General Information
| Job Description | APPLICATIONS PROGR 2 | Working Title | Jr. Software Engineer |
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| Job Code | 007299 | Grade | 20 |
| Department Name | Advancement Finance & Admin - D01216 | Department Head | |
| Supervisor | Effective Date | 01/28/2019 |
Position(s) Directly Supervised
| Job Code | Title | FTE |
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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
| As a part of University Advancement's Technologies team, and reporting to the Senior Software Engineer, the Jr. Software Engineer designs and programs for existing and new web applications. Major function areas of responsibility include: remediating identified issues/bugs, programming according to existing design standards/programs, release testing, and updating documentation. The Jr. Software Engineer will use software engineering technology, including but not limited to: PHP, JS, MySQL, Linux, Object Oriented Programming, Laravel, Symfony, or other MVC frameworks, VueJS, React, Angular, or other Javascript front end libraries, and GIT. |
Education & Experience Requirements
Education Requirements
| Degree | Requirement |
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| Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. | Required |
Experience Requirements
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License Requirements
Certification Requirements
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Educational Condition Requirements
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Key Responsibilities
| Description | % Time |
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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.
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45 |
| 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. | 10 |
| 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. | 45 |
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
| Knowledge/Skill/Ability | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of secure software development. | Required |
| Intermediate skills associated with the design, development, modification and deployment of software, including object-oriented programming concepts. | Required |
| Knowledge of other IT related areas. | Required |
| Demonstrated software repository skills. | Required |
| Experience with common programming tools. | Required |
| Demonstrated ability to follow software specifications. | Required |
| Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. | Required |
| Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. | Required |
| Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. | Required |
| Demonstrated problem-solving skills. | Required |
| Knowledge and skills related to sound design. | Preferred |
| Ability to communicate in a multi-disciplinary environment. | Required |
| Experience using software engineering technology, including but not limited to: PHP, JS, MySQL, Linux, Object Oriented Programming, Laravel, Symfony, or other MVC frameworks, VueJS, React, Angular, or other Javascript front end libraries, and GIT. | Required |
Special Requirements & Conditions
| Special Condition | Requirement |
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| Must pass a background check. | Required |
Other Special Requirements & Conditions
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Level of Supervision Received
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Environment
Working Environment
| Campus |
Other Requirements
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Critical Position
| Is Critical Position: No |