Software Engineer - III

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Software Engineer - III for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Boston, MA .
Responsibilities :
The automation contractors will provide additional development capacity to help the firm's BizOps Automation team work through our existing backlog and support new automation requests. The focus will be on near-term, well-defined automation work, while internal team members continue to focus on more complex and longer-term strategic efforts.

• Automation development and delivery - Develop and implement new automations based on prioritized business needs.
• Process automation - Automate manual and repetitive processes to improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Existing automation enhancements - Enhance and update existing automations as business processes and requirements change.
• Production support and maintenance - Troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing support and maintenance for existing automations.
• Testing and controls - Test solutions and incorporate appropriate validations, logging, exception handling, and other controls.
• Business collaboration - Work with business partners to understand requirements, test solutions, and support implementation.
• Documentation and knowledge transfer - Maintain documentation and transfer knowledge to internal team members to support ongoing ownership.

Required Skills :

• Strong Python experience, preferably with a focus on process and workflow automation.
• Experience working with APIs and integrating with other applications and data sources.
• Working knowledge of SQL and experience working with databases.
• Experience with GitLab, GitHub, or similar source control tools.
• Experience building and supporting solutions in a production environment.
• Understanding of testing, logging, validation, exception handling, and development best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work through technical and business process issues.
• Ability to work effectively with business partners and technical teams.
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment and managing multiple pieces of work.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience with AI-enabled automation

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