<div><strong>About the ELCA&nbsp;</strong></div><div>The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, Caribbean, and U.S. Virgin Islands. With a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference God’s grace and love in Christ makes for all people and creation, the ELCA strives to be a welcoming, thriving, and connected church that introduces people to Jesus so they can discover community, justice, and love.</div><div><br></div><div>The Lutheran Center (national office) is located in Chicago, Illinois. A staff of 400, under the leadership of the Presiding Bishop, serve as administrators, advisors, conveners, partners, and resource people for the ELCA and its ministries. Staff lead the work of national, domestic, and global ministries and programs including Lutheran Disaster Response, ELCA World Hunger, Service &amp; Justice, Christian Community and Leadership, and Innovation.&nbsp; We are also home to five of our separately incorporated ministries: The Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA, Women of the ELCA, Lutheran Men in Mission, the ELCA Foundation and the ELCA Federal Credit Union.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>About the position </strong>&nbsp;</div><div>Information Technology (IT) provides technology services, support, and solutions to drive the mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and ensure that the data sources of the enterprise systems inform and support the strategic direction and intent of the churchwide organization.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong><em>People</em></strong><em> delivering and advancing purposeful technology solutions in a secure, friendly, consistent, impactful, collaborative and cost-effective manner to accompany </em><strong><em>people</em></strong><em> in creating value and accomplishing the goal, purpose and vision of the ELCA.</em>&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>This position is responsible for collaborating with a team to assist in the design, building and testing of front-end sites, pages, applications, elements, and layout. Working with the Product Manager and Scrum Master, this position will help develop project time estimates and address technical details for requirements documentation. Based on these specifications, build, configure and test, revise existing programs and perform level 3 support for these sites, pages, applications, elements, and layouts. This position will also document code, configuration files, data, and turn over documentation. This development and maintenance will be in support of ELCA’s presence on the Internet, multi-media channels, social media, internal communication, and collaboration, including the ELCA Intranet. Develop and deploy ELCA data-driven web applications in coordination with application developers and the Web Team Lead.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><em>This is a full-time, regular, exempt, remote position.&nbsp;</em></strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong><em>Candidates for this remote position must reside within the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.</em></strong></div><div><br></div><div>1. Application development, maintenance, including CRM, Events, Extranet, Search, and other applications, as necessary. Reviews and creates design specifications, source code that adheres to ELCA standard methodology and application development life cycle, as directed by the Web Team Lead.</div><div><br></div><div>2. Ensures that programs are prepared according to specifications and according to schedules.&nbsp;</div><div>a. Prepares technical documentation for assigned systems.&nbsp;</div><div>b. Composes documentation for users in addition to user community’s own documentation.&nbsp;</div><div>c. Participates in defining system scope and objectives.&nbsp;</div><div>d. Performs analysis throughout all phases of projects.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>3. Creates data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, process specifications, IPO (Input, Processing, Output) Charts, Data Elements, Data Flows, and Structure Charts as needed and approved by the Web Team Lead.</div><div><br></div><div>4. Application support, including incidents, service requests, or other support.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>5. Works with the IT management to ensure the effective implementation of applications and programs are thoroughly tested before released into production.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>6. Designs, develops, and implements complex database systems, tools, and applications using database management and data analysis tools.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>7. Troubleshoots/debugs applications as needed.&nbsp;</div><div><br>8. Learns new technologies as they are adopted by the organization.&nbsp;</div><div><br>9. Other duties as required.<br><br></div><div><strong>Requirements</strong></div><div>1. 5+ years of experience in applications development and programming; bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Azure Application Developer certification (preferred); Azure Fundamentals (preferred).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>2. SharePoint and/or SharePoint online experience.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>3. 2+ years production experience with the following:&nbsp;</div><div>a. .NET framework version 4.5&nbsp;</div><div>b. Visual Studio version 2019&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>4. 2+ years’ experience with Azure DevOps or other DevOps frameworks.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>5. Proven experience with Agile methodologies.</div><div><br></div><div>6. Microsoft Power Platform experience (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>7. Knowledge of CRM systems.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>8. Strong knowledge of some of these programming languages and a willingness to learn others: ASP.Net, ADO.NET, HTML5, DHTML, XML, JSON, CSS3, C#, JavaScript, and JQuery. Experience with cross-browser development and mobile application development and developing relational databases.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>9. Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server Stack: T-SQL, SSRS, SSIS.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>10. Experience with Python 3 and above is a plus.</div><div><br></div><div>11.&nbsp; Experience with MS OpenAI, Co-pilot or other AI/ML technologies is a plus.</div><div><br></div><div>12.&nbsp; Ability to estimate and prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.</div><div><br></div><div>13.&nbsp; Strong communication skills, organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi- task; strong mathematical and logical skills with extreme accuracy to detail.</div><div><br></div><div>14.&nbsp; Experience with an established data modeling toolset, ETL technologies, and reports.</div><div><br></div><div>15.&nbsp; Strong interpersonal skills, team player with ability to work independently and efficiently; troubleshooting/debugging applications as needed. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>16.&nbsp; Appreciation for the mission, vision, and values of the ELCA.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>17.&nbsp; Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Physical&nbsp;</strong></div><div>While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone. This position requires sitting for long periods of time. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Travel&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Minimal travel. Position requires minimal travel to software vendor conferences, training, and related ELCA organizations may be required including flying, driving. Valid driver’s license required.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Salary&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum: $61,214.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Benefits&nbsp;</strong></div><div>The ELCA offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, including employer paid health premiums for employees, health and dependent care FSA’s, a health savings account (HSA) with an employer contribution, life insurance, and a substantial employer contribution to 403b retirement plan (no match required). We also offer a generous paid time-off policy including 16 paid holidays. All benefits commence on your start date.</div>

