We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning leads the way in innovation and solution creation to improve outcomes and deliver results for students, educators, and healthcare workers in the ever-changing field of healthcare. We offer advanced resources that drive nursing success, empower front-line certified allied health workers, help physicians pass boards and stay current, and provide education management tools for medical education programs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Design/development of large-scale distributed systems and products. Design applications using a variety of software development languages. Develop and support enhancements and new functionality for the ATI Nursing platform using cutting edge technology, including C#, most recent versions of the .NET Framework, .Net Core, Angular, WCF, and MSSQL. Work with Platform Analysts, Scrum Masters, QA Analysts, Product Owners, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects. More details are listed below.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Design/development of large-scale distributed systems and products.
• Design applications using a variety of software development languages.
• Develop and support enhancements and new functionality for the ATI Nursing platform using cutting edge technology, including C#, most recent versions of the .NET Framework, .Net Core, Angular, WCF, and MSSQL.
• Work with Platform Analysts, Scrum Masters, QA Analysts, Product Owners, and other cross-functional resources to define and deliver business impacting projects.
• Work independently, as well as with team members on different teams and in different locations.
• Develop and support enhancements and new functionality to automate deployments in a micro services architecture environment.
• Work closely with other engineering team members to ensure code deployments are fully automated and transparent.
• Execute deployments in production and non-production environments.
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process and facilitate migration to a Continuous Deployment/Continuous Integration approach.
• Provide technical expertise and troubleshooting as needed to support production issues.
• Support deployments outside of work hours participate in an on-call rotation.
• Actively participate in all relevant agile ceremonies for each project iteration.
• Telecommuting is permitted.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Master’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or a related field and
• Three (3) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience must include three (3) years with each of the following:
  • Software development for web-based applications.
  • System design and development including building large scale distributed systems and products.
  • Agile based development methodology or similar formal methodologies.
  • Programming languages including MS C#, JQuery, MVC, WCF, SQL, HTML5, CSS 3.0, and Angular.
  • Jira, Bamboo, Subversion SVN.
  • GIT, IIS, .NET Framework.
  • Test Driven Development.

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• Hybrid work
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

TO APPLY, please apply online at www.ascendlearning.com or mail your resume to: Ascend Learning, Inc., ATTN: Heather Vincent. 11161 Overbrook Road, Leawood, KS 66211. Please refer to job title and this posting. EOE