Posting Number:

PG193566EP

Internal Recruitment :

No

Working Title:

Web Developer

Anticipated Hiring Range:

$65,000 - $69,558

Work Schedule:

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Job Location:

Raleigh, NC

Department :

Engineering - Web Services

About the Department:

The Web Services team develops business websites and applications that improve the operations of the college and its department in support of students and faculty. They work with multiple data systems to analyze and automate processes. Information Technology and Engineering Computing Services (ITECS) is charged with providing a world-class computing environment for the faculty, staff and students of the College of Engineering at NC State University. ITECS fulfills this charge through a combination of direct IT support activities, active collaboration and partnership with other IT support entities within the college, with other IT support groups (OIT, DELTA, Academic units), and with our faculty, staff and student constituencies. ITECS staff provide technical leadership and capability in their core competencies both within the College of Engineering and to the University technical community as a whole.

Essential Job Duties:

This position is part of the ITECS Web Service team. This team designs, develops, tests and modifies software used by various constituencies inside the College of Engineering. The position will have a primary focus on development of business-critical web-based applications. Development work will be done in a LAMP stack using a Laravel framework and other technologies as needed.

This position develops business websites and applications that improve the operations of the college and its departments in support of students and faculty. It works with multiple data systems to analyze and automate processes. Some examples of technical solutions created by this position are:

• ABET Program Assessment Tool (PAT)
• Engineering Online Student Registration Portal
• Engineering Foundation Donation Tracker

This position maintains legacy systems written in PHP, JavaScript, and HTML using MySQL and MariaDB databases with various technology stack libraries such as jQuery. It also creates and updates new software in Laravel (a PHP and HTML object-oriented Model-View-Controller framework) in the Github repository system. The position creates sites that are coded in Vuetify and rendered according to Material Design principles.

This position provides maintenance for ITECS custom software including:

• Analyzing the implication(s) of changes in the technology on which the software is dependent.
• Fixing problems (bugs) in response to issues.
• Making system modifