Immediate opportunity for .NET Developer/Project Lead. Responsible for hands-on development supporting application initiatives to include new development and enhancements. Must possess deep experience in application development and design and writing technical specifications. Responsible for designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting and supporting all types of applications using established artifacts and business requirements. Great opportunity to participate in collaborative development with cross departmental teams.

Experience required
Bachelor’s Degree or 8+ years experience in a comparable role6+ years of IT experience including product development lifecycle
4+ years of .NET development experience
Basic knowledge of Java

4+ years of development experience utilizing Microsoft Stack (Visual Studio, C#, & SQL Server)
3+ years of experience with Agile Scrum Methodology

We are looking for a Senior .NET Developer with superior communication skills to join our Agile/Scrum development team to help us take our products to the next level of maturity in order to better meet our ever growing clients’ needs.

Required Skills:

5+ years of experience in C#/.NET Development (preferably V 3.5 or above)

At least one year experience with WPF or Silverlight

4+ years of experience in SQL – preferably SQL Server

Experienced in designing and working with Services Oriented Architectures (SOA)

Experience working in a team-based development environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of Design Patterns (e.g. MVVM, MVC, MVP)

Experience with WPF, WCF, Silverlight

Experience with Expression Blend a plus

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment

Experience with Unit testing using nUnit or Microsoft Unit testing a plus

Experience with the Prism UI framework a plus

Experience with both installed and web-based solutions a plus

Microsoft environment utilizing Team Foundation Server (TFS) testing tools and requires familiarity with the Microsoft .NET framework, MS SQL Server and auxiliary technologies.

You’ll be leading the QA efforts while working closely with product management and product engineering from analysis through implementation; The client employs an agile software development methodology. This position requires critical thinking, intellectual hunger, personal drive and attention to detail. Ability to perform well under pressure in a fast-paced production environment is critical to success in this position.

Responsibilities

This person will be responsible for:

• Setting up and owning the test practice;
• Creating thorough test cases;
• Developing comprehensive test plans;
• Executing plans on schedule;
• Assessing and identifying any deficiencies in documented and envisioned “project specifications”.

Summary of Job Requirements

Technical

• 5+ years of testing experience, ideally commercial B2B applications;
• Experience planning, building, developing and executing test plans and test cases;
• Experience in setting up a QA practice “from scratch”;
• 2+ years experience working with MS SQL Server 2005+ (T-SQL is a plus);
• 2+ years experience working with the Microsoft .NET framework and auxiliary technologies.

Interpersonal

• Self-motivating;
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and manage your own time effectively;
• Proactive in the company’s software delivery and development processes;
• Demonstrates a pragmatic “risk-aware” approach to QA and software testing;
• Understands (and has had involvement) in the full project development lifecycle, especially incremental software deliveries;
• Possesses a composed, flexible and creative approach to software testing.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of developers in software product development, taking high level requirements and producing robust application
• Responsible for research, planning, estimating, designing, and ensuring customization and integration components that are designed to meet the business needs
• Design and code all aspects of solutions based on MS .Net platform using best web services
• Provide On Call availability, operational support and management for the maintenance of developed solutions
• Provide training on coding standards and best practices to team members
• Produce quality test code with very few defects

Job Requirements:

• 4 to 6 yrs exp. Developing data driven applications C#, SmartClient /WinForms,Asp.Net, XML, WebServices, WCF,WPF,LINQ, multi-threaded programming
• .Net 3.5
• 3+yrs exp. Developing in Visual Studio 2005 or later
• Exp. With relational database model; SQLServer 2005 (SQL 2008 a plus) and stored procedure development
• Exp. With the dimensional/OLAP cube design and development
• Good Understanding of OOAD, design patterns, and application development processes and practices with a focus on reusability
• BS in Computer Science

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect, design and develop web and windows applications that solve business problems.

• Translate business and functional requirements into a complete, multi-tier solution, including user interface, business logic and database.

• Implement solutions on the Microsoft .NET platform, within existing application development frameworks.

• Provide technical leadership to a project team, including mentoring and code reviews.

• Follow the strategic direction of the department as a whole and provide suggestions to improve the company and department processes.

• Assist with implementing a formal code review process, automated unit testing and build creation.

• Maintain in-depth technical expertise in all areas of Microsoft products, industry trends, competitive offerings, and applies it to the business needs of customers.

• Uses prototyping where appropriate to gain user support for “ideas”.

• Balance “the right” solution against performance, time, cost and value.

• Provide mentoring and guidance to junior and mid-level team members.

Qualifications

Professional

• Strong organizational and time management skills; attention to detail

• Strong focus on meeting deadlines

• Strong verbal and written skills

• Exceptional problem solving skills

• Strong teamwork and mentoring skills

• Ability to manage multiple business priorities

• Desire to bring about change

• Demonstrated ability to communicate efficiently and effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization

Experience

• 2+ years experience with architectural design of large-scale, highly reliable, and highly available internet, intranet and fat-client applications using Microsoft technologies including SQL Server and IIS

• 5+ years experience developing and leading solution implementations with Microsoft .NET, using a combination of VB.NET, ASP.NET and SQL Server

• 5+ years experience using SQL Server, including data modeling, TSQL and Stored Procedures

• 4+ years experience with ASP.NET Web Services and XML technologies (XML, XSL, XSD, and XPath)

• Familiar with Design Patterns and Best Practices (GOF)

• Familiarity with Model – View – Presenter (MVP) patterns

• Production experience with all included technologies

• Experience working within an iterative development process.  SCRUM is a plus

• 3+ years of solid experience in project management, business requirement definition, analysis & application development including the creation of related documentation

• Experience with SharePoint (MOSS 2007) architecture and implementation is considered a significant plus

Skills/Knowledge

• Detailed working knowledge of software design techniques, including object-oriented analysis and design methods using .NET classes and visual inheritance

• Expert VB.NET or C# and ASP.NET 2.0 / 3.5

• Advanced SQL 2000 / 2005 / 2008, including Analysis, Integration and Reporting Services

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university and 5 years industry experience OR 10 years of industry experience

• MCSD / MCAD / MCPD certification is a plus

The Web Developer will be primarily responsible for development, maintenance, enhancements and administration of the corporate internet, extranet, and intranet sites.

