Tuesday, February 01, 2011

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING - VB.NET Developer

VB.NET Developer in Highlands Ranch
Posted by: "mgramsas" michael.gramsas@sls.net

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC is a rapidly growing financial services company located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. We believe that state-of-the-art technology and the best staff in the industry leads to success. SLS was established in August 2003 as a fee-based, third-party loan residential mortgage loan servicer. We provide the ongoing administration of residential loans on behalf of mortgage investors. SLS offers a professional environment coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for the design, testing and implementation of .NET, SQL Server or BizTalk applications utilizing SLS standard development procedures and techniques that support the requirements defined by users and analysts. Plays a direct role in programming, maintenance, technical support, documentation and administration of core applications, databases, and utilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for programming, maintenance, technical support, documentation and administration of core applications, databases, and utilities. Support the complete software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, specifications, development, change management, testing and deployment activities in accordance with SLS Best Practices and Code Standards. Work collaboratively with team members and business partners in defining, designing, developing and implementing technology solutions to improve business functions. Provides analysis and design support in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures which are cost effective and meet user requirements. Analyze applications and implement improvements to optimize performance. Participate in the planning and implementation of projects, which includes the design and execution of acceptance test plans to ensure a successful implementation. Perform thorough testing your own and other team members' developed code. Develop system documentation for all developed applications, including design and technical specifications. Display understanding of SLS IT computing environment and daily operations and understands the impact of planned changes. Provide tiered production support including limited on-call and participate in design and technical meetings. Track and report development progress and performance on a regular basis.

SKILLS

A strong awareness of industry best practices and design patterns, Microsoft application blocks, and CSLA concepts. The ability to function as a team player and lead team members in small projects. Ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic team environment and interact at all levels to ensure reliability, availability, scalability, and performance of applications. Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Excellent organizational, time management and project planning/strategizing skills. Strong analytical and problem resolution skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Loan servicing or mortgage lending experience preferred.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science preferred. 4+ years of professional, technical experience in a developer role. 3+ years Experience of Microsoft development technologies (VB.Net, ASP.Net, XML/XSL, HTML, JavaScript, BizTalk) and a passion for newer emerging technologies such as AJAX, Infragistics, WF, WPF, WCF, etc 3+ years experience with developing SQL Server applications and optimization including DDL, DML, stored procedures and triggers. Demonstrated experience with developing ASP.Net and VB.Net applications. And the .NET Framework. Experience with other Microsoft languages and technologies, including MSMQ, Sharepoint, Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server. Demonstrated experience with adhering to usability, design and development standards. Demonstrated experience with all aspects of unit testing, performance testing and user acceptance testing. In-depth experience with the development lifecycle and software development methodologies.