Associate Web Application Developer – Engineering IT Shared Services Contract

Associate Web Application Developer
Engineering IT Shared Services
The Grainger College of
Engineering
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Engineering
IT Shared Services at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks
applicants for an Associate Web Application Developer. We are the IT services
provider for the nationally-ranked Grainger College of Engineering, providing
services for teaching, research, and learning. Our mission is to be a trusted
academic partner in support and service to over 1,100 faculty and staff, and
over 10,000 students. We pride ourselves on a customer-centric approach, with
emphasis on effectiveness, transparency, and accountability to furnish
innovative solutions to the needs of a college dedicated to ingenuity.

You will enjoy energetic and challenging work running and
supporting our IT services, along with a transparent and respectful work
environment built upon partnerships, collaboration and teamwork. We care deeply
about supporting the growth of our employees and invest in employee development
through mentorship, cross-functional teams, and professional development and
career-advancement opportunities.

Engineering IT Shared Services values employees who are
able to work autonomously and on a team with integrity, honesty, comfort with
ambiguity, and a growth mindset. Individuals that demonstrate commitment and
determination in their work will find this a rewarding and supportive
environment.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more
information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

The Associate Web Application Developer is responsible for programming
and maintaining web applications or sites within the College of Engineering web
hosting infrastructure. This position is expected to act within guidelines and
consult with seniors to make changes with minimal risk. This position reports
to the Manager of Application Development within Application Development and
Data Analytics division of Engineering IT Shared Services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Code Development:

• Develop applications or sites according to specifications provided by analyst and/or end-users that are approved by the associate director, manager or lead.
• Enhance existing web applications or sites by developing new functionality through code.
• Utilize database backend to read, write and store information via web interfaces.
• Improve performance of systems through commonly accepted and utilized practices.
• Solve problems under limited supervision.

Customer
Service and Support:

• Respond to user requests for service in timely, polite, and professional manner.
• Document functionality of projects authored within an existing documentation framework.
• Write reports and summaries of work accomplished by submitting regular status reports required for billing.

Project and Task Delivery:

• Assist on project teams and task forces at the team, divisional, and organizational levels.
• Complete individual projects and tasks assigned by supervisor on time with quality.

Organizational
Support:

• Interact with various teams within Engineering IT Shared Services to ensure outstanding service delivery to the customers
• As needed, supervise student/hourly employees, including the assignment of tasks, performance management, etc.
• Maintain awareness of centrally provided services and assist customers with those services.
• Work within cross-functional teams.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years of progressively more responsible work experience in an Information Technology (IT) related profession. College course work which College course work which included Information Technology (IT), IT Management or a closely related discipline, may be substituted as follows: 30 semester hours equals one (1) year, Associate’s Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen (18) months, 90 semester hours equals two (2) years, Bachelor’s Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years).
• Experience with SQL server, Oracle, and/or MySQL.
• Experience with developing web applications and web application frameworks.
• Experience with user interface design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in technology at an institution of higher education or equivalent.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of at least one supported framework programming language.
• Demonstrated basic SQL server database design skills; able to create tables and views, write queries to select, insert, update and join data from multiple tables.
• Ability to develop basic web applications which collect user data, storing data in a relational database, and allow manipulation of data by the user.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues with own apps.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Familiarity with basic application security.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Ability to participate in cross-functional groups assigned to tasks or project work.
• Ability to effectively communicate and professionally interact with all staff levels and customer groups.

APPOINTMENT
INFORMATION
This is a full-time Civil Service Information Technology
Technical Associate position appointed on a 12-month service basis. The
expected start date is as soon as possible after the closing date. The budgeted salary range for this position
is $74,700-$90,400. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications
and experience, while also considering internal equity. Fully remote work may
be possible for this position per the University’s Workplace
Flexibility policy. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for
this position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE INFORMATION
Applications must be received by December 4th 2024. Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or
bottom of this posting. Please upload your cover letter, resume, and
names/contact information for three references. In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for
this position. Applications not submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu
will not be considered. For further information about this specific position,
please contact Kelsey Marr at krok2@illiois.edu. For questions regarding
the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity
employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and
complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please
visit Required
Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and
find additional information about required background checks, sexual
harassment/misconduct disclosures, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and
employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and
may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities
Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may
be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal,
or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office
for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.

Requisition ID: 1027414

Job Category: Technical

Apply at: https://jobs.illinois.edu