Lead Application Specialist

Lead Application Specialist 

Federated Hermes Career Opportunity #9270

What You’ll Do

As part of Federated Hermes’ Sales Technology organization, you will be responsible to

·       Design, write, modify, test, and maintain programs, scripts, and modules to meet changing business needs utilizing advanced specialized technical skills and multiple technologies.

·       Develop and publish database, program, script, and test specifications.

·       Effectively utilize and optimize system resources appropriate to the business needs.

·       Adhere to departmental Software Development Life Cycle standards (programming, turnover, testing, documentation, incident reporting, etc.)

·       Perform incident management, root cause analysis, system enhancements and bug fixes.

·       Collaborate with Business Unit, Strategy, and Business Analysis teams to understand requirements and business needs.

·       Prepare project estimates for design, coding, and testing.  Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

·       Work as a part of a team to document design specification and test results and perform design review and code reviews.

·       Obtain approvals and prepare code deployments to development, staging, and production systems.

·       Communicate well with other staff members to facilitate efficient and effective solutions.

·       Serve as a technical mentor and leader to department staff who are less experienced in the relevant technologies.

·       2nd and 3rd level On-Call off hours support on a rotational basis.

This position offers a hybrid schedule (in-office/remote) and is located in Federated Hermes’ Warrendale, Pennsylvania office (15086).

The Expertise We are Looking For

This position participates in the performance of Sales software development related to Federated Hermes’ technology environment.

·       Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience required.

·       Minimum of 3 years programming experience which includes SQL required; programming experience with SQL and Salesforce preferred; 5 years of programming experience with SQL and Salesforce preferred

·       Experience with programming languages (.NET, REACT, C#, Java, JavaScript, SQR) preferred

·       Experience with Windows/Windows Server preferred

·       Experience with Agile software development processes and source control systems such as Azure DevOps and/or GIT preferred

Our Investment in You

We believe our employees are our most important asset! Therefore, we offer benefits programs designed to help you and your family thrive, training programs to advance your professional development and opportunities for you to give back to the community. Our offerings include:

A competitive total compensation package, including bonus programs designed to recognize and incentivize our employees to do their best every day.
Time off programs including paid vacation, parental leave and a volunteer day to help you stay healthy and connected to the things that are important.
Opportunities to expand your professional network within the firm and the community through participation in programs such as the Women in Investing Employee Resource Business Group and the University Ambassador Program.
About Federated Hermes

At Federated Hermes, our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, to help our clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to the positive outcomes in the wider world.  We pledge to always putting our clients first and to acting responsibly and transparently.  Our commitment to active, responsible investment has enabled us to become a leading investment manager serving investors around the world.

We provide career opportunities that enable our employees to grow and meet their career aspirations while balancing the needs of their personal lives. We offer a collaborative environment that promotes doing things the right way and always with integrity, sharing ideas to drive positive change, and following through on our commitments.  We are motivated by a higher purpose and always consider the impact of our work.  We promote teamwork and foster a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where unique perspectives, ideas and experiences are recognized and appreciated for the contributions they bring.  At Federated Hermes, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment. As part of the company’s equal employment opportunity policy, Federated Hermes takes affirmative action to ensure that minorities, females, veterans, and qualified people with disabilities are considered for employment and promotional opportunities.

Federated Hermes, Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment.

Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted.

EOE

For consideration, please visit our company website and reference job #9270 or use the link provided:

https://careers.federatedhermes.com/psc/EXT/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?FOCUS=Applicant&Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=9270&PostingSeq=1