Mobile Application Developer

*This position will be filled as a Mobile App Developer Sr or lower depending on experience.*

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Entergy is seeking a mobile application developer to support mobile app development across the entire enterprise. This position will be a member of a DevOps team and will work with Entergy’s partners that will have co-responsibly for agile development and continuous deployment of new features that support Entergy’s efforts in delivering an excellent mobile experience to our customers. The application developer’s role is to design, code, test and analyze software programs and applications. This includes researching, designing, documenting, and modifying software specifications throughout the production lifecycle. The software developer will also analyze and amend software errors in a timely and accurate fashion and provide status reports where required.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy & Planning

• Assist other developers, analysts, and designers in conceptualizing and developing new software programs and applications.
• Plan phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) for a variety of projects.
• Assist in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications.
• Research and document requirements of software users.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Conduct research on emerging application development software products, languages, and standards in support of procurement and development efforts.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform software improvements and upgrades.

Operational Management

• Consistently write, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications.
• Run and monitor software performance tests on new and existing programs for the purposes of correcting errors, isolating areas for improvement, and general debugging.
• Administer critical analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
• Generate statistics and prepare and write reports for management and/or team members on the status of the programming process.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines.
• Install software products for end users as required.
• Write programming scripts to enhance functionality and/or appearance of company Web site and/or related Web applications as necessary.
• Remove code script from company Web site and/or related Web applications as necessary.
• Liaise with network administrators, systems analysts, and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.
• Manage and/or provide guidance to junior software developers and research assistants.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's degree in the Computer Science or Software Engineering field or the equivalent work experience.

Minimum experience required of the position
I: 0-1 year of software development experience

II: 1-3 years of software development experience

III: 3-5 years of software development experience

Sr: 5+ years of software development experience

Developing mobile applications (native or hybrid), iOS/Android/Windows using Swift, Objective C or Android Studio - Basic Knowledge

Experience in JavaScript, Node.js, Angular.js, Ruby, SQL, XML, CSS, HTML5 - Basic Knowledge

Experience with XCode development environment - Basic Knowledge.

Experience with all aspects of development life cycle and developing applications using the Agile methodology - Basic Knowledge

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• 1 year experience preferred developing mobile applications (native or hybrid), iOS/Android/Windows using Swift, Objective C, Java or Kotlin.
• 1 year experience preferred in JavaScript, Node.js, Angular.js, Ruby, SQL, XML, CSS, HTML5
• 1 year experience preferred with XCode development environment
• 1 year experience preferred with all aspects of development life cycle and developing applications using the Agile methodology

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position
Technology or Vendor-specific certifications preferred.

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans
Job Function: Information Technology
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 89924
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the full statement.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.