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Flexential Corp.

Sr. Network Automation Engineer

OR · On-site +1

$103K - $142K/yr

The Sr. Network Automation Engineer is a hands-on senior individual contributor role responsible ... Develop and consume RESTful APIs following an API-first platform model, including service contracts ...

Formic

Automation Sales Manager

Portland, OR · On-site

Develop tailored automation solutions in partnership with Solutions and Engineering teams * Advance opportunities through the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract execution * Build and ...

Formic

Automation Sales Manager

Portland, OR · Remote

Develop tailored automation solutions in partnership with Solutions and Engineering teams * Advance opportunities through the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract execution * Build and ...

Roseburg Forest Products

Plant Engineer

Dillard, OR · On-site

Manage the installation of automation while ensuring safety, and validating the automated system ... Responsible for selecting, leading and directing all outside engineering and contract resources ...

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Software Automation Engineer

Procom Consultants Group

Hillsboro, OR • On-site

Contractor

Re-posted 15 days ago

Job description

Company Description

Procom is a leading provider of professional IT services and staffing to businesses and governments in Canada.

With revenues over $500 million, the Branham Group has recognized Procom as the 3rd largest professional services firm in Canada and is now the largest "Canadian-Owned" IT staffing/consulting company.
Procom's areas of staffing expertise include:
Application Development
Project Management
Quality Assurance
Business/Systems Analysis
Datawarehouse & Business Intelligence
Infrastructure & Network Services
Risk Management & Compliance
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Security & Privacy
Specialties Contract Staffing (Staff Augmentation)
Permanent Placement (Staff Augmentation)
ICAP (Contractor Payroll)
Flextrack (Vendor Management System)

Job Description

Software Automation Engineer 


On behalf of our Client, Procom Services is searching for a Software Automation Engineer for a contract opportunity in Hillsboro, OR. 


Software Automation Engineer Job Details


Design and develop ASP.NET and C# software for a three-tier, highly available enterprise web applications. The ideal candidate will work as part of a talented and collaborative team functioning in an agile methodology that closely follows Scrum. This position requires a candidate who is self-disciplined, motivated and wants to make a difference. 


Key Responsibilities 


Design, develop, document, author and integrate software in a large enterprise application. 

Implement unit tests and automated integration tests. 

Deploy and test software on a continuous integration environment. 

Understand software refactoring principles and apply them to existing software.

Quickly acquire the business domain and the terminology and data models in use. 

Work within an Agile development process. 


Software Automation Engineer Mandatory Skills


Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field 

5 years developing web applications using ASP.NET 

5 years developing services using C# 

5 years with JavaScript, jQuery, JSON, CSS, HTML, and XML 

3-5 years working in an agile development environment unit testing methods 

Very strong relational database experience. 

Software Automation Engineer Nice to Have Skills  


Understand common design patterns and how to implement them 

Solid understanding of software development process, including object oriented analysis, design, and implementation. 

Organized, detail oriented documentation skills.


Software Automation Engineer Start Date


ASAP


Software Automation Engineer Assignment Length


6 Months


"Please note that we are not able to work with candidates on H1B Visas or candidates represented by third parties."

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Please send your resume in Word format only. 

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