Senior Software Engineer

<p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Design & Build: </strong>Develop and maintain high-quality, scalable .NET and Angular-based web applications, contributing across the full technology stack.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div role="presentation"><strong>Technical Leadership (Hands-On): </strong>Contribute to architectural and design decisions, ensuring maintainability, performance, and reliability.</div></li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Code Excellence:</strong> Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code; participate in code reviews and uphold engineering standards and best practices.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Documentation:</strong> Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including system design, architecture decisions, and code-level documentation to support long-term maintainability.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Migrations & Upgrades:</strong> Design and execute application and database migrations, including schema changes, data transformations, and framework/runtime upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption and data integrity.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Collaborate Cross-Functionally:</strong> Work closely with product owners, QA, and fellow engineers to deliver robust and scalable solutions.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Agile Development:</strong> Participate in all phases of the SDLC using agile methodologies, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>DevOps Contribution: </strong>Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines; support automated build, release, and deployment processes.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Quality Focus:</strong> Develop and execute unit tests; contribute to debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving production issues.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><strong>Mentorship & Influence:</strong> Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to peers; contribute to a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.</li></ul><p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong>Required Skills:</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li data-olk-copy-source="MailCompose" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><p>Professional Experience: 7–10+ years of hands-on software development experience in modern web application development.</p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"> </div></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>  Technical Skills</strong></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Strong proficiency in C# and ASP.NET Core</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience building front-end applications using Angular (or similar frameworks)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Strong experience with Oracle databases, including schema design, query optimization, stored procedures, and schema/data migrations</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><p>Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and service-based integrations</p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"> </div></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>  DevOps & Tooling</strong></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps or similar)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Familiarity with build automation, release pipelines, and deployment processes</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience supporting automated deployment of application and database changes, including migration/versioning strategies</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><p>Strong experience using Git and modern branching/merging strategies</p><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"> </div></li></ul><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>  Engineering Practices</strong></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience with unit testing frameworks and the ability to write effective unit tests</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance tuning skills</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Commitment to clean code principles, maintainability, and peer code reviews</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation, including design specs, code documentation, and operational guides</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Experience planning and executing safe, repeatable code and database migrations, including rollback strategies</li></ul><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>  Additional Strengths</strong></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Ability to effectively utilize AI coding assistants to enhance productivity and code quality</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Demonstrated curiosity and a continuous learning mindset toward new technologies and practices</li></ul> <br><p style="margin:0cm"><span>Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA) is a diversified, dynamic and growing information management company that for over sixty years has </span><span>partnered with institutional and commercial customers to identify areas in which innovative analytics, data and technology deliver incremental growth and drive efficiency. We have a rich legacy of being first to market, consultative partners, and serial innovators at heart.  We’re proud to say that we even won an Emmy! </span><span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm"><span>Our products and solutions are utilized across dozens of industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Media, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Metals and Advanced Manufacturing, Casino Gaming, Medical Cannabis, Internet Applications and Data Center/Co-location Services.  Our client partners range in size with many being some of the largest, well-known corporations in the world. </span><span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"><span class="A1"><span> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm"><span class="A1"><span>MSA has distinguished itself as an employer of choice in the high technology software and information management industry.  We actively recruit talented graduates and experienced professionals looking for a rewarding career at a company that recognizes employees as their best asset. MSA continuously seeks talent within our business practices: Business Analysis, Information Management Solutions, Media, Life Sciences, Metals & Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology Systems and Services, and Corporate Information Systems. </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0cm"><span> </span></p> <p style="margin:0cm"><span>MSA employs more than 500 people, working across the United States and world-wide. We have three offices in the Pittsburgh area along with offices in United Kingdom and Malaysia.</span><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package which includes Health, Dental & Vision Plans, 401(k) Savings Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Disability Income Plan, Paid Time Off (PTO) including Vacation, Sick and Holiday, and more.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial"><span>We hope you will consider joining our team and become part of our continued growth and success.</span></p>

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