At Edupoint, we are as committed to the on-going development of our valued personnel as we are to our excellent products and services. We offer candidates challenges, rewards, and the opportunity to work with talented colleagues in a productive and informal environment. We also provide a menu of benefits so employees can select a package that best suits their individual and family needs.

Job Postings

Software Developer II

Edupoint is currently seeking a Software Developer II, who will create new functionality, respond to client issues, and incorporate new enhancements into the Edupoint student information system product line.  This position requires you to use .NET C# to extend our suite of web based applications. 

Job Duties:

• Follow coding standards to meet guidelines created by Edupoint
• Thoroughly unit test code changes
• Participate in receiving and giving peer code reviews
• Provide feedback to management on status of job tasks
• Follow up on assigned projects
  • Track high priority issues until client resolution is confirmed
• Participate in design reviews

Required Skills and Experience:

• C# Knowledge
  • Basic:   Delegates, Multithreading, Offline Applications
  • Intermediate:  Interfaces
  • Expert:   Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Class Generation, Array, Collections, Objects, Methods, Generics
• SQL Knowledge
  • Basic:   Execution plan analysis, Database views, SQL versus Oracle syntax differences
  • Intermediate: Having, Grouping
  • Expert:   Select, Update, Delete, Inner, Outer, Order, Where, Creating/Restore databases
• Timeline Estimations
  • Basic:   Estimate minor new projects (i.e. less than 1 week) +/- 50%. Estimate any new projects  +/- 25%.
  • Intermediate:  Estimate any maintenance issues +/- 50%
  • Expert:   Estimate simple maintenance issues +/- 50%
• A Bachelor’s of Computer Science or equivalent experience in the industry is required.
• 3-5 years of application development in C# is required.

Application instructions are located at the bottom of the page.

 

Software Developer III

Edupoint is currently seeking a software Developer III, who will create new functionality, respond to client issues, and incorporate new enhancements into the Edupoint student information system product line.  This position requires you to use .NET C# to extend our suite of web based applications.  This position will also require you to mentor other developers.

Job Duties:

• Follow coding standards to meet guidelines created by Edupoint
• Thoroughly unit test code changes
• Participate in receiving and giving peer code reviews
• Provide feedback to management on status of job tasks
  • Track high priority issues until client resolution is confirmed
  • Provide status updates to management on the major milestones of high priority issuesParticipate in design sessions
• Deliver work needed on large development projects including the writing of functional specification documents
• Extend framework and be able to interact with 3rd party applications
• Assist with Synergy Technology development training classes
• Assist with RFP responses and any additional technical documentation that is required
• Assist with product demonstrations
• Mentor other developers in framework, C# and documentation skills

Required Skills and Experience

• C# Knowledge
  • Expert:  Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Class Generation, Array, Collections, Objects, Methods, Generics, Array, Collections, Objects, Methods, Generics, Interfaces, Delegates, Multithreading, Offline Applications
• SQL Knowledge
  • Expert:  Select, Update, Delete, Inner, Outer, Order, Where, Creating/Restore databases, Having, Grouping, Execution plan analysis, Database views, SQL versus Oracle syntax differences
• Timeline Estimations
  • Expert:  Estimate simple maintenance issues +/- 50%, Estimate any maintenance issues +/- 50%, Estimate minor new projects (i.e. less than 1 week) +/- 50%, Estimate any new projects  +/- 25%
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in the industry is required.
• Four years plus of development experience at the advanced level is required.

 

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Edupoint is currently seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst.  The ideal candidate will be responsible for aiding in the delivery of in-depth quality assessments for software in the Edupoint family of products, and will review modifications and enhancements, develop test artifacts, and conduct testing for issues, enhancements, and major releases.  This position will be based in our Mesa, AZ office.

