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Software Engineer
Location:
Champaign, IL
Description:
SURS is the administrator of a cost-sharing, multiple-employer, public employee retirement system that provides retirement, survivor, disability and death benefits to employees of Illinois state universities, community colleges, and certain other affiliated organizations and agencies. SURS was created in 1941, by an act of the Illinois General Assembly, and is governed by the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5/15-101 et seq.). SURS provides benefit services to over 250,000 members who work for 61 employers. SURS is responsible for investing assets in a diversified portfolio of U.S. and foreign stocks, bonds, real estate and alternative investments. SURS maintains a defined benefit plan, which on June 30, 2023, had assets valued at approximately $23.2 billion. SURS also administers two defined contribution plans, the Retirement Savings Plan, which on June 30, 2023, had assets of approximately $3.7 billion and the Deferred Compensation Plan, which had assets of approximately $28.5 million. Northern Trust serves as SURS' master trustee custodian. SURS is looking for a Software Engineer who will be responsible for writing and maintaining software to help SURS accomplish its mission. They will create both standalone systems and work with systems provided by other vendors to create full solutions. They may be called upon to suggest, analyze, specify, prioritize, code, test, and support any of those systems. They should be very proficient with multiple languages across multiple domains, should also have a basic understanding of business processes, and exhibit excellent problem-solving abilities. They should be very good communicators and capable of both learning from others and mentoring or teaching others. This position is open to candidates with varying levels of experience in a software engineering capacity. Position: Software Engineer Civil Service Classification: Information Technology Technical Associate Position Type: Full-time - Based in Champaign, IL Main Duties Analyze, design, code, test, and debug moderately complex software applications Collaborate with product owners, project managers, business analysts, fellow programmers, and business users to develop high-quality deliverables Test systems and written code. May include unit tests, system tests. Write and maintain documentation for promotion, maintenance, and support of written software Handle 3rd-level technical support questions for production systems Work with manager to balance new development vs maintenance and support of existing software Stay updated on new technologies, patterns, and frameworks to maintain relevance and understand new industry trends Required Qualifications High school diploma or equivalent. Any one or any combination totaling two (2) years (24 months) from the following categories: College coursework which includes Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Programming, IT systems, or a closely related discipline, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent: 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months) Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months) 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months) Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months) Work experience in IT-related functions, such as hardware/software support, programming, network design, network engineering, IT systems integration, or closely related field. Based on position requirements, additional knowledge, skills, training, and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position is required as follows: Experience writing code within the .NET ecosystem Experience with SQL databases At least one of the following: Experience with devops processes (including CI/CD) Automated testing experience. (TDD, unit tests, automated testing frameworks, web and web service testing) Experience utilizing ORM frameworks Experience utilizing logging libraries Experience working with mainstream source-code management systems (SVN, git, etc) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Knowledge of the systems and operations used within the areas and departments of responsibility. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to oversee and coordinate activities of user groups. Ability to effectively communicate with other colleagues, supervisors, administrative staff, and other IT users. Ability to identify and resolve technical problems. Ability to effectively communicate and professionally interact with all staff levels. Preferred Qualifications Agile development understanding and experience Understand authentication and authorization technologies and implementation Data analytics and/or data engineering experience Experience with refactoring Experience with project management software (Atlassian Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.) Excellent problem-solving skills Experience estimating software development effort Experience with defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Location Out-of-state residents may be considered for this position. Out-of-state residents must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the start date for this position. Illinois residency requires proof of a valid Illinois Driver's License or state of Illinois ID Card. Failure to produce the required documentation within 180 calendar days will result in immediate termination of employment. This is a hybrid position, a combination of remote workdays and office workdays, based in Champaign, IL. Benefits Insurance benefits, including medical, vision and dental Participation in SURS retirement plan Paid vacation, sick leave and 11 paid holidays Paid Parental Leave after six months of employment Casual/business casual attire (dependent on job duties) Flexible work environment Application Process To apply for this position, please click the apply button at the top of this job posting. Please fill out the online application and attach a copy of your resume and cover letter.
Company:
State Universities Retirement System Of Illinois
Posted:
April 18 on TopUSAJobs
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