The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod is hiring a
Junior Software Developer

📍 St. Louis, MO

Not being offered as a remote opportunity, applicant must be located in the St. Louis area.

Organization Profile

The Operations Support Services Department provides services to support the mission and ministry of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod at the LCMS International Center.  These services include: Building Services, Security and Reception Services, Meeting Services, Mail and Print Services, Information Technology Desktop and Infrastructure Support Services, Technology Application Services, and Overall Service Coordination. The Technology Application Group is dedicated to the Application of Technology solutions that enable Ministry and Business functions of LCMS, Inc to operate in the most innovative and cost-effective manner possible.  The Technology Application Group provides technical support to the major LCMS Business Applications as well as many other Department specific tools.  As prioritized by the LCMS Technology Steering Committee and OPS Team, provides technical expertise to approved projects.
 
Reporting Relationships
  • Reports to the Associate Executive Director – Operations Support Services
  • Receives assignments from the Associate Director – Technology Application
  • Participates on project teams as assigned, reporting to Senior Software Technical Lead

Essential Job Functions
  • Servers as a technical resource for maintaining existing custom applications.
  • Assists in the User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) design of custom applications.
  • Assists in the delivery of application and database-related services including application development, integration, maintenance, and support programming as assigned.
  • Works with clients as assigned to define and document application and database requirements.
  • Supports the operation of mission critical business applications as assigned.
  • Assists in the administration of LCMS’ Microsoft 365 tenant as assigned.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (with emphasis in Information Systems is preferable), Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Travel as necessary to fulfill primary responsibilities.
  • Available to occasionally work unusual or long hours, including holidays and Sundays.
  • Share 24-hour on-call responsibilities with other members of the department.
  • Company-provided specialized equipment needed.
  • Must be able to demonstrate technical aptitude.
  • Must have a positive attitude about learning a broad range skills and technologies.
  • Must be proactive and able to maintain productivity with minimal supervision.
  • Must be logical, organized, and thoughtful in their approach to solving problems.
  • Experience with the following is desired:
    • Graphic design
    • Typescript, jQuery, JavaScript
    • React, ReactNative
    • Frontend Frameworks (Bootstrap, Google Material)
    • Rapid Prototyping Software (Adobe XD, Figma, others)
    • Express JS, NODE
    • CD/CI using GitLab or similar
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Microsoft Teams (Planner, Files, Chat)

Supervisory Responsibility
  • None
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📍 Location: St. Louis, MO

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