Consulting Application Developer

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Consulting 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. Ranked in 2022 by Forbes as a top 100 best large employer in America, 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 a Consulting Application Developer for the Office of Information Technology- Enterprise Application Services (OIT-EAS). Reports to Associate Director within EAS, this position is a senior application architect with advanced programming skills, and a broad range of technical knowledge. The position provides technical leadership in analysis, architecture design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise Student system applications, and mentoring more junior developers. A key contributor to integration efforts, including Student Systems and Scheduling. Documents use cases, requirements, incident reports, architecture and design details to aid in the support of application systems and services. Participates in design and code reviews, testing and deployment activities. Performs application maintenance and troubleshooting, aids in resolving system issues. Performs reporting, metrics collection and analysis to improve quality and performance of applications. Stays current with best practices in software development and applies new technology and processes where appropriate. Participates in defining architecture and process standards for the services, in particular for student systems platform; contribute to ongoing evolution and development of Student System strategies, roadmaps and plans. Participates in the open source community for web frameworks, and contributes to evaluation, selection and configuration of open source web framework solutions.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Design, develop and test enterprise application systems and services. Write new code and maintains existing code to implement new features. Prepares tests that will verify that the unit program is working, and also to show through system integration testing that the new or revised programs perform effectively and without adversely impact the operational integrity of systems.

Keeps abreast of the latest technologies and considers how they may be used to solve challenges in enterprise solutions. Consults with development staff regarding the implementation and use of the various technologies available. Develops technical frameworks and architectures for use by development team. Provide ongoing maintenance and support of applications.

Participates in the wider higher ed. technical community and open source community, in particular Student Systems and frameworks. Participates in email list discussions, core development, conferences, meetings, and presentations.

Provides leadership, guidance, and mentoring to less experienced developers in all aspects of software development lifecycle including tools, methodology and best practices.. Helps to develop road maps, reference architecture, technical and policy direction and assure integration with OIT technical groups, the University, and peer institutions.

Consults with associate director, project managers, developers and end users as required to gather and/or clarify requirements for proposed development projects, system enhancements and maintenance; identifies and suggests systems solutions to problems, performs analysis and develops detailed designs for new and existing system requests. Understands and adheres to Rutgers' compliance standards as they appear in RBHS's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 37S Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 111219.000 Annual Mid Range Salary 134644.000 Annual Maximum Salary 160724.000 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to https:// 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, preferably in Computer Science or related technology field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

At least 7-10 years of experience as a J2EE Application developer

Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must possess excellent analytical and research/debugging skills.

Experience with enterprise architecture, systems design, relational database management systems, and emerging web technologies.

Must understands and be proficient in object oriented (OO) design and systems development in a UNIX and networked environment. Programming experience preferred with application frameworks i.e , ORM (JPA, iBATIS, Hibernate), Spring Framework and relational databases (Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL).

Experience preferred with web and application servers (Tomcat, Apache), integrated development environments (Eclipse), source code control (CVS, Git, Subversion), bug tracking systems (JIRA), automated test tools (JUnit, LoadRunner, Selenium), build tools (Ant, Maven, Bamboo), collaborative software (Confluence), and front end web technologies (HTML, XML, XSLT, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, DOJO).

Preferred Qualifications

One of the following certifications will strongly be considered : Oracle Java Enterprise Architect or The Spring Enterprise Integration Specialist.

Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment

Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing.

No special vision requirements.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 23ST0457

Posting Open Date 02/15/2023 Special Instructions to Applicants Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Home Location Campus Off Campus City Somerset State NJ Location Details

1 World's Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre- employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: https:// uhr.rutgers.edu/non- discrimination-statement

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ().

Do you have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related technology field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience?

Yes

No

Do you have at least 7-10 years of experience as a J2EE Application developer?

Yes

No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume/CV

Optional Documents

Cover Letter/Letter of Application

List of Professional References (contact Info)