Junior Application Developer

Communications Engineering Company (CEC); Hiawatha (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Communications Engineering Company (CEC) is hiring an entry-level software support developer to help build and improve applications, reports, and automations across our platform. You will learn directly from a senior developer through structured onboarding, code reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on projects.

You will contribute to resolving issues, supporting ConnectWise PSA and Dynamics platforms, and creating small tools using .NET, SQL, Power BI, and Power Automate.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, software development, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 0-3 years of experience from employment, internships, technical support, academic projects, or other hands‑on learning.
• A foundation in software development concepts, relational databases, and application troubleshooting.
• Curiosity, persistence, and a methodical approach to solving unfamiliar problems.
• Clear communication with technical and non‑technical users.
• A willingness to ask questions, receive feedback, document what you learn, and grow into greater responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Help employees resolve application errors, access issues, data problems, and integration failures.
• Support business platforms such as ConnectWise PSA, Microsoft Dynamics GP and Business Central, SmartConnect, SharePoint, Power BI, and Power Automate.
• Create and improve smaller applications, scripts, utilities, reports, automations, and integrations.
• Use SQL queries and basic data analysis to investigate technical issues.
• Work with APIs and help troubleshoot data moving between business systems.
• Participate in testing, release validation, source control, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Document solutions, configurations, field mappings, and support procedures.
• Take on larger development and application-ownership responsibilities as your skills grow.

Skills

C#/.NET development

SQL & relational DBs

APIs / integrations

Microsoft 365 / SharePoint

Power BI reporting concepts

Power Automate / workflow automation

Git / GitHub / source control

Software testing / technical docs

Curiosity & problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / related field

Equivalent combination of education & experience

Tools

ConnectWise PSA

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Dynamics 365 Business Central

SmartConnect

Azure

Azure DevOps

Power Apps / Power Platform

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Build skills. Make an impact. Grow your ownership.

You will help support and improve the applications that keep our business moving, while learning directly from a senior developer through structured onboarding, code reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on projects.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Work on real applications, integrations, reports, and automations used across CEC.
• Learn through structured mentoring instead of being expected to know every system on day one.
• Build practical experience across application support, development, data, APIs, reporting, and workflow automation.
• Grow from guided assignments into independent ownership of selected applications and integrations.
• Use a modern Microsoft-focused technology environment that includes .NET, SQL, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Power Automate, Azure, and source control.

What You'll Do

• Help employees resolve application errors, access issues, data problems, and integration failures.
• Support business platforms such as ConnectWise PSA, Microsoft Dynamics GP and Business Central, SmartConnect, SharePoint, Power BI, and Power Automate.
• Create and improve smaller applications, scripts, utilities, reports, automations, and integrations.
• Use SQL queries and basic data analysis to investigate technical issues.
• Work with APIs and help troubleshoot data moving between business systems.
• Participate in testing, release validation, source control, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Document solutions, configurations, field mappings, and support procedures.
• Take on larger development and application-ownership responsibilities as your skills grow.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, software development, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 0-3years of experience from employment, internships, technical support, academic projects, or other hands‑on learning.
• A foundation in software development concepts, relational databases, and application troubleshooting.
• Curiosity, persistence, and a methodical approach to solving unfamiliar problems.
• Clear communication with both technical and non‑technical users.
• A willingness to ask questions, receive feedback, document what you learn, and grow into greater responsibility.

Experience That Can Help You Succeed

• C# or .NET development
• SQL and relational databases
• APIs or system integrations
• Microsoft 365 or SharePoint
• Power BI or reporting concepts
• Power Automate or workflow automation
• Git, GitHub, or another source‑control platform
• Software testing or technical documentation
• Helpful, but not required: ConnectWise PSA, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SmartConnect, SQL Server, Azure, Azure DevOps, Power Apps, Power Platform, GitHub Copilot, or other AI‑assisted development tools.

What Success Looks Like

• Resolve common application‑support issues with growing independence.
• Understand how CEC's primary business applications and integrations work together.
• Complete smaller application changes and automation tasks with limited supervision.
• Support selected integrations, Power BI reports, and Power Automate flows.
• Create clear documentation and consistently follow CEC testing, source‑control, and deployment practices.
• Progress toward ownership of selected applications, reports, automations, or integrations.
• You do not need to check every box.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Communications Engineering Company (CEC) is an equal opportunity employer. CEC provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, compensation, training, leaves of absence, layoff, recall, and termination. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process by contacting Human Resources.