Associate Professional Application Designer

CSC is a global leader of next-generation information technology (IT) services and solutions. Our mission is to enable superior returns on our clients’ technology investments through best-in-class industry solutions, domain expertise and global scale.

Position will be located in Austin or Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area.

* Provides basic design documents and translates into component-level designs to accelerate development. Designs, develops, and distributes reusable technical components. * Provides design expertise in support of development team efforts to provide flexible reusable components to increase cost effectiveness. Analyzes, designs and modifies applications and suites of applications to ensure satisfaction of customer specifications. * Acts as liaison between application architects and development teams to ensure that product development and implementation are coordinated. * Conducts technical research and evaluation of tools and methodologies to ensure that designs adhere to current industry, client and company standards. Assists in developing technical documentation; participates in test-plan development, integration and deployment. * Defines and develops project requirements, functional specifications and detailed designs of application solutions for clients using appropriate development methodologies and industry standards. * Works closely with appropriate client management level and engineering team members to assist in designing applications that meet client and industry specifications. * Assists product development teams and senior designers in developing design requirements that are accurate and relevant to company needs. * Participates in selecting, acquiring, configuring and troubleshooting packaged solutions and technical infrastructure components.

**Basic Qualifications** * Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience * Bachelor's degree in business, software engineering, computer science or related field preferred * Zero or more years of product design and support experience * Experience working with software design, development methodologies and implementation * Experience working with appropriate programming languages, operating systems, hardware and software * Experience working with application design and development processes, including specification, documentation and quality assurance **Other Qualifications** * Knowledge of Software Engineering Methodology * Understanding of Cloud Technologies, Platforms; APIs and SDKs, * Strong networking skills - Scripting languages (javascript, powershell and bash) * Technical skills related to Cloud infrastructure * VCloud Director, Vsphere experience or equivalent a plus * Storage and Capacity management experience a plus * Experience with Monitoring, Ticketing and Management Tools * Basic knowledge of DNS, AD Knowledgeable of security tools (eg. McAfee, Trend) Server administration; * Experience with multiple operating systems * Strong problem solving skills * Basic analytical and design skills * Strong communication skills to communicate with customers, support personnel and management * Basic data analysis and software testing skills to test modifications and enhancements * Ability to work in a team environment * Ability to learn how business issues may impact overall business plans