Software Applications Developer 1, Digital Technology Solutions UI/UX

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, more than 11,000 faculty and staff and 350,000+ living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, three straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals nearly $1.8 billion.

Job Overview

The UC Digital Technology Solutions UI/UX team is driven by our passion for creating innovative software solutions that make a real difference in the faculty, students, and the community. We are now looking for a talented and motivated Developer 1 to join our team. Our team is collaborative and supportive, and we are excited to welcome a new member who shares our passion and can quickly get up to speed working on our projects.

As a Developer 1 at DTS, you will play a crucial role in our mission by designing, developing, and testing software applications. Your work will be instrumental in creating high-quality software that directly meets our users' needs. You will collaborate closely with other developers, product managers, and designers to achieve this.

Essential Functions

• Develop/build basic to intermediate IT applications and programs from detailed specifications to meet business requirements and support user needs and initiatives.
• Develop and/or implement basic to moderately complex reusable components, succinct, timely programming code that is logical and optimizes programming resources and meets user requirements; works with user to test and debug programs.
• May write documentation including functional specifications to provide user support materials for new or modified programs and production/operations procedures.
• Adhere to quality assurance best practices such as unit testing, user acceptance testing, documenting code, participating in code reviews, creating test cases and partaking in other activities including troubleshooting, debugging and leveraging test environments for manual and automated testing.
• Evaluate and enhance the efficiency of existing programs in meeting current and future user needs. May troubleshoot existing information systems to identify errors or deficiencies and develops solutions.
• Install and configure new, modified or software releases, solutions, and/or updates including third party; may provide hardware support to accomplish some duties. Deploy new modules, upgrades and fixes to the production environment. Perform script maintenance and updates due to changes in requirements or implementations.
• Maintenance and production support of assigned systems to ensure minimal downtime and loss of productivity and service. May perform ongoing routine application maintenance tasks.
• Evaluate and supplement vendor supplied documentation for third party software.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with development teams using established software development concepts, practices, procedures, methods, systems and standards, completing forms, following procedures, completing version control documents, etc.
• Participate and collaborate in project planning processes (such as Agile, Scrum, Extreme, RAD, etc.)
• Follow established organizational and departmental standards for reporting time tracking, ticket resolution, and relationship management.
• Work effectively in an inclusive environment by adhering to university policies and procedures, demonstrating respect for others and appreciating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time. Required Education ----------------------

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

Four (4) years of relevant work experience and/or specialized training can be used in lieu of the education requirement.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Node JS, Svelte, Angular, .net Core
• Azure Dev Ops
• Web Forms
• ServiceNow Technician level
• Experience with Atlassian Jira and reporting time
• Experience with version control systems, such as Git
• Experience with testing methodologies, such as unit testing and integration testing
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

  Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
  Compensation and Benefits

UC offers a wide array of complementary and affordable benefit options, to meet the financial, educational, health, and wellness needs of you and your family. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Competitive salary range dependent on the candidate's experience.
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts and an award-winning employee wellness program, plus an employee assistance program.
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and winter season days in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition remission is available for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html.

For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.

The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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