Software Engineer

Department

UITS ES DEPARTMENTAL SOLUTIONS (UA-DSOL-IUBLA)

Department Information

Departmental Solutions (DSOL) is 1 of 5 areas in the Enterprise Systems division of University Information Technology Services (UITS) at Indiana University. As a part of Enterprise Systems, we collaborate closely with Enterprise Experience, Enterprise Solutions, Student and HR Systems, and the CRM team. We work with select departments across IU to design, build, and support custom application and website solutions. In addition to work for individual departmental clients, we work with partners across Enterprise Systems, UITS, and University Communications and Marketing (UCM) to support the strategic goals of the university regarding websites, systems, and the adoption of enterprise tools in support of IU's educational, research, and service goals.

The DSOL Web Team supports approximately 100 departments and over 200 websites and applications. Our clients include schools, academic divisions, research centers, and presidential initiatives. The Web Team maintains and supports existing solutions, consults with web developers and website owners around the university on their ongoing projects, and designs and builds new solutions for clients in collaboration with other teams in DSOL, UITS, and UCM.

Job Summary

• Provides advanced design, development, testing, and configuration of software systems and computer programs; performs advanced analysis, programming, troubleshooting, bug-fixing, and tuning of new and existing software.
• Consults with stakeholders/clients to review existing software solutions; develops new functionality and/or writes new code as needed; advises clients on critical decisions regarding information technology software solutions that will improve business process efficiency.
• Serves as a first point of escalation for diagnosis and resolution of complex technical problems arising from the deployment of software and computer programs.
• Acts as a lead and takes responsibility for designing advanced programmatic solutions and work with other developers on the team to resolve more complex technical issues.
• Ensures that all protocols used in the development and maintenance of software is up to date and compliant with university policies and standards; may participate in committees and communities of practice to share and improve software development practices across the university.
• Provides advanced research/analysis and stays up-to-date on new industry software development standards, emerging technology, UX/UI design/philosophy, and accessibility standards.
• Makes recommendations to improve, as well as implements, testing, quality assurance, and documentation protocols and procedures for websites and web applications; fixes complex bugs and resolves issues accordingly.
• Lead contributor in project planning, formulating objectives, estimating tasks; performs studies to include feasibility, conceptual design, cost/benefit analysis, development and implementation planning.
• May serve as project lead; often provides guidance to junior peers.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in computer science, business systems, or related field)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years software development or related experience

Preferred

• 5 years Full stack development
• 5 years web applications and web services development
• 5 years in ASP.NET, JavaScript Frameworks (e.g., Oracle SQL, Angular, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, other NoSQL) development

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Possesses a high degree of initiative
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents

Preferred

• Fluency in at least one .NET programming language, such as C# or VB.NET
• Familiarity with a variety of database management systems (e.g., Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, other NoSQL)\
• Knowledge of RPC and REST APIs
• Experience with test-driven development and automated testing
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with Git

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana or Indianapolis, Indiana

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)