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Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Application Developer II (Multiple Vacancies)

Job Category Staff & Executive - Information Technology

Department OIT-Enterprise Application Services

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, stands among the nation’s highest-ranked, most diverse public research universities. The oldest, largest, and top-ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, you’ll find us at our main locations in three New Jersey cities, and our footprint can be seen around the region. As one of the nation’s most diverse universities, Rutgers draws strength from the rich variety of perspectives and life experiences of our community. We’re an academic, health, and research powerhouse and a university of opportunity.

The Office of Information Technology ( OIT ) is Rutgers’ enterprise IT office. OIT provides universitywide services and support and collaborates with department and unit IT professionals on projects and initiatives for the Rutgers community. OIT’s services and systems include the Rutgers network; email and calendaring systems; IDs/passwords and identity management; data centers; computer labs; help desk support; wireless connectivity; a software portal; information security, risk, and compliance services; research computing; and many others. OIT’s staff members work closely with the broader university community to advance Rutgers’ missions of teaching, research, and service. For more information, please visit https://it.rutgers.edu.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Application Developer II with the Office of Information Technology-Enterprise Application Services ( OIT - EAS ).

Reporting to the Manager Enterprise Technical Business Application, the Application Developer II is an active participant in analysis, planning, architecture design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise middleware applications that support university offices and functions. Interacts closely with clients, business analysts, infrastructure and development team members. Responsible for application systems and services which include Rich Internet Applications ( RIA ) web applications, backend server processes and/or integration between such systems. 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 outages and addressing client 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/processes where appropriate. Participates in defining architecture and process standards for the middleware. Contributes to ongoing evolution and development middleware applications and portal strategies, roadmaps and plans. Participates in the open source community for middleware, and contributes to evaluation, selection and configuration of open source middleware solutions.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Identifies system requirements and develops application specifications.
• Designs, develops, and tests enterprise application systems and services.
• Provides ongoing maintenance and support of applications.
• Responsible for researching new technologies, best practices, business processes and procedures.
• Facilitates app server configurations by collaborating with systems and network administration teams.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift Day

Work Arrangement

FLSA Exempt

Grade 30S

Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary 81105.000

Annual Mid Range Salary 97746.000

Annual Maximum Salary 116367.000

Standard Hours 37.50

Union Description HPAE, Local 5094

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 in Computer Science, Engineering or related field plus five (5) years of experience with full stack application development, preferably in these key areas: developing server-side application with PHP , Java, or NodeJS; developing mobile applications for both iOS and Android platforms; developing front-end web applications with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
• Experience with web services technologies; including REST , AJAX , and JSON .
• Experience with enterprise architecture, systems design, database management systems, and emerging web technologies.
• Experience in performance testing, writing performant code, optimizing existing code.
• Experience evaluating, testing/prototyping, and recommending new opportunities for enhancing software and supporting processes.
• Experience doing business analysis and developing project timeline projections.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires excellent analytical, research, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the desire to work in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
• Strong attention to detail and debugging skills.
• Excellent Mobile development knowledge with Flutter, React Native, Swift, Java, Kotlin, or similar mobile framework.
• Must understand and be proficient in object oriented (OO) design and systems development in a LINUX / UNIX and networked environment.
• Excellent JS knowledge, including ReactJS, ES6 and/or Flow/TypeScript and Bootstrap or similar UI framework.
• Strong JS experience with proficient understanding of SPA frameworks/libraries such as React + Redux, Angular, VueJS, etc.
• Some backend knowledge about Java/ JSP , . NET , Rails, Python, etc.
• Some understanding of Docker, Vagrant, Kubernetes, etc.
• Some knowledge of jQuery, *nix Bash, Bug tracking, CSS preprocessing (such as Sass), Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), Google Cloud Platform ( GCP ), Firebase, Dev-ops Tools (Git, SVN , npm, Grunt/Gulp, Bower, etc.), Software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with relational RBDMS (Oracle, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, etc.) and NoSQL (Firebase, MongoDB, CouchDB, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Photoshop experience.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT : Office environment. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 22ST3056

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus Downtown New Brunswick

City New Brunswick

State NJ

Location Details

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 (https://policies.rutgers.edu/60-1-35-currentpdf) , 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 (https://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/100-3-1-current.pdf) , 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: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

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