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Location: Richland, Washington Job Title: Software Engineer I Schedule (FT/PT): Regular Full Time Travel Required: No Clearance: Ability to Obtain North Wind Solutions is a Government contracting small business with operations at military and civilian installations across the United States. The company's focus is facilities operation and maintenance, waste management and radiological services, security control and force protection, and environmental services. POSITION PURPOSE: North Wind Solutions Information Management and the North Wind Enterprise Application Services at the Hanford Site in Richland WA develop and maintain hundreds of custom and commercial-off-the-shelf software applications, as well as provide architecture, infrastructure, and security to our client's information management environments. Throughout the North Wind Solutions enterprise, a major modernization effort towards a more effective Software Development Lifecycle and agile methodology is occurring. In this phase of the transformation, the organization must maintain current software development processes while implementing new, agile processes alongside them and ensuring a safe and secure computing environment. Join our IT professionals in providing best-in-class software solutions dedicated to a mission of saving the environment. At North Wind we are looking for people with drive, innovative minds, and technical talents. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This Software Engineer position will be part of a strong team providing software engineering support to design, develop, operate and maintain software programs across multiple platforms, technologies and business units within North Wind. Software engineering support also includes the assessment, maintenance, documentation, modernization, testing, and implementation functions. Responsibilities will include the production of new systems and web applications, as well as support of legacy systems. This software engineer position will support clients with IT management of various applications including but not limited to .NET, ColdFusion, and Commercial off the Shelf (COTS). Specific duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Develop and maintain .NET systems. Develop and maintain ColdFusion systems. Develop technical documentation. Analyze and monitor existing systems to provide recommendations for improvement. Design Oracle and SQL databases and work closely with database administrators to implement them into production environments. Understand and follow modern agile Software Development Lifecycle processes & procedures. Work with and follow best practices in a DevSecOps environment, in close collaboration with Infrastructure and Cybersecurity colleagues. Work closely with customers, project managers, and other developers to understand the users' needs and deliver effective solutions. Design and develop test cases. Troubleshoot software production issues. Assist with requirements gathering projects on enterprise-wide solutions. Assist with work scope estimates. Provide recommendations for continuous improvements. The software engineer will work with other project software engineers, interface with project managers, and meet with customer subject matter experts as needed. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and Experience: BA/BS degree in Computer Science/IT/related field AND a minimum of 8 years' equivalent experience in computer application development OR a combination of education and work experience (2 years of work experience is considered equivalent to 1 year of formal education). A minimum of 6 years' relevant experience in a multi-platform environment including, but not limited to application development or database development. A minimum of 6 years' experience with Oracle and SQL Server database infrastructure Minimum of 3