Applicants must have programming experience in C#, ASP.NET, T-SQL, JavaScript, HTML C#, CSS, AJAX, XML, XSL. Knowledge and experience with installing, configuring, maintaining, analyzing and optimizing websites in the NT environment. Candidates must have the ability to analyze current company Web operations and find ways to improve the user experience and be able to design and construct web pages/sites including incorporating graphic user interface (GUI) features and other techniques.

Using current programming languages and technologies, writes code, completes programming, and performs testing and debugging of applications. Make hardware or software purchasing recommendations that will improve web development efficiency. Improve system designs by understanding business objectives and applying the knowledge to enhance or develop applications. Produce design and maintenance documentation to ensure long-term maintainability. Follow web standards and governance, and assist web server configuration and web architecture design. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and development of corporate website and other intranet sites.
• Related measurement and tracking
• Recommend improvements to content structure, and user experience
• Complete other tasks related to on-going management of internet and intranet sites such as software functional design and software testing

Skills

Ø A minimum of 3-5 years of related job experience as a member of an information technology team responsible for internet and intranet administration and/or support.
Ø Minimum 3 years of experience with C#, ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript,  CSS, XML, AJAX, Visual Studio 2008 and web design. Strong knowledge of SQL Server( T-SQL).
Ø BSC/BS/BA in Computer Science or a related field, MCS/MS in Computer Science is a plus
Ø Experience in web server applications (IIS), knowledge of Microsoft Windows servers and basic network administration is desired.
Ø Understands complex database concepts as well as the implications of different database designs.
Ø Significant knowledge of client server and internet systems architectures.
Ø Understands browser specific compatibility issues.
Ø A thorough understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Ø Strong object-oriented design and development skills
Ø Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills
Ø Strong attention to detail.
Ø Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of technical and non-technical staff
Ø Collaborate with multiple departments on various projects.

• Contribute to development team responsible for the implementation web-based applications using the .Net Framework and SQL Server technologies
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology team members to define & analyze requirements for enhancements and new product development in a fast growing software-as-a-service business
• Prepare technical designs, write code, perform debugging and unit testing.
• Our ideal candidate loves to code and is looking for a job where they will get to practice their coding skills every day
• Responsible for the timely development and delivery of high-quality software in an Agile Scrum based environment while ensuring that the team adheres to architecture strategy, design patterns, and best practices
• Work closely with fellow development staff and product management to document standards and procedures for the definition of reference architectures (“architecture roadmap”).

Skills Necessary

• Bachelor’s degree in computer-science required with 3-5+ years of applicable work experience as a Microsoft technologies developer, specifically with VB.NET and /or C# in a layered architecture supporting a high-volume, 24x7x365 web-based application environment
• Substantial experience building high-performance web user interfaces with HTML, CSS, AJAX, Javascript, custom controls, jQuery.
• Experience with 3rd party controls Telerik, Aspose, and Dundas Charting a big plus
• Practical, hands-on experience with Object Oriented Design and Analysis, application design patterns.
• 3-5+ years of experience with MS SQL server, leveraging SQL 2005 features in developing optimized database and T-SQL code
• Experience with .NET 3.0+ technologies including WCF, WPF, and WF
• Experience leveraging open source development and software configuration management (SCM) tools (such as Subversion, NUnit, CruiseControl.Net, NCover, MSBuild, NAnt, FxCop) a plus
• Extremely strong collaboration and communication skills a must
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with attention to detail
• High level of flexibility and ability to persevere through periods of significant change and challenge in the business environment
• Microsoft certifications, particularly a MCTS Certification in a.Net Framework track a plus
• Permanent US work authorization is required.

                    Design, develop and maintain code primarily written in C#, .NET Framework, working independently and as a project contributor

                    Maintain and improve existing systems in C# and VB.NET and perform product customizations

                    Utilize ProClarity and SharePoint to complete a variety of IT projects that include varying levels of difficulty and scheduled deadlines

                    Communicate better strategies, alternatives for existing solutions as well as new proposals.

                    Participate in project status meetings as required and provide project status updates

                    Troubleshoot and ensure timely and effective resolutions of any project issues

                    Develop all appropriate tests to benchmark performance of components and tools

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

                    6+ years of multitier enterprise web development using Microsoft .NET platform (preferred) or Java, including demonstrated Lead Developer responsibilities within large, distributed architectures

                    In-depth knowledge of AJAX, XML/XSLT, and JavaScript

                    In-depth knowledge and experience in SQL Server – including Analysis services and reporting services

                    Solid foundation working with Business Objects, MS ProClarity & SharePoint

                    Experience with Object Oriented Programming techniques including Design Patterns, Refactoring, and Agile development methodologies

                    Experience designing complex applications and reusable components

                    Excellent troubleshooter and problem solver

• .NET Web Developer Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mathematics
• Very strong knowledge of C#
• Microsoft Certifications are strongly preferred
• Experience developing integrated solutions with SharePoint
• Experience with Business Objects, MS ProClarity or very similar technologies
• 6+ years of hands-on web programming experience working with toolsets
• Strong knowledge of Relational database and OLAP concepts, specifically Microsoft’s product offerings

The qualified candidate will have a minimum of 6 years and preferably 9 years solid development experience on the .net platform.

Technologies used: C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, AJAX