Application Developer

DescriptionThe ideal candidate will be a self-starter who can work with little direct supervision and can deal with complex business and technical situations. This role will provide guidance and use technical knowledge to define scope and objectives for the design, development, and testing of all components of application software solutions. Understand business function requirements and accomplish objectives for diverse and complex business opportunities. A great Application Developer is team oriented with excellent organizational skills and ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with local and or remote personnel to provide fast and effective solutions. Responsibilities:Provide technical direction for the development, integration, and testing of all components of complex software application systems to include requirements analysis and functional reviews.Understand client requirements and how they translate to new application features. Define test plan objectives to meet business requirements and ensure future system reliability.Collaborate with development team and other IT staff to develop system, interface and architecture standards and perform technical/non-technical assessments.Explore and evaluate new and approved technologies for use in creation and delivery of solution design in accordance with established architectural direction for new applications.Coordinate application development activities to ensure integration and alignment with other IT technologies, systems, applications, and environments.Understand and consider business goals, corporate IT standards, department strategy, service level agreements, EVA's, and budgetary implications.Review and manage the defect resolution process for system issues and performance.Prepare and follow policies and procedures to ensure corporate data security including NERC & SOX compliance.Provide system support for applications that are available 24x7. Must be able to work outside traditional business hours as required