IT Engineer - Healthcare
Overview
The Software Engineer’s role is to design, execute, assess, and troubleshoot software programs and applications. This includes configuring, coding, developing, and documenting software specifications throughout the project lifecycle. The Software Engineer will also oversee system startups in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide support to other departments where required
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with analysts and designers in the development and initiation of new software programs and applications. Oversee quality assurance of program logic, data processing, and error resolution.
- Take an active role in cross-departmental projects when needed.
- Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards ant support procurement and development efforts.
- Interact regularly with managers, clients, vendors, and handle field queries and questions.
- Research, document, and implement program requirements and specifications.
- Write, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications.
- Run and monitor performance tests on new and existing software for the purposes of correcting mistakes, identifying areas for improvement, and general debugging.
- Administer diagnostic analysis of test results and deliver solutions to critical areas.
- Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of application development best practices.
- Gather statistics, prepare and write reports on the status of the programming process for discussion with management and/or team members.
- Determine, develop, and maintain user manuals and guidelines.
- Install software products for end users as required.
- Liaise with company’s software and hardware suppliers for prompt rectification of any problems or emergencies.
- Liaise with network administrators, systems analysts, programmers, and other software engineers to resolve any defects in products or systems.
- Write and/or delete programming script to enhance functionality and/or appearance of company Web site and Web applications as necessary.
- Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades for optimal performance of company workstations.
- Train, manage and provide guidance to junior software development staff.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Four-year college diploma or university degree in software engineering or computer science, and 5 years equivalent work experience.
- Certifications in Computer languages
- Technically fluent in programming languages, including C++, C#, JAVA and others.
- Extensive database and operating systems experience with Oracle, SQL, MYSQL.
- Competent and proficient understanding of platforms such as Windows 2000, Mac OS X, IBM AS400, z/OS
- Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies.
- Hands-on software troubleshooting experience.
- Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to prioritize and effectively execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
- Strong initiative, assertiveness, negotiation, problem-solving, decision-making and presentation skills.
- Good logical, interpersonal, written and oral communication abilities with a strong attention to detail.
- Organizational, planning, information gathering and monitoring skills.
- Strong execution ability, with an energetic ‘can-do’ team player attitude, and an ability to drive and manage change is important
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