Principal Programmer Analyst - Tufts Technology Services
- Employer
- Tufts University
- Location
- Medford, MA
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- Administrative Jobs
- Technology, Analysts & Programming
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Across our diverse and creative teams, we engage and focus our collective talent to strengthen Tufts’ strategic IT capabilities. To keep pace with our community’s emerging needs, we continue to evolve our competencies across four main families of practice, including Planning and Design, Service Delivery and Operations, Data Strategy, and Academic Technology.
Thinking and acting strategically with technology occurs through strong partnerships and an engaged community. Additionally, for technologies to take on integral meaning to our work, we also need reliable and consistent support in using them. With staff across all of Tufts’ campuses, as well as a 24x7 IT Service Desk, we collaborate with schools and divisions to meet the demands of a global, mobile community and to enable the broadest possible access.
Come join our collaborative, flexible work environment, where leadership is valued at all levels of the organization, and opportunities abound to work with leading technologies and learn new skills.
Reporting directly to the Manager, Student Systems, the Principal Programmer/Analyst must be able to work both independently and in a team environment, providing expert client management skills. Key job responsibilities include understanding business requirements; providing technical leadership and mentorship; leveraging functionality provided by the delivered vendor application (PeopleSoft) and, where appropriate, designing technical specifications for customized code that may include working with external vendor applications and processes. Further responsibilities include providing written documentation on designs and process flows; developing and unit testing application code (using PeopleCode, Application Engine, XML Publisher, XML/XSLT, SQL, and SnapLogic); providing written end-user documentation for clients; providing expert client service and support to the Tufts University user community; recommending process improvements, and engaging the appropriate users in team efforts to implement technology solutions; and assuring quality and adhering to organizational standards and software development best practices.
QualificationsBasic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years’ related work experience.
- Expertise and at least 6 years of experience using PeopleTools (8.55 and above) to develop customized PeopleSoft solutions including the use of PeopleCode, Application Engine, and Component Interfaces.
- Expertise and at least 6 years of experience writing SQL and/or SQL stored procedures in a relational database.
- Demonstrated experience with writing technical specifications and design documents that are clear to developers and reflective of business requirements.
- Knowledge of common web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, XML, and SnapLogic.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate with customers, analysts, and others - understanding and interpreting their requirements and then writing technical specifications that are clear to developers and analysts.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask, set goals and priorities and work effectively under pressure from multiple competing, sometimes changing, priorities and deadlines.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in higher education.
- Previous consulting experience.
- Experience implementing or supporting workflow using PeopleSoft and supporting web services integration, preferably using PeopleSoft Integration Broker.
- Experience with interfacing between PeopleSoft systems (i.e. HRMS and Finance).
- Understanding of user interface design and user-centered design principles.
Special Work Schedule Requirements:
Occasional evening or weekend work, as well as the ability to participate in a 24x7 on call rotation for major incident support activities.
An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer.
Equal Opportunity Employer – minority/females/veterans/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Medford/Somerville
Job: IT (Information Technology)
Organization: Tufts Technology Services
Employee Status: Regular
Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: Jun 3, 2019, 2:23:21 PM
Organization
Tufts University is a leader in American higher education – distinctive for its success as a moderately-sized teaching and research university. Our ‘university on a hill‘ is a collection of colleges and academic departments independently recognized for their public service in our local communities, across the country, and around the world.
Working at Tufts University
Across the university you’ll discover talented and committed members of our staff and faculty who share an enthusiasm and a deep commitment to Tufts. We are collectively bound by our pursuit of knowledge and truth, and driven by our common values and aspirations. The strength of these values is reflected in our willingness to look at problems from new perspectives and challenge the status quo.
T10 strategic initiatives
An organization’s priorities can tell you a great deal about the culture. The T10 Strategic Plan provides a window into how our values impact our work as a university and how we work with each other as people. The plan’s initiatives are deliberately ambitious and far reaching – including our Foundational Initiatives that address each employee’s stewardship of limited resources and our plan to engage with and celebrate both our commonalities and differences. These strategic commitments represent who we are and guide what we will become.
Our culture
At the heart of Tufts’ distinctive culture is a commitment to diversity of thought, openness, and the inclusion of people who represent differing experiences and points of view. Our staff, students and faculty represent over 100 countries of origin but with shared values that make us more alike than we are different.
What we value:
Making an impact – We seek out new innovative ways to improve the quality of life of individuals and societies around the world, and at home.
Personal worth – The individual human being must be at the heart of every interaction in which individual differences are understood, valued, and cultivated.
Mindful leadership – Leadership brings with it tremendous possibilities and equally important responsibilities. Our leadership is visible in our words and actions, and the impact we have on the lives of those we serve.
Community – Our connection to each other through learning, arts, culture, sports, and through making an impact, brings us together and enhances our collective well-being.
Progressive learning – Our preparation for complex challenges and changes requires a commitment to lifelong learning, a willingness to challenge accepted thinking, and a sense of urgency in implementing new practices.
What matters?
A university setting provides employees the opportunity to contribute to the well-being of their colleagues, our global community, and their individual professional development. Staff, faculty and researchers embrace the responsibility, and privilege, that working at Tufts provides. While not every employee will have the opportunity to connect personally with the individuals who benefit from Tufts’ research and outreach initiatives, at the end of the day, we all understand just how much our day-to-day work matters.
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