Applications Architect

Come be an Employee-Owner of one of the nation's largest producers of metal roofing and siding! We sell, manufacture, build, and distribute metal building components and packages. Since 1988 we've grown to over 13 locations nationwide. We make raving fans of our customers with our "right, on time, every time" commitment.

So, who are we looking for?

People who "Own It"

• Commitment to the customer, the company, and each other:

You are customer-focused with an eye for detail.

You are reliable.

People who "Can Do" - Our Attitude:

You are an innovative thinker pursuing continuous improvement.

You embrace teamwork.

You want to positively make an impact and open to change.

People who "Act in Love"

• Treats others with humility, respect, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.

You enjoy giving back to your community. We take great pride in the communities we live in, so we give back with our time and talents. Each year you can take paid time off to support a cause close to your heart.

And what will you do?

Summary:

The application architect uses a high level of technical expertise combined with excellent planning, coordination and communication skills, and teamwork, to develop specific applications for the purpose of increasing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the company. As well as ensuring systems, applications, and solutions meet required functionality, performance, scalability, security, and other quality attributes.

Core Functions:

• Design major aspects of the architecture of an application, including components such as user interface, middleware, infrastructure, and database.

• Provide technical leadership to the applications development team

• Perform design and code reviews prior to "go live"

• Ensure uniform enterprise-wide application design standards are maintained

• Collaborate with other stakeholders to ensure architecture is aligned with business requirements

• Develop, maintain, and enhance programs and/or systems assigned

• Follow department's software development lifecycle process to ensure controls are in place for scoping, development, testing, and deployment.

Key Measures of Success:

• Able to interact with customers, internal and external, with a focus on customer service and exceeding customer expectations.

• Understand business and help drive efficiency and improvement thru technology.

• Establish/Reinforce best practices for SDLC

• Stay current on technology trends

• Consistently exhibits and displays the company's values of "Own It. Can Do. Act in Love."

• Own It

• Commitment to customer, company, and each other.

• Can Do

• Team Player, Open to Change, & Pursuing continuous improvement.

• Act in Love

• Treating others with humility, respectfulness, kindness, honesty, patience, and self-control.

Education & Experience:

Minimum Required:

• Five to eight years of programming experience

• Highly proficient in programming languages (.NET, SQL, C#, etc)

• Experience in aligning application development with business needs

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills

• Combinations of experience, knowledge, skill and/or proven results that are equivalent to the qualifications outlined above will be considered.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science

• Minimum 4 years of front-end development (Javascript, HTML, etc)

• Prior experience with ERP software

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Work is performed in an office environment. This role will routinely utilize standard office equipment to perform the core functions listed in this job description. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies as well as communicate verbally and electronically. The work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive reading to perform the core functions listed in this job description.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform core functions.

Travel

1-2 weeks a year.

Benefits Offered:

At Central States, we are an ESOP. That means each one of our employees is an owner of the company and receives an allocation of stock every year. This allows all our employees to share in the wealth and success of the company. We also offer:

• 401K Match

• Education assistance available

• Up to $5,250 each year

• Profit-Sharing bonus or own it bonus

• Medical

• 100% employer-paid coverage available

• Dental

• Vision

• Holiday pay

• Vacation pay

• Employee Assistance Program providing Confidential Emotional Support, Work and Lifestyle Support, Legal Guidance, Financial Resources and Digital Support

• Care Guides to help employees navigate the complex healthcare system

• Life insurance

• 1.5x annual salary

• 100% employer paid

• Wellness Program - earn up to $1,200 annually when enrolling in a medical plan!

• Health Savings Accounts

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term Disability

• Long-Term Disability

• 100% employer paid

• Performance based merit increases
• SHINE program

• Employee Financial Assistance and Dependent Scholarships!

Central States Manufacturing, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.