DevOps Specialist III

COMPANY PROFILE: AgTexas Farm Credit Services serves and supports approximately 2,600 member/borrowers in areas of lending, insurance sales, appraisal, and/or leasing.
Eleven office locations can be found throughout the Association's 43-county trade territory, and the association has an average loan volume of approximately $2.
85 billion, with total assets equaling $3.
2 billion.
The lending portfolio consists of cotton, livestock, dairy, feed grains, real estate, and ag-related business loans.
Additionally, the association territory provides diversity in production and mortgage loans as well as commodities financed.
Without strong financial backing farmers and ranchers will not survive, and people will not have food to eat or clothes to wear.
AgTexas provides reliable credit and crop insurance to our member-owners, so they can feed and clothe the world.
POSITION: The DevOps Specialist III position has a location and salary that is negotiable depending upon experience.
This position is responsible for contributing to the design and development of custom solutions in support of identified business needs.
Ensures proper software design for scalability, robustness, maintainability, and integration with other components and systems.
Mentors project members toward success in product design.
*AgTexas, at its sole discretion, may offer this position with a different title based upon the qualifications of the candidate.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or equivalent training, and five (5) or more years of technical experience in a software development environment.
Requires extensive knowledge of software development tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio and SQL Server development environments, source control, unit testing, and configuration management.
Also requires extensive knowledge of SQL, VB.
Net, VBA, PowerShell, Python, and JavaScript.
Experience with Microsoft database tools including analysis services, integration services, and reporting services.
Must be capable and willing to perform all software development tasks when necessary.
A demonstrated ability to deliver software while complying with the full project life cycle methodology.
Requires a solid understanding of database and object-oriented design.
Ability to manage concurrent projects.
Handles complex application features and technical designs.
Provides feedback and suggestions for process and product improvements.
Seeks to expand knowledge and experience and is committed to continuous learning.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Must be capable of documenting solutions and proofs of concept.
Good interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communications skills are required.
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Performs a variety of tasks.
A certain degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Organizes and suggests design recommendations, development, implementation, and maintenance of software systems.
Analyzes business requirements and designs and develops custom .
NET applications, components, or SQL solutions.
Creates and fully document a conceptual and detailed software design based upon business requirements.
Works closely with users of computer systems to determine scope and objective of assigned software projects.
Reviews project requests and program change requests.
Accomplishes development efforts using high-level computer software tools.
Solicit and/or perform code reviews.
Maintains frequent contact with bank and association users and follows up on problems to ensure satisfactory progress toward solutions.
Ensures compliance with software development standards and procedures.
Provides programming and analytical support in the design and implementation of new or improved computer systems and programs.
Design, code, compile, test, debug, and document efficient computer programs in order to improve or modify existing processing methods.
ESSENTIAL SECURITY, COMPLIANCE, AND CONFIDENTIALITY FUNCTIONS: Help to ensure that IT resources (data, applications, and infrastructure) are kept secure from unauthorized access and use.
Report any security related concerns to senior IT Management.
Participate in ongoing security related training as approved by management.
Keep informed of and follow Standards and Procedures as presented in the ITS&P and the FCBT General Computer Controls.
Work with IT compliance to ensure all assigned operational compliance responsibilities are carried out in an efficient manner and report any compliance concerns to senior IT Management.
Exercise reasonable care in maintaining the confidentiality of FCBT's information and use of such information for FCBT's business purposes only.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Frequent interaction with customers, Association departmental staff and management.
Occasional interaction with association senior management.
Frequent interaction with area professionals including real estate agents, commercial bankers, and others who deal with the Association in the normal course of business.
EOE/AA/M/F/D/V AgTexas FCS is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information.
Persons with disabilities who require an accommodation to complete the application process should call our Lubbock office at (806) 745-4575 and ask to speak to one of our HR representatives to request accommodation in the application process.