Senior Application Developer (Student Applications) IT Solutions

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Senior Application Developer (Student Applications)

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Application Developer is responsible for supporting the universitys student applications including on-premises custom written and cloud-based applications. The position will conduct system analysis; design code test and deploy applications and application customizations enhancements workflows and interfaces; and perform general system maintenance troubleshooting and support. Additionally the Senior Application Developer is expected to contribute to and help guide the universitys enterprise application architecture and serve as a mentor and technical leader for their a member of the IT Solutions team the Senior Application Developer is expected to uphold the divisions mission to empower an agile digital university and elevate technology as a strategic institutional asset and contribute positively to a collaborative human-centered innovative accountable transparent and inclusive culture within ITS.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Depending on domain expertise Associate Director of Integration Analytics & Web Services; Manager of Digital Workplace Applications; or Senior Manager of Student-Centered Applications

Supervises: No supervisory responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES -May include but not limited to the following:

Application Development and Support (75%)

• Uses accepted application development and project planning methods to design develop test implement maintain and support the universitys major enterprise information systems interfaces and related applications.

• Assists in the evaluation selection and implementation of new software systems and services whether hosted onsite custom developed or provided as a cloud service.

• In collaboration with university partners develops and/or reviews functional requirements and recommends technical solutions that reflect modern application development practices and maximize software capabilities process efficiency and user experience.

• Writes and maintains clear technical specifications and documentation and provides training to users and technical support staff as appropriate.

• Participates in system testing during software and infrastructure upgrade cycles following test plans and documenting results.

• Performs routine system administration tasks as needed including monitoring operations and performance.

• Provides high quality and timely application support including responding to incident/ problem tickets and troubleshooting errors and issues with university enterprise systems.

• Works closely with product experience owners and project managers through all phases of software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure user experience design methodologies are included in software development.

• Serves as a liaison between system users and vendors to manage issues through to final resolution.

Technical Architecture and Leadership (15%)

• Develops an in-depth understanding of the architecture of the universitys enterprise ecosystem and core systems including the functions and relationships of various subsystems modules and underlying data models.

• Researches recommends and pilots innovations in the technical architecture of enterprise systems including leading or participating in projects as assigned.

• Trains and mentors other Application Developers in their area.

• Maintains the teams documentation repository takes a lead role in documenting code and common support procedures and encourages and facilitates cross-training.

• Stays current with emerging trends and advances in administrative computing that may have relevance to the universitys evolving needs and goals. Proactively educates other team members on findings and new insights.

• Continuously evaluates internal processes procedures practices and standards and proactively proposes changes to bring greater efficiencies.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Participation & Support (10%)

• Maintains awareness of current practices and future trends in enterprise application architecture agile methodologies and application development technology and best practices.

• Represents IT Solutions and participates in the campus community by serving on working groups project teams and university committees.

• Performs other duties as requested.

EDUCATION

Bachelors degree required. Additional job-related experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

EXPERIENCE

8 years of hands-on experience in Ellucian Colleague SIS Oracle Student Financial Aid or equivalent student systems. Additional job-related education may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

REQUIREMENT

Regular and reliable attendance at the University during regular scheduled days and work hours is an essential function of this is performed under general supervision and performance is based on the effective completion of assignments and results obtained. The performance evaluation is conducted through the performance evaluation system and in accordance with the University Policies & Procedures.

All employees share the responsibility of maintaining information security and privacy requirements within the university by adhering to Federal and State regulations and TWU Policies & Procedures.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES -The following are essential:

• Ability to maintain the security and integrity of the infrastructure.

• Experience developing and maintaining applications in more than one of the following domains of knowledge:

  • Ellucian Colleague SIS

  • Oracle Student Financial Aid

  • Object-Oriented Programming (Java or C#)

  • Web application development

  • Application-as-a-Service development (SaaS)

  • Mobile application development

• In-depth knowledge of relational database concepts and design principles and hands-on development experience using SQL PL/SQL and/or NoSQL.

• Strong working knowledge of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.

• Strong written and oral communication skills (including ability to present ideas in user-friendly business-friendly and technical language) and interpersonal skills with a focus on rapport-building listening and questioning skills.

• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities including ability to anticipate identify and solve critical problems.

• Ability to build effective relationships and strong commitment to working collegially and collaboratively with constituents at all levels in a diverse and distributed environment.

• Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment including related university software and email.

Additional/Desirable Skills & Abilities

• Extensive experience with writing and using Application Programming Interfaces (API)s in application development.

• Familiarity with the Unix and/or Linux operating systems including the file system and basic commands and utilities.

• Deep understanding of issues surrounding data security and best practices for balancing availability with security.

• Experience in a higher education setting.

• Familiarity with Texas Administrative Code (TAC 202).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described in the Essential Duties and below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

The employee may be required to travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

All employees are responsible for maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination intimidation harassment including sexual harassment. Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment.

SAFETY

TWU promotes a safe working environment. Employees are responsible for completing assigned tasks safely and efficiently and supervisors are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment. Employees must report any unsafe work conditions or practices as well as any near-miss incidents to their supervisor and Risk Management. Supervisors and employees should ensure that injury/accident reports are submitted to the Office of Human Resources and Risk Management within 24 hours of the incident.

Texas Womans University an AA/EEO employer provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national origin religion gender age disability veteran status sexual orientation or any other legally protected category class or characteristic.

All offers of employment will be contingent on the candidates ability to provide documents which establish proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Positions at Texas Womans University deemed security-sensitive require background checks and verification of all academic credentials.

If you are a male between the age of 18 and 25 federal law requires that you must be registered with the U.S. Selective Service System unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. Under HB 558 enacted by the 76th Texas State Legislature if you are currently of the age and gender requiring registration with Selective Service but knowingly and willfully fail to do so you are ineligible for employment with an agency in any branch of Texas state government. For additional information regarding registration or status you can contact the Selective Service System at or.