Associate Software Engineer

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates a large transportation network and provides information and operational technology services supporting its agencies and administrative units. The Associate Software Engineer elicits and documents requirements, codes, tests, and documents low-complexity software programs and scripts, performs software maintenance, and resolves routine software issues. The role also supports testing, configuration management, system audits, supplier coordination, and 24/7 operational needs.

What you'll do:

• Demonstrates fundamental awareness of agreed models, methods, and tools for requirements management, software development, and testing. Elicits and documents requirements for small-scale changes and assists with more complex change initiatives. Codes, tests, and documents low-complexity software programs/scripts within a supplied design
• Demonstrates fundamental awareness of IT project and product frameworks, methodologies, and tools. Completes assigned project tasks using agreed tools and processes and develops simple plans for a specific aspect of a project
• Capable of conducting agreed software maintenance tasks, maintaining documentation, and applying procedures to identify and resolve routine software issues
• Designs simple test cases, test scripts and test data, and automates repeatable tasks working to specified requirements. Executes and reports on testing activities in accordance with test plans
• Creates storyboards, wireframes, and functional prototypes using agreed tools and techniques
• Capable of applying established processes and tools to administer, log, and report on configuration items. Audits low-complexity software systems for adherence to configuration standards
• Examines software systems to verify that defined quality and safety assurance activities have been conducted. Collects evidence for formal system audits
• Assists with routine communication between the organization and suppliers, and the collection of supplier performance data
• Continuously develops and maintains fundamental knowledge of agreed models, methods, and tools for requirements management, software development, and testing
• Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites
• May need to work outside of normal work hours supporting 24/7 operations (i.e., evenings and weekends)
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned

What they're looking for:

• * Education: Bachelor's Degree and minimum of 1 year of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• * Experience: 1 year
• * Fundamental knowledge of employing a set of rules and syntax that define how code is written, organized, and interpreted or compiled
• * Fundamental knowledge of executing a program or system with the intent of finding defects and ensuring that it meets the specified requirements
• * Fundamental programming experience with language(s), including but not limited to Ruby, Python, Java, C, C++, C#, COBOL, SQL, Net, DBA, JavaScript
• * Fundamental awareness of the Oracle platform
• * Fundamental familiarity with the following vendor-specific platforms, including but not limited to: Azure, AWS, Windows Server platforms, RESTful APIs, or Linux
• * Fundamental experience administering and developing workflows and specialized UIs
• * Fundamental awareness of data structures and algorithms, database management
• * Fundamental awareness of cybersecurity, including encryption and authentication
• * Fundamental awareness of cloud computing
• * Fundamental awareness in coding software alerting & notifications

Benefits:

• This position is eligible for teleworking, which is currently 2 days per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.