Associate Application Developer

Federated Hermes; Warrendale (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Volunteer day

Networking programs

Job summary

Federated Hermes, Inc. seeks an Associate Application Developer for our Global Technology Office in Warrendale, PA. You will design, develop, and maintain Power Platform-driven business apps, collaborating with stakeholders to automate processes and improve workflows.

In this hybrid role, you’ll work on Agile projects, follow SDLC standards, and support UAT while exploring new Power Platform capabilities to drive innovation and efficiency within the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 ecosystem including SharePoint Online, Teams and Outlook preferred.
• Experience with relational data sources such as SQL Server preferred.
• Understanding of UX/UI principles and experience designing user-friendly, business-focused applications preferred.
• Experience working on Scrum/Agile projects, Azure DevOps (or similar tools), and Git code version control preferred.
• Experience with backlog management, gathering requirements and testing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain business applications using Microsoft Power Platform to meet evolving business needs with appropriate guidance.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand current processes, pain points and opportunities for workflow automation.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, user-friendly solutions, ensuring performance, usability, and alignment with governance standards.
• Develop using an Agile approach by quickly delivering proof-of-concept apps and workflows while using feedback loops to refine usability and functionality.
• Optimize applications and system resources to ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Adhere to established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards, including coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and incident management.
• Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate solutions against business requirements and ensure successful adoption.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and Power Platform capabilities, recommending improvements and innovation opportunities.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

UX/UI

Backlog management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Power Platform

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

SharePoint Online

Teams

Outlook

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Federated Hermes, Inc., a global leader in active investing, is seeking an Associate Application Developer to join our Global Technology Office basedin our Warrendale, Pennsylvania office.

What You’ll Do

This position is part of the Cloud DevOps team under the Global Technology Organization. In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain business applications using Microsoft Power Platform to meet evolving business needs with appropriate guidance
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to understand current processes, pain points and opportunities for workflow automation
• Translate business requirements into scalable, user-friendly solutions, ensuring performance, usability, and alignment with governance standards
• Develop using an Agile approach by quickly delivering proof-of-concept apps and workflows while using feedback loops to refine usability and functionality
• Optimize applications and system resources to ensure performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Adhere to established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards, including coding, testing, documentation, deployment, and incident management
• Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate solutions against business requirements and ensure successful adoption
• Stay current with emerging technologies and Power Platform capabilities, recommending improvements and innovation opportunities

This position offers a hybrid schedule (in-office/remote) and is located in Federated Hermes’ Warrendale, Pennsylvania office (15086).

The Expertise We are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience required
• Experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) preferred
• Experience with Microsoft 365 ecosystem including SharePoint Online, Teams and Outlook preferred
• Experience with relational data sources such as SQL Server preferred
• Understanding of UX/UI principles and experience designing user-friendly, business-focused applications preferred
• Experience working on Scrum/Agile projects, Azure DevOps (or similar tools), and Git code version control preferred
• Experience with backlog management, gathering requirements and testing preferred

Our Investment in You

We believe our employees are our most important asset! Therefore, we offer benefits programs designed to help you and your family thrive, training programs to advance your professional development and opportunities for you to give back to the community. Our offerings include:

• A competitive total compensation package, including bonus programs designed to recognize and incentivize our employees to do their best every day.
• Time off programs including paid vacation, parental leave and a volunteer day to help you stay healthy and connected to the things that are important.
• Opportunities to expand your professional network within the firm and the community through participation in programs such as the Women in Investing Employee Resource Business Group and the University Ambassador Program.

About Federated Hermes

At Federated Hermes, our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, to help our clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to the positive outcomes in the wider world. We pledge to always putting our clients first and to acting responsibly and transparently. Our commitment to active investment has enabled us to become a leading investment manager serving investors around the world.

We provide careers opportunities that have enabled our employees to grow and meet their career aspirations while balancing the needs of their personal lives. We offer a collaborative environment that promotes doing things the right way and always with integrity, sharing ideas to drive positive change, and following through on our commitments. We are motivated by a higher purpose and always consider the impact of our work. We promote teamwork and foster a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where unique perspectives, ideas and experiences are recognized and appreciated for the contributions they bring. At Federated Hermes, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Federated Hermes takes affirmative action to ensure that minorities, females, veterans, and qualified people with disabilities are considered for employment and promotional opportunities.

Federated Hermes, Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment.

Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted.

We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

EOE – Including Disability / Vets

Federated Hermes is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to qualified individuals without regard to the following criteria: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, age, familial or marital status, ancestry, military status, veteran status or genetic information as well as any other prohibited criteria under any local, state or federal law applicable to Federated Hermes. As part of the firm’s equal employment opportunity statement, Federated Hermes will also take affirmative action to ensure that minorities, females, veterans, and qualified people with disabilities are considered for employment and promotional opportunities.

For consideration, please visit our company website and reference job #9723.