App. Dev. Analyst IT - PDM/PLM (Windchill)

Position Summary

The ‘App. Dev. Analyst IT (PLM/PTS)’ is a full stack .NET developer who’ll develop enhancements and provide global production support for Gates’ in-house Product Data Management system - Power Transmission Spec (PTS) and other legacy custom applications written in .NET and VB6 with a SQLServer backend. This position reports to the manager of IT and will partner with senior developers and architects and ensure continuous availability of PTS and related applications, troubleshoot application related issues and provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on high severity failure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior developers and consultants to support, troubleshoot, and maintain .NET and VB6 applications with a SQL Server backend.
• Write clean, well-structured, and testable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Develop new features, enhancements, and bug fixes for .NET applications (C#, MVVM or MVC) and contribute to improving older VB6 applications where necessary.
• Participate in code reviews to learn and uphold the team’s standards for quality and maintainability.
• Conduct unit testing and assist in integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Document new features, application components, and changes in a clear, concise manner.
• Utilize Git for version control, effectively managing branches, merges, and code reviews.
• Support DevOps initiatives, including automated build and deployment processes, in collaboration with senior team members.
• Assist in root cause analysis (RCA) of production issues and recommend improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Other task, duties or special projects as directed by the IT Manager or IT Director of IT Operations
• This is typically career level
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• Solves complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Explains complex, difficult and/or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Keys to Success

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience
• Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own area and general knowledge of related areas
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate the company in the market

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Functions as an individual contributor with no supervisory responsibilities
• Acts as a resource for other team members; may lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an information systems or IT role
• Solid understanding of software development fundamentals (OOP, design patterns, etc.).
• Familiarity with VB6,WPF, MVC or MVVM, Git (or other source control systems)
• Excellent customer service, communication, facilitation and problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast paced, energetic environment.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with C#, .Net, SQL Queries, SQL stored procedures.
• 5-7 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications 

• Successful completion of .Net certification would be a plus
• Prior knowledge of and experience in other programing knowledge like Java or related certification.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams of developers, architects, and other support resources.
• Engineering and Manufacturing experience is desired

About You

• Strategic thinker, able to understand and help architect technology and business processes, and maintain a business and customer focus
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical people
• Consensus builder, able to move both technical and non-technical people to action
• Passionate about continuous learning and certification in industry best practices
• Ability to work and thrive in a highly collaborative, and dynamic environment