Team Lead and Senior Software Developer Location New York, NY : Posting Summary: This position is for a hands-on, technical team lead and software developer who is immersed in the demands associated with the development of multi-tier web applications, who is responsible for a range of activities in the product life cycle, who can stay on top of the latest developments in this field and who can effectively collaborate with other application development teams to deliver cross-platform solutions. In summary, the Team Lead and Senior Software Developer, supervises a team of software developers, providing guidance for solution delivery and ensuring quality of operational support remains high. Work with various units of the college to support their functions using appropriate technology, primarily the Ellucian Banner ERP System. Elicit, analyze, and document user requirements, including information needs, workflow, procedures, and computer systems. Propose and implement solutions including, but not limited to, computer systems. Evaluate software and hardware platforms for appropriateness to the college's needs. Maintain vendor software, including TC customizations. Keep management informed of status of efforts and any problems. Work independently; must demonstrate initiative, drive, creativity, persistence, and thoroughness, and exercise project-level leadership. Job Summary/Basic Function: Work with various units of the college to support their functions using appropriate technology, primarily the Banner ERP system. Elicit, analyze, and document user requirements, including information needs, work-flow, procedures, and computer systems. Propose and implement solutions including, but not limited to, computer systems. Evaluate software and hardware platforms for appropriateness to the college's needs. Maintain vendor software, including TC customizations. Keep management informed of status of efforts and any problems. Provide project management, work independently, and provide guidance and/or direction to less senior team members; must demonstrate initiative, drive, creativity, persistence and thoroughness. Keep current with new technologies. Developer Team Lead Requirements: In addition to responsibilities listed under Senior Developer the Developer Team Lead surveys the current application development and deployment capabilities of the college and compares them with leading practices within the technology field. The Team Lead works to further the college's capabilities by proposing new practices, procedures, and technologies. The Team Lead takes initiative to create these new capabilities by continuously collaborating with other technology teams throughout the college, making recommendations, and leveraging existing infrastructure, developing new capabilities and skills. Also, the Team Lead is responsible for overseeing direct report's contributions for day-to-day operations, as well as, project deliverables. The Team Lead provides direction and advice to direct reports in order to ensure coordination of resources and alignment with the college's goals. The Team Lead ensures that solutions are maintainable, reusable, and architecturally sound beyond meeting the business requirements put forth by users. Analyzes common enterprise wide technical problems and implements solutions to those problems. Identifies skill set gaps among team and coaches reports to close gaps. The Team Lead has the ability to quickly adapt and use new programming languages and application frameworks.
Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science or related. Experience: 5-10 years applications development demonstrating capabilities in object oriented programming, database programming, unit testing, functional testing, continuous deployment, and design patterns. Excellent analytical and communication skills. Skill sets: SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Java, Spring, Groovy, Grails, Linux/Unix Scripting, Project Management, Javascript, HTML, CSS.
Preferred Qualifications: Since it takes about two years to become familiar with Banner, experience with Banner is especially valuable. Very good knowledge of front-end programming languages (HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, JSON). Experience with relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL). Experience building RESTful web services. Experience with web servers and java containers (Apache, Tomcat, IIS, nginx). Experience building on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or MS Azure. Experience with source code management, build, and deployment tools (GIT, Jenkins, Chef, Ansible). Well versed in common software development processes (Agile, Waterfall, etc.). Experience using project management, documentation, and issue/release tracking tools (JIRA, Confluence). Salary Range: $116,000-$145,000
Work Modality: Hybrid
Equal Employment Opportunity Teachers College is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community and to providing equal opportunity in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or gender expression), religion, creed, national origin, age, citizenship, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
