Senior Application Developer

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Atlanta, GA

The College of Computing was established in 1990 as the first such College at a public university and the second in the United States. Since that time, the college has grown into a world-class leader in research and education. The graduate CS program is currently ranked 6th and the undergraduate 5th nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The College consists of five Schools that provide specialized and general computing education to the entire campus. With over 16-degree programs, including its world-renowned online MS in CS, we believe the College to be the largest Computing unit in the United States and, as such, one of the largest producers of computationalist at all levels and of all demographic backgrounds. The College is a part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a unit of the University System of Georgia and is primarily located in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia.

Perform advanced level system analysis, definition and design activities usually of a complex nature. Maintains existing applications. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: other software developers and analysts, project managers, database administrators, customers and department management. This position typically will advise and counsel: other software developers and analysts, project managers database administrators, customers and department management. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Analyze user requirements, determine technical level of effort required and prepare technical design and specifications.

Job Duty 2 -
Develop, test and implement technical solutions. Prepare application test plans and conduct unit, integration and system testing.

Job Duty 3 -
Analyze, modify and maintain existing applications.

Job Duty 4 -
Prepare technical, operational and user related documentation in support of applications.

Job Duty 5 -
Provide technical support to functional users, determining and solving systems and programming issues.

Job Duty 6 -
Assist in conducting informal and formal end user training.

Job Duty 7 -
Advise on and review work of other analysts as needed.

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Four to five years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
University experience, application security methodologies, service oriented architecture

This job requires advanced knowledge and skills in application of query language, web development tools, procedural development tools, relational databases, structured programming and understanding of the software development life cycle.

Preferred skills include:

• Application security methodologies and service-oriented architecture;
• Working knowledge of and experience in building website information architectures,
• Managing websites using content management systems (Drupal, WordPress, etc.),
• Experience with the Symfony Framework,
• Understanding of usability guidelines and accessibility compliance (Section 508),
• Experience with software development lifecycle,
• Experience with responsive design and project management.
• May require applicable computer skills including standards-based XHTML and CSS coding;
• Extensive experience with PHP and Javascript ;
• Experience with databases such as MySQL or Oracle;
• Experience with UNIX terminal, SSH, and Apache configurations;
• Experience with Drupal,
• Experience with RedHat Linux,
• Familiarity with LAMP stack,
• Experience with open source projects.

Higher Education experience preferred.

Pay Information:

Salary Range: $73,903 - $100,507

FLSA Status: Exempt

Schedule:

Monday - Friday; Hybrid

SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge and skills in application of query language, web development tools, procedural development tools, relational databases, structured programming and understanding of the software development life cycle.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

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