Software Engineer II

TransCore (TRN), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is seeking a full-time Software Engineer II to join our team in Houston, Texas.

Job Summary:   The Software Engineer II provides day-to-day and on-call first line technical support for our Infinity production installations. Troubleshoots and follows through-to-resolution issues concerning the application and the database. This position will involve ensuring the systems are properly functioning, configured, and performing to specifications. Will develop and optimize stored procedures, reports, scripts, or any necessary programs and will analyze the flow of the data throughout the system to validate it is functioning properly. The person in this position will also have assignments to develop, test and deploy software components built to specifications to comply with customer requirements, will participate in development efforts to support current processes and help troubleshoot issues with current code. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide first line of software support for our Infinity installations during normal business and off hours.
• Provide support to current SW programs and processes, contributing to new requests for enhancements, troubleshooting existing processes and validating system requirements.
• Develop software utilizing the .NET framework (C#, RDL.NET, ADO.NET).
• Troubleshooting and debug .NET service oriented (SOA) Windows applications using WCF/WPF frameworks.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and functions to support system operations and customer requirements.
• Support Production, Development and QA Environments.
• Analyze Transaction Data Reports and reconcile data differences

Requirements and Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 6 years of experience if software development using Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5, 4.0, 4.5. C#, ASP.NET, ASP, WCF, HTML, JavaScript
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 & 2012 (SQL, T-SQL, Stored Procedures)
• Knowledge of Web Services, XML, Service-Oriented and system documentation Object oriented design and implementation Code Release Management in the .NET framework
• 3 years of scripting experience with PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with source control tools like Dimensions, SourceSafe, TFS
• Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization.
• Highly motivated team player who can establish excellent working relationships with peers and other teams.
• Ability to understand business requirements and estimate for delivery commitments.
• Excellent verbal, phone, and written communication skills.
• Experience with Silverlight and Ajax tool kit desired.
• Experience with SSRS and Crystal reporting desired.

Physical Demands/Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and moving traffic. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

* TransCore complies with federal and state disability laws and provides reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities.