Application Analyst - Developer (Information Technology)
Get ready to grow with us!
NWPX Infrastructure Inc. previously known as Northwest Pipe Company is the nation's leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience, we're just getting started! Our business is growing, and we're looking for great people to grow with us. We're immediately seeking a Application Analyst - Developer to join our NWPX team in Portland - Metro.
WE OFFER:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D Insurance (1st of month after hire)
- Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Time
- Weekly Paycheck
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
- Bonus Potential
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Safety Footwear and Eyewear Voucher (day 1 of employment)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for Career Advancement
- Values-Driven Culture Committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Safety
OUR VALUES:
- Accountability is evident when we do what we say we are going to do and people accept responsibility for their actions. We do not point fingers and blame others. We own our actions.
- Commitment is not only promising to do something, but actually investing in the necessary effort and actions to make it happen.
- Teamwork is essential for competing in a challenging and constantly changing business environment. Working together across all job functions is critical to achieving our success.
ABOUT THE JOB:
This role offers a unique opportunity for candidates with a .NET developer background to work directly with NWPX/Northwest Pipe's business units and stakeholders. Through development support of NWPX's proprietary, in-house developed application suite the ideal candidate will be technically proficient in visual basic, C#, JavaScript and Microsoft's technology stack. In this position you will be responsible for the full SDLC process for existing applications and new applications and solutions you deploy.
You will be a part of an IT Application team that delivers new business capabilities through project implementations, functional enhancements and direct end-user production support. Varying in size of complexity including civic/water engineering calculations, NWPX's proprietary applications support critical business needs such as sales information management, in-depth engineering design drawings, production tracking and cost estimation; their data sources range from ODBC-compliant control systems like SQL Server to Microsoft Access and Excel.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Identify and analyze user and system requirements, then translate these into scalable technical solutions.
- Design, develop, enhance, test, deploy and support corporate software applications and business tools.
- Capable of learning and resolving engineering calculations and complex mathematical equations.
- Proven experience directly supporting end-users and customer support requests through to resolution.
- Architect math-heavy, data-driven solutions for a wide array of business challenges.
- Design and implement scalable databases.
- Design, build, and modify custom Microsoft Technology stack applications to accommodate the needs of the supported facilities.
- Document and capture solutions using technical specs and functional specific to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Interface with source control systems, e.g., Github, including branching, merging, and/or continuous integration.
- Troubleshoot issues with technologies at supported facilities.
- Utilize advanced data analysis techniques to efficiently communicate data trends. This includes pivot tables and charts, dynamic named ranges, vlookup, sumproduct, etc.
- Present data in executive formats including trending, graphing, PowerPoint, Pivot Tables and integrated custom reporting.
SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Perform other duties as assigned or may be necessary.
JOB SCOPE:
- This position encompasses all aspects of software development with a focus on the design, development, re-engineering, and support of applications developed using the Microsoft stack.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- There are no supervisory responsibilities in this position.
INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
- This position will involve frequent interactions with the business community and end-users via email, phone calls, and face-to-face meetings.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Technical proficiency with C#, Visual Basic, VB.Net, MVC, ASP.Net, IIS, JavaScript, JQuery, SQL Server, and T-SQL/SQL Stored Procedures.
- Proven examples/experience developing and supporting client-server applications.
- Ability to consume and capture business requirements.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills.
- Strong analytic, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Outlook.
- Knowledge of Microsoft BI stack, SSIS and SSAS a plus.
- Entity Framework or ORM experience is a plus.
- DevExpress and DevExpress report development a plus.
- Experience in AGILE methodologies and proven ability to manage simultaneous projects/tasks using Scrum development.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's Degree or a combination of college and relevant experience.
- 5+ years experience using Visual Basic and Microsoft .NET development.
- 2+ years experience in database design with SQL Server.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Occasional travel between locations required.
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and to handle other computer components.
- Viewing display monitor for extended periods of time.
Northwest Pipe Company is committed to equal employment opportunity. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Our organization maintains a drug-free workplace. Except where prohibited by state law, offers of employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug test, and/or physical examination, as determined by the essential functions and physical requirements of the position. Northwest Pipe Company reserves the right to close the position, with or without notice, if a qualified candidate is identified prior to the close date.
