Applications Developer Apprentice

Description

Job Summary: The competency-based apprenticeship will measure the apprentice’s successful demonstration of acquired skills and knowledge, as verified by the program sponsor. Requirements include apprentices complete an on-the-job training component and complete a related technical instruction component as outlined within the approved Standards of the Apprenticeship. The apprentice will assist the development team with creating new ways to visualize complex relationships in data stored in a SQL Server database. The apprentice will be expected to research possible approaches and develop prototypes for the team to review. Solutions must use HTML 5 technology and responsive design methods to improve accessibility for mobile users.

Viable candidates must be willing to work onsite at GSI's headquarters in Palm Harbor, Florida daily.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop competency with Geographic Solutions core systems and platforms
• Develop familiarity with the major Geographic Solutions product offerings
• Demonstrate familiarity and confidence in SCRUM practices
• Navigate company hierarchy and departmental functions
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
• Confer with data processing or project managers to obtain information on limitations or capabilities for data processing projects
• Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers, and others to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces
• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance
• Coordinate installation of software system
• Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design
• Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces and improve performance
• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, or security needs to determine hardware configuration
• Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
• Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements
• Modify software programs to improve performance
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
• Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields
• Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details
• Communicate project information to others
  
  

Requirements

Work Experience / Knowledge:

• Ability to demonstrate effective time management and reporting
• Ability to learn Geographic Solutions Control Panels – Creating and managing accounts, managing users, enabling services (including validation and onboarding)
• Understanding of Quality Methodology and process creation in an IT environment
  
  

Qualifications / Certifications

• Minimum high school graduate; General Education Development (GED)
• Two-year college degree in information technology preferred
• Knowledge of ASP.Net, SQL Server, Javascript and HTML 5
• Data visualization techniques and responsive web designs
  
  

Special Requirements

• Willing to work irregular hours as needed
• Willing to accept various projects and tasks as needed
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V