Web Developer II

<div>CallHub provides cloud based communication software for nonprofits, political parties, advocacy organizations and businesses. It has delivered millions of messages and calls for thousands of customers. It helps political candidates during their campaigns to get the message across to their voters, conduct surveys, manage event / town-hall invites and with recruiting volunteers for election campaigns. We are profitable with 2000+ paying customers from North America, Australia and Europe.&nbsp; Our customers include Uber, Democrat Party, major political parties in the US, Canada, UK, France and Australia.<br><br><strong>About the Role:<br></strong>As a software engineer in CallHub, you will be expanding and enhancing our cloud based communication and telephony software product (SaaS) by developing scalable &amp; reliable web services and backend systems for our rapidly growing subscriber base. As part of the Software Engineering team, you will work with a team of highly technical software engineers, operation engineers and product managers to engineer great products that delight customers, build reliable systems that are always available and tools to automate processes. Our teams are small, yet incredibly impactful and we're curious, highly-motivated, engaged, and empowered to make a difference.<br><br>We're looking for engineers with strong computer science fundamentals who are inquisitive and eager to learn new technologies and love working in a dynamic and fast paced environment while solving customer problems with creative solutions. Does this sound like you?<br><br><strong>Your Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Design &amp; develop world-class, scalable &amp; reliable and highly available products/services (full stack) in the SaaS space.</li><li>Writing clean, great quality, scalable and maintainable code which are covered by automated tests.</li><li>Understand requirements and deliver new features and services at a fast pace.</li><li>Use MVC frameworks, SOA concepts and design patterns to build loosely coupled services and systems.</li><li>Participate in the entire lifecycle of the product - design, documentation, coding, testing and deployment.</li><li>Work with CallHub partners and focus on building CRM integrations that benefit CallHub customers.</li><li>Imbibe and maintain a strong customer delight attitude while designing and building products.</li><li>Communicate well with product and relevant stakeholders.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></div><ul><li>1-3 yrs experience in developing applications, web services and REST API's using Python / Django.</li><li>Experience with front-end technologies - JavaScript, React, HTML and CSS.</li><li>Excellent understanding of DBMS like MySQL, PostgreSQL. NoSQL like Redis, Mongo etc.</li><li>Good grasp of computer science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms.</li><li>Ability to pick up new technologies and assess situations quickly.</li><li>Detail oriented. Ability to empathize with customers.</li><li>Good written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Team player with strong interpersonal skills, willing to ask for help and offer support to the rest of the team.</li><li>BE/MS/MCA from reputed institutes in India or abroad</li></ul><div><br><strong>Experience:<br></strong>1-3 yrs.<br><br><strong>What you can look forward to:</strong></div><ul><li>You will be working independently on the requirements so will get a holistic exposure to complete software development processes including system design, development (backend, frontend), QA and DevOps.</li><li>You will get to see your work directly impacting users in a big way.</li><li>You will have the opportunity to work on the latest technologies as we are constantly innovating to provide reliable and scalable solutions for our customers.</li><li>We value openness in the company and love delighting our customers.</li></ul>

Software Engineer

<div>Want to make a difference? Join an organization that has been transforming lives for over 40 years!<br><br></div><div>As a Christian non-profit, Prison Fellowship® trains and inspires churches and communities—inside and outside of prison—to support the restoration of those affected by incarceration. We equip correctional leaders, volunteers, and incarcerated men and women to make prisons more rehabilitative places; we advocate for a more restorative criminal justice system; and we collaborate with churches and local service providers to support former prisoners, their families, and their communities.<br><br></div><div>Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.<br><br></div><div><strong>What we are looking for</strong>:<br>A driven and team focused <strong>Software Engineer</strong> to develop, administer, customize, and integrate Prison Fellowship’s IT environment. This involves full stack development with an emphasis on Data Engineering.<br><br><strong>Expectations of this role:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions</li><li>Develop web applications, data warehouse components, API's, system integration using various methods, and database modeling</li><li>Work with teams to gather requirements, translate into software designs, and offer business process optimizations by creating solutions using various tools</li><li>Take responsibility for service requests, production incidents, and daily system activity</li></ul><div><br><strong>Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>10+ years of software engineering experience</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience</li><li>​Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with users, developers, and other stakeholders</li><li>Calm under pressure, proactive and creative contributor&nbsp;</li><li>Strong data engineering skills including data modeling and integration</li><li>Strong development skills in PHP, Laravel, Python, ETL/data manipulation</li><li>Experience creating software solutions in Postgres, MSSQL, Python, PHP, HTML, Javascript, CSS in our code bases</li><li>Knowledge of cloud computing, application containerization, serverless functions, infrastructure as code</li><li>October CMS and/or CRM systems a plus</li><li>Practical application of open source solutions and code a plus</li><li>Experience building web applications, designing data models, building APIs, using CI/CD tooling, working with GitHub, Agile environments and across multiple projects</li><li><em>This is a remote/work from home position with a minimum 5% travel component</em></li></ul><div><br><strong>What we offer</strong>:&nbsp;<br>A team oriented, mission driven, supportive environment with cutting edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days), retirement account funding and much more!&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Visit the employment page on our website to learn more about Prison Fellowship.<br><br></div><div>Check out our YouTube channel to see how Prison Fellowship is transforming lives!<br><br></div><div><strong>OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>The Foundation of What We Believe<br></strong><br></div><div>As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creeds.<br><br></div><div>We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.<br><br></div><div><strong>How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act<br></strong><br></div><div>We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.<br><br></div><div><strong>How Our Mission and Our Approach is Shaped<br></strong><br></div><div>Prison Fellowship exists to bring glory to God and share His truth and love with those we serve, our employees, volunteers, and communities, according to scriptural truths.<br><br></div><div>Our Mission is to help restore those affected by crime and incarceration. This Mission is founded on the biblical conviction that all people are created in God's image and that no life is beyond God's reach.<br><br></div><div>Therefore, we believe that a restorative approach to prisoners, former prisoners, and all those affected by crime and incarceration reflects the God-given dignity and potential of every person and can help individual lives and communities flourish.<br><br></div><div><strong>What the Hope of Jesus Means for Others<br></strong><br></div><div>We believe that Jesus—Himself brought to trial, executed, buried, and brought to life again—offers hope, healing, and a new purpose for each life. He can make even the most broken people and situations affected by crime and incarceration whole again.<br><br></div><div><strong>What this Means for Communities<br></strong><br></div><div>Through an amazing awakening to new hope and life purpose available through Jesus, those who once broke the law are transformed and mobilized to serve their neighbors, replacing the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal that restores entire communities. Because the Bible calls us to remember and visit those in prison, we believe that every Christian is compelled to contribute to this restorative cycle.</div>

