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Texas A&M University is hiring a Software Applications Developer IV. The role provides technical leadership for enterprise-wide software development projects and services within Technology Services, covering application development, data architecture, and the standards behind them. The developer serves as lead technical liaison to clients, vendors, and executive management and mentors junior technical staff, in a position that requires sailing on a research vessel.

Highlights

Provide technical guidance on data architecture design, evaluate software products and programming languages, and make technical recommendations to executive leadership.
Write new or revised applications to user specifications, fix code based on bug lists from users and testing, and troubleshoot custom application and data handling problems.
Serve as the enterprise’s lead technical liaison to clients, vendors, and executive management, developing specifications from stakeholder input.
Set design, system, programming, and testing standards for enterprise-level applications and oversee the design, coding, and testing of enterprise-wide applications.
Mentor, train, and develop junior technical staff.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience, plus eight years of software applications developer experience.
Preferred background includes ten years of related experience with at least three on a research vessel, scientific ocean drilling experience, and proficiency in Java, C#, Angular/HTML/JavaScript, or LabVIEW with Oracle or other relational databases.
Must hold a passport and travel visas on a continuing basis and pass a routine medical exam, typically every two years, because the position is required to sail.
Sea duty involves a 24/7 workplace with 12-hour shifts, confined spaces, and strenuous physical activity, and the role is on call and works weekends and holidays as business requires.
Salary range of $90,000 to $93,000 annually for an on-site, full-time, grant-funded position in College Station, Texas.

Software Applications Developer IV Full Description

Agency: Texas A&M University

Department: Technology Services - Strategic Alliances & Partners

Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate

Job Location: College Station, Texas

Job Type: Staff

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.

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