Information Systems Developer Student Assistant

About the role

The Association of Former Students engages and inspires the Aggie Network for Texas A&M University, providing scholarships, endowments, emergency student loans, and faculty awards. The new colleague will join the Information Systems team to support developer work that ensures the highest quality of integrity and performance for our systems and processes.

Culture and Benefits

We work in an inclusive, professional, creative, and collaborative environment that delivers a strong positive social impact to current and former students, alumni, faculty, and friends of Texas A&M University. Opportunities to expand career skills, professional development, and continuous growth are fundamentals of our organization, and we use the most current tools relevant to each role.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of programming.
• Analytical and critical thinking.
• Work collaboratively across the organization.
• Maintain confidentiality.

• Build and maintain Salesforce Flows, dashboards, and other declarative automation tools.
• Support CRM Analytics reporting and assist with data integrity projects in Ascend/Salesforce.
• Maintain and document database field mappings and links, ensuring accurate and appropriate data use.
• Assist with integration of information between multiple platforms used by the Association.
• Produce reports for routine and ad‑hoc needs.
• Support day‑to‑day departmental operations and special projects.
• Work with business stakeholders to understand processes, prioritize information needs, and translate business requirements into system solutions.
• Collaborate with end‑users to gather and define business requirements.

Team Involvement

• Participate in Association‑wide activities such as engagement and fundraising goals, internal event teams, task committees, gameday receptions, Distinguished Alumni Gala, and other external events as required.
• Serve as an ambassador by meeting Team Expectations and fostering relationships with students and other Texas A&M constituents.
• Exemplify core values: Respect, Excellence, Loyalty, Leadership, Integrity, Service.

Requirements

• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Ability to work 12 to 15 hours each week; proficiency in SQL and relational databases such as SQL Server or MySQL.
• Preferred: Experience or exposure to Salesforce software; knowledge of or experience with CRM systems, ERP platforms, or backend development.

• Physical Capacity Requirements: Ability to sit or stand for long periods on occasion and carry objects up to 10 pounds; ability to work at a desk with heavy use of keyboard and monitor.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.

• Education: Currently working toward a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, MIS, or a similar field from Texas A&M University.
• Preferred: Currently working toward a master’s degree in the same fields from Texas A&M University.

• Supervision: Receives direction from the Director of Information Systems; does not supervise others.

Schedule

Ability to work 12 to 15 hours each week.