Lead Application Developer
Lead Application Developer
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Job Description
The University of Iowa is seeking a Lead Application Developer within FM Technology and Data.
This position is eligible for remote work within Iowa that may require limited work onsite at times and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy work arrangements will be reviewed annually and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.
Duties to Include:
- The Lead Application Developer will architect develop and optimize cloudbased enterprise solutions that power critical campus operations.
- This role will drive the full software development lifecycle leveraging AWS cloud technologies CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices to enhance scalability security and efficiency.
- As a technical leader the Lead Application Developer will guide teams in system architecture security best practices infrastructure automation (IaC) and seamless system integrations.
- They will collaborate closely with Facilities Management (FM) business units developers and end users to capture requirements design scalable solutions and ensure successful deployment and adoption.
- Will lead fullstack development cloud infrastructure automation API design and implement datadriven solutions to support strategic decisionmaking.
- Additionally will evaluate emerging technologies streamline workflows and champion innovationdriven transformation within Facilities Management IT.
- This position serves as a strategic technology advisor to the Associate Director FM Technology and Data driving initiatives and offering decisionsupport through effective collaboration and communication.
- This position will oversee the full lifecycle of software solutions used within Facilities Management coordinating closely with stakeholders Developers and users to capture enduser requirements test functionalities and ensure successful deployment and adoption.
Location: Remote
Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am4:30pm
For a full job description please send an email to the contact listed below.
About the University of Iowa:
Joining the University of Iowa means becoming a vital part of the Hawkeye community where your work directly impacts education research and student success.
Enjoy exceptional health coverage universitypaid life insurance robust retirement plans and generous leave policies. Benefit from 24/7 support services wellbeing resources and access to UI Health Care specialists. Grow professionally with advanced training leadership development and tuition assistance.
Iowa City offers a great quality of life with worldclass performances at Hancher Auditorium Big Ten athletics topranked public schools and outdoor recreation.
Join us in making a difference at a leading Big Ten university and premier public research institution.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Professional experience (typically 710 years) in fullstack development with a focus on cloudnative architecture and enterprise applications.
- Expertise in AWS cloud technologies including EC2 S3 RDS Lambda API Gateway IAM ECS ECR and EKS.
- Expertise in modern programming languages such as JavaScript Python Java or TypeScript for both backend and frontend development.
- Expertise with microservices architecture and containerization using Docker and orchestration tools.
- Expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Terraform or CloudFormation for automating cloud resource provisioning.
- Proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices using GitLab CI to ensure automated deployments high reliability and scalability.
- Handson experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React Angular or and backend APIs using REST or GraphQL.
- Expertise with database management skills including SQL (PostgreSQL MySQL MS SQL Server Oracle Redshift) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB MongoDB).
- Experience implementing cloud security best practices including IAM policies encryption monitoring and compliance frameworks ensuring secure and scalable application development.
- Excellent problemsolving communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor team members and collaborate with crossfunctional stakeholders.
- Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect.
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Apache Spark AWS EMR or Athena for big data processing and analytics.
- Familiarity with serverless computing and eventdriven architectures using AWS Lambda Step Functions SNS and SQS.
- Experience with test automation frameworks such as Playwright integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of cloud monitoring logging and observability tools such as Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack AWS CloudWatch and Splunk.
- Experience with mobile application development using React Native to enhance field operations and workforce agility.
- Expertise in disaster recovery and business continuity planning backup strategies and cloud resilience architectures.
- Experience optimizing cloud costs including FinOps principles reserved instances planning and automated scaling strategies.
- Familiarity with Facilities Management IT solutions including operational platforms and integration of enterprise software with cloudbased applications.
Position and Application Details:
In order to be considered for an interview applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a Relevant File to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to selfdisclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions please contact Brooke McMurl at or.
Employment Type
Full Time
