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Current Employment Opportunities

Software Engineer

Application Deadline: November 8, 2009
Start Date: TBD
Office Location: Saint Peter, MN
Department: Information Services
Reports to: Director, Application Development
Status: Full-time; Exempt; Benefit-eligible

Position Summary/Purpose:
Participate in the development and deployment of internal and external applications. The developer will work in a team environment and contribute to upgrades and maintenance for our existing systems as well as the development of new applications.

Essential Job Duties:         
This description covers the primary purpose and principal duties of the job.  It is not intended to give all details or a step-by-step account of the way each procedure or task is performed and is subject to change as necessary.

• Design and build software programs in response to application requirements.
• Adhere to programming standards and quality assurance guidelines.
• Document work per standards for maintainability.
• Modify web sites using appropriate software tools.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

Qualifications:
Minimum requirements in terms of educational background work experience, licenses/certifications or other knowledge, skills and abilities.

• BS/BA in Information Technology or equivalent and 4+ years in IT
• Experience in design, coding and unit testing of scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant web applications in a Windows environment.
• Strong working knowledge of relational databases including Oracle & SQL Server.
• Basic Windows system administration skills.
• Knowledge of Apache, HTML, PHP, and Perl.
• Experience with Subversion or other source control tools.
• Knowledge of MVC design patterns a plus.
• Good team player, able to drive resolution of competing architectural design.
• Self-disciplined in a development environment that requires unit testing, documentation, adherence to coding standards and naming conventions.
• Attention to detail, highly self-motivated.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.

Requirements for all Scholarship America positions:

• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, effectively and cooperatively with other people; positive attitude.
• Strong command of the English language, with the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, including grammar, spelling and punctuation.
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail in order to produce the highest quality work, including follow up and follow through.
• Demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
• Ability to analyze information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Ability to communicate, listen to and understand information and ideas presented.

Application Process:
Send cover letter/current resume to:
Marilee Hedberg, Director, Human Resources
Scholarship America
One Scholarship Way
St. Peter, MN 56082
Or by fax: 507-931-5476
Or by e-mail in Word format: mhedberg@scholarshipamerica.org

 

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