Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
Foundation Information Technology (IT) is responsible for evolving and executing the foundation’s strategy for information technology systems in accordance with the organization’s business requirements. This includes planning, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating cost-efficient enterprise systems that support both distributed and centralized grant management and business operations. IT also supports foundation programs directly, consulting on the execution of grants that include IT components.
The primary responsibility of this application engineer is to serve as a technology resource on complex, web-based technology projects requiring the integration of custom and packaged software solutions. This individual will design, develop and support enterprise class applications utilizing Microsoft technologies.
• Develop and implement complex and secure middle-tier web application and Web Service solutions
• Provide best-in-class expertise and mentoring in .Net, ASP.Net, C#, Web Services, and Windows Communication Framework (WCF)
• Develop and collaborate on architecture, code reviews, technology, standards and mentor other team members on their implementation
• Partner with Business Analysts and Project Mangers to distill business requirements into technical functional requirements
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years experience delivering enterprise class C#, .Net, ASP.Net and Web Service applications
• Established experience in the following areas:
o Implementing complex integration solutions between business systems
o Implementing secure coding practices
o End-to-end software development lifecycle
o Established experience with design patterns and code architecture
o Established experience with N-tier application architecture
o Internet applications and protocols, including HTTP, ASP.Net, and IIS
o Developing SharePoint 2007 API/Platform
o Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
o Microsoft WCF
o Microsoft Enterprise Library
o XML & XSLT
o CSS & HTML
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates a deep commitment to the overall mission of the foundation, its programs, and an approach consistent with the foundation’s guiding principles; holds and adheres to the highest ethical standards
• Has a commitment to our work and cares deeply about others, particularly the beneficiaries of the foundation’s work
• Communicates honestly and transparently, is respectful and appreciative of the contribution of others, and identifies opportunities for personal growth
• Demonstrates intellectual quickness, curiosity, and discipline; thinks critically; challenges assumptions; and makes learning a component of every activity
• Demonstrates optimism; takes a hopeful and positive view of the future
• Committed to performance and can deliver results against our mission; sets and adheres to realistic goals and is solution oriented
• Is excited about the prospect of change and is able to adapt easily and recover from setbacks
Interested? To apply, please use the following URL:
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