Programmer Analyst (Perl/Python)

Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

Modify and/or create applications, systems, vendor-supplied utilities, or packages from detailed specifications. Program software that improves the efficiency of business operations, applications, and/or operating systems. Code, review, prepare test data, test and debug application software, vendor-supplied utilities and packages, and/or operating systems software. May maintain necessary program and/or user documentation.
 

Responsibilities:

• Coding: With limited direction, develop code, test, debug, maintain, modify, and install moderately complex software programs. Applies structured programming techniques and adhere to coding standards.
• Testing: Develops unit test and test scripts; performs unit, regression, conversion and parallel tests; develops system test data and performs system tests. With limited direction, coordinate and conduct system stress tests on software.  Assists quality assurance testing teams.
• Analysis/Design: Independently analyze and document test results to ensure that programs are meeting the technical requirements. Analyzes moderately complex business requirements and performs feasibility studies for projects typically of a medium scope and complexity.
• Technical Support: Researches and resolves moderately complex programming issues with immediate short-term solutions.
• Documentation:  Develop program specifications and flowcharts, (dataflows, jobflows, etc.), for stand-alone programs or systems.  Prepare concise internal program documentation on program development and revisions. 
• Communication:  Conveys problems, solutions, updates and project status to peers, customers and management.  Develops and maintains program, systems and user documentation.
• Planning:  Prepares sound time estimates for all phases of technical design projects.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in discipline related to function of work with 3 or more years relevant work experience
• 2 -4 years experience using PERL, Python and  SVN.
• Experience in modifying and/or creating print applications from various input formats (raw data, AFP, Postscript, PDF) is a plus. 
• Ability to design and manage large projects and engage effectively with clients. 
• Experience in analyzing data and developing applications that improves efficiency of business operations. 
• Position may require 24x7 on call support for projects. Work directly with internal and external clients to gather business requirements for new projects or enhancements to existing projects 
• Requires very good communication skills with the ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand.

Additional Information

The national pay range for this role is $62,800 to $111,400 / year. The pay range may be slightly lower or higher based on the geographic location of the hired employee. The actual pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

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RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans