Job Posting: Sports Info Solutions Information Technology Analyst
Position: Sports Info Solutions Information Technology Analyst
Location: Coplay, Pa.
Description:
The candidate will develop new features and products as well as help maintain existing internal and external products within a mature codebase. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building applications, including anything from back-end services to their client-end counterparts. The primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.
Responsibilities:
- Develop new features, applications and maintain existing applications and reports for use internally and by SIS clients, including MLB and NFL coaches and front office staff.
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.
- Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
- Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
- Full life-cycle development.
- Web development in C# and ASP.NET.
- Windows application development in VB and C#.
- Correspond with clients, including MLB and NFL teams, agents, media companies, and others.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess:
- 3-6 years of relevant experience.
- Proficient in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.
- Familiarity with the .NET framework.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server programming.
- Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
- Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
- ASP.NET (Web Forms or MVC) and Windows Forms.
- Understanding of SSRS.
- HTML and CSS.
- In-depth knowledge of MS Development tools.
- Basics of Windows Server Administration.
- Bonus Points for: Open Source (languages/databases/Linux), DevOps and either AWS or Azure experience.
- Self-motivated attitude.
- Great communication skills.
- Able to work in a collaborative, team environment or independently as needed.
- Knowledge of baseball statistics and analytics.
To Apply:
Please apply here.
Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.