Software Engineer Contractor Jobs in Olympia, WA

Cayzen Technologies is looking to hire several Senior Software .Net Developers for various contracting positions in the Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey area. The Senior Software Developer (SSD) is responsible for the delivery of solutions that result in a remarkable experience for Washington State government agencies within a highly collaborative agile software development environment. Collaboration is within the team and across teams including working directly with client staff members. The SSD is a catalyst in driving innovation solutions through technical design that allows Cayzen to differentiate itself in the market. The SSD also acts as a mentor to less experienced Software Developers.

Responsibilities 

• Perform all responsibilities in accordance with client competencies and information requirements.
• Design and develop market-leading solutions by combining technical expertise with a solid understanding of strategic business drivers to solve complex technical challenges.
• Use technical expertise combined with business acumen to envision what’s possible in solving strategic business challenges using technology that best fits the clients’ needs.
• Work directly with business unit managers to build prototypes/solutions.
• Visualizes, articulates and conceptualizes solutions that are consistently recognized as leading the industry within the scope of their team’s accountabilities.
• Provides thought leadership to drive innovation within their team’s accountabilities.
• Responsible for complex system analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation.
• Mentors less experienced team members and facilitates information sharing to support continuous learning within the team.
• Consistently finds and delivers new ways to develop and improve processes and technology.
• Internal champion of overall code quality, code reuse and code extensibility.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent work or education-related experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of Software Development experience required.
• Minimum 8 years of experience with software development best practices required.
• Proven ability to stay current with emerging technologies and new applications of existing technologies, through work or continuing industry or education involvement required.
• Proven experience collaborating with multiple teams, including business unit teams, to deliver solutions through all aspects of the SDLC required.
• Experienced with full-stack of development skills; including UI, web and middle tier services, and DBMS software development required.
• Experienced with .Net 4.0, C#, SQL server, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, jQuery, AJAX, SOA, SEO, HTML5, MVC3, Web API’s required.
• Proven ability to learn and to deliver solutions in multiple programming languages and technical environments required.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding standards and best practices required.
• Up to date knowledge of design and development tools required.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies required.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery required.
• Experience in Test Driven Development concepts, methods and tools required.
• Experience with automating standard IT functions like builds and deployments required.
• Experience with source control models and processes required.
• Experience with performance tuning is preferred.
• Design and creation of relational database schemas and SQL queries preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient verbal and written skills to effectively communicate in the English language.
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Why work for Cayzen Technologies

We have a great crew of incredible professionals from different walks of life performing at the highest level. Our staff is enjoyable to work with, and there is quite often a bunch of laughter in the office, not yelling or mean-spirited folks that don't want to be bothered. Those type of people won't be tolerated here. We only work with good-natured, kind-hearted people that strive for excellence.

We have fun! If you are hired, you will soon learn about outings to painted plates, baseball games, running/biking clubs, Sci-Fri, potlucks and other fun things to enjoy as well! We want our employees to enjoy working here and get to know the people they work with.

We believe that every single employee is incredibly important to our success as a company, and we understand that. Come work where you are genuinely appreciated.

As a small agile company, we pride ourselves on providing not only exceptional technical solutions but a team-oriented, responsive & innovative approach toward sustainable solutions in solving today's development challenges. We recognize communication as a key factor to the success of any project.

We recognize that our employees (The Team) are what makes us so successful in providing exceptional services and satisfied clients. As such we offer competitive compensation and full medical benefits package, educational opportunities, and fun in the office as well as out of the office.

EEO Statement

Cayzen Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.