Senior Software Developer

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher). In lieu of a degree, five (5) years of directly related full-time experience, or a combination of education and experience totaling four full-time years may be considered. Five (5) years of full-time, relevant software development experience involving multiple, interrelated application programs. Experience with object-oriented languages and structured query language. Knowledge of software development practices. Experience effectively translating functional business requirements into relevant technical specifications. Experience in developing data integrations and reports. Experience reviewing and improving programs formulated by more junior computer professionals. Experience developing nonstandard program design and logic features.

Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced Degree. Additional years of full-time relevant software development experience. Experience extending the functionality of an Enterprise Resource Planning system. Knowledge of Information Systems in the areas of: Finance / Budget, Human Resources or Student Information Systems. Experience with Web Services, APIs or other integration technologies. PeopleSoft development experience with SQR and PeopleCode. Experience with PeopleSoft Application Designer, Data Mover, and Application Engine. Experience with Integration Broker and Component Interface. Experience with Crystal reports or Oracle BI publisher. Experience with the Atlassian Confluence/Jira/BitBucket Suite.

Primary Purpose:
Provide information technology services that support one of the following administrative areas of the university: Finance / Budget, Student Information Systems, and Human Resources. Experience with information systems applicable to corresponding hiring areas is preferred. Senior Programmer/Analysts are responsible for business analysis, application design, programming, report development, troubleshooting, problem resolution, maintenance, and documentation of applications, interfaces, and reports, as well as selection, analysis, configuration, and maintenance of Software as a service and/or hosted applications. The incumbent would be expected to mostly work independently and would be assigned the more complex and challenging technical tasks. At times, they could be called to mentor junior technical staff members.

Essential duties:

• Design, build, and maintain current and new features of PeopleSoft applications utilizing the provided technologies and software development platform. This includes all aspects of software development, including requirements gathering, analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and maintenance. Build and maintain reports as needed. Develop integrations between University systems to help streamline current business operations or system processes while ensuring data security and integrity. Collaborate with other DoIT staff on new projects and application upgrades. Employ standards to ensure data accuracy, security and privacy of information. Advise management of potential breaches of data and systems security. In performance of all job duties, at all times, be responsible for delivering optimal customer service, protecting institutional data and privacy, and providing excellent delivery of solutions and services by following divisional and University policies, procedures, and processes.
• Leadership as assigned. Research new, useful technologies, tools, and techniques to improve the efficiency of the team to provide an improved level of service. Provide mentoring, training, supervision, oversight, and technical expertise to lower-level staff and student employees. As assigned, act as Supervising Programmer Analyst.
• Document applications, reports, and interfaces to describe program objectives, use cases, development, logic, coding, configurations, corrections, and other elements required to ensure others have sufficient information to support. Manage all work and track tasks and issues using JIRA or other tracking applications.
• Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.

Special Notes:
This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

For this position we are not able to sponsor candidates for work visas.

SUNY implemented a hybrid telecommuting pilot program. This position has been approved to participate in the pilot, which allows for up to 5 remote days per pay period.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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