Full Stack Developer

<div>The Senior Application Cybersecurity Engineer<strong> </strong>leads application security testing and cybersecurity automation/integration.&nbsp; The Senior Application Cybersecurity Engineer<strong> </strong>also provides recommendations for secure software development practices and alerts developers to system vulnerabilities.<br><br></div><div><strong>Department Summary</strong></div><div>The Information Technology (IT) Department at BGEA consists of the following areas: IT Operations (networking, routing, storage, server support, services provisioning, security cameras, phones), Helpdesk (desktop support, event support, mobile device support), Application Development and Support (Donor and Financial systems support, custom application development and support, report writing, Tableau data visualization), and Cyber Security (cyber security defense, awareness, monitoring and analysis, and compliance). The IT department furthers the mission of BGEA through supporting, developing, scaling, and securing the assets, infrastructure, and programs required by all areas of the ministry while maintaining and ensuring their availability.<br><br></div><div><strong>Ministry Overview</strong></div><div>The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is a nonprofit organization that directs a range of domestic and international ministries. From its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association directs a wide range of domestic and international ministries, including: large-scale festivals led by evangelists Franklin Graham and Will Graham; The Billy Graham Library; The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, Blue Ridge Broadcasting which houses The Light FM located outside of Asheville, N.C.; SearchforJesus.net, an Internet evangelism project reaching thousands of people for Christ online; and many others through print, television, telephone, radio and the Internet.<br><br></div><div><strong>Ministry Requirements</strong></div><ul><li>Maintains a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.</li><li>Faithfully upholds BGEA in prayer.</li><li>Participates in daily BGEA staff devotions as schedule permits.</li><li>Demonstrates behavior aligned with BGEA’s Mission Statement, Statement of Faith, Hallmarks, policies, and expectations.</li><li>Effectively represents Jesus Christ to those within both personal and professional spheres of influence.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Job Description</strong></div><div><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Integrates with the application development team to develop, automate, and integrate an application security testing program; including static and dynamic application testing tools into the secure development lifecycle based on industry-standard best practices.&nbsp;</li><li>Develops training, recommends courses, and helps educate application developers on secure coding best practices, OWASP Top 10, and should be able to advise developers in optimizing code for security.</li><li>Helps application developers maintain continual data, device, and account inventories, secure configurations, and application vulnerability scanning/remediation processes; recommending needed security patches and controls for IT systems.</li><li>Acts as a liaison between the application developers and cybersecurity teams; to assist the cybersecurity team in understanding the security of application development.</li><li>Helps cybersecurity team integrate and automate cybersecurity processes, software, and tools to take advantage of correlation between multiple data sets, logs, and inventories.</li><li>Assists in the monitoring, reporting, and responding to cybersecurity incidents; developing and maintaining an incident response plan; conducting regular incident response table top exercises, and helping train application developers in incident response.</li><li>Help ensure ministry compliance with CIS Critical Controls, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, third party pen test/risk assessments, and other yearly audit requirements.</li><li>Constantly maintain awareness of cybersecurity events, threat, application and development related counter-measures and emerging technologies.</li><li>Available to provide on-call support as needed by management to fulfill the department Service Level Agreement and Internal Operating Procedures.</li><li>Follow policies and procedures of the BGEA as set forth in the Policy Manual.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Marginal Duties and Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Assists development teams and other cross-functional groups on projects when needed, as directed by management.</li><li>Based on industry standards, develops, implements, and maintains cybersecurity policies and procedures related to secure web and application development, as well as associated plans for secure application development processes and workflows.</li><li>Liaises with internal and external auditors and penetration testers as required.&nbsp; Works with application development teams to summarize, explain, and create remediation plans related to penetration tests and audit results.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Job Specifications</strong></div><div><strong>Skills and Knowledge</strong></div><ul><li>Ability to work at both a strategic and tactical levels</li><li>Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills</li><li>Ability to serve as technical application security expert across the organization</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree OR four (4) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.&nbsp;</li><li>Familiar with programming languages C#, .NET, JavaScript, Python, PHP/MySQL, Node.js, Golang, MongoDB.&nbsp; Experience with Git, Jenkins, and Ansible a plus.</li></ul><div><strong><br>Physical/Mental Demands</strong></div><ul><li>Ability to perform essential functions of job</li><li>Ability to move from place to place, to sit, handle, feel, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear</li><li>Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus</li></ul><div><strong><br>Working Conditions</strong></div><ul><li>Work is typically performed in standard office and technology environments</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Benefits Summary</strong></div><div>Employees filling regular full-time positions, who are working no less than 40 hours per week, are eligible to participate in BGEA’s benefits program.<br><br></div><ul><li>Medical, prescription, dental &amp; vision insurance</li><li>Flexible Spending Account (FSA)</li><li>Long term and short term disability insurance</li><li>Term Life insurance</li><li>401(k) retirement savings plan</li><li>Ten paid holidays</li><li>Minimum 12 days of vacation</li><li>Ten sick days</li></ul><div><br><strong>Ministry Employee Expectations</strong></div><div><strong>Christian Purpose and Expectations:</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp;All employees proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through their employment, and thereby further BGEA’s religious mission.<br><br></div><div>As an employee of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association:</div><ul><li>I acknowledge that the Lord Jesus Christ is my personal Savior and that I am a personal representative of Him.</li><li>I understand that BGEA is a Christian organization whose purpose is proclaiming the message of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout the world.</li><li>I agree that the purpose of my employment with BGEA is to further its Christian purpose, and that I am prepared to assist in accomplishing that purpose.</li><li>I understand that I must exhibit conduct that is consistent with BGEA’s expectations, whether at work or away from work, in keeping with scriptural teachings and principles as set forth in God’s Word, BGEA’s Statement of Faith, and BGEA’s policies including Christian Conduct.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Statement of Faith</strong></div><div>These core beliefs make up the foundation upon which all our ministry endeavors are based:</div><ul><li>We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world.&nbsp; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16.</li><li>We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:&nbsp; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. &nbsp; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.</li><li>We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.&nbsp; Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.</li><li>We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.&nbsp; Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.</li><li>We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.&nbsp; John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.</li><li>We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.&nbsp; 1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.</li><li>We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. &nbsp; 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.</li><li>We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.&nbsp; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.</li><li>We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other.&nbsp; God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society.&nbsp; For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. &nbsp; Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.</li><li>We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.</li><li>We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Mission Statement</strong></div><div>Continuing the lifelong work of Billy Graham, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association exists to support and extend the evangelistic calling and ministry of Franklin Graham by proclaiming the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all we can by every effective means available to us and by equipping the church and others to do the same.</div>

Senior Application Cybersecurity Engineer

<div><strong>About RightNow Media</strong><br>RightNow Media's mission is to work with the global church to inspire people to love others before self and Christ above all. We serve the global church by providing streaming video resources that inspire and equip people to disciple and love others at home, at work, at school, and in their communities. We love teamwork, authentic stories, our families, hard work, and the church.<br> <br>We have been a <strong>Certified Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute </strong>for the past five years.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Job Description</strong><br>RightNow media is looking for an experienced back-end engineer to join our software development team in McKinney, TX. This person will be responsible for writing high-quality server-side software as a member of our in-house team to create the services and data-stores that drive new experiences for our users on the web and native apps, with a focus on relational database systems and distributed service applications. This person will help the team design, develop, test, and implement technical solutions to drive business value. They will have the opportunity to solve complex problems using cutting-edge technologies and modern engineering practices.<br> <br>This person values personal and professional growth and has a passion for exploring and learning new topics. The successful candidate will strive for excellence in both their work and their relationships and maintain a professional outlook in all situations and interactions. This person will be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to accomplish tasks and objectives with minimal guidance.<br> <br>This role will be based at our headquarters near Dallas in McKinney, Texas. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.<br> <br><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></div><ul><li>Collaborate with and across development teams to design, develop, test and implement full-stack solutions by providing expertise in backend technologies and practices.</li><li>Contribute to software solutions using languages and frameworks such as C#/.Net, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript and NodeJS.</li><li>Build containerized and serverless distributed systems in the cloud.</li><li>Provide guidance and coaching for other members of the development teams.</li><li>Collaborate with digital product managers to design and deliver technical solutions that provide value to our customers.</li><li>Collaborate with technical leadership to explore, prototype, and adopt new technologies and development practices.</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Requirements</strong></div><ul><li>B.S. of Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another related field.</li><li>6+ years of experience in software development.</li><li>4+ years of experience in one of the following: C#, .Net, NodeJS.</li><li>Experience with Agile development practices.</li><li>Familiar with architectural concepts such as microservices, distributed systems, caching, and event-driven architecture.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></div><ul><li>1+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.</li><li>1+ years of experience developing serverless applications.</li><li>3+ years in relational and NoSQL database systems.</li><li>2+ years writing and executing automated tests.</li><li>One of the following AWS Certifications: Developer - Associate, Architect Associate, DevOps Engineer Professional.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Benefits &amp; Other Information</strong></div><div><strong>Schedule</strong><br>Full-time, Monday through Friday<br><strong>Work Location</strong><br>Office in McKinney, Texas (This is not a remote position.)<br><strong>Benefits</strong></div><ul><li>Medical, life, and disability insurance plans</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Paid holidays (including the week between Christmas &amp; New Year)</li><li>Retirement plan plus employer matching</li><li>Conference and mission trip scholarships</li><li>Family bonding leave</li></ul>