Job Duties:

• Develop and execute test strategies and test cases.
• Perform exploratory testing.
• File comprehensive reports for any defects encountered.
• Aid in the development of quality assurance standards by offering constructive input. 
• Own multiple test areas.
  • Compile and publishe status reports on the progress of testing for assigned product areas within a given release.
  • Confirm the quality and validity of defects filed by others for assigned product areas.
  • Perform fix verification for all defects which are within the scope of assigned product areas.
• Provide assistance to other members of the quality assurance team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Working knowledge of the Microsoft family of client and server operating systems.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office family of products.
• General knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server database administration.
• General knowledge of quality assurance methodologies. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. 
• Professional attitude with a focus on teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in authoring and execution of automated test scripts is desirable but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred and/or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience testing web applications built using the Microsoft .NET framework.

Application instructions are located at the bottom of the page.

 

C# .Net Software Developer

Edupoint is currently seeking a C# Software Developer to join our growing team of professionals in Mesa, AZ.  The Developer position is responsible for developing cutting edge Student Information Systems in the K-12 market.  This position requires you to use .NET C# to extend our suite of web based applications.    

Job Responsibilities: 

• Follow coding standards to meet guidelines created by Edupoint
• Thoroughly unit test code changes
• Participate in receiving peer code reviews
• Provide feedback to management on status of job tasks

Job Requirements:

• 5 or more years preferred experience in C#, SQL, Visual Student 210 and above, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science is preferred or equivalent experience is required.

 

 

IT Project Manager

Edupoint Educational Systems (Edupoint) is looking for an IT Project Manager to join an exciting national software development and marketing company with multi-year implementation projects.

In this position, the PM will plan and oversee information technology projects; plan project phases, develop schedules and work plans and staffing for each phase of the project; analyze client needs to design, modify or customize software for specific clients or specialized utility programs; confer with personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems; prepare and manage budget and resource allocation; review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as necessary; track progress on projects and prepare reports for management and clients.

Job Requirements:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• ASAP/UML/RUP certification
• Experience in large scale IT development and/or implementation project management
• Ability to manage the process for software requirements gathering, analysis and specifications
• Exceptional organization, documentation skills and written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in implementing K-12 student information systems
• Experience with MS project/server enterprise, software development lifecycle, ERP implementations, business intelligence
• Ability to travel extensively

Education Requirements:  Minimum level required is Masters. Will accept equivalent of master's degree (bachelor's plus 5 years of progressively responsible experience)

Major field of study: Project Management/Computer Science/Information Technology

Additional desirable skills include: Microsoft certifications

Edupoint has been in the student information systems business since 1977 designing and developing enterprise administrative web applications for the PK-12 education market.  Edupoint markets these applications nationally, and provides all implementation and support services to our client school districts.  The company’s primary office is in Mesa, Arizona with projects in Arizona, California, Georgia, Minnesota and Virginia. This position will be assigned to the Mesa, Arizona office, but will work extensively in Fairfax, Virginia for the first several months. This position will require extensive travel.

 

VB/C# .Net Software Developer

Edupoint designs and develops enterprise administrative web applications for the K-12 Education market. At Edupoint we are constantly evolving our state of the art web framework (built on the .NET framework) to provide innovative products to our customers. We are expanding and are currently seeking a VB/C# .Net Developer to join our team of professionals for both our Mesa, AZ and Irvine, CA office locations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Will develop quality products in a challenging timeframe
• Participate in design sessions
• Work with customers during product design through rollout
• Contribute to system testing to ensure quality deliverables
• Participate in code writing & reviews
• Assisting in planning, defining scope, and estimating work effort and technical complexity
• Working collaboratively with team members to design and implement supportable and flexible solutions

Qualified individuals will have hands-on experience with the following skills:

• At least 5-7 years of development experience
• Solid Object Oriented programming skills with VB/C# a must
• Strong User Interface design including experience with AJAX, master pages, user controls, and JavaScript
• Visual Studio.NET 2008/2010 experience
• Strong overall SQL query writing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Develop high-level and detail design specifications
• Perform requirements gathering, analysis and specification
• Clear understanding of architectural concepts and the fundamentals of good software design
• Experience with software testing strategies and approaches
• Skilled at working in a team environment
• Adept at crossing languages, technologies, and platforms
• Resourceful, creative and innovative in diagnosing and solving technical and business problems

