Innovations technological

USC/GC Only

I have 3 .NET positions total in Ann Arbor MI

6+ Months Contract

Sr. .Net (Long term Contract) and (1) Lead .Net Developer –

This is Contract to hire after 6-9 months

Manager is not looking for just a "Coder" he is looking for someone that thinks outside the box; someone that understands concepts and will make suggestions on better coding processes and procedures –

Someone that has or understands Architectural principles)

These are Senior level positions so he wants someone that helps "Fix" code and make sense out of it for the Junior level folks.

(Manager is open to a phone interview first – possibly a Skype interview – but highly prefers "In-person" because they have a White Board assignment to do.

(Preference is local candidates for In-person interviews or someone that can fly in for In-person after phone interview) –

We will pay for their flight to bring them in for the interview; if they are hired in; we will take it out of the C2C rate – if they do not get hired it; then we will pay the cost!

Manager prefers someone with some knowledge of (Enterprise .Net Service Bus (ESB) and messaging in programming C# Services) * Message Broker (Or similar experience)

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* Assists the practice area leader in defining and refining standards and best practices.
* Models good development activities based on the best practices and standards defined by the practice area. 
* Identifies and suggests software development process improvements 
* Has visibility and understanding of the broader architectural vision 
* Works with team to re-engineer the existing global in store technology applications using .Net, WPF, and HTML5. 
* Responsible for segments or phases of broader and more complex aspects of projects with a global focus on development.
* Analyzes the functional requirements, designs and implements them in software modules,. Clarify scope and breadth of work tasks with business analysts and product managers. 
* Assists the lead developers in producing the relevant artifacts for the project
* Assists team lead in building, deploying and releasing application builds
* Keeps in touch with the latest .Net technology and continues to develop his/her technical skills.

QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, computer engineering or equivalent experience
* 7+ years of experience developing using .Net technologies 
* Solid foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design.
* Software development and testing experience using .Net, C#, ASP, Visual Basic, VB Scripting
* Understanding of REST, SOAP and JSON
* Understanding of Event Based Programming
* Understanding of programming using a Message Broker and Service Bus
* Working knowledge of such platforms as Windows, UNIX, and Linux.
* Analyze and recommend solutions to programming issues, defects and bugs as assigned or encountered. 
* Translate the detail design to perform programming tasks to complete the project as required with some supervision. 
* Proficient at using code profiling and debugging tools
* Understanding of different phases of software development life cycle
* Schedule, organize and complete work in accordance with deadlines. 
* Passion for learning new or evolving technologies. 
* Strong conceptual thinking
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills
* Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
* Check work for acceptability and conformance with standards. 
* Able to effectively interact with business customers to understand and derive business needs
* Experience with large systems software design and development, with knowledge of UNIX/Linux.

PREFERRED
* International software development experience (multi-lingual, multi-currency, geographic and locale awareness)
* Skills in AJAX, knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming.
* Experience with MSUNIT for unit testing

Thanks,