This job has expired, please see additional jobs below
Senior Software Developer - GED
Pearson
Bloomington, MN, United States
Job Details - this job has expired, please see similar jobs below
Description
GED
The GED test has opened doors to better jobs and college programs for more than 20 million graduates since 1942. The GED test is accepted by virtually all U.S. colleges and employers. As the creator of the one official GED test, GED Testing Service has a responsibility to ensure that the program continues to be a reliable and valuable pathway to a better life for the millions of adults without a high school diploma. The organization continues to develop several new, innovative programs like GEDWorks. GED Testing Service is a joint venture between the American Council on Education and Pearson.
Overview
GED Testing Service is seeking a proven marketing leader to manage digital marketing efforts and go-to-market strategies. In this role you will be responsible for developing and executing digital marketing plans to grow student volume, including but not limited to efforts across social media, email, website, and paid digital advertising. You will also work closely with the Products team to plan and execute go-to-market strategies for new and growing products. We are seeking a well-rounded marketing self-starter who can think strategically, but is also eager to roll up their sleeves to implement and execute integrated marketing campaigns and tactics. You will come to the table with fresh ideas and insights, you understand digital trends and have a positive, solutions-oriented attitude.
As the global leader in electronic testing, Pearson VUE (www.pearsonvue.com) validates the skills and knowledge of millions of individuals every year. Our customers’ high-stakes certification, licensure, admissions and other credentialing exams help people advance in technology, government and professional careers, as well as attain educational growth. Pearson VUE offers proctored exams through the world's largest network of test centers in addition to testing in online and unproctored environments.
In addition to helping our clients develop, manage, deliver and grow their programs, we work diligently to ensure that their candidates have a positive testing experience. Our focus on employees has fueled sustained growth even in a down economy and has earned Pearson VUE recognition from the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a “Top Workplace” numerous times in recent years.
Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses. Pearson is listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.
Pearson is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This Senior Software Developeris full-stack guru with a passion for building a user-focused product. This means collaborating with technical and business partners to understand product goals, know the user and ultimately create maintainable, clean code. The Senior Software Developer is a key part of the Agile team and has a passion for honing the team's throughput, encouraging creativity and holding ourselves accountable. This position is responsible for complex coding, testing and debugging new software, learning from software in production and making enhancements to existing feature sets.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
•Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS, equivalent technology discipline, or appropriate combination of education and significant experiences.
•5+ years relevant software development experience
•Experience with Angular, Groovy, web development, rich internet applications
Current tech stack: Angular,Groovy,Backbone, Bootstrap, REST Services, JBoss and SQL
•Experience in software architecture
•Comfortable with Agile processes
•Experienced at software performance, scalability, maintainability, reusability and security issues.
•Experience with SOA, Enterprise Web Applications, and SSO.
•Experience in computer-based testing, certification, and licensing industry preferred
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
•Desire to expand knowledge in many development languages, applications, and tools
•Proven ability to quickly learn new processes and tools, business domains and technical applications
•Ability to think technically and analytically
•Strong software development and maintenance skills
•General understanding of software security, web services and XML parsing
•Ability to understand business and product goals
•Ability to understand philosophy of architecture
•Effective written and verbal communication skills
•Creative problem-solving skills
•Must be able to quickly produce quality and maintainable software
•Must assimilate information, distill knowledge, apply experience and provide solution alternatives and recommendations
•Must have strong time management skills – including the ability to work well under pressure, plan, set priorities, adapt to change, and meet established timelines
•Must develop effective relationships with internal and external contacts and work well within a team
•Must be a self-starter
•Must be detail-oriented
•Must have a “positive” and energetic demeanor