Senior Software Engineer – Back-end

<div><strong>Principle Responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Integration Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive integration strategy for connecting multiple SaaS applications within the organization.</li><li>API Integration: Develop and maintain API connections between SaaS applications, ensuring data synchronization and real-time updates.</li><li>Data Mapping: Map data fields and processes between SaaS platforms to enable consistent and accurate data flow.</li><li>Workflow Automation: Implement workflow automation to streamline business processes, reducing manual tasks, and automating device life cycle through SaaS Apps such as Okta, Workday, Active Directory and more.</li><li>Error Handling: Develop error-handling mechanisms to identify and resolve integration issues promptly.</li><li>Performance Optimization: Monitor and optimize integration performance to minimize latency and ensure responsiveness.</li><li>Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for integration processes, API endpoints, and data mapping.</li><li>Testing: Conduct thorough testing of integrations to validate functionality and troubleshoot any issues.</li><li>Collaboration: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, SaaS vendors, and third-party providers to ensure successful integrations.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Required Skills&nbsp;</strong></div><div><em>Unique Skills &amp; Knowledge&nbsp;</em></div><ul><li>Excellent communication skills. Plus, the ability to communicate complex solutions clearly to all audiences. (Written and verbal)</li><li>Naturally personable and outgoing, with a friendly demeanor.</li><li>You are teachable. You know when something is over your head and are not afraid to ask for help.</li><li>Ability to solve problems and prioritize customer requests even with multiple interruptions.</li><li>Ability to quickly adapt to newly implemented technology.</li><li>You’re a go-getter, on a mission to get the job done, see a task through to completion, and bring your best every day.</li></ul><div><br><em>Problem Solving &amp; Decision Making&nbsp;</em></div><ul><li>High level of resourcefulness. Must know when and where to dig for information, and when to ask for help.</li><li>Solution-oriented.</li><li>Excellent listening skills and the ability to ask probing questions, understand concerns, and resolve problems.</li></ul><div><br><em>Relational Connection</em></div><ul><li>Gateway Staff (all locations)</li><li>Part-time staff and high-capacity volunteers.</li><li>Maintain vendor relationships</li></ul><div><br><em>Physical Capabilities</em></div><ul><li>Able to pick up and carry large items such as monitors and desktop computers, cameras, servers and UPSs.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Core Competencies</strong></div><ul><li>Punctual and reliable</li><li>Customer service centered</li><li>Proactive</li><li>Team player</li><li>Teachable</li></ul><div><br><strong>Technical Competencies</strong></div><ul><li>Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, webhooks, and integration patterns.</li><li>Proven experience of SaaS Apps such as Okta, Workday, Active Directory and more</li><li>Intermediate level understanding of Networking</li><li>Experience with MacOS X and Windows products</li><li>Proficiency in programming languages like Python, JavaScript, or others as needed</li></ul><div><br><strong>Key Performance Measurements</strong></div><ul><li>Timely completion of assigned tasks and projects.</li><li>Ability to give and receive feedback to the Information Technology Team as well as end users.</li><li>Contribution to knowledge base articles.</li><li>Ability to quickly understand new technologies.</li></ul>

IT Integration Engineer

<div>Givelify is a fintech-for-good company where brilliant minds come to power the most loved and trusted online and mobile giving app platform. Thanks to over 1.3 million generous donors, we’ve helped 60,000 nonprofits and places of worship raise more than $4 billion. Together, they’re changing their world with kindness and generosity. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Inc. 5000, the Stevies® Awards, Gartner, Forbes, and many more have recognized our story, innovations, and achievements. Our award-winning team builds products and experiences that put more good into the world. We love to take on big challenges because we know our work matters.&nbsp;</div><div><br>Come make an impact at one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Be part of a talented team of big-hearted individuals, earning competitive pay with excellent benefits. &nbsp;</div><div><strong><br>Your role:</strong></div><div>We are looking for a talented software engineer who understands the fundamentals of cloud computing and scalable system design. Your primary focus will be working with architects and the product team to design and develop the back-end web services that power our giving platform.&nbsp; <strong><br></strong><br></div><div><strong>You’ll get to:</strong></div><ul><li>Serving as a key member of our agile team that drives user story analysis and elaboration, design and develop highly scaled web service using modern agile engineering practices&nbsp;</li><li>Perform hands-on software development throughout the whole software development life cycle, from requirements gathering, development, and testing to deployment&nbsp;</li><li>Develop high-quality coverage of unit tests</li><li>Perform maintenance work for existing web services of the Givelify system</li><li>Provide engineering support to our customer support team to resolve any critical customer issues&nbsp;</li><li>Bring a culture of innovation, ideas, and continuous improvement</li><li>Embrace a fast-paced work culture and possess the ability to adapt to changes</li></ul><div><strong><br>Your experience:</strong>&nbsp;</div><ul><li>A Bachelor’s Degree, M.S./Ph.D. with relevant academic/research experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent degree (STEM)&nbsp;</li><li>Minimum 1-2 years of software development experience&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in designing and developing large-scale distributed systems</li><li>Excellent in object-oriented design and programming&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in Agile development practice and continuous integration/continuous delivery environment (CI/CD)</li><li>Experience in PHP, Laravel, Python, or REACT is a plus&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with public cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, etc.) is also a plus</li><li>Good attitude, communication skills, and willingness to learn and collaborate &nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong><br>Your superpowers:</strong></div><ul><li>Integrity - Demonstrates congruence in thought, speech, and action. Can be trusted to act with courage and to do the right thing&nbsp;</li><li>Collaboration - Fosters productive relationships; values others' opinions, shows appreciation, and seeks to understand different perspectives&nbsp;</li><li>Customer Focus - Adopts a human-centric approach that meets or anticipates customers' needs when developing solutions</li><li>Drive for Results - Can be relied upon to be resourceful &amp; tenacious in achieving key desired results</li><li>Effective Communication - Communicates frequently using clarity and appropriate methods/tools of communication&nbsp;</li><li>Problem - Solving - Is resourceful and creative in solving complex issues. Uses sound judgment, data, and collaboration&nbsp;</li></ul><div><strong><br>Our Culture:</strong></div><div>We are a virtual team of award-winning and high-performing professionals who innovate and collaborate to fulfill our mission to instantly connect people to causes that matter most to them so they can change their world with kindness and generosity. Our four keys to success - integrity, heart, simplicity, and wow - fuel our passion to be recognized among the tech industry’s most inclusive and purpose-driven workplaces.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div><br>We are steadfast in our conviction to overcome challenges while performing meaningful work alongside some of the most brilliant minds and biggest hearts. It propels our growth as individuals and as a team. We are committed to respecting each other in our workplace, firmly believing diversity is our strength.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>At the heart of everything we do are our giving community, our donors and our partner organizations. We lean on research and human-centered design to consistently push the envelope and innovate our products and customer experiences. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>We take great pride in providing competitive pay, full benefits to help care for you today and in the future, amazing perks (including flexible PTO), and, most importantly, the opportunity to put passion and purpose front and center.&nbsp;</div><div><strong><br>About Givelify:</strong></div><div>Givelify is the most loved and trusted online and mobile giving platform. Along with its powerful donation management system, it’s the fastest-growing technology for advancing generosity in the world. We instantly connect people to their heart’s impulse to do good with award-winning products and experiences. A global community of more than 1.3 million generous people support their favorite churches, places of worship, nonprofits and causes with over $4 billion in donations across more than 60,000 organizations. Givelify leads all giving apps on the App Store and Google Play Store with more than 90,000 verified authentic reviews with an average 4.9 out of 5-star rating.</div>

