Software Developer

Software Developer

Job ID: 2013-19962
# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 9/10/2013
Job Location: US-UT-American Fork
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Information Technology

Overview

Come join Certiport (www.Certiport.com), the world leader in performance-based certification exams and practice test solutions for academic institutions, workforce and corporate technology markets.

Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. These solutions are delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport Centers worldwide and include the official Microsoft Office certification program, the Microsoft Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, the CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk® Certified User certification program, the Intuit® QuickBooks Certified User certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³® ). As a leader in lifetime advancement through certification, Certiport values innovative individuals who aren't afraid to jump in and jumpstart their careers.

Certiport is part of Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing. Together Certiport and Pearson VUE are businesses of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses including the Penguin group and the Financial Times (FT). Pearson is listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO).

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Software Design and Development (80%)
- Actively participate in the Agile SCRUM process with the team.
- Participate in the design of systems to be developed.
- Provide time and cost estimates for software development.
- Conduct design and code reviews as required.
- Assist in mentoring other developers.
- Work with manager or team lead to validate technical solutions used for business requirements.
- Assist in development of standards to be used by the development team with respect to use of tools and methodology.
- Follow prescribed procedures for code documentation, revision control and system documentation.
- As assigned, participate as a member of project teams, meeting accepted milestones.
- Communicate modifications, schedule adjustments and known issues to project management.
- Work with Operations during the transition from development to deployment.
- Software Quality Assurance (15%)
- Perform unit testing on developed modules.
- Create automated unit tests for use by developers and QA.
- Work with QA team to evaluate, identify and correct software defects.
- Career Development (5%)
- Stay abreast of industry practices and technologies to be used in the development process.

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Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 3-5+ years professional object-oriented development experience
- 3-5+ years of experience developing Web- and Windows-delivered solutions using Microsoft technologies
- 3+ years of experience with .NET development - C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET and web services
- Proficiency with SQL, XML, HTML, JavaScript
- Experience with Agile SCRUM process preferred
- Team Foundation Server experience preferred