Manager, Applications & Data Systems

Purpose

The Manager, Applications & Data Systems provides hands‑on technical leadership for CCCSE’s web applications, survey and data systems, relational databases, integrations, and operational technology platforms. This position is the primary technical owner of CCCSE’s Python/Django application platform, which is under active development as part of a broader modernization effort, and leads the connected applications, databases, survey‑technology, and data‑exchange environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, test, document, and deploy secure Python/Django applications, APIs, and integrations that support CCCSE operations and institution‑facing services, including front‑end development, databases, authentication, authorization, and institution‑level data‑access controls.
• Provide technical leadership across CCCSE’s applications, databases, survey platforms, integrations, and operational technology; lead application‑level data exchanges and resolve complex application, database, authentication, access‑control, and integration issues.
• Coordinate with staff responsible for AWS and University infrastructure rather than directly administering those platforms.
• Improve connections among applications, databases, and workflows to reduce manual work, strengthen data consistency, and improve maintainability; recommend modernization and migration priorities and implement routine improvements.
• Work with CCCSE staff to analyze processes, gather requirements, and deliver usable solutions supporting survey administration, participant and institution management, events, analytics, and other internal operations.
• Supervise and mentor a junior IT staff member; review technical work; establish development and testing standards; maintain documentation that reduces dependence on individual employees, consultants, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of progressively responsible professional software‑development experience.
• Professional expertise developing, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and supporting production Python and Django applications, including secure, database‑driven web applications and modern front‑end technologies.
• Experience designing, querying, and optimizing applications that use Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or other relational database platforms.
• Experience integrating systems through APIs, scheduled processes, authentication and role‑based access controls, imports/exports, file exchanges, webhooks, or similar methods.
• Experience integrating web applications with analytics, reporting, business‑intelligence, or embedded‑dashboard platforms, including secure user access and troubleshooting.
• Experience using Git, code review, automated testing, and production release practices, including coordination with infrastructure or cloud administrators.
• Experience assuming ownership of inherited applications, data environments, or integrations; planning their maintenance, modernization, replacement, or integration; and providing sustained technical direction and mentoring.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating applications with Qualtrics through its APIs and with relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or comparable platforms.
• Experience working with vendors or managed‑service providers, including technical escalation, acceptance review, knowledge transfer, and coordination.
• Experience modernizing or integrating applications within a mixed technology environment.
• Experience maintaining architecture, interface, deployment, and operational documentation; applying web‑accessibility standards; and using application monitoring and structured logging.

Salary Range

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment with manual dexterity and repetitive keyboard use.
• Occasional pushing, pulling, and moving up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional schedule flexibility may be needed to support production releases, time‑sensitive survey operations, or critical system issues.
• Position is exempt from FLSA and not eligible for employer‑sponsored work authorization.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• Three work references with contact information (at least one from a supervisor)