Department: MED-Cancer Center
Salary/Grade: ITS/81
Job Summary:
Participates as technical expert in design, development, coding, testing, and/or debugging of major new software and/or significant enhancements to existing software which may include applications over multiple platforms. Guides and advises junior staff. Manages complex projects independently and assists in estimating and planning for future development work. Performs complex system integration tasks.
The successful applicant will maintain and extend novel web applications written in Ruby/Ruby on Rails that support the Lurie Cancer Center (LCC). The position will require extensive integration of data from multiple internal and external APIs. The position is homed in LCC and works closely with the LCC Director, the LCC Assistant Director and LCC faculty.
Experience and knowledge of the academic institutional research domain highly valued.
Specific Responsibilities:
Programming Languages:
- CSS
- HTML5
- JavaScript
- SQL
- Ruby/Ruby on Rails
- REST APIs
Analytical:
- User requirements gathering and documentation
- Database design/data structures
- Debugging
- Problem Solving
Strategic Planning:
- Provides application development leadership for new and existing software applications.
- Partners with user in designing features for technology.
- Provides recommendation on how to enhance system for future growth.
- Advises/recommends project and activities as related to system/architectural direction and strategy.
Administration:
- Develops and implements procedures for data security, management and compliance.
- Creates and maintains code documentation.
- Creates ad hoc administrative reports.
- Delivers system presentations and overviews.
- Evaluates feature/upgrade/change requests and recommends action.
- Researches new technologies to enhance current system.
Development:
- Provides technical leadership on projects.
- Acts as subject matter expert (SME) in appropriate technologies and business domain.
- Designs, codes, tests, debugs and documents all phases of applications development.
- Codes software applications adhering to designs supporting internal business requirements or external user.
- Troubleshoots complex, difficult issues.
- Designs databases and data structures.
- Provides recommendations on how to enhance system to meet full business requirements.
- Determines project feasibility and how to integrate with current system.
Supervises:
- Provides work direction to team members.
- Supervises staff such as team members, subordinates, contractors, vendors, students, etc.
- Coaches and mentors staff.
- Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet expectations.
- Provides input to staff assignments.
- Provides input to performance evaluations for junior team members.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances)
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
- 4 years relevant experience required.
- LDAP
- SQL/MySQL/Postgres
- CSS
- HTML 5
- PL/SQL
- RubyOnRails