Additional desirable skills include:

• Knowledge of K-12 education systems
• ASP.NET, ADO.NET, IIS, SQL Server
• JavaScript, XML, XSL, HTML, DHTML, CSS, LINQ, AJAX, jQuery
• Some knowledge of Oracle
• Microsoft Certification (MCP for any .NET area)

 

QA Automation Engineer

We are currently searching for a talented, creative, intelligent and enthusiastic QA Automation Engineer to deliver in-depth quality assessments for software in the Edupoint family of products. This includes reviewing modifications and enhancements, developing test artifacts, and conducting testing for issues, enhancements, and major releases.

Responsibilities include:

• Development and execution of test strategies and test cases.
• Exploratory testing.
• Filing comprehensive reports for any defects encountered.
• Ownership of multiple test areas.
  • Compiles and publishes status reports on the progress of testing for assigned product areas within a given release.
  • Confirms the quality and validity of defects filed by others for assigned product areas.
  • Performs fix verification for all defects which are within the scope of assigned product areas.
• Provides assistance to other members of the quality assurance team.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft family of client and server operating systems.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office family of products.
• Experience testing web applications built using the Microsoft .NET framework.
• General knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server database administration.
• General knowledge of quality assurance methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Professional attitude with a focus on teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in authoring and execution of automated test scripts is desirable but not required.

 

Customer Resource Center Specialist

We are currently searching for talented, creative, intelligent and enthusiastic professionals to provide software support and services to our growing client base through all phases of the customer lifecycle.  The CRC Specialist position will be located in our Mesa, AZ office.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide prompt, accurate and knowledgeable support to Edupoint’s customers by responding to, researching, troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving highly complex technical questions received via telephone calls, e-mails and through the customer portal.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.
• Act as a subject matter expert and product liaison for areas of the system. Participate in Change Control Board and Product Unit activities as needed to ensure customers’ needs are met.
• Support the QA process for new and ongoing product development by participating in testing activities to ensure product quality.
• Create, review and edit software documentation.
• Conduct and/or assist with client training sessions as needed.
• Assist customers with installation and maintenance of software.
• Participate in the creation of customer RFP response materials.

Required Skills and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in customer service.
• Extraordinary customer service skills with the ability to go beyond the client’s expectations.
• Proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, incident tracking systems.
• Ability to quickly learn new software and applications.
• Exceptional analytical skills and ability to utilize creative problem solving techniques.
• Excellent business/technical verbal and written communication skills; must communicate in a clear and professional manner during telephone calls, e-mail communications and with peers.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multi-task in a fluid environment.
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, enthusiastic, goal oriented, able to focus on details, diligent.
• Ability to construct and execute SQL Statements and experience with software testing and software design specification are plusses.

 
 

Senior Developer/Team Lead

• Provide their technical expertise to lead a team of software developers building a 3-tier web application
• Gather and analyze requirements, lead the design, development and implementation of the product
• Organize and participate in review sessions and contribute to system testing to ensure quality deliverables
• Develop good quality products in a challenging timeframe and assist and mentor other members of the team
• Provide regular feedback to management on project status
• Contribute to the development and continuous review of appropriate practices, standards and guidelines
• Have 5 or more years of relevant IT experience

 

How to Submit Your Resume

If submitting your resume via email, please either include your resume text within the body of the e-mail or attach it to the e-mail in PDF format.    Please send your cover letter, resume and salary history to employment@edupoint.com.

Edupoint Educational Systems offers competitive salary, 401k benefits, health benefits and paid vacation. Candidates must be US citizens or green card holders.
If there are no current job openings that match your qualifications, your hiring information will remain in our database for six months.

Edupoint is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.