Applications Developer

Type: Contract to Hire

Location: Littleton, CO

Schedule: Onsite initially, then hybrid after probationary period (2-3 days onsite)

Hourly Rate: $50-$55/hour

Position Summary

We are seeking a Developer to join our IT Development team. This role will work closely with business stakeholders and development teams to understand business needs, translate requirements into effective technology solutions, and support the ongoing enhancement of our applications and systems.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of business processes, application functionality, requirements analysis, and system configuration. Experience with Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and the Microsoft Power Platform is highly desirable and will be considered a plus.

This position requires someone who can bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation while maintaining a strong focus on usability, quality, scalability, and long-term system maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to understand business processes, challenges, and technology needs.
• Gather, document, and analyze functional and system requirements.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for development and technical teams.
• Configure and enhance business applications to meet organizational requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and business users throughout the application development lifecycle.
• Develop user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, functional specifications, and other project documentation.
• Participate in application design discussions and provide functional recommendations.
• Assist with solution testing, including functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through technology and automation.
• Troubleshoot application issues and work with technical teams to identify and resolve root causes.
• Support application deployments, releases, and post-production validation.
• Assist with data analysis, data validation, and system integrations as needed.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Maintain appropriate documentation for applications, processes, configurations, and solutions.
• Help identify and address technical debt, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Stay current with emerging Microsoft technologies and recommend solutions that can improve organizational efficiency.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with the following technologies is highly desirable:

• Microsoft Azure
  • Azure services and cloud-based application environments
  • Azure integrations and APIs
  • Understanding of cloud security, scalability, and availability concepts
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Dynamics 365 configuration and customization
  • Business process configuration
  • Understanding of Dataverse and Dynamics 365 data structures
  • Experience working with Dynamics 365 modules is a plus
• Microsoft Power Platform
  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate
  • Dataverse
  • Power Platform integrations and automation
• Experience working with APIs, integrations, databases, or enterprise applications is a plus.
• Familiarity with other hosting platforms like AWS is preferred.
• Experience with source control and software development lifecycle practices is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3-5 ye

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.