Entry Level Software Development Engineer Jobs in Cleveland, OH

Provider of end-to-end talent management solutions. Based in NE Ohio, Maverick Direct delivers solutions and resources that help our client link business and talent strategies to accelerate the realization of their vision, mission and goals. Maverick Direct helps clients cultivate greatness by designing, building, and attracting the targeted talent to accelerate their business.

Our client, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a legal institution with more than 2,400 lawyers on five continents.

Summary:  Under immediate/general supervision of the designated TSS Development Manager, is expected to perform all job duties with a commitment to providing superior service to clients, producing quality work products, and maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement.  Above all, the TSS Development Engineer must meet the requirements of the position in a manner which is consistent with the Firm's visions and values.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 (Duties are performed throughout every work day, as necessary):

                  Fulfills a leadership role in business analysis, planning, designing, coding, testing, debugging, configuring, supporting, and documenting packaged applications and/or custom developed software; mentors fellow team members through advice, coaching and collaboration.

                  Makes informed technology decisions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchase alternatives; recommends design methodologies and tool sets, prepares and manages to Work Breakdown Structures with hours estimates; prototypes and conducts tests of custom and third party business solutions; prepares system requirements and design specifications/documentation.

                  Demonstrates and further develops knowledge and/or experience in department standard programming languages and software development tools and participates in the evolution of department best practices, development standards, and policies as related to software development so as to facilitate application design and development of systems/programs that meet requirements.

                  Interfaces with vendors and acts as liaison and primary point of contact for assigned systems/platforms; communicates functional and technical application requirements; leads/performs GAP analysis; manages vendor deliverables; prepares architectural and workflow diagrams;  implements purchased/acquired software packages; performs required development and integration tasks; communicates bugs and required enhancements; maintains product roadmap oversight.

                  Independently leads multi-disciplinary teams to execute projects that support the Firm's technology initiatives; coordinates communications between project team, TSS, and other  groups; delegates responsibilities to team members as appropriate; conducts day-to-day management of staff augmentation resources when required by project teams.

                  Collaborates with QA, application support personnel, and other TSS teams and vendors on support of operational systems; tests and debugs systems; consults with users in the development of tests programs using test data and appropriate files; reviews results with users; performs program maintenance and problem resolution as needed.

                  Provides thought leadership on emerging technologies to department management and business leaders alike, to effectively advise on future technology utilization and on support decisions for urgent matters; assists in the development of multi-year product roadmaps and program strategies and the preparation of realistic budgets, timelines, and deliverables; demonstrates interest in improving technical awareness throughout the Firm.

                  Works equally well as team member and team leader.

                  Performs required work outside of normal working hours as deemed necessary to meet the Firm's objectives.

                  Responsible for independently maintaining and upgrading skills through ongoing training, education, Firm sponsored educational events, self-study, and collaboration with peers.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

                  Extensive experience in all aspects of the systems development lifecycle; must be comfortable leading projects through the entire lifecycle.

                  Highly-developed communications skills, both written and oral, as well as strong facilitation and leadership skills and mentoring abilities.

                  Highly capable of independently identifying, prioritizing and executing tasks to meet critical project deadlines.

                   Exhibits good judgment and is able to recommend and produce solid solutions. 

 Demonstrable knowledge of and development experience with as many of the following items from the Microsoft technology stack:

• SQL Server database
• Transact SQL
• Visual Studio
• C#.net
• ASP.net
• Microsoft Reporting Services
• Sharepoint
• IIS
• Windows Desktop OS
• Windows PowerShell
• Windows Server OS
• Microsoft Office

                  Working knowledge or experience with one or more of the Firm's selected core technologies also a plus:

• Metastorm BPM
• Cognos BI Suite
• Java
• Lotus Notes
• Legal packaged applications such as Interwoven, Adobe Acrobat, and Payne Metadata Assistant.

                  Demonstrable knowledge of and development experience with delivery platform performance factors.

                  Ability to work on multiple projects in parallel with changing priorities and periodic stress-oriented situations, and still meet deadlines.

                  Ability to read, write, and speak English.

                  Ability to perform mathematical functions - add, subtract, multiply, divide, percentages.

                  Ability to read, comprehend, and follow instructions.

EDUCATIONAL/JOB EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:[1]

                  Four year college degree strongly preferred

                  Minimum 15 years development experience, reflecting progressive responsibility

                  Minimum 5 years' experience in technical leadership roles

Experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, or comparable service industry desirable

Send resume and/or call for immediate consideration.

Jim Replogle

[email protected]

(330)668-6800 x208