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Robert Half Engineer, Software Engineering - Individual Contributor in Portage, Michigan
Description
This role involves a variety of tasks including processing customer applications, maintaining accurate customer records, and resolving customer inquiries. In addition, the role requires monitoring customer accounts and taking appropriate action. This position offers a contract to contract employment opportunity.
Responsibilities:
• Provide expedited solutions to resolve customer service outages, minimizing disruptions for the clinical staff.
• Record significant data related to production issues and communicate problem summaries to non-subject matter experts.
• Analyze problems and implement code changes or scripts to provide contract mitigation if a permanent solution is not immediately available.
• Collaborate effectively with the Quality Assurance department to communicate production-related problems and coordinate the associated validation prior to customer deployment.
• Investigate and solve customer infrastructure problems such as wired/wireless network, virtualization resources, security, etc. that may be indirectly causing production problems.
• Address database underperformance issues and implement changes to resolve them, also make data changes to rectify incorrect input information.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve quality and support of production issues.
• Undertake engineering tasks that may not be assigned to other engineering teams due to resource constraints, including product development, integration testing, performance profiling, etc.
• Lead special projects for customer requests for feature customization or expansion.
• Offer on-call support to fix urgent customer issues.
Requirements • Possess strong skills in Customer Service, showing an ability to interact professionally and effectively with clients
• Have experience with Payroll systems, demonstrating a solid understanding of financial operations
• Demonstrate proficiency in Research methods, to assist in the development and improvement of software
• Have knowledge in Database management and operations, to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval
• Exhibit skills in Design, to aid in the creation of user-friendly software interfaces
• Familiarity with About Time software, enabling accurate tracking of work hours and project management
• Experience in Production environments, showing an understanding of the software creation process
• Prioritize Security, to protect company and client information from potential breaches
• Prove ability to Troubleshoot, to quickly identify and resolve software issues
• Have knowledge of Networks, to aid in the development and maintenance of interconnected systems
• Hold a degree in Engineering or a related field, to ensure a strong technical foundation
• Ability to perform Metric Reporting, to help track and analyze software performance
• Familiarity with Clinical Trial Operations, indicating a background in healthcare or pharmaceutical software
• Proficiency in Oracle, to manage large amounts of data and complex applications
• Experience with Cloud Technologies, to facilitate the development and maintenance of cloud-based software
• Ability to work well with Partners, demonstrating teamwork and collaboration skills
• Adhere to Best Practices in software engineering, to ensure high-quality software development
• Proficient in Java, a widely-used programming language in software engineering
• Ability to Maintain Logs, to track changes and updates in software development
• Experience with Upgrades, to help improve and modernize existing software
• Exhibit strong Customer Support skills, showing an ability to assist users effectively
• Prioritize Quality Assurance, to ensure the development of reliable and effective software
• Familiarity with Protocols, to ensure the secure and efficient operation of software
• Experience leading Special Projects, demonstrating leadership and project management skills
• Proficiency in Linux, a popular operating system in software engineering. Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®
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