Software Developer

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Position Number: 00065522

Primary Function of Organization Unit: Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) provides herd management records and software to dairy farmers located in 44 states and Puerto Rico. Dairy farmers are members of Dairy Herd Improvement Associations (DHIAs). DRMS aggregates and edits the data that has been keyed into its software by DHIA technicians at any of the 15,000+ dairy farms. It merges the farm data with results of lab analyses for milk samples collected from each cow and produces management reports that are mailed from one of six mail centers. DRMS develops all of its own software that is used for data collection, lab management, data merging, record computation, report generation, print center management and data backup.

Essential Job Duties: The primary purpose of the position is research, design, implement and maintain dairy management software and related infrastructure.

Department Required Skills : Provide analysis, design, programming, and testing for desktop Windows PC applications linked to a central database. Demonstrated performance using at least one object oriented language (such as C#, Delphi, C++, Java) is required. Good oral and written communications skills are necessary.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education: Delphi experience preferred but not essential. MS/SQL or MySQL experience preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong ability to interpret customer requirements into business rules. The degree of supervision will vary based on the successful candidate's experience.

Necessary Licenses and Certifications: N/A

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