Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.
The Software Engineer 3 position exists to develop and manage technical aspects of Focus on the Family’s enterprise applications (e.g., Salesforce) and digital properties. This includes writing, testing, and releasing code; troubleshooting; addressing issues such as application security and performance; and creating, implementing, and maintaining standards and best practices. This includes work on the strategy, architecture, development, and maintenance of enterprise applications, web applications, responsive websites, and mobile applications within an Agile environment.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• On-campus (hybrid-remote) office environment
• Frequent sitting and computer use
• Occasional travel, domestic or international
• This role may require occasional travel including nights and weekends

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Science, other relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant education
• 5-7 years of overall software development experience, especially with the languages and methodologies listed below and/or the various Focus on the Family codebases
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with fundamental computer science principles including, but not limited to, object-oriented programming, data modeling/structures, design/architecture patterns, etc.
• Intermediate understanding of Salesforce functionality, configuration, architecture, development languages, best practices, etc.
• Intermediate understanding of Cloud-based architectures and SaaS solutions
• Intermediate understanding of Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats (ELK stack)
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with the modern web, including familiarity with application, database, and networking layers
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with appropriate languages, frameworks and platforms for a team or area of focus, which include but are not limited to: Apex, Lightning, Flutter, Dart, C#/.Net, PHP, Java, JavaScript, etc.
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with developing software in an Agile environment
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with source control systems (Github preferred) and experience with at least one continuous integration tool (Github Actions preferred)
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with testing methodologies like BDD or TDD and tools (Provar preferred), as well as unit testing methodologies and tools
• Intermediate understanding of and experience with using industry standards and best practices (e.g., W3C, OpenAPI, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring developers and others in a software development environment
• Demonstrated experience in servant leadership

SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND SPECIAL TALENTS/GIFTS:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to deal with constantly changing priorities and demands
• Willing to be assertive in resolving problems in a spirit of mutual respect
• Professional appearance and conduct
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong presentation skills
• Ability to analyze complex and conflicting data to recommend a strategic course of action
• Influential; practiced in negotiating with others in ways that result in win-win outcome

STEWARDSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

• Adheres to FOF principles of stewardship by using time and resources efficiently
  Salary Range: $89,440 to $102,960/yr.

Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV

• Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove any age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Application Materials Instructions: Please identify the job specific minimum qualifications you possess in your cover letter and be sure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting. To apply, please submit the following application materials to this posting. 1. A current resume. 2. A cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications.
Focus on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit package.

Employees scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:

• Norton LifeLock ID Theft Coverage
• Legal Shield/ID Shield Coverage

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• All Software Engineers are responsible for performing the listed core responsibilities and specializing in at least one area of focus. The Software Engineer 3 is expected to have an intermediate understanding of and ability to perform those responsibilities and all other areas of focus. Additionally, the Software Engineer 3 may act in a time-limited architecture role, as either primary or secondary.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Relies on solid computer science fundamentals and principles to break down problems into high performance, scalable and distributed solutions
• Works within a hybrid on-campus, collaborative team environment (including pair and/or mob programming) to develop or enhance enterprise applications, web-based applications, responsive websites, and mobile applications using various programming languages and technologies
• Builds secure, performant, reusable, and maintainable code; organizes code libraries for future use; and documents as appropriate
• Maintains, troubleshoots, and fixes code, applications, integrations, and other technology as appropriate. Installs, creates, or customizes modules and features for enterprise and proprietary software packages
• Creates, maintains, and utilizes centralized Logging, Auditing, Monitoring and Alerting (LAMA) as appropriate
• Creates, executes, and maintains various levels (e.g., unit and integration) and types (e.g., compatibility, smoke, and regression) of testing, automating such tests wherever possible
• Builds and releases own and team code within a DevSecOps environment, leveraging virtualization and containerization as appropriate
• Implements, releases, tests, and reinforces security and secure practices in all aspects of development
• Architects and implements appropriate formal security and performance reviews of digital properties
• Mentors other engineers and team members as appropriate
• May assist the Director with initial rounds of interviewing, including phone screens, first interviews, and the creation and proctoring of coding tests
• May provide engineering leadership to an Agile team, including coordinating and leading appropriate Communities of Practice, coding dojos, etc.

ARCHITECTURE ROLE:

• Collaboratively participates in and champions the direction, creation, maintenance, implementation and communication of the ministry’s software applications, systems and process architecture and related standards, with an emphasis on the appropriate competency area, along with one’s team, and other department members in the architecture role
• Collaboratively works with department members in the architecture role of the same competency area to recommend architectural standards for that area
• Consults and collaboratively works with one’s team and other teams on the application of architectural standards for specific projects or products
• Provides input for tool selection and standards to leadership to help inform the overall technology architecture
• As a servant leader, trains and coaches members of one’s team on ministry application and systems architecture standards. Trains and coaches others to be able to step into the Architecture Coach role

OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• On-call to provide after-hours and weekend support when necessary
• Participates in on-going training opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned