Senior Software Engineer - Automation

Sammons Financial Group Companies; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sammons Financial Group Companies is seeking a software development professional to contribute across the full lifecycle of software programs and applications. The role involves collaboration with analysts, designers, and programmers to conceive and develop new software solutions and automated tests.

You will lead in defining requirements, deliverables, and project plans, applying deep SDLC knowledge to ensure successful delivery across departments and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to work across multiple phases of applications systems analysis and programming.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts.
• Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise.
• Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping

Job description

What You Can Expect In This Role

Under general direction, formulates and defines system scope and objectives. Devises or modifies procedures to solve highly complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications to write programs. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, documents and maintains those programs. Competent to work on and responsible for nearly all phases of applications systems analysis and programming projects. Regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts/programmers.

Under general direction, formulates and defines system scope and objectives. Devises or modifies procedures to solve highly complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications to write programs. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, documents and maintains those programs. Competent to work on and responsible for nearly all phases of applications systems analysis and programming projects. Regularly provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts/programmers.

What You'll Do In This Role

• Collaborate with analysts, designers, and programmers in conceptualizing and development of new software programs, applications and automated test scripts.
• Perform technical tasks, detailed analyses, and interpretation of technical problems requiring expertise and/or specialized knowledge in a systematic manner; apply subject matter expertise unique to the discipline.
• Exhibit expert understanding of the organization’s Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Play a leading role in the definition, development, and documentation of software’s requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and departments.
• Play a leading role in defining software development project plans, including scoping