Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. The formation of Covia in 2018 is the most recent of many significant milestones in our shared history. Built from the merging of Fairmount Santrol and Unimin Corporation, Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed. 

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly-skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work. 

Covia is looking for a dynamic APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT who will have a positive impact on the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY team at its INDEPENDENCE, OH location. The Application Architect plays an important role in the design and analysis of software projects. They create new applications, improve existing applications, run software tests, develop product prototypes and create technical documents and manuals relating to application development. They need to evaluate application technologies and make recommendations for best uses for the company.

Core skill/tool sets include the .NET development stack, C#, SQL, ASP.NET and DotNet Core libraries, and Azure DevOps. Solid familiarity with contemporary software design/development tools and best practices.

THE SUCCESSFUL INCUMBENT WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with other professionals to determine functional and non-functional requirements for new software or applications
• Use tools and methodologies to create representations for functions and user interface of desired product
• Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility
• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards
• Communicate successfully all concepts and guidelines to development team
• Oversee progress of development team to ensure consistency with initial design
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers
• Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiability, extensibility etc.
• Approve final product before launch
• Assure Regulatory Compliance - Adhere to IT Risk Assurance and General Controls Program Guidelines. Shared responsibility in the planning, design, implementation, management and support of Business Continuity and Recovery Services Program

THE SUCCESSFUL INCUMBENT WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-year college degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years’ experience developing .NET based web and console app software solutions
• Fluent with Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Management Studio, Azure DevOps, and GIT version control
• Knowledge of relational database design and management techniques.
• Technically fluent in multiple programming languages including C#, JavaScript, and TSQL
• Experience developing and consuming REST API’s, JSON based solutions and associated prototyping/testing tools (e.g. Google PostMan, SwaggerHub).
• Previous team lead and/or direct supervisory experience required
• Collaborative experience working with BA’s and subject domain experts to create design specifications from functional requirements
• Ability to work efficiently and independent of direct supervision to meet deadlines and answer support related inquiries promptly
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive internal and external information
• Prolonged sitting, occasional lifting (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing and/or walking
• 5% -15% required travel

BENEFITS:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching and fixed annual contributions
• Vacation + Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success.  Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace.  We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Required Skills Required Experience

• Ability to understand and communicate information of a technical nature.
• Ability to analyze both qualitative and quantitative data sets and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Ability to write training documents and procedures.
• Confidence and ability in speaking publicly and training others.
• Medium to high proficiency operating MS Office software. Specifically Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Must be able to create charts, graphs, advanced features in Excel..formulas, pivot tables, vlookup, filters
• Strong analytical skills; ability to solve unstructured problems.