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

<div>Blackbaud is seeking a Team Lead-DevOps to both oversee and work among a passionate team responsible for developing and maintaining our solutions and platforms. This role will have a strong focus on ensuring the security, compliance, and privacy of our software and infrastructure. As a leader on the team, you will be focused on building automation for security best practices and continually improving our engineering processes. You will be working closely with Application Development, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Engineering teams to create, enhance, and maintain secure solutions and processes to provide world-class offerings that serve the not-for-profit industry. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>In this role, you will cultivate a high-performing team and guide them in vulnerability remediation and using evolving technologies to strengthen our security maturity. You and the team will pursue opportunities to advance our operational effectiveness, increase our security posture, and increase customer satisfaction. To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to pivot your focus between both leading a team through day-to-day activities, as well as contributing to the day-to-day workload and outcomes of the team, while working with employees and vendor-supplied engineers. You will also dive into the details to understand our complex system of environments and applications, with a drive to identify opportunities to better our security practices. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong>&nbsp;<br><br></div><ul><li>Cultivate a diverse, high-performing team that gets results and challenges for better ways to get results.</li><li>Partnering with varying teams in improving our security best practices and driving items to policy adherence</li><li>Contribute to reusable automation scripts, libraries, services, and tools to increase system and process efficiencies.</li><li>Collaborate with others to promote, design, and create tactical and strategic plans to look for innovative ways to improve our initiatives.&nbsp;</li><li>Partnering with the security teams and tools to continually review and understand new industry security threats, associated technologies and quickly addressing vulnerabilities</li><li>Lead teams in technical design, planning, and delivering on our commitments within assigned responsibilities.&nbsp;</li><li>Effectively collaborate in vendor engagements to expand our workforce capacity as needed.&nbsp;</li><li>Partner with Product Management and Application Engineering to align on operational needs, especially focused on security initiatives. &nbsp;</li></ul><div><br><strong>What we'll want you to have: </strong>&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>You are either a security-interested engineer who has experience leading small teams working in agile software development, or a development-interested security practitioner with leadership and coding skills who understands security best practices but wants to get closer to development and engineering.&nbsp;<br><br></div><ul><li>B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience Preferred</li><li>Experience leading or managing in Operations, Engineering, and/or a DevOps (SecDevOps culture a plus).&nbsp;</li><li>Experience partnering with cross-functional teams (various departments, Offshore vendors, etc.)</li><li>Experience partnering with development and systems engineers on impactful security initiatives. &nbsp;</li><li>Experience in the implementation of cloud technologies (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Oracle) and an understanding of SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS models and with common web technologies required – JavaScript, C#, .NET, HTML, AJAX or other equivalent Object-Oriented language. &nbsp;</li><li>Experience building high-performance, scalable, robust, 24x7 environments and/or applications &nbsp;</li><li>Experience creating scripts or automation, such as Perl, PowerShell, Python, TCL/TK, Ruby or similar for cloud orchestration required (PowerShell preferred) &nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Blackbaud is a remote-first company that embraces a flexible remote work culture.&nbsp; Blackbaud supports hiring and career development for all roles from the location you are in today!<br><br></div><div>Blackbaud is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.<br><br></div><div><strong><em>To all recruitment agencies:</em></strong><em> We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.<br></em><br></div><div><strong><em>A notice to candidates: Recruitment Fraudulent Alert: </em></strong><em>Your personal information and online safety as a candidate means a lot to us! At Blackbaud and our portfolio of companies, recruiters only direct candidates to apply through our official careers page at </em><a href="https://careers.blackbaud.com/us/en"><em>https://careers.blackbaud.com/us/en</em></a><em> or our official LinkedIn page. Recruiters will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information like social security numbers, or conduct interviews via Skype.&nbsp; Anyone suggesting otherwise is not a representative of Blackbaud. If you are unsure if a message is from Blackbaud, please email </em><a href="mailto:blackbaudrecruiting@blackbaud.com"><em>blackbaudrecruiting@blackbaud.com</em></a><em>. </em>The starting base pay is $117,200.00 to $157,500.00. Blackbaud may pay more or less based on employee qualifications, market value, Company finances, and other operational considerations.<br><br></div><div>Benefits Include:<br><br></div><ul><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance</li><li>Remote-first workforce</li><li>401(k) program with employer match</li><li>Flexible paid time off</li><li>Generous Parental Leave</li><li>Volunteer for vacation</li><li>Opportunities to connect to build community and belonging</li><li>Pet insurance, legal and identity protection</li><li>Tuition reimbursement program</li></ul>

Team Lead - DevOps

<div>Are you passionate about data, precision, and purpose? Do you possess the skills to architect, construct, and optimize data pipelines that fuel our mission? Are you seeking to work in a technical position with a community of dedicated professionals who share your values and passion for excellence?<br>&nbsp;<br>Ligonier Ministries, a Christian non-profit organization, is seeking a talented Data Engineer to work on the Data Services team. As a Data Engineer at Ligonier, you'll be at the forefront of transforming data into actionable insights. If you're ready to bring your data engineering expertise to a purpose-driven ministry, we'd love to hear from you!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Responsibilities</strong>:</div><ul><li>Design and implement data lakes, data stores, structured data, and a data warehouse using Azure Data Services framework to support business data needs.</li><li>Develop data pipelines and ETL processes to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources into the data warehouse.</li><li>Monitor and optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval performance to meet established SLAs.</li><li>Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document data requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.</li><li>Perform data profiling, data cleansing, and data validation to ensure data integrity and quality.</li><li>Develop and maintain data documentation, including data definitions, data lineage, and data flow diagrams.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Requirements</strong>:</div><ul><li>Azure Services knowledge including the various data services it offers</li><li>Data integration and ETL&nbsp; - proficiency in designing and implementing Extract, Transform, Load processes&nbsp;</li><li>Data modeling and database management - ability to design and implement databases</li><li>Data warehousing - experience with the concepts and tools used for managing and analyzing structured and semi-structured data at scale</li><li>Data transformation and data preparation - proficiency in tools that enable advanced data transformation, analysis, and machine learning</li><li>Scripting and programming - proficiency in languages such as Python, Scala, or .NET</li><li>SQL and query optimization - strong SQL skills for querying and manipulating data efficiently</li><li>Agreement with Ligonier's General Statement of Faith</li></ul><div><br>This position is for a non-profit Christian organization located in Sanford, FL. At this time, we are only able to hire individuals who are authorized to work in the United States.<br><br>The pay range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 annually. Pay ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably believe we would pay for this role at the time of posting. We may ultimately offer more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, geographic location, and organizational needs.</div>

