Careers at Equinox IT Solutions

Description
The Mobile Software Developer is an instrumental member of our IT Technical Operations Team, supporting efforts of internal and external customers in order to minimize production issues. You will be joining one of our Agile Scrum teams responsible for developing mobile applications, webpages, backend, and server databases as well as identifying opportunities to trial and deploy new capabilities and tools to keep current with technology. Ideal candidates will possess a drive for thinking creatively to resolve complex problems and enjoy contributing to solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitie
Provide input to user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical tasks prior to beginning sprint
Provide feedback regarding system performance and usability issues concerning user story development
Attend Backlog Refinement and Sprint Planning Ceremonies to review and clarify user stories
Pull prioritized user stories from the backlog into the sprint to match the team’s capacity
Collaborate with other developers to ensure consistent design across IT solutions

Develop:
Write clean, concise code using SentriLock naming conventions and architectural standards
Complete system design, development, interface points between various systems, debugging, and code review
Collaborate with other engineers and developers regarding programming needs and solution performance
Interpret a variety of business requirements furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Solve difficult problems and deal with a variety of variables without a defined “right-answer”
Effectively deal with ambiguity and changing priorities
Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and suggest application of them into operations and activities
Embrace change and assist others in accepting and moving forward with new systems and processes

Test and Support
Work with IT QA to test developed solutions
Collaborate with IT QA and support personnel to troubleshoot reported bugs
Lead small scale projects to their completion using appropriate methodologies
Use Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) as necessary for collaboration

Other duties as assigned
Participate in projects assigned by manager
Maintain and follow ISO standards
Seek out and complete appropriate training, development and research
Knowledge of department processes
Support the mission and goals of the company


Educational Requirements / Preferences
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related Degree or equivalent experience - Required

Experience Requirements / Preferences
2+ Software development in enterprise systems - Required
2+ iOS or Android development - Required

Business Analysis Investigates operational requirements, problems, and opportunities, seeking effective business solutions through improvements in automated and non-automated components of new or changed processes. Assists in the analysis of stakeholder objectives, and the underlying issues arising from investigations into business requirements and problems, and identifies options for consideration. Works iteratively with stakeholders, to identify potential benefits and available options for consideration, and in defining acceptance tests.

Responsibilities include:
-Attending daily scrum calls to gain working knowledge of the system being built.
-Partnering with the development/management teams to develop use cases and test plans
-Executing test plans and reporting results
-Testing in multiple environments, including smoke testing and regression testing
-Support during after hours deployments to execute smoke tests in Production

Qualifications:
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail.
Shows Initiative and self-confidence, is adaptable and is able to cope with changing and evolving priorities.
Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment

Knowledge and Experience:
Understanding of Agile methodologies (preferably Scrum), UML, Object Orientated, Data Modeling, Process Modeling and/or other development methodologies
Awareness of structured approach to test planning and test execution.
In depth understanding of Data Warehousing concepts, Methodologies and best practices

Education:
Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Computer Science field, or equivalent.

Job Description:
Equinox IT Solutions has an immediate opportunity for a Program Manager to manage complex, high-profile projects and strategic initiatives to deliver high-quality technology solutions for our customer.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Compiles project data and reports on status of key projects to management.
Manages strategic initiatives and coordinates with appropriate technical expertise across the enterprise to ensure all objectives and schedules are achieved.
Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the customer organization, internal customer technical teams, and customer management.
Provide advanced support for the diagnosis and resolution of complex problems to ensure minimal disruption of mission-critical systems and applications.
Present project progress, issues and mitigation to all stakeholders.
Proactively identify potential issues and propose mitigation plans or alternative solutions.
Define strategies and road maps for expansion of capabilities, technologies and governance.
Drive the implementation of .best practices through the organization, ensuring objectives are achieved.
We can only accept US citizens and or Green Card Holders. The security clearance for this program requires the selected candidate to have resided in the US.

Education:
Bachelors' Degree in either Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, Business (or related field of study)

Qualifications:
Minimum 12+ years of experience as a Program Manager delivering large Infrastructure programs
Ability to create visual representations (e.g. presentations) of complex IT initiatives
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Ability to work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities
Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of program and project management
Knowledge of project management techniques and tools including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, MSWord, and VersionOne
Proven experience in strategic planning
Project Management Professional certification required
Familiarity of Agile and DevOps methods
Agile Certification a plus
ITIL Foundations certification a plus
Must be able to obtainand retain a Public Trust Clearance

Job Description:
We are looking for a junior application developer to join a true agile Web Development team. This developer will work directly on applications hosted on our externally facing secure portal, which provides self-service capabilities to employees, employers and brokers. In this role, you will be able to build your technical and strategic skills as you work alongside lead developers, other agile team members, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
Develops web-based applications using latest JavaScript and Java technologies for our retirement planning business.
Provides effort estimates.
Uses tools with expertise such as Git and Gitlab, XL Deploy, Artifactory, SonarQube, and VersionOne.
Participates in design and architecture reviews, gap analysis and assessment.
Ensures the consistency and maintainability of software solutions by creating, maintaining, and enforcing standards and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities:
Partners with Performance Management to identify and triage negative impacts to the overall performance of the production environment.
Reviews code with lead developers.
Learns new technologies and adapt quickly to changes.
Challenges the norms by doing things in a different way and brings new perspectives to day to day activities.
Be a problem solver and says “yes, if” instead of “no, because.”

