Applications Engineer jobs in Gary, IN

Contract: 5 to 6 Months

Contract to Hire: Yes

Rate: $30-$37/hr

Location: Hammond, IN (Occasional travel, preferably candidates in IL or IN)

Authorized to Work in the US: US Citizen

No Visa Sponsorships

Education/Work Experience:

• Recently Graduated or 1 Year of Work Experience
• Prefer BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent and one or two or more years of programming experience using C , HTML, Java, and ColdFusion etc. 
• Experience with Oracle and SQL Server is a plus

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated abilities in the area of application development and support in client-server and/or web-based applications.

•Configuration of API, Operational duties, conversion to Java Spring

•General understanding of application maintenance, development, and change management methodologies.

• Must be proficient in the use of command line and GUI interfaces for personal computers.

• Demonstrated ability to identify, communicate and solve complex problems.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Full technical knowledge of all phases of applications systems analysis and programming.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Mental and Physical Requirements:

• Occasional travel, including air travel.

• The ability to perform duties effectively under emergency situations.

• Must be available to participate in weekly 24x7 on-call rotation.

• Ability to work overtime and weekends, when needed.

Responsibilities:

• Design, install and maintain database and application software as needed to maintain our Electric Systems integrity and compliance with NERC and Reliability First Corporation policies.

• Prepare cost estimates and project timelines for completing recommended solutions.

• Perform software and database maintenance on EMS Server and application software, including SCADA.

• Communicate application and project status, identifying potential opportunities or issues.

• Evaluate all software changes and updates that are supplied by vendors, before installation.

• Participate and support change-management process as required.

• Develop and maintain application documentation and source code management.

• Provide post-implementation support for newly implemented systems.

• Provide end-user support for applications.

• Develop solid understanding of business area and/or functions for which assigned applications are designed.

• Evaluate and recommend technology opportunities; arrange and facilitate vendor demonstrations.

• Evaluate vendor responses to RFP, RFQ, RFI and support vendor selection process