Developer

Job Summary

The Universe Administrator & Developer is responsible for ensuring high reliability, availability, and performance of the Universe system and related components. This role supports the company mission by providing a stable Universe system operating environment that allows daily operations to focus on providing the highest quality transportation services in the Northwest.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable system availability and performance including incident and problem management
• Administer system objects and files to achieve optimum utilization
• Define and implement event triggers that will alert on potential system performance or integrity issues
• Perform system housekeeping, such as tuning, archiving, indexing, etc.
• Monitor usage, transaction volumes, response times, concurrency levels, etc.
• Work with support team to facilitate root cause analysis and timely resolution of system issues
• Recommend new features or changes to functionality based on performance logs, incident resolution or user feedback
• Design, develop, test and install software solutions that meet defined requirements
• Participate in cross functional projects and assist team to ensure projects are completed on-time and in-scope
• Will perform other duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications

Education:

• 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Bachelors in Computer Science, related technical discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Prior transportation experience is preferred, LTL trucking very nice to have.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency developing in PICK MultiValue databases.
• Basic understanding of modern programming languages like Java, Python, etc.
• Basic understanding of building APIs and services using REST, SOAP, etc.
• Up to date knowledge of industry best practices and technology developments
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend conversational English.
• Excellent analytical ability, natural curiosity and problem-solving aptitude.
• Outstanding interpersonal and tailored communication skills.
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and efficiently switch between tasks with minimal supervision.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Constant sitting at a desk with repetitive hand movements to operate a computer for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend below waist level to adjust operating hardware on occasion.
• Ability to travel to, and move about in, field locations on occasion.
• Ability to occasionally work non-traditional or extended hours based on business need.