Data Engineer

<div><strong>About the Role:<br></strong><br></div><div>Are you mad-skilled at building amazing technical solutions yet burned out because your efforts sell widgets you don’t care about? Passionate about your Christian faith and want to put that to work making a difference for people around the world? Come join the IDX team as a senior data scientist / NLP Engineer!<br><br></div><div>The SIL Innovation team (IDX) at SIL International is looking for a senior data scientist / NLP engineer to help advance AI technology expanding language possibilities designed to enable a quarter of the world’s population to flourish using their mother language. This candidate will be part of a faith-based nonprofit organization committed to serving language communities worldwide as they build capacity for sustainable language development. The position is a paid salary position, offers exceptional real-world learning opportunities, and involves work on state-of-the-art (SOTA) NLP solutions and modern infrastructure.</div><div><br>The senior data scientist / NLP engineer is seeking a full-time engineering position in which they will gain non-profit, business and technical experience. They enjoy supporting a team that solves complex problems to generate valuable insights. They communicate, create, organize, and advocate the impact of Bible Translation as a critical element of the Great Commission.<br><br></div><div>The Senior Data Scientist / NLP Engineer works on real-world problems in natural language processing (NLP) for text and speech/voice. This includes extending and improving on NLP models and methods using pooled language/voice data from SIL and its partners (in 1,600+ languages). The output of this work will be applied by SIL, other NGOs, and commercial entities in technology/content creation for local language communities.<br><br>Work Location: Remote</div><div>Pay: $120,000.00 - $155,000.00 per year<br>Job Type: Full-time</div><div><strong><br>What You'll Be Doing:<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Must be able to successfully fulfill the following tasks:</li><li>Participate in research in machine intelligence and machine learning applications</li><li>Develop solutions for real world natural language processing problems</li><li>Help curate and pre-process pooled data from SIL and its partners such that is can be utilized in NLP/ML/AI research and development</li><li>Advise and collaborate with SIL Data Scientist(s)</li><li>Lead and contribute to the design and implementation of NLP models and algorithms that can scale across diverse languages and dialects, taking into consideration the linguistic variations and complexities present in different language communities.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including linguists, on-the-ground Bible translation teams (consultants, mother tongue translators), software engineers, and domain experts, to identify language-specific challenges and develop innovative NLP solutions to address them.</li><li>Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in NLP and machine learning research, and integrate cutting-edge techniques into the existing workflow to improve the efficiency and accuracy of language processing models.</li><li>Engage in regular knowledge-sharing sessions with team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development.</li><li>Contribute to the creation of technical documentation and research papers to disseminate findings and contribute to the academic community.</li><li>Collaborate with partner organizations and stakeholders to understand their specific NLP requirements and develop tailored solutions that cater to their needs.</li><li>Participate in technical discussions and brainstorming sessions to provide insights and recommendations for improving the overall AI technology strategy of SIL Innovation team.</li><li>Assist in exploring potential funding opportunities and grants that align with the organization's mission and research goals.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What We're Looking For:<br></strong><br></div><ul><li>Available full time starting asap.</li><li>General availability during US business hours Monday – Friday, 8AM-5PM (central time); fairly flexible.</li><li>Bilingual and multicultural experience is preferred</li><li>Position can be remote or in person in the Dallas area (SIL International Headquarters).</li><li>Occasional face to face meetings: up to 25% travel, including international trips</li><li>Strong organizational, communication skills</li><li>Enjoy working with a team or independently with minimal supervision</li><li>Leadership skills and ambitious attitude</li><li>Passion for global missions</li><li>Experience with Google GSuite</li><li>Able to complete and pass all required screens for employment</li><li>U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Deferred action and temporary / permanent resident do not qualify)</li><li>Able to pass a criminal background check</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Required experience/ education:</strong></div><ul><li>Python programming, including experience with data manipulation, algorithm development, and NLP libraries/frameworks.</li><li>Command line (e.g., bash) to navigate file systems, edit files, connect remotely to servers, etc.</li><li>Cloud infrastructure usage and management (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Digital Ocean), for deploying NLP solutions at scale.</li><li>Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment, utilizing office suites like Google Docs and shared drives such as Google Drive for efficient communication and documentation.</li><li>Degree in computer science or another quantitative discipline (physics, engineering, etc.) and/or 5 years of experience.</li><li>Previous projects demonstrating the ability to develop and deploy real world APIs or other software products.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong><br>Preferred experience/ education:</strong></div><ul><li>Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in computer science, computational linguistics, or a related field, with a focus on natural language processing or machine learning.</li><li>Go programming experience.</li><li>Proven track record of research publications or contributions to the NLP/Machine Learning community, such as academic papers, conference presentations, or open-source projects.</li><li>Experience with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch / HuggingFace, and the ability to fine-tune pre-trained language models for specific NLP tasks.</li><li>Strong understanding of linguistics, syntax, and semantics, enabling effective collaboration with linguistic experts within SIL International.</li><li>Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and project management tools for efficient project execution and delivery.</li><li>Knowledge of other programming languages commonly used in NLP, such as Java, C++, or JavaScript, to facilitate integration with existing systems or applications.</li><li>Prior experience working with multi-language or low-resource language datasets, addressing challenges in data scarcity and language diversity.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to conduct end-to-end model evaluation and performance optimization, considering real-world constraints and deployment scenarios.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Extra credit experience:</strong></div><ul><li>Proven track record of public presentations on AI-related topics, including participation in podcasts, conferences, or speaking engagements.</li><li>Previous leadership and management experience, including leading NLP research teams or managing complex projects with interdisciplinary stakeholders.</li><li>Experience in collaborating with non-profit organizations or faith-based initiatives, demonstrating a passion for using AI technology to serve global language communities.</li><li>Involvement in community-driven AI initiatives or mentorship programs, promoting knowledge sharing and diversity in the AI field.</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Benefits:</div><ul><li>401(k)</li><li>401(k) matching</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Flexible schedule</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Health savings account</li><li>Life insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Parental leave</li><li>Professional development assistance</li><li>Retirement plan</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul><div><br>Schedule:</div><ul><li>Monday to Friday</li></ul><div><br>Education:</div><ul><li>Master's (Preferred)</li></ul><div><br>Experience:</div><ul><li>Python: 1 year (Preferred)</li><li>SQL: 1 year (Preferred)</li></ul>

