IT Advanced AI Programmer Analyst (AI Solutions)

A Brief Summary of This Position:

The main goal of this position is an end-to-end role working at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and business problem-solving. This role owns solutions from problem discovery to production, working directly with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, shaping the solution, and delivering systems that creates measurable value to the business and performs analysis, design, development and implementation of application programs and the modification of existing application programs. In this role you will analyze project requirements, develop effort estimates, develop solutions, test and provide technical support. As an Advanced AI Programmer Analyst, you will support major cross functional projects with complex and challenging business problems that can have a broad organization impact and provide opportunities for significant competitive advantage. You may solve highly technical complex problems and be included as a consultant for other projects. Direction is provided by the immediate manager and normally consists of relative priority and timing requirements of the assignment, business process requirements and tradeoffs, assigned resources, security and/or performance requirements, interface and technical requirements. You will be encouraged to provide guidance to other technical resources to maximize production output and quality by effectively leveraging AI capabilities.

The system user or customer is fully involved at each stage of implementation to help ensure the accuracy of the solution. The Advanced AI Programmer Analyst leads activities by coordinating development, systems integration and end user testing including planning, building, scheduling, facilitating execution, issues resolution, controlling scope, and adjusting to unforeseen issues. You will work with the project team to document, prioritize, and resolve issues to ensure testing deliverables are completed on time. Development and implementation of applications require a broad understanding of application architecture and integration with business systems. The Advanced AI Programmer Analyst must perform feasibility and economic analysis to evaluate system alternatives for cost and bottom-line impact. Efficiency of the entire business process must be considered throughout the development cycle.

It is essential to embody Valmont’s core values of Passion, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, and Delivering Results while cultivating a workplace where employees feel valued, trusted, understood, and respected.

Essential Functions:

· This position reports to the Manager IT Business Applications and has no direct or indirect reports.

· This role requires up to 25% travel (internationally/domestically), including overnight stays.

· Apply Agile, Waterfall or other similar application lifecycle methodology to develop solutions.

· Own AI-driven software solutions end-to-end, from initial problem discovery and stakeholder interviews through design, development and deployment.

· Work directly with internal business teams to understand workflows, pain points, and opportunities for automation and optimization

· Design, build, and operate end-to-end, cloud-native systems, covering scalable backend services in Python, modern frontends using Angular or React, and secure, reliable infrastructure

· Collaborate closely with the Data Science team to integrate models, optimization algorithms, and AI agents into production systems

· Balance rapid experimentation with production-grade engineering practices in a real-world industrial environment

· Perform systems analysis and design, document, develop, implement, and maintain complex application development work with little or no supervision.

· Ensure systems and applications created under his/her responsibility adhere to departmental standards, appropriate controls and audit trails exist, and that new systems and programs are thoroughly tested prior to installation in production environment.

· Identify and document gaps between current and future business processes.

· Analyze and translate user requirements into technical design and development projects.

· Develop technical architecture and code for applications including database, scripting and user interface design.

· Assist Business Analysts and other Programmers in identifying fields to execute data conversion.

· Lead project team and end users in execution of data validation and quality.

· Monitor and assist project team and end users in the execution of user acceptance testing.

· Provide on-going application technical support and participate in application training.

· Provide documentation, technical specifications and infrastructure requirements for each development project.

· Continuously monitor industry trends, standards and technologies. Research, recommend and apply new technologies.

· Perform feasibility analysis considering technical, infrastructural, organizational and economic aspects to alternative solutions.

· Perform project management activities including task identification, effort and duration estimates, task dependencies and sequencing, critical path analysis, resource assignment and evaluation, conflict and problem resolution.

· Keep informed of and apply best practices in design, system development and production monitoring trends.

Required Qualifications for Every Candidate):

· Preferred bachelor’s degree with 6+ years relevant experience or associate’s degree with 8+ years relevant experience.

· Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer

· Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure and cloud-native system design

· Hands-on experience with Angular and/or React & Azure based programming.

· Experience building or deploying AI-enabled or data-intensive systems (Advantage)

· Experience developing internal enterprise platforms or tools (Advantage)

· Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects end-to-end

· Experience developing Azure Logic App, Function App, Storage and static web app programming skills, ADFS and azure development.

· Strong Python development experience

· Asp.Net4, VB.Net, C#.net, ADO.Net, Entity Framework, MFC, HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery, CSS,XML, AJAX programming, PLSQL, SQL, ASP.Net MVC, Web Services, API Programming, Azure & Client programming.

· Working experience with GitHub and Azure Dev Ops and AI first SDLC process.

· Experience with report building in .Net, Complex SQL Concepts with Oracle PL SQl and MSSQL query languages.

· Experience with unit testing, integration testing, regression testing and test case writing, documentation, application trouble shooting and requirements analysis, estimation and technical support.

· Service desk or any similar request management system experience.

· Must be team and result oriented.

· Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and proficient in English (written and verbal).

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, MIS or related field from an accredited university.

· High level of initiative and self-motivation.

· RPA (MS Power Automate) and Power Apps experience.

· Understanding of IOT and GPS Trackers platforms.

· SharePoint portal designing and maintenance experience.

· CPI and BTP Integration/EDI programming

· Understanding of Design Engineering solutions and products like AutoCAD/Inventor.

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:

Work is typically performed in an office setting. The incumbent is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, as well as talk and listen on the phone and in personal conversations or meetings. Environment is fast paced and demanding most of the time. Domestic and international travel up to 25% with overnight stays required for this position. Travel expectations vary depending on the number of implementations throughout the year. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms while working in the office with various files and forms and while working on the computer. The employee is occasionally required to move about the office. Incumbent must utilize proper ergonomic safeguards such as monitor height and positions, keyboard location and height, and proper wrists rests. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds in working with large files, binders, and computer equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more