cloud Computing - Knowing how to manage cloud services, develop cloud applications and use cloud architecture to meet customer needs.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset - Identifies and leads opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation, both incremental and large-scale.
• Database Management -  The function of managing and maintaining database management systems (DBMS) software, designed to define, manipulate, retrieve and manage data in a database.
• Debugging - The process of finding and resolving bugs within computer programs, software, or systems.
• DevSecOps - A set of practices that automates the integration of security at every phase of the software development lifecycle, from initial design through integration, testing, deployment, and software delivery, with an aim towards shortening the systems development life cycle and as well as  continuous delivery and a security first approach.
• General Programming - Applies a computer language to communicate with computers using a set of instructions and to automate the execution of tasks.
• Log Monitoring - Logging and monitoring are crucial aspects of software development that involve capturing and analyzing information about a software system's behavior, performance, and errors.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - A process used by the software industry to design, develop and test high quality software.
• Software Testing - An investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the software product or service under test.
• Version Control System - Software tool that helps engineers and other collaborators manage chang