United Direct Solutions is currently seeking a full time Programmer for our Louisville, KY facility!

United Direct Solutions has facilities in Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH employs hundreds of individual workers and their hard work does not go unappreciated or unrewarded. Here are just a few benefits you will find as an employee:

• Competitive Pay
• Clean and Climate Controlled Facility
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance; Life Insurance; 401(K)
• Career Development/Mentorship Opportunities
• Quick and Steady Advancement
• United Mail named Best Workplace 2020 by Printing Industries of America
• United Mail 40 Years of Commitment to Employees

SUMMARY

The Programmer role will analyze job processing requirements and develop code and/or scripts to eliminate manual job processes. Position will also perform standard testing of automation and implement solutions to ensure high levels of performance and security.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analysis/Design: Analyze customer information requests, existing programs, file structures. Analyze business requirements for projects of small to medium scope and complexity. Assist in designing data models. Assist in analyzing environmental requirements, conversion requirements and file structures between systems. Interpret business requirements and prepares system design documents for projects.
• Coding: Develop and maintain code to test implement designs. Apply structured programming techniques and adhere to coding standards. Use available utilities to simplify tasks. Ability to write SQL stored procedures and C# scripts. Develops and maintains file management modules. Apply object-oriented programming principles to design and development efforts in an effort to re-use existing code. Conduct and participates in code walkthroughs.
• Testing: Develops system and system integration test plans and testing scripts. Develop system test data and perform system, parallel, system integration and stress testing tests for projects. Assist in coordination of system and system integration testing. Assists quality assurance testing teams.
• Communication: Provides input to peers, management and customers for recommendations and alternate solutions and/or improvements. Conveys problems, solutions, updates and project status to their peers, customers and management.
• Documentation: Prepare design documentation for the software projects assigned. Ensure that the scope and intent of the design architecture is clearly reflected and accounted for in the supporting documentation for the Developers. Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

SKILLS

Fundamental Programming Concepts

Database

Visual Basic

C#

SQL

Access

.Net (Plus)

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor degree in discipline related to functional work or role with up to 3 years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience. Must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the information technology environment/infrastructure utilized for the job. Able to apply previous work experience to understand the goals and objectives of the assigned information services area and how the work affects other areas/groups.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to understand general business concepts and apply them when communicating with diverse groups of people when completing work assignments.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

REASONING ABILITY

Requires very good ability to effectively analyze and solve moderately difficult work-related problems on a variety of operating platforms. Must be able to appropriately define a problem and apply knowledge gained from previous issues and solutions to resolving a current challenge. Demonstrate good knowledge of the assigned information technology platform and ability to convey that understanding to others in work teams on projects.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, power tools, and to handle other computer components; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work area is temperature and humidity controlled. The noise levels vary based on which machines are running.