Software Engineer in Atlanta, Georgia at S.P. Richards Company

Summary: Become a key player in a rapidly growing Application Development team. As a member of the Application Development team, this person would be expected to use code and/or development tools to resolve business issues. Lead troubleshooting, including descending into code & configuration for unfamiliar applications. This person would assist in managing and coordinating the work of third-party contractors and vendors for custom applications and offer sound, experience-based opinions on potential architectural directions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Support and troubleshoot existing RPGLE, CLLE Manhattan WMS applications.
• Complete POCs and requisite documentation for existing and new projects, applications and approaches.
• Manage & expand the development/build/deploy infrastructure
• Provide insight and opinion on various development processes and methodologies.
• Adapt to existing processes & methodologies.
• Present concepts to stakeholder groups.
• Provide regular updates to multiple stakeholders on project and tasks status.
• Document any custom solutions that the SSE (Sr. Software Engineer) authors.
• Assist in the adoption, integration and management of applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

Communication

Customer Focus

Decision Making/Judgment

Delivers Results

Productivity

Quality

Teamwork

Work Environment/Safety

Qualifications:

Knowledge of IBM i and Manhattan PKMS / Active Warehouse.

In depth knowledge of tuning and troubleshooting

Programming skills using RPGLE, CLLE, SQL400, free form RPG

Knowledge of tools like TURNOVER, RBO, MIMIX. ProActive, Agent Foundry

Good communications skills

Ability to interact with business-users and to lead discussions

Ability to write detailed documentation

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, MIS, or equivalent education and work experience.
• Participated in full life cycle development including design, development, implementation, documentation, training, and on-going support for enterprise level applications
• 1-3 years of two major programming languages
• Tuning and troubleshooting
• Shell programming
• Knowledge in Linux/Unix command line interfaces
• Experience with APIs.
• Knowledge of Web Development Tools
• Knowledge of SQL

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.

Math Ability:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, and percentages. Understanding basic algebra.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to organize and prioritize.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the environment is moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.

The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.