The posting
Job Title
Software Applications Developer IV
Agency
Texas A&M University
Department
Technology Services - Strategic Alliances & Partners
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
A Glimpse of the job:
The Software Application Developer IV provides technical leadership and oversees the deployment and delivery of enterprise-wide software development projects or services. Participates in mentoring, training, and developing other employees.
Essential Duties/Tasks:
Code Development, Data Architecture, Evaluation, and Recommendation
- Provides technical guidance for data architecture design.
- Oversees the process for the evaluation of software products and programming languages.
- Makes technical recommendations to executive leadership.
- Authors new or revised applications according to well-defined user specifications.
- Revises code based on bug lists generated by users and/or the testing process.
- Troubleshoots custom application and data handling problems.
Lead Technical Liaison
- Serves as the enterprise’s lead technical liaison to clients, vendors, and executive management.
- Develops specifications based on input from stakeholders.
Standards and Oversight of Enterprise-wide Applications
- Provides technical oversight for the design of and establishes design standards for enterprise-wide applications.
- Establishes system and programming standards for enterprise-level applications.
- Provides technical oversight for the coding of enterprise-wide applications.
- Establishes standards and processes used to review and analyze software documentation and production results to facilitate problem resolution of enterprise-wide applications.
- Establishes testing standards and procedures. Provides technical oversight for the testing of enterprise-wide applications.
- Mentors, trains and develops junior technical staff.
Other Duties
Performs other duties as assigned.
What you need to know
Salary Range: $90,000 - $93,000* annually
Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.
Other Factors: This role is onsite in College Station, TX
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Eight years of software applications developer experience.
*Compensation is based on the analyses of the above qualifications during the recruitment process.
Required Licenses and Certifications
- Obtain and hold a passport and appropriate travel visas on a continuing basis.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ten years related work experience including at least three years of experience working on a research vessel.
- Demonstrated proficiency in one or more programing languages and developing environments used in the analytical services: Java, C#, Angular/HTML/JavaScript, LabVIEW.
- Experience with Oracle or other relational databases; analyzing, designing and developing applications for multi-tiered or web-based architectures.
- Development of graphical user interfaces (GUI).
- Use of tools for code versioning, debugging/profiling, test automation and/or integrated development.
- Experience with scientific ocean drilling.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Machines or equipment used in the performance of essential duties
- Computer: 25 hrs.
- Research support equipment, tools, and instrumentation: 2 hrs
Physical Requirements
- While at sea, the position requires physical tolerance to maintaining balance on a moving ship;
- Working under confined condition in a 24/7 work place with 12-h shifts;
- Exposure to low-mid level noise and vibration, potential allergens and occasional odors;
- Fine motor skills as well as strenuous physical activity including moving, lifting and carrying objects of medium to heavy weight using proper lifting techniques; reaching and bending, commonly in extreme environments.
Other Requirements and Factors
- This position is required to sail, which will require passing a routine medical exam (typically every two years).
- This position is funded from grant and/or contract funding, which is renewed through provisions of the grantor of the contract. Therefore, this position is contingent upon continuation of funding from these grants and/or contracts, as well as satisfactory job performance.
- This position is required to be on call, work weekends and holidays, and times outside regular business hours as warranted by business necessity.
- This position is security sensitive.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
