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Job Description APPLICATIONS PROGR 2 Working Title Junior Application Developer
Job Code 007299 Grade 20
Department Name Enterprise Info Systems - D01135 Department Head Shahid Saifee
Supervisor Brandon Ayers Effective Date 05/22/2023
Position(s) Directly Supervised
Job Code Title FTE

Generic Scope
Professional who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity; exercises judgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action.

Custom Scope
Applies professional programming concepts for small to medium-sized projects or portions of larger projects. Resolves a variety of programming design and implementation issues. Works on programming assignments of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.

Department Custom Scope
Under the direction of the Lead Application Architect, this position is responsible for application development using all phases of the software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, design, testing, production, and maintenance). As a junior-level developer, this position works closely with senior developers to gain knowledge and experience to analyze, design, build and document specifications for applications, APIs, and integration services using Micronaut, NestJS, No SQL, and RDBMS technologies. Additionally, this position will collaborate with fellow developers and business analysts to support discovery and requirement gatherings in an agile development environment. This role also provides technical guidance and applies information technology practices, community standards, and relevant policies and procedures to medium-sized projects or portions of large projects with moderate scope and complexity. On a regular basis, this position will work with campus stakeholders to resolve a wide range of issues and demonstrate competency in selecting tools, methods, and techniques to obtain results.

Education & Experience Requirements

Education Requirements
Degree Requirement
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required

Experience Requirements
Experience Requirement
2 - 4 years of related experience. Required
Experience in NestJS Preferred
Experience with Google Cloud Platform and GKE Preferred
Experience in Micronaut Preferred
Experience in MuleSoft development Preferred
Experience developing integration microservices Preferred

License Requirements

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirement

Educational Condition Requirements
Condition Requirement

Key Responsibilities

Description % Time
Plans, designs, develops, modifies, debugs and evaluates moderately complex software for functional areas. Analyzes existing software or works to formulate logic for moderately complex new systems and devises moderately complex algorithms. Performs data analysis and tests/debugs software. Designs and applies basic data sources. Applies effective programming security practices.
40
Executes test plans. Develops conversion and system implementation plans and regularly creates and executes unit tests. Employs source code control techniques. Assists with successful configuration management.
40
Gathers and analyzes data to prepare system and programming documentation. Assists with implementation of changes in development, maintenance and system standards and in the creation of software specifications. Regularly reports progress on projects.
20

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge/Skill/Ability Requirement
Demonstrated ability to follow software specifications. Required
Demonstrated software repository skills. Required
Knowledge of secure software development. Required
Knowledge of other IT related areas. Required
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. Required
Intermediate skills associated with the design, development, modification and deployment of software, including object-oriented programming concepts. Required
Experience with common programming tools. Required
Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. Required
Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Required
Demonstrated problem-solving skills. Required

Special Requirements & Conditions
Special Condition Requirement
Must pass a background check. Required
Occasional travel for university related business meetings, conferences and/or professional development. Required
Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours Required

Other Special Requirements & Conditions

Level of Supervision Received
Supervision

Environment

Working Environment
Remote (Working from Home) with occasional visits to campus as needed.

Other Requirements

Items Used
  • Scanner
  • Computer
  • Standard Office Equipment
  • Printer
  • Copier
  • Calculator

Physical Requirements
  • Bend : N/A
  • Sit : Constantly
  • Squat : N/A
  • Stand : Occasionally
  • Crawl : N/A
  • Walk : Occasionally
  • Climb : N/A

Mental Requirements
  • Read/Comprehend : Constantly
  • Write : Constantly
  • Perform Calculations : Frequently
  • Communicate Orally : Frequently
  • Reason & Analyze : Constantly

Environmental Requirements
  • Is exposed to excessive noise : No
  • Is around moving machinery : No
  • Is exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity : No
  • Drives motorized equipment : No
  • Works in confined quarters : No
  • Dust : No
  • Fumes : No

Critical Position

Is Critical Position: Yes

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