Senior Data Scientist - AI

<div><strong>ROLE DESCRIPTION</strong></div><div>The Application Development Analyst will work to continuously support and innovate upon existing banking software and associated mobile applications within the HOPE International network. The initial focus of the role is support for FLOW, an in-house customer registration and loan application software, and will expand to other digital banking platforms.<br><br><strong>Salary range:</strong> US base*: $50,000-$57,000</div><div><br><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></div><ul><li>Promote and contribute to the fulfillment of HOPE International’s mission and vision</li></ul><div><br><strong>Web &amp; Mobile Application Development &amp; Support</strong></div><ul><li>Maintain and support the FLOW web and mobile applications for an international network of users, providing second-level troubleshooting support and monitoring system availability</li><li>Develop code for bug fixes, new features, and platform optimization on FLOW web and mobile applications in collaboration with the FLOW product leader and business leads</li><li>Provide training and documentation for FLOW business leads and IT/MIS personnel to support first-level support issues</li><li>Support the integration of FLOW with other banking, reporting, and third-party platforms</li><li>Collaborate with cyber security officers and internal audit resources to ensure the integrity of developed software, applications, and data</li><li>Support for other web applications and software as needed</li></ul><div><br><strong>API Development</strong></div><ul><li>Develop APIs to integrate the variety of systems in use at HOPE and HOPE field programs</li><li>Create test code and scenarios for testing your own code and others’ code</li><li>Work with testing software to replicate user activity test scenarios</li></ul><div><br><strong>Data Warehouse Support</strong></div><ul><li>Support data warehouse development as needed</li></ul><div><br><strong>QUALIFICATIONS</strong></div><ul><li>Personal confession of Christian faith and commitment to the mission and vision of HOPE International</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in information or computer science, engineering, or related field required</li><li>At least 3 years of development experience, with demonstrated proficiency in mobile and web application development and support</li><li>Must be proficient in modern web applications and mobile app development. Experience in Flutter, C#, and SQL required; Python and Java ideal</li><li>Strong communication, cross-cultural, and problem-solving skills; knowledge of French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, or Spanish is a plus</li><li>Willing to travel internationally to the countries where HOPE International operates.</li></ul><div><br><strong>SPECIAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS</strong></div><div>* Note on salary: HOPE International determines starting salary ranges based on internal equity and the external market. Because we take a market-based approach to pay, this salary range is specific to US-based employment. Hires made in other countries will have a salary range based on local market factors and this range will be disclosed during the interview process.</div>

Application Development Analyst

<div>Ministry Brands is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our growing team!<br><br></div><div><strong>Who we are</strong></div><div>Ministry Brands is a leading provider of SaaS operational management systems, payments platforms, digital engagement tools and background screening solutions for faith-based, non-profit and for-profit organizations. We serve more than 95,000 customers as a trusted partner in digital transformation and enablement – advancing missions, driving efficiencies, and building engaged communities for more than four decades. The diverse and real-world experiences of our team members serving their communities makes us stronger together and enhances our ability to advance digital transformation for the greater good.  &nbsp;</div><div> &nbsp;</div><div>Ministry Brands is committed to acknowledging and valuing our employee differences and to creating an environment in which every individual’s unique strengths and abilities are developed and valued. Our employees share in the responsibility for creating this environment and demonstrate mutual respect and acceptance in the workplace. We welcome everyone and are dedicated to creating a culture where all our employees have equal opportunity to be heard and reach their full potential. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>What you'll do</strong></div><div>The Cloud Services team is sharply focused on supporting Ministry Brands through the delivery of innovative cloud hosting, primarily leveraging services from Azure and AWS. In support of this focus, the Senior Azure Cloud Engineer is heavily engaged in the design, builds, and implementations of technology solutions in a very collaborative environment.</div><ul><li>Collaborate directly with Development/Software Engineering and other technical and non-technical stakeholders in the design, testing, integration, and implementation of cloud hosted solutions.</li><li>Test and implement standards/design patterns to ensure compatibility and integration in cloud environments</li><li>Contribute to the evolution of the software development lifecycle through technology enhancements supporting continuous delivery/continuous integration pipeline</li><li>Identify, test, and implement enhancements and automation capabilities for data migrations, security best practices, environment builds, and operational management standards</li><li>Provide leadership to engineering resources with respect to emerging cloud technologies and supporting resources.</li><li>Serve as lead engineering resource on proofs of concept and projects that are leveraging cloud technologies</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems</li><li>Build and maintain relationships across departments</li><li>Demonstrate broad knowledge of technology principles, practices, and procedures</li><li>As a technical expert, provide guidance and make recommendations on changes required throughout the design, testing, and implementation process</li><li>Work with management, architects, and engineers to develop artifacts</li><li>Self-manage in a way that allows flexibility to support multiple projects at any given time</li><li>Support the development of a structured, standardized, and consolidated set of services that optimally support business processes and applications</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Who you are</strong></div><ul><li>BS degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience</li><li>7+ years of overall IT experience</li><li>4+ years’ experience with Azure Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Containerization) services and solutions required</li><li>2+ years’ experience with AWS and/or GCP Cloud platforms a plus</li><li>Advanced understanding of infrastructure technologies – Server (MS Windows, Linux), data store (RDBMS and NoSQL), network, storage, security, and management technologies</li><li>Strong scripting and IaC capabilities (PowerShell, Python, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible) required</li><li>Experience orchestrating build and deploy processes in platforms like Azure DevOps a plus</li><li>Experience with Enterprise Service Bus platforms like Boomi and MuleSoft a plus</li><li>Experience designing patterns and performance tuning of integrated enterprise workflows</li><li>Experience with IT transformation - data center consolidations and migration</li><li>Proficient in problem solving, database, application servers, and application design and testing</li><li>Good organizational, task, and project management skills</li><li>Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills</li><li>Self-motivated and able to work across diverse technical and non-technical teams</li><li>ITIL (foundational level, but exposure to more detail than foundation is often necessary)</li><li>Experience working in and securing environments meeting PCI DSS 3.x a plus</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Benefit offerings designed to promote a life of balance! &nbsp;</strong></div><div>At Ministry Brands, we recognize that your career is just one important piece of your dynamic life. We offer a robust range of benefit offerings designed to cultivate a lifestyle of balance and personal success.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Robust healthcare options – Options include a plan that is 100% covered by Ministry Brands for employee only coverage as well as a generous HSA contribution by the company. Employees have several healthcare options to choose from in order to find what works best for them.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Flexible paid time off – There is no perfect, one size fits all balance between work and home. We provide flexible work schedules, PTO for vacation, and up to 80 hours of paid sick/safe leave. We also feature 11.5 days of fully paid holidays! &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Paid parental leave – Adding a new child to the family is a big adjustment! We provide the time and income to allow parents to adjust to their new normal in the healthiest way possible. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Mental health support – Ministry Brands is a stigma free company with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Associates are supported through an Employee Assistance Program which provides access to in-person or virtual counseling at no cost.<br><br></div><div>Ministry Brands is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.</div>