Education:
4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelors)_Minimum Required in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology or Computer Engineering
Experience
1-2+ years’ experience developing UI using Angular 2+ or React.js.
Experienced in mobile responsive web application development with HTML5/CSS3 and SAAS.
1-2+ years’ experience developing web services using JAVA, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, and Java 8 including Streams and Lambda.
Experienced in writing automated Unit Tests using Mockito, Junit, and Jasmine.
Experienced in using static security scan (e.g. Fortify), dependency-check (e.g. Sonar X-Ray).
Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Additional Experience
Knowledge in microservice design and Service-Oriented Architecture.
Familiar with asset model design, template development, and application integration in Oracle WebCenter Sites 12c or other Content Management Systems (CMS).
Experienced in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform.
Experienced writing Docker files and deploying to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Knowledge in utilizing performance management and application profiling tools, such as AppDynamics to monitor and troubleshoot performance issues.
Familiar with Continuous Integration/Delivery and DevOps.

Job Description:
Software Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for the research, troubleshooting and problem resolution, testing and analysis, and ongoing maintenance including software bug tracking This includes the various websites, digital banking applications for web& mobile, core banking system, as well as the employee intranet and other internal systems and applications. This is a cross-functional role that works directly with project stakeholders to identify testing criteria and user acceptance requirements, communicating with software developers on complex problems, and implements changes as needed and enabled.
Responsibilities:
Validating solutions that are created meet acceptance criteria;
Ensuring standards are adhered to;
Validating the testing process has been completed before releasing code;
All development follows the established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including analysis, design, development, code review, testing, change management, etc.
Collaboratively works with business units, technical teams, and third-party vendors to create testing plans, acceptance criteria, project plans, technical specifications, software diagrams, and technical documentation for new programs that interface with the Credit Union's systems. These programs must conform to department standards, business requirements, regulations, and industry best practices.
Perform tasks as part of a cross functional development team using agile or other methodologies and utilizing project management software.
Participate in the development application support process, ensuring timely communication and completion of escalated support tickets and maintenance projects. Troubleshoot technical problems and implement effective solutions. Assist with fixing any software or hardware problems that affect the digital solutions the Software Development department supports.
Support the user experience design process including requirements gathering, prototyping, user testingetc.
Assist in the creation and maintenance of technical documentation for programs and systems created and supported by the Software Development department.
Assist in the orchestration of deployments of all digital and core solutions including validation of testing, integration testing, foster communication of releases, train solution administrators, validate software documentation, and support end user training.
Work closely with the other Information Technology teams and serve as a liaison between the Software Development team and other Information Technology teams.
Work with third-party vendors to support existing systems that interface with the credit union’s systems.
Keep management advised of any system, hardware or usage problem whereby the integrity of any of the Credit Union’s systems, and/or the level of service provided to members through such mediums is compromised or otherwise impaired.
Assists in the support of critical operations, processes, and procedures including monitoring external and internal traffic, logs, and performance reporting for errors and anomalies.
Responsible for maintaining the security of all Credit Union digital platforms including but not limited to its websites, applications, core systems and the intranet.
Work as part of a team, or independently as the situation requires.
Prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.
Participate in training activities within the department/branches/human resources, as well as training outside the department; such training helps to ensure staff compliance with Credit Union policies and state and federal regulations and laws.
Perform other duties and assist other employees, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Bachelor’s Degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field preferred.
One to three years technical quality assurance experience with exposure to automated software testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, preferred.
Must be a team player, able to work collaboratively with multiple departments and personalities including designers, software developers, quality assurance analysts, content strategists and others to complete projects.
Work requires a strong understanding of best practices and principles in: software testing, software development, accessibility, usability.
Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to present information effectively to coworkers, management, and members.
Strong organizational and process management skills; detail orientation.
Ability to concurrently manage several projects and deadlines across multiple platforms.
Demonstrated interest in continuous improvement of test plans, principles of quality assurance testing, technology advancements, and business knowledge.
Preferred to have experience in automated testing tools (ex: Jenkins, etc.)
Helpful to possess knowledge of modern development technologies (PHP, PERL, Ruby, Python, C#, Java or Swift).