Job Description

Overview

Required one to two years of experience.

Make Lives Better Including Your Own.

The happiness of those we serve is dependent on the happiness of our associates, so you'll receive competitive compensation and a benefits package with additional perks designed to make you smile. The work you do will be challenging yet rewarding. But you'll earn more than a paycheck; you can enjoy opportunities to grow your career, as well as ongoing programs catered to your health, financial, mental, and emotional needs. Most of all, we believe you can find purpose, meaning, and the chance to be a part of something bigger than yourself.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.

We believe that in order to best serve our residents and patients, we need to first serve our associates. One way we do that is through our benefits. Our offerings include, but are not limited to:

Full-time and part-time associate benefits:

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Benefit plan package

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

Associate Compassion Fund

Associate Discounts

Identity theft protection

Pet savings and insurance plans

Voluntary benefits available

Full-time associate benefits:

Extensive Insurance Plans, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, health savings account and more.

Paid Time Off

Adoption Benefit

Tuition Reimbursement

Company-provided life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)

Voluntary STD and LTD

Responsibilities

As a talented and passionate member of an energetic Agile team, the Solutions Engineer I will build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications, while providing expertise in all areas of full stack development. The Solutions Engineer I will be a self-starter that demonstrates excellent communication and problem solving skills with a focus on customer service, ensuring products meet or exceed operational requirements. The Solutions Engineer I will collaboratively participate in all areas of delivery from analysis, development, configuration, testing, implementation and support of software applications.

* Analyze, configure, develop, test, document, and implement new and existing applications and solutions to deliver high quality, scalable solutions to meet business objectives and operational requirements.
* Adhere to application/architecture design, design patterns and development technology/standards.
* Adhere to the defined change management guidelines and corporate regulations.
* Collaborate with team members to support business objectives and continual improvement of team dynamics.
* Support the identification and resolution of application and technical issues.
* Has basic awareness of emerging technologies. Has strong desire to learn and master new technologies.
* Adaptive to different technology interfaces and frameworks.
* Focused on delivery of high quality solutions and improvements in customer experience and operational excellence. Has awareness of scalability.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or other related area, or equivalent experience is required. Minimum 2-3 years of related experience is required.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special Requirements
None

Management/Decision Making
Uses limited independent judgment to make decisions based on precedents and established guidelines. Solves problems using standard procedures and precedents. Knows when to refer issues to supervisor and when to handle them personally.

Knowledge and Skills


* Basic experience with database technologies and CRUD concepts.
* Experience with unit, integration and acceptance testing.
* Understanding of and ability to incorporate Application design patterns.
* Understanding of and ability to work within an Agile team environment, preferably Scrum, as an actively involved team member.
* Supportive of team members and other teams through effective collaboration.
* Positive influence and embodiment of Brookdale mission and cornerstones.
* Basic understanding of at least one development language used at Brookdale to the extent minimal assistance is required to perform rudimentary tasks. Ability to adopt additional technologies as required.
* Understanding of general business practices and ability to apply this understanding to Brookdale. Willingness to understand the business as well as our customers.
* Developing awareness of when status quo should be challenged in the organization to find better ways to serve the field and our residents. Commitment to action over process, bureaucracy, and status quo.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions
* Standing
* Walking
* Sitting
* Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
* Reach with hands and arms
* Stoop, kneel, crouch crawl
* Talk or hear
* Ability to lift: up to 25 pounds
* Vision
* Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
* Occasional weekend, evening or night work if needed to ensure shift coverage

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.