Full Stack Lead Developer- Microsoft Technologies (work from home)

Job Description:

WHY CHOOSE US?

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else - it's as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world's largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you'll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life's work with an ongoing mission that's bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you're cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JOB:
The American Red Cross seeks an experienced Full Stack Lead- Microsoft Technologies to join our Humanitarian Services IT team in supporting applications that help to deliver ARC's Humanitarian Services mission delivery to support disaster response and relief, service to the armed forces and their families, and our international mission. We work directly with our mission partners on the discovery, design, development, and ongoing enhancement of our digital product portfolio.

The work location for this exciting opportunity is 100% virtual. The selected candidate will work remotely from home on an East Coast schedule (8am - 5pm core hours).

Because the position supports the Disaster Cycles Support team, this will require IT application support after hours and on weekends, especially during a period of major disasters.

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities):
* Lead the development aspects of IT projects for humanitarian missions, including analysis, enhancement, installation, testing, and modification of technology solutions. Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
* Work in collaboration with a team of product managers, UX/service designers, business analysts, and business owners to ensure that user stories, scenarios, personas, and problems to be solved are clarified, prioritized, and documented, ensuring that they are ready for development.
* Lead a team of developers and provide coaching and guidance to ensure their success.
* Prepare activity and progress reports for projects, tasks, and operations.
* Manage vendor partnerships for outsourced projects and support work.
* Migrate legacy applications to cloud-first and API-first applications leveraging multiple technologies
* Convert user stories into technical designs and prototypes

Scope: Individual contributor that works under limited supervision. Apply subject matter knowledge. Capacity to understand specific needs or requirements to apply skills/knowledge.

Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. The American Red Cross does not sponsor employment visas.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (required/minimum qualifications):

• Minimum 10 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.

• At least 6 years of Microsoft Full Stack Development Experience.

• At least 2 years of Lead or solution architecture experience.

• 2+ years of experience working with Azure AI / Cognitive Services / Azure OpenAI

• Experience managing agile development teams, including sprint planning, user story estimation, prioritization, scrum-based leadership techniques, and retrospectives.

• Demonstrated proficiency in collaboration and communication with business-led product teams and stakeholders. Ability to build strong partnerships with product owners and managers to act as one product team driving toward mission outcomes

• Experience in API design, implementation, and/or operations.

• Experience in .NET development using Entity Framework, web services, and SOA concepts

• Experience with Git, Confluence, and JIRA.

• Possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to explain the design of the system and system architecture.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (preferred qualifications):

• Architect and implement solutions leveraging Azure cloud services (App Services, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Key Vault, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).

• Integrate and optimize solutions with Azure AI services (Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Language Studio).

* Combination of candidate's education and general experience satisfies requirements so long as the total years equate to description's minimum education and general experience years combined (Management experience cannot be substituted).

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The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, San Diego Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable state and local laws.

AmeriCorps, the federal agency that brings people together through service, and its partners - the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, National Peace Corps Association, and the Service Year Alliance - launched Employers of National Service to connect national service alumni with opportunities in the workforce.American Red Cross is proud to be an EONS partner and share our employment opportunities with the network of organizations.

Interested in Volunteering? Visit redcross.org/volunteertoday to learn more, including our most-needed volunteer positions.

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