Application Developer

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Application Developer
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Information Technology
Department	OIT-Enterprise Application Services
Overview	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication’s 2023 list. Rutgers’ commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation’s military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Application Developer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT) – Enterprise Application Services Department. This position is accountable for the implementation and support of the next generation of the Rutgers enterprise student systems and services on Oracle Cloud ecosystem. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Reports to the Associate Director of OIT/EAS Student Systems and Services division, requires excellent communication skills along with advanced programming skills and a broad range of relevant domain and technical knowledge. Serves as a lead developer, responsible for analysis, implementation, testing, documentation and maintenance of enterprise data services and system integration initiatives for EAS. Stays current with best practices in software development and apply innovative technology and processes where appropriate. Key contributor to the ongoing evolution and development of cloud computing strategies, roadmaps, and plans. Provides high-level analysis, guides other members, and groups within the department and oversees the implementations designed and developed by other team members.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	07
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	100957.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	127713.000
Annual Maximum Salary	154469.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree. Four or more years of programming experience with solid knowledge of current programming languages and methodologies.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Experience with systems design, relational database management systems, and emerging web technologies. Familiar with Single Sign-On (SSO) technologies (CAS, Shibboleth, OAuth). Able to manage project expectations and deliverables by platform vendors and implementation partners. Must understands and be proficient in object oriented (OO) design and systems development in a Unix/Linux, networked and cloud computing environments. Familiar with AWS, Heroku, IICS (Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services), Salesforce platforms. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, detail-oriented and thorough. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. Excellent at communicating and explaining complex concepts in layman’s terms. Able to prioritize, schedule, and complete development, configuration, and testing required for multiple projects with overlapping schedules. Able to meet with clients to manage tasks and translate requirements into technical work action items. Self-motivated and able to work well with minimal supervision or in a team environment. Expertise in object oriented programming such as Python or Java. Expertise in relational database management systems such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL. Expertise in using web development frameworks such as Django, Flask, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS. Experience integrating with RESTful and/or SOAP based web services/APIs.
Preferred Qualifications	Prefers six years of programming experience. Experience working with higher education student management systems. Familiar with Serverless design patterns and CI/CD pipelines. Familiar with the Model View Controller (MVC) design pattern. Knowledgeable in version control with Git and GitLab. Experience with front-end web technologies and JavaScript frameworks such as React, jQuery, Vue.js, and Node.js. Familiar with bug tracking systems (JIRA), and collaborative software (Confluence, Slack, MS Teams). Experience with automated development/test tools (SoapUI, Postman API Platform, and browsers developer tools. Solid understanding of AWS (Amazon Web Services) services (S3, EC2, Gateway API, Lambda Function, Cognito User Pool, etc.…).
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Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST3405
Posting Open Date	12/20/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	Somerset
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

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Immunization Requirements

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