Senior Programmer Analyst (AI Solutions)

Why Valmont
 

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

Required Qualifications for Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Preferred bachelor’s /Associate degree with 7+ years relevant experience.
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer
• Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure and cloud-native system design 
• Hands-on experience with Angular and/or React & Azure based programming. 
• Experience building or deploying AI-enabled or data-intensive systems (Advantage)
• Experience developing internal enterprise platforms or tools (Advantage)
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects end-to-end experience developing Azure Logic App, Function App, Storage and static web app programming skills, ADFS and azure development.
• Strong Python development experience 
• Asp.Net4, VB.Net, C#.net,  ADO.Net, Entity Framework, MFC, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS,XML, AJAX programming, PLSQL, SQL, ASP.Net MVC, Web Services, API Programming, Azure & Client programming.
• Working experience with GitHub and Azure Dev Ops and AI first SDLC process.       
• Experience with report building in .Net, Complex SQL Concepts with Oracle PL SQl and MSSQL query languages.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and test case writing, documentation, application trouble shooting and requirements analysis, estimation and technical support.

Essential Functions:

• This position reports to the Manager IT Business Applications and has no direct or indirect reports.
• This role requires up to 15% travel (internationally/domestically), including overnight stays.
• Apply Agile, Waterfall or other similar application lifecycle methodology to develop solutions.
• Own AI-driven software solutions end-to-end, from initial problem discovery and stakeholder interviews through design, development and deployment.
• Work directly with internal business teams to understand workflows, pain points, and opportunities for automation and optimization
• Design, build, and operate end-to-end, cloud-native systems, covering scalable backend services in Python, modern frontends using Angular or React, and secure, reliable infrastructure
• Collaborate closely with the Data Science team to integrate models, optimization algorithms, and AI agents into production systems 
• Balance rapid experimentation with production-grade engineering practices in a real-world industrial environment 
• Perform systems analysis and design, document, develop, implement, and maintain complex application development work with little or no supervision.
• Ensure systems and applications created under his/her responsibility adhere to departmental standards, appropriate controls and audit trails exist, and that new systems and programs are thoroughly tested prior to installation in production environment.
• Identify and document gaps between current and future business processes.
• Analyze and translate user requirements into technical design and development projects.
• Develop technical architecture and code for applications including database, scripting and user interface design.
• Assist Business Analysts and other Programmers in identifying fields to execute data conversion.
• Lead project team and end users in execution of data validation and quality.
• Monitor and assist project team and end users in the execution of user acceptance testing.
• Provide on-going application technical support and participate in application training.
• Provide documentation, technical specifications and infrastructure requirements for each development project.
• Continuously monitor industry trends, standards and technologies.  Research, recommend and apply new technologies.
• Perform feasibility analysis considering technical, infrastructural, organizational and economic aspects to alternative solutions.
• Perform project management activities including task identification, effort and duration estimates, task dependencies and sequencing, critical path analysis, resource assignment and evaluation, conflict and problem resolution.

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.