General Information
| Job Description | APPLICATIONS PROGR 4 | Working Title | Lead Application Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Code | 000652 | Grade | 24 |
| Department Name | Enterprise Info Systems - D01135 | Department Head | Shahid Saifee |
| Supervisor | Disha Kibria | Effective Date | 01/03/2022 |
Position(s) Directly Supervised
| Job Code | Title | FTE |
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Generic Scope
| Technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the overall field and recognized expertise in specific areas; problem-solving frequently requires analysis of unique issues/problems without precedent and/or structure. May manage programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources; functions with a high degree of autonomy. |
Custom Scope
| Applies advanced software concepts and objectives to medium to large projects of broad scope and complexity. Regularly resolves highly complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Selects tools, methods, techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results. |
Department Custom Scope
| The Lead Application Developer provides general application development recommendations and guidance to a team of development colleagues. Serves as the technical lead on a development team in support of organizational priorities. Working with the Lead Application Architect, develops specifications for new products/services, applications and service offerings such a microservices and cloud; assesses the compatibility and integration of products/services in order to ensure an integrated architecture across interdependent applications and systems; and contributes to the overall development portfolio. Negotiates with stakeholders on the creation of software specifications. Reviews software application code prior to implementation to verify consistency and conformance to departmental guidelines and policies as well as industry best practices. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for approval of system and programming documentation. Ensures project reports and documentation are updated. Regularly resolves highly complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. |
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
| Experience | Requirement |
|---|---|
| 6 - 10 years of related experience. | Required |
| Proven experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web API, CSS3, HTML 5, and JQuery. | Required |
| Demonstrated experience developing for cloud-based platforms including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. | Preferred |
| Advanced experience with modern web applications MVC frameworks (.NET, Spring Boot, Angular, Grails, etc.) | Preferred |
License Requirements
Certification Requirements
| Certification | Requirement |
|---|---|
| AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Developer Certification | Preferred |
Educational Condition Requirements
| Condition | Requirement |
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Key Responsibilities
| Description | % Time |
|---|---|
Applies advanced software concepts to plan, design, develop, modify, debug, deploy and evaluate highly complex software for functional areas. Analyzes existing highly complex software or works to formulate logic and devises algorithms for new highly complex software systems. Performs highly complex data analysis and tests/debugs highly complex software, working directly with management. Initiates, analyzes, designs and applies highly complex data sources. Applies and enforces complex programming security practices.
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25 |
| Specifies, develops and executes complex test plans. Develops conversion and system implementation plans. Performs or directs highly complex data modeling, performance and integration testing and builds interfaces. Determines source code control techniques and configuration management design and changes. | 25 |
| Prepares and approves or obtains approval for system and programming documentation. Initiates and oversees changes in development, maintenance and system standards. Sets the technical requirements for complex software specifications. | 25 |
Understands and applies industry practices, community standards and department policies and procedures in depth. May serve as technical lead for multiple software development projects of moderate to broad scope. May lead a team of software development professionals. Enforces project plans.
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25 |
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
| Knowledge/Skill/Ability | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Advanced knowledge of secure software development | Required |
| Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. | Required |
| Demonstrated complex problem- solving skills. | Required |
| Demonstrated ability to understand functional needs and how systems can support those needs. Demonstrated ability to develop conversion and system implementation plans. | Required |
| Advanced experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms. | Required |
| Advanced experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source forums. | Required |
| Highly advanced skills associated with software specification, design, modification, implementation and deployment of large-scale scope. | Required |
| Knowledge of relational databases, specifically ORACLE Database. | Required |
| Demonstrated software repository skills. | Required |
| Excellent project leadership and management skills. | Required |
| Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization. | Required |
| Experience developing and executing complex test plans. | Required |
| Ability to learn new programming platform (as needed) in a fairly short period of time. | Required |
| Working knowledge of front end SPA frameworks (Angular, React, Vue). | Preferred |
| Working knowledge of Grails, Spring Boot, or ASP.NET. | Preferred |
Special Requirements & Conditions
| Special Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Must pass a background check. | Required |
| Willingness and ability to work occasional shifted schedules and rotating weekends to meet organizational needs. | 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
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Level of Supervision Received
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Environment
Working Environment
| Remote with visits to UCR campus as necessary. |
Other Requirements
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Critical Position
| Is Critical Position: Yes |