Enterprise Software Engineer (Junior / Software / Senior)

The Alaska Railroad Corporation is seeking a Junior Enterprise Software Engineer to define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain software applications in support of business requirements. The role involves writing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications, as well as mentoring other developers.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify computer systems, programs and integrations
• Research, identify, analyze, and fulfill requirements of all internal and external program users
• Design, run and monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging
• Develop and maintain user manuals and guidelines. Train end users to operate new or modified programs
• Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of business administration, computer science, accounting, or management information systems is required
• 1+ years AS400 or IBMi Development work experience or 12 credits of AS400 or IBMi academic experience for Junior Enterprise Software Engineer
• 2+ years AS400 or IBMi Development experience for Enterprise Software Engineer
• 5+ years AS400 or IBMi Development experience for Senior Enterprise Software Engineer
• Ability to recognize and resolve system related problems; troubleshoot and debug code written by incumbent or others
• Ability to work independently and make necessary decisions throughout the systems process within department guidelines
• Ability to analyze business requirements and turn them into technical requirements, and develop solutions
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with a strong customer service orientation
• Ability to independently manage a heavy workload
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to explain complex concepts to end users, and train end users on software
• Ability to write documentation for end users or other technical personnel
• Must have dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other computer components
• Experience preferred in one or more of the following technologies/platforms: Web services (SOAP, REST)
• IBM AS400 (cpf, db2, qsh, sysadmin)
• PHP
• Advanced SQL