Application Developer

Alexander & Associates currently serves the technical community from our offices in Cincinnati, Ohio. We assemble dedicated teams of professionals that can produce rapid, cost effective solutions to our customers’ needs in areas of Mechanical Design, Power & Control, Fabrication & Development, Project Management, Safety & Support, and Digital Systems. Founded in 1943, Alexander & Associates has experienced over 80 years of success.

The Digital Systems Department offers our clients expertise across multiple systems and disciplines focused on the digitization, automation, and overall improvement in the efficiency of plant operations and corporate processes. We leverage business application platforms, custom software development, cloud solutions, and many of a wide number of tools to provide: quality data collection, analysis, and activation; near real-time feedback systems; reliable and easy-to-use interfaces for operations on the line or in the lab; and maximally efficient, even automatic, work processes.

Job Description:

As an Application Developer, you will collaborate closely with customers by yourself or in a small team to understand business needs, translate business needs into use cases and technical requirements, provide options analysis, present viable strategies, and ultimately design and deliver well-documented solutions.

Core Technologies:

• Microsoft Power Platform - Power Automate and Power Apps connecting to various Data Sources such as SharePoint Online Lists and Libraries, SQL Databases, and Dataverse. Staying on the cutting-edge of new and upcoming features, data connections, and best practices (Power Automate / Power Apps / Power BI / Dataverse).
• Microsoft ASP.NET - Microsoft.NET web, on-premise, and Windows Forms applications for near real-time feedback systems and data collection, analysis, and activation. Telerik Reporting visualizations. HMI on the line and in the laboratory (VB / IIS / HTML / CSS / JavaScript / MSSQL).
• Cloud and Custom Solutions - Microsoft.NET web, on-premise, and Windows Forms applications for near real-time feedback systems and data collection, analysis, and activation. Telerik Reporting visualizations. HMI on the line and in the laboratory (Azure Stack / App Services / Function Apps / Python / JS).
• Database Management and Data Integration - Microsoft SQL Database. Python ODBC for Web Apps. Azure Data Factory Pipelines. Azure Databricks Notebooks. Vendor APIs for Data Integration (MSSQL / Azure Stack / Azure Data Factory / Azure Databricks / Python / Vendor APIs).

Required Skills:

• Self-Directed, motivated, passionate coder
• Professional, effective communicator
• Creative problem solver
• Ability to work alone or as a part of a small team
• Ability to translate customer use cases to technical requirements
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform -Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associate Certification preferred
• Experience with Azure Web Services
• Experience with Web App Development using Framework and Libraries
• Experience with Git
• Experience with Python
• Experience with SharePoint Online

Preferred Skills:

• Python Flask
• Node.js
• ASP.NET / Windows Forms
• Telerik Controls
• MSSQL
• HTML / CSS
• JavaScript / JQuery
• Microsoft Internet Information Server
• Application Architecture Diagramming
• Proficy Historian
• Exposure to Manufacturing Systems

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred)
• 3 or more years or relevant experience (preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person