What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Applications Solution Developer position at Edward Jones?
Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.
People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.
View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report.
¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.
At Edward Jones, the focus of the Operations division is on creating the ideal client and branch experience within key phases of the client lifecycle including account opening, trade settlement, movement of client cash and securities, statement production, and tax reporting.
Working in partnership, the Business Process Improvement and Operations Technology teams collaborate with business owners to identify opportunities for operational efficiency and risk mitigation within each key phase. Utilizing these insights, both teams strive to enhance the client and branch experience by delivering innovative solutions ranging from smart automation and workflow to process improvement, to data analysis and reporting.
What You'll Do
Working in partnership, the Business Process Improvement and Operations Technology teams collaborate with business owners to identify opportunities for operational efficiency and risk mitigation within each key phase. Utilizing these insights, both teams strive to enhance the client and branch experience by delivering innovative solutions ranging from smart automation and workflow to process improvement, to data analysis and reporting.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design, development, testing, and implementation of varying complexity reporting solutions in non-production and production environments to support audit, regulatory, and business functions.
- Create and support medium to large, web-based processing and workflow applications for end users.
- Build and maintain an extensive knowledge of current Mainframe, web, and client applications and how they interface with other enterprise systems.
- Create detailed solution and system documentation, including test procedures and scenarios.
- Contribute to the maintenance and support of the existing solution base, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation in the automation value steam.
- Practice and promote agile development practices.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced developers.
- *** Internally the position title is Solutions Developer***
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field preferred (or equivalent work experience).
- 4 years of software development/process automation experience
- Database experience including IDMS, DB2, Oracle, Microsoft Access, flat files, or Data Warehouse
- Expert in one of the following languages: SQL, Java, Linux, COBOL, HTML, WebFocus, VBA
- Working knowledge of ETL tools such Pentaho or rapid application development tools such as APEX
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Power Apps including Power Automate and Power BI.
- Experience working in an agile development environment utilizing concepts such as Epics, Stories, Sprints, and Points.
- Ability to problem solve and quickly learn new technologies in a changing environment
- Strong ability to work independently and contribute as a key member of the team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues in business terms
- Must provide On-call rotation once in every 4 weeks
- *Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with a preference for Tuesday through Thursday.**
- *Internally the position is called Soulutions Developer"
At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.
