Sr. Enterprise System Programmer

About the role

The Senior Enterprise System Programmer leads the technical functions of enterprise application development at the University of Texas at San Antonio, a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university and Carnegie R1-designated institution advancing knowledge, social mobility, and public health across South Texas and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Develop, utilize, and maintain enterprise web and mobile applications, including application security, in accordance with software requirements and UTSA community objectives.
• Design and help architect large-scale web-based applications using 3-Tier software architecture and agile methodology.
• Support projects through the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC): design, development, testing, and production release.
• Collaborate with the enterprise Data Architect and Enterprise user interface Designer to design and develop layouts for web, Windows, and mobile applications.
• Architect and develop software solutions used university-wide to support student, faculty, and staff services, ERP systems, and other university business functions.
• Develop prototypes using functional specifications for software projects.
• Conduct code reviews, provide improvement feedback, and document/report findings.
• Utilize source control management tools and evaluate new standards, technologies, and trends in design, development, and delivery with the Web Solution Architect.
• Support and maintain implementation of complex off-the-shelf components or applications requiring development.
• Consult with key customers and external entities to define business requirements, create technical strategies, and provide technical support to drive solutions to implementation.
• Provide feedback on testing, usability, requirements, UML diagrams, and software development processes, policies, procedures, and coding standards.
• Collaborate with database administrators and the Database Architect on the design, development, testing, and implementation of custom applications.
• Identify system deficiencies and develop and implement solutions.
• Meet development deadlines and schedules, deliver high-quality products, and prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Initiate, develop, and maintain effective working relationships; follow through on commitments; foster mutual trust with team members.
• Troubleshoot and correct performance problems related to web, desktop, and mobile applications; provide technical assistance and training.
• Assist with special projects, new technologies, and deadlines as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Five years of related work experience.
• Ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Ellucian SaaS products (Dataconnect, Ellucian Workflow, Experience, etc.) and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with Axiom Elite Integrations.
• Familiarity with PL/SQL development.
• Design, develop, and implement business process automations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with systems design, programming, and scripting.
• Ability to recognize when to escalate a procedural issue.
• Skill in developing documentation, providing customer support, and training users.
• Ability to proactively learn, adapt to, and use new hardware/software technologies.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to deliver tasks on time, manage rapidly changing priorities, and handle multiple efforts.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with mature judgment.
• Well-developed customer service skills and proven ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships.
• Commitment to staying abreast of new and emerging technology solutions through training and technology briefings.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a broad team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• High proficiency using Microsoft Office.

Working Conditions

• Office and data processing environment with occasional exposure to extreme cold and risk of electrical shock.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Occasional evening and weekend work.
• Occasional travel to meetings, training sessions, or multiple university-owned campuses and leased spaces.
• Required to be on stand-by call status, carrying a pager, cell phone, or two-way radio and respond to after-hours emergency calls.
• Stand-by call status may include evenings, after hours, odd hours, shift work, weekends, and/or holidays as needed.
• Flexibility in scheduling may be required.

Physical Demands

• Ability to push, pull, or lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, feel, and/or use repetitive motions.
• Repetitive motions may include wrists, hands, and/or fingers; reaching overhead, at or below shoulder level.
• Work primarily on campus; travel and parking expenses are the employee’s responsibility.