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Symitar Programmer/Analyst
AmeriCU Credit Union
IT, Software Engineering
Georgetown, PA, USA · Rome, NY, USA
USD 72,556.97-90,696.21 / year
Posted on Sep 20, 2025
Symitar Programmer/Analyst
Location: 231 Hill Road, Rome, NY 13440
Hiring Range for position: $72,556.97 to $90,696.21. Actual pay will depend on experience.
Position Type: Full Time (Exempt)
Who Are We?
AmeriCU is a not-for-profit credit union based in Rome, NY with assets in excess of $2.7 Billion and serving a membership base of over 170,000 members across Central New York, the United States, and beyond. For 75 years we have been committed to our members, our employees, and our communities. In 2025, we were once again recognized as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State and recognized by American Banker as one of the best credit unions in the United States to work for, ranking 38th nationwide!
About the Symitar Programmer/Analyst position:
Consistent with the credit union mission of building connections and providing our members the right financial services to live life, dream big and achieve financial success, the Symitar Programmer/Analyst
will:
Support AmeriCU in implementing the strategies established by management by playing an integral role in the analysis, design, development, documentation, implementation and support of applications for all areas of the organization, across single or multiple systems.
As a Symitar Programmer/Analyst your primary responsibilities will be to:
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Creates and modifies reports, maintenance programs, forms and documents to meet business requirements as defined by Business Systems Analysts
- Works with Business Analysts to evaluate, develop, test, and document report generation and requests for new or modified programs by applying knowledge of programming techniques and computer systems
- In conjunction with Business Analysts, interfaces with other credit union divisions and other MTS areas to research, makes recommendations, implement and support new programs or changes to existing programs and software integration to address business needs
- Works with vendors to implement new programs and software and troubleshoot any issue with existing programs, software or file issues.
- Responsible for operational activities such as automation of processing and file transmissions. Provides support for daily, monthly, quarterly & year end processes, routine database maintenance including release and service pack installation, backups and purges
- In case of program defects, data errors, equipment failure or processing errors, takes corrective action based on documentation and vendor support and ensures completion of processing
- Works as a mentor to the Junior Programmer to develop necessary skills for programming, troubleshooting, implementing and supporting all processes, programs and software integrating with the core system
- Reports all problems having significant impact on schedule programs and problems not resolvable using standard or prescribed corrective measures to the Manager, Core Processing or Chief Information Officer, Member Technology Solutions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience.
- 4-6 years programming experience.
- Experience with Javascript, JSON, HTML, CSS, SOAP.
- Experience with UNIX system administration or Symitar experience preferred
- Familiarity with SQL and SSRS – Report Builder, SQL Queries and Functions preferred.
- Desire to work in fast-paced team environment.
- Good technical knowledge, with hands-on experience managing systems development in new computer architectures and environment; knowledge of relevant technology and tools.
- Excellent communication and customer interaction skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and foster team commitment to tasks.
- Will be required to work after business hours in an on call rotation. Some processing and support requirements may necessitate modification of the work schedule.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.