Description
The Financial Analyst System Tools (FAST) group is the management umbrella for COTS and custom financial applications for budgeting and planning with extensive reporting requirements. The new application engineer would join others in developing and supporting financial applications that support critical initiatives in the USCG.
Provides high level expertise in developing complex software applications involving new technologies, methods, concepts, or approaches. Designs software tools and subsystems to support software reuse and domain analyses and manages their implementation. Reviews existing programs and assists in making refinements, reducing operating time and improving current techniques. Formulates and defines specifications for software applications or modifies and maintains existing applications using engineering releases and utilities from the manufacturer. Provides detailed instructions and program design specification to peers and junior personnel assigned to a project team, and may oversee their performance.
Essential Job Functions
- Works in conjunction with the business development staff; creates new business by identifying customer purchasing requirements and technical specifications.
- Assists in defining and creating demonstration software and systems to showcase products and systems.
- Provides answers to customer inquiries concerning system software and applications, pre-sale and post-sale. Refers inquiries as necessary to appropriate personnel.
- Assists in testing user configurations for system compatibility. Documents and provides support; resolves issues to ensure that the system is functioning according to specifications.
- Interacts with engineering groups to assist in the design changes to equipment. Assists in tracking the progress of the projects with accountability to the customer, project manager and management to ensure an on-time and smooth product launch for the customer.
- Assists in the training of customers on systems applications.
- Design, develop and deploy tools to support and manage USCG financial budgeting, analysis and reporting processes.
- Work closely with technical staff, user community and program office to develop custom solutions that provide user friendly functionality
- Work with the FAST team to develop and deploy reporting functionality to meet the needs of all levels of USCG management
- Maintain and improve when necessary, existing applications as well as support any new applications brought under the FAST team management umbrella
- Ensure work meets functionality and quality expectations within given timelines
- Interact with program office to clarify requirements
- Develop design and technical documentation
- Develop prototypes and proof of concepts as required
- Provide project and activity status reports describing the state of assigned deliverables, accomplishments and significant risk items
- Estimate work duration (level of effort) for input to project schedules
- Support application deployment
- Support application testing
- Support end-user and administrator training
- Support certification and accreditation efforts as well as remediation efforts if necessary
- Position may require limited on-call status to support system requirements, initiatives or customer requests after hours and during weekends
- Adhere to OSC Policies, Procedures and Practices affecting work products such as: Change Management, Configuration Management, and Quality Assurance.
Qualification
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering or related field preferred
- Three or more years of applications engineering, field support or technical sales experience
- Experience working with department/account overall business objectives and goals
- Experience working with operating systems
- Experience working with software tools including compilers, assemblers, debuggers and simulators
- Experience working with assembly languages such as HTML programming, MySQL, C, C, etc
- Experience working with business areas such as Sales/Marketing, Business/Financial Analysis, Project Management
Other Qualifications
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
- Organization and time management skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to troubleshoot technical problems either on-site or remotely
- Ability to comprehend and filter information in design/sale/support of products and systems
- Experience using the following: ColdFusion (or the willingness to learn it), .Net, C#, JavaScript, jQuery, Java, Active Server Pages (ASP), CSS Style Sheets, Microsoft Visual Studio and other support web application technology
- Experience with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS),
- Experience designing web services, web solutions and internet applications
- Knowledge of database theory, SQL server, writing SQL Queries, Stored
- Procedures using T-SQL, SQL Server Reporting
- Experience working with Database Administrator to maintain and develop new reporting services providing dynamic searching and exporting into other formats
- Experience developing features, web parts, workflows, web services, advanced customizations and complete custom solutions
- Ability to interact with users to derive and clarify requirements, understand business requirements and translate requirements into technical design
- Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects
- Good time management skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Willingness to work with, support and mentor team members
- Must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Clearance
- Understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), Knowledge of CM process, and/or experience with financial applications will be a plus
- Experience with Adobe ColdFusion or the willingness to learn, Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator or similar graphic design software will be a plus
Country: USA, State: West Virginia, City: Kearneysville, Company: CSC.
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