System Development Associate – Consolidated Nuclear Security – Amarillo, TX

Location: Amarillo, TX
Job Title: System Development Associate
Career Level From: Associate
Career Level To: Senior Specialist
Organization: Mission Applications (50992241)
Job Specialty: System Development

What You’ll Do

Duties include working closely with project shareholders to scope, estimate, and provide overall technical leadership to develop and implement software solutions
Researches, designs, develops and/or modifies enterprise-wide systems and/or applications software using languages and tools such as C#, HTML5, XML, XSLT, XTML, JavaScript, JSON, JQuery, .NET Core, .NET Framework, TypeScript, Java, PeopleSoft, Visual Studio.NET, and Eclipse
Provides maintenance and upgrades to existing systems
May have customer and vendor management interfacing responsibility
May provide database and other architecture support
Ensure implementations are in compliance with software quality assurance and cyber security requirements and adhere to company policies
The position requires support for the software quality assurance and software engineering life cycle including conceptual design, requirements definition, functional and computer system design, systems development and programming, implementation, testing, installation, and configuration management associated with enterprise level application software systems

Core Responsibilities include:

Work closely with functional and business team members, project management, enterprise architects, system engineers, and application developers to design and develop enterprise applications based on approved architecture and business requirements
Demonstrates innovation when designing applications architectures and solving complex IT problems
Provide expertise and leadership for software solutions including architecture, design, requirements analysis, development, quality assurance and implementation
Effectively scope project subtasks into scheduled work units
Ensure solutions are well-engineered, operable, and maintainable while also ensuring adherence to defined project management policies, change management guidelines, and quality assurance processes
Work with IT project management office to allocate resources and deliver solutions on schedule and within budget

Be alert to changes that may affect the security and operational environment of systems
Monitor current and future trends in technology to the benefit of organizational project and production systems service goals

What You Can Expect

Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security

Top-notch, dedicated colleagues

Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
Career advancement and professional development programs
Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives

Minimum Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline OR a Master’s degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline.
Eight or more years of relevant education, training, and/or progressive experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-ofexperience requirements for this posting.

Preferred Job Requirements

A high level of technical expertise, leadership and support for the software quality assurance and software engineering life cycle including conceptual design, requirements definition, functional and computer system design, systems development and programming, implementation, testing, installation, and configuration management associated with enterprise level application software systems
Programming languages and frameworks – C#, HTML5, XML, XSLT, XTML, JavaScript, JSON, JQuery, .NET Core, .NET Framework, TypeScript

Oracle or other relational database management systems with experience in SQL and PL/SQL
Database-level programming using stored procedures, functions and triggers
Web server technologies such as Microsoft IIS and Apache Tomcat
Integrated Development Environments such as Visual Studio, Eclipse, and IntelliJ IDEA
Version control tool such as GIT, SVN, TFS, or other code repositories
Requires the ability to document business requirements and design technical solutions

Effective communication skills and demonstrated success in a team environment
Experience with ITIL processes and agile development is preferred
Ability to interact with senior leadership and customers to present technical and operational information and proposed solutions
Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level, and internal applicants in higher Career Levels may be considered, on an exception basis, to come across laterally based on the applicant’s education and experience, and the scope of work being performed in the role.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
CNS is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
CNS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

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