Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Application Developer II with the Office of Information Technology-Enterprise Application Services (OIT-EAS).
Reporting to the Manager Enterprise Technical Business Application, the Application Developer II is an active participant in analysis, planning, architecture design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise middleware applications that support university offices and functions. Interacts closely with clients, business analysts, infrastructure and development team members. Responsible for application systems and services which include Rich Internet Applications (RIA) web applications, backend server processes and/or integration between such systems. Documents use cases, requirements, incident reports, architecture and design details to aid in the support of application systems and services. Participates in design and code reviews, testing and deployment activities. Performs application maintenance and troubleshooting, aids in resolving system outages and addressing client issues. Performs reporting, metrics collection and analysis to improve quality and performance of applications. Stays current with best practices in software development and applies new technology/processes where appropriate. Participates in defining architecture and process standards for the middleware. Contributes to ongoing evolution and development middleware applications and portal strategies, roadmaps and plans. Participates in the open source community for middleware, and contributes to evaluation, selection and configuration of open source middleware solutions.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Identifies system requirements and develops application specifications.
Designs, develops, and tests enterprise application systems and services.
Provides ongoing maintenance and support of applications.
Responsible for researching new technologies, best practices, business processes and procedures.
Facilitates app server configurations by collaborating with systems and network administration teams.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field plus five (5) years of experience with full stack application development, preferably in these key areas: developing server-side application with PHP, Java, or NodeJS; developing mobile applications for both iOS and Android platforms; developing front-end web applications with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
Experience with web services technologies; including REST, AJAX, and JSON.
Experience with enterprise architecture, systems design, database management systems, and emerging web technologies.
Experience in performance testing, writing performant code, optimizing existing code.
Experience evaluating, testing/prototyping, and recommending new opportunities for enhancing software and supporting processes.
Experience doing business analysis and developing project timeline projections.
City: New Brunswick
State: NJ
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
PHYSICALDEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.