[Remote] Application Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AAA-The Auto Club Group is seeking an Application Engineer to join their team. The role involves planning, designing, developing, and supporting moderately complex processes or systems, while ensuring quality and timely deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Serves as a team member in planning, designing, developing, implementing, and/or supporting moderately complex new or revised processes or systems
- Develops system specifications, prototypes, and all levels of documentation (e.g.; structure charts, screen designs, data flow diagrams, file layouts, report layouts, and job run descriptions) in accordance with IS standards
- Responsible for the timely completion and quality of assigned deliverables and strives to achieve service level objectives
- Acquires an understanding of user requirements and prepares activity and progress reports for project tasks
- Develops estimates for project tasks and identifies potential impacts to project and recommends alternative solutions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or an equivalent level of work experience
- Designing, developing, implementing or supporting moderately complex information systems
- Identifying, analyzing and resolving business problems
- Building or supporting mainframe, distributed systems or Web based systems
- Mainframe, distributed, and/or Web-based system design and development
- Programming languages (e.g., COBOL II, JAVA)
- Operating systems (e.g., MVS, Windows XP, UNIX)
- Database management systems (e.g., IMS DB, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server)
- Online communication (e.g., IMS DC, CICS)
- System development tools (Endevor, IMS Expert, Xpediter, SQA Team Test, Eclipse, JAVA)
- PC fundamental tools (MS Office)
- Systems operation practices
- Security and control procedures
- Structured systems analysis, design, programming and testing
- Iterative and rapid programming concepts
- 'Use case' requirements analysis
- Database design and/or modeling
- User interface design
- Web applications or mainframe
Benefits
- Medical plans with multiple coverage options, including HSA eligibility.
- Prescription drug coverage.
- Dental and vision benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program (confidential support services).
- Company-paid basic life insurance.
- Optional supplemental life insurance and dependent coverage.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Critical illness, accident, and pet insurance options.
- 401(k) plan to support long-term financial goals
- 3% automatic deferral upon eligibility; may contribute 1% to 50% of eligible earnings, either pre or post tax.
- Company match of 50% paid on employee contributions up to 6% of pay, payable to employees following the end of the year; immediate vesting
- Additional company contribution of 4% of pay each pay day into your account; 100% vested after three (3) years of service.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) options.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrual-based, increases with tenure, eligible at 90 days of employment.
- Full-time new employees will receive up to 12 PTO days annually; accrual based on start date and may include additional PTO based on role and/or state & local requirements.
- Paid Holidays: Full-time employees are eligible for 10 company-paid holidays annually, in addition to 1 mental health day, 2 floating holidays and 1 volunteer day. Holidays vary by business unit schedules.
- Paid leave programs, including parental, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave.
- Tuition assistance (up to $5,250 annually; 80% covered by ACG).
- Professional certification support with 100% reimbursement for eligible programs.
- Opportunities for career development and advancement.
- Complimentary AAA membership with roadside assistance and travel discounts.
- Adoption assistance program.
- This position is currently able to work remotely from a home office location for day-to-day operations unless occasional travel for meetings, collaborative activities, or team building activities is specified by leadership. This is subject to change based on amendments and/or modifications to the ACG Flex Work policy.
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