Software Developer II

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY:  Responsible for working with clients, vendors, users and IS team members on projects to understand the business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality solutions that align with business and IT strategies and are in compliance with the organization’s architectural standards. Provide support in the full systems life cycle for multiple applications to ensure application software is delivered on time and within budget.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

•          Analysis and Preliminary Design – Using requirements documents, other artifacts, and user or SME input, determine the best practical approach to solve problems following architectural and design guidelines and standards.  Have an understanding of the proposed system holistically within the overall system under development and verifies technical requirements.
•          Coding and Testing – Implement design(s) with clean, self-documenting code and comprehensive unit test coverage with assistance where applicable.  Write high-quality code developing according to specific requirements with awareness of scalability, performance and environmental/cross-system implications with assistance from a SME where applicable.  Follow guidelines and standards of the company, utilizing industry best practices.
•          Diagnose and Remediate - Track down defects, bugs, performance impediments, etc. in both QA and production environments and repair/refactor to cure the issues.  Identify feature and module dependencies and critical path.  Propose mitigation plans for identified risks and problems.
•          Documentation and Knowledge Sharing – Provide required documentation through self-documenting code, informal and formal documentation. Actively participate in sharing knowledge throughout the entire development staff.
•          Implementation and Support – Aid in the QA, deployment, and operation of the system. Prepare operational readiness documents.  Adhere to the standard change management process.
•          Quality – Follow best practices in design, coding, and testing. Adhere to company architectural standards. Implement code that is clean and clear, maintainable, extensible, and durable.  Perform reviews and analysis of code produced by self and others.  Iterate and improve upon stable domain technology.
• Approach each activity with an appropriate sense of urgency and an understanding of the critical role of each system. Seek to innovate and improve within the constraints of timing and resources available.
• Code applications using a disciplined development process. Integrate solutions with other applications and platforms outside the framework.
• Create data extracts and reports from system based on requirements.
• Develop, execute, and document unit test plans. Support and/or execute all testing efforts across the life cycle.
• Assist in the deployment of new modules, upgrades and fixes to the production environment.  Make modules production-ready by moving them to libraries, completing forms and version control documents, following procedures, etc.  Validate deployment. 

• Responsible for production support. 
• Troubleshoot existing systems to identify errors or deficiencies and develops solutions.
• Provide ongoing maintenance of applications.
• Evaluate existing applications and platforms and provide recommendations for improving application performance by conducting gap analysis, identifying feasible alternative solutions, and assisting in the scope of modifications. 
• Document functions and changes to new or modified modules and test activities/results. 
• Assist in the development of user guides and training documentation for systems.
• Participate in project planning processes, as needed.
• Identify better sources of data feeds and interface