Description
First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.
Basic Job Functions:
Engineers’ software, configures high-level software packages, and provides the final level of escalated support for First Solar’s Mfg Systems and data architectures.
Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree in Information Technology with two years of related work experience,
or
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology with four years of related work experience or two years of First Solar IT Experience, or
- Associate’s degree in Information Technology with six years of related work experience or four years of First Solar IT Experience, or
- Overall experience of 3–6 years, including 4+ years working in manufacturing systems or on software development teams using Microsoft .NET technologies.
- 6+ months of experience interfacing with manufacturing control systems, shop floor interface/automation systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), or OPC data transfer.
Required Skills/Competencies:
- Troubleshooting and programming software solutions based on multi-tiered architecture using C#, XAML, ASP.NET, JavaScript, T-SQL, and MSMQ.
- Designing data structures, and using/configuring SQL Server databases.
- Experience with AngularJS and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is preferred.
- Experience in developing, deploying, and supporting Windows mobile applications is a plus.
- Proven experience with software development life cycle, Agile teams, change management process, and version control packages.
- Object oriented languages
- Proven ability and knowledge of computer technology
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Logical troubleshooting
- Proven interpersonal skills.
- Global experience providing tier three support in a manufacturing workplace is a plus.