Business Applications Developer Remote in Pittsburgh

Position: Business Applications Developer - (Remote in Pittsburgh)
US

Job Description Firm Information Reed Smith is a dynamic international law firm dedicated to helping clients move their businesses forward. With an inclusive culture and innovative mindset, we deliver smarter, more creative legal services that drive better outcomes for our clients. Our deep industry knowledge, long-standing relationships and collaborative structure make us the go-to partner for complex disputes, transactions and regulatory matters.

Our team of 3,000 people (including more than 1,600 lawyers) across more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, operate as one global partnership to drive progress for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities. Position Summary Responsible for creating and maintaining applications and reports related to the core applications supported by the Business Applications Team.

Performs technical analysis, architectural design, development and implementation of client/server applications and advanced reports based on specifications defined by the Business Applications Development Manager, Assistant Director of Business Applications, Director of Applications, PMO Office and various business units Chiefs/Managers/Coordinators. Work closely with the Business Applications Development Manager to define and document technical specifications of solutions in response to requests and business challenges.

Adhere to strong development/programming standards. Act as resource to others within and outside of the group and department where development is required. Assist others with technical expertise as needed. Responsible for varying levels of application development related to various business units (Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Business intake etc.) related applications.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Work closely with the Business Applications Development Manager and Assistant Director of Business Applications to provide technical input for feature specifications and business analysis. Develop SQL Integrations and reports using MS Reporting Services. Database design, development, and data warehousing utilizing SQL. Migrate, convert, import / export data to and from SQL databases. Contribute to the overall design of our solutions with a focus on scalability, maintainability and performance.

Understand and utilize Object Oriented design patterns and concepts to create n-tier applications, custom controls, custom libraries and web services. Identify and communicate development best practices at a code and project level within the development team. Help educate, mentor new and existing staff members in techniques, methods, policies, and best practices in coding. Identify improvements where necessary to existing procedures and practices related to application development.

Work with other teams to develop efficiencies in existing firm processes through the use of application automation and integration. Take ownership of particularly confidential, high-profile, or otherwise sensitive projects, users, and requests, keeping the Business Applications Development Manager or other personnel up to date as appropriate. Provide second/third-level support for custom and third-party applications supported by the Business Applications team.

Lead, coordinate, schedule, and communicate any significant business application infrastructure changes to the other members of the IT department via the established environmental change control process. Provide assistance to colleagues in Information Technology, including but not limited to application troubleshooting, testing, and support. May volunteer or be selected to serve on special committees, work groups, project teams, or escalation teams related to various firmwide IT initiatives.

Initiatives may be specific one-time events (e.g., research, testing, rollouts, upgrades, installations) or ongoing activities. All other duties as assigned. Job duties and responsibilities included are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Reed Smith reserves the right to revise or modify job duties and responsibilities at any time.. Requirements

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in computer-related field. Additional training, education, and/or certification in relevant areas preferred.

Experience:

Overall 5-7 years of IT Applications Development experience. At least 3 years development experience utilizing Microsoft Development Stack.

Experience with Windows server, a strong familiarity with relational database design, SQL Programming including stored procedures. Proficiency utilizing APIs and other integration tools. Experience working in a cloud environment. Experience Analyzing and programming large and complex data sets.

Experience with development and maintenance of complex SQL Stored Procedures and Scripts.

Skills:

Advanced SQL Server development skills - Development of SQL stored procedures and functions, Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning & Data Modelling and Analysis. Understanding of relational…