Senior Cloud Engineer

<div><strong>Position Summary:</strong></div><div>The Principal Data Scientist is responsible for leading data strategy and cultivating a culture of data-driven decision-making throughout the organization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, analyze, and interpret complex data sets into clear, actionable insights, helping to shape crucial business initiatives and propelling the organization towards its strategic objectives.<br><br></div><div><strong>Essential Functions:</strong></div><ol><li>Spearhead the development and implementation of data strategy to unlock the full potential of data-driven decision-making across the organization.</li><li>Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced analytical models and algorithms to solve complex business problems.</li><li>Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify business objectives, define data requirements, and formulate effective data-driven solutions.</li><li>Gather, analyze, and interpret complex and diverse datasets from various sources, employing SQL, Snowflake, Alteryx, and Five Tran to ensure data integrity and accuracy.</li><li>Build and oversee ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and data migration projects, including designing, developing, testing, and deploying robust data pipelines and workflows to ensure accurate and efficient migration of data across multiple systems.</li><li>Leverage the power of Tableau and other innovative visualization tools to create insightful, interactive dashboards and reports that facilitate data-driven insights and decision-making.</li><li>Apply machine learning techniques to build predictive models, classification algorithms, and recommend optimal business strategies.</li><li>Conduct thorough exploratory data analysis to discover meaningful patterns, trends, and anomalies, shedding light on critical business insights and opportunities.</li><li>Communicate findings and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through presentations and reports.</li><li>Collaborate closely with data engineers to ensure the availability, accuracy, and security of data infrastructure and storage solutions, including Blob Storage and cloud-based platforms.</li><li>Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data science, data architecture, and analytics, applying them to enhance our data strategy and methodologies.</li><li>Mentor and guide junior data scientists in their professional growth and development.</li><li>Establish and implement policies for effective data management, ensuring privacy, security, and adherence to relevant ethical standards and regulations.</li><li>Advocate for a data-driven culture within the organization, driving the understanding, integration, and application of data science methodologies across different business units.</li><li>Engage with senior leadership and stakeholders to align data science initiatives with organizational goals and objectives, ensuring transparency and mutual understanding.</li><li>Develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure effectiveness of projects and strategy.</li><li>Regularly review and maintain data systems and models to ensure their continued accuracy, efficiency, and relevancy.</li><li>Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the data science team, regularly organizing team training and knowledge sharing sessions.</li><li>Ensure the robustness and reliability of data science code and systems through comprehensive testing strategies, including unit tests, regression tests, and validation against known benchmarks.</li></ol><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Study or Knowledge or Experience:</strong></div><ul><li>Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Data Science, Computer Science, and Statistics.</li><li>Minimum of 10 years of experience in data science, data architecture, and analytics.</li><li>Proficiency in SQL and hands-on experience working with databases and data warehousing systems, with expertise in Snowflake.</li><li>Strong expertise in data manipulation, transformation, and integration using tools such as Alteryx and FiveTran.</li><li>Advanced proficiency in Tableau or similar visualization tools, enabling the creation of insightful and visually appealing dashboards and reports.</li><li>Extensive experience working with Salesforce and extracting meaningful insights from its data.</li><li>Familiarity with Blob Storage and cloud-based data storage solutions.</li><li>Solid understanding and practical application of machine learning techniques, including regression, clustering, classification, and recommendation systems.</li><li>Proficiency in Python or R for developing and deploying machine learning models.</li><li>Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, with a strong attention to detail.</li><li>Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>Proven ability to lead and mentor a team of data scientists, fostering their growth and development.</li><li>Demonstrated experience in data strategy development and driving data-driven decision-making within an organization.</li><li>Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices.</li><li>Strive to live a life consistent with Biblical principles, engaged with the Bible on a consistent basis and demonstrate continued growth and spiritual development.&nbsp;</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Internal Work Environment:</strong></div><div>Develops, maintains, and improves communication channels among various teams and departments to ensure effective flow of information throughout the organization. Facilitates cross-functional collaboration and teamwork. Handles sensitive situations or controversial issues with tact, discretion, and sensitivity. Exhibits excellent judgment regarding the appropriate content and timing of communications. Creates and delivers major presentations for company-wide meetings, board meetings, and other high-level gatherings.<br><br></div><div><strong>External Communication:</strong></div><div>Establishes and maintains communication with vendors, partners, and other external stakeholders. Understands their needs, expectations, and requirements to foster positive and productive relationships and model Biblical principles.<br><br></div><div><strong>Leadership Responsibility:</strong></div><div>Provides technical and thought leadership and expert guidance on appropriate statistical, machine learning, and data mining techniques to solve complex business problems. Shares knowledge and provide mentorship to junior data scientists and other team members, helping to uplift the overall data literacy and capability of the organization.<br><br></div><div><strong>Stewardship of Resources:</strong></div><div>Contribute to the budget planning process for data science initiatives, providing expert input on anticipated resources required for data acquisition, storage, analysis, as well as necessary tools and technologies. Offer insightful feedback to ensure cost-effectiveness and alignment with project goals.<br><br></div><div><strong>Miscellaneous:</strong></div><div>Our Daily Bread Ministries is a nondenominational nonprofit with staff and volunteers across the globe and resources distributed in 150 countries and in more than 50 languages. As a global ministry faithful to biblical principles, our commitment to diversity is reflected in our ministry's mission, vision, values, and ethos. Occasional domestic travel within the United States.</div>

Senior Director Data Scientist

<div>At Life.Church, we exist to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s been our mission since 1996 and has guided us every day. Leading people isn’t just an expectation; it’s a necessity.&nbsp; It’s a cornerstone of our culture. That's why we’re always seeking leaders—leaders like you—to bring your skills to life. We are one church meeting in multiple locations, and we want to help you become the person God made you to be.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The Technology Solutions Team equips the Life.Church staff with the resources and technology that allow the team to know people, tell their stories, and invite others to use their gifts to build the church. We work to empower ministry through the use of technology.</div><div><br></div><div>The Data Insights Data Engineer is responsible for implementing methods to improve data reliability and quality. This role combines raw information from different sources to create consistent and machine-readable formats. Data Engineers are responsible for the processes of installation, data back up, and routine updates for databases. They will also develop and test architectures that enable data extraction and transformation for predictive or prescriptive modeling.<br><br></div><div><strong>What You'll Do</strong></div><ul><li>Data management.</li><li>Responsible for installation, back-ups, and performing routine updates on organizational databases.</li><li>Maintain data integrity through high-performance optimization.</li><li>Manage system integrations to ensure an accurate flow of data while maintaining uptime rates.</li><li>Data modeling.</li><li>Build and implement data mapping, forecasting, and queries.</li><li>Machine Learning and AI.</li><li>Implement and manage ETL and data warehouse processes to ensure clean sources of data for analysts to report from.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Skills Needed to Succeed</strong></div><ul><li>Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to maintain relationships and partnerships.</li><li>Analytical and problem-solving skills.</li><li>Maintain a systematic and organized approach to completing assignments accurately, thoroughly, and timely.</li><li>Clearly explain complicated and detailed processes in a concise and simple way.</li><li>Ability to self-motivate, take initiative, make independent decisions, and problem-solve.</li><li>Ability to collaborate in a team environment and work independently.</li><li>Strong programming skills, particularly in languages such as Python and SQL.</li><li>Cloud computing skills(Google Cloud).</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Benefits We Offer</strong></div><ul><li>Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.</li><li>Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.&nbsp;</li><li>Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.&nbsp;</li><li>Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.&nbsp;</li><li>Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.</li><li>Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.</li><li>Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!&nbsp;</li><li>$160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.&nbsp;</li><li>Casual dress and work environment.</li><li>Flexible work schedule.</li><li><a href="https://www.life.church/careers/benefits/">And much more!</a></li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Our Beliefs, Culture, and Commitment to Diversity</strong></div><div>At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. <a href="https://www.life.church/who-we-are/our-beliefs/">Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, <a href="https://www.life.church/careers/">visit our careers page</a>.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><em>All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.&nbsp;</em></div>

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