Software Developer III - Symitar

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Position Summary

The Software Developer III - Symitar role leads the development, support, and maintenance of the Wellby Symitar Systems and frontend application integration to produce scalable software solutions. Under the direction of the Core Solutions Manager, this position is part of a cross-functional team that’s responsible for the full software development life cycle.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Willingness and ability to exhibit Wellby Core Values every day.
• Works with purpose and is driven to provide the best team member experience.
• Administrator of the Symitar/Episys platform, which includes coordinating and executing software upgrades, testing, deployments, and acting as the main point of contact for Jack Henry Support.
• May work in on-call scenarios to provide after-hours or off-peak support to internal teams or external vendors.
• Fully understand and be able to support all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Utilizes Symitar’s built-in programming tools (e.g. RepGen, SymForm, SymConnect, etc.) to conduct a full range of programming tasks, including data reporting, program design, program coding, and debugging.
• Represent the Core team in conversations related to strategy with other business leaders.
• Work with development teams and product owners\managers to ideate software solutions.
• Perform analysis, design, development (coding), and unit testing working with architects to design different modules of products.
• Designing, coding, testing, and debugging software applications that interact with the Symitar Episys system. This involves analyzing user stakeholder requirements, developing technical specifications, and implementing software solutions.
• Developing interfaces and integrating third-party applications with the Symitar Episys core banking system. This includes working with Symitar's proprietary programming language, PowerOn, to extend and customize the system's functionality.
• Performing regular maintenance and upgrades to ensure the stability and performance of the Symitar software. This includes troubleshooting issues, applying patches and updates, and monitoring system performance.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation, including design documents, user manuals, and release notes. This documentation helps in understanding the software architecture, facilitating future enhancements, and supporting end-users.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, quality assurance professionals, and project managers, to gather requirements, prioritize tasks, and deliver software solutions within project timelines.
• Staying up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices related to Symitar software development. Identifying opportunities for process improvements, optimization, and automation to enhance the development lifecycle.
• Providing technical support and troubleshooting assistance to end-users, including addressing software defects, answering inquiries, and resolving system issues related to the Symitar software.
• Conducting code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
• Must possess financial-industry business acumen that allows technical conversations to be translated into business language, and vice versa.
• Create and design database, views, stored procedures, T-SQL, statements, and user-defined functions. Use extensive checks and design patterns to optimize product performance and provide a highly secure environment for all users to prevent data loss.
• Integration and management of third-party APIs
• Manage vendor relationships which interact solely with Episys (i.e. statements)
• Test software in a sandbox to ensure viability and efficiency.
• Coding of infrastructure systems to deploy & operate a fully automated & containerized development/production environment.
• Assist in leading the planning, coordination, and execution of special projects from initiation to completion.
• Ensures full compliance with Wellby policies, procedures, Service Standards and the Bank Secrecy Act.
• Completes all mandatory compliance testing by deadlines. Implements processes as required by the Bank Secrecy Act and Wellby policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (KSA)

• Knowledge of Wellby’s organizational functions, and general operating policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures, business English, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Knowledge with financial industry standards for data security and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of PowerOn and Episys.
• Knowledge of data structure, logic, and algorithms to accomplish business needs.
• Knowledge of database applications (i.e. SQL).
• Knowledge of JavaScript stack, including React.js/Angular/Node.js
• Skilled in software development methodologies, version control systems, and software testing practices.
• Skilled in Symitar Episys core banking system and its programming language, PowerOn.
• Skilled in operating computer equipment and general office machines such as personal computers, copiers, projection equipment, audio/video, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Video Communications, and adding machines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to efficiently understand and follow oral and written instructions, perform routine duties without close supervision and establish and maintain effective working relationships with other team members.
• Ability to coordinate several concurrent activities simultaneously.
• Ability to use research to resolve issues and escalate issues as needed.
• Ability to create applications using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, React JS, React Native, .NET C#, JAVA, JSON, XML, or similar programming languages.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve team success.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Team member does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
  
  

Complexity & Scope of Work

• The team member performs a moderate number of routine and generally related tasks without supervisory direction.
• Instructions to the team member may be general or specific in nature.
• Courses of action are determined by established procedures and/or the Core Solutions Manager.
• The team member’s work is reviewed periodically for accuracy, completion, and compliance with the policies and procedures.
• Tasks may occasionally have to be coordinated, integrated, and/or prioritized.
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here represent those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• To perform this job successfully, the team member is frequently required to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. Daily movements include sitting; standing, reaching, and grasping, operating computers and other office equipment, moving about the office; and attending to possible onsite and offsite meetings. The team member must be able to exchange information, in person, in writing and via telephone. Some degree of stress results from contact with management and other team members.
• The ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Must be able to occasionally lift items weighing up to 25 pounds across office and load onto shelves for various needs.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Work involves the typical risks and discomforts associated with an office environment but is usually in an area that is adequately cooled, heated, lighted, and ventilated.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business or a related technical field required.
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant technical experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of Symitar PowerOn programming experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of hand-on knowledge of other Symitar-based technologies such as SymXchange, SymConnect, and SymForm etc.
• Experience with integration and development of web services APIs (REST/SOAP) preferred.
• Experience with Cloud services like Azure DevOps preferred.
• Experience with Source Control such as Team Foundation Server and Git preferred.
• Experience with building automation tools and DevOps CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, Bamboo, Artifactory, Jenkins, Cloud Formation/Terraform, Ansible, Azure Pipelines, etc.) preferred.
• Bondable
  
  

For All Candidates

This is a Full-time, Salary (exempt) role.

Wellby is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please contact Human Resources.

Wellby provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careers@wellbyfinancial.com or call 281-226-1696 for assistance.

Disclaimer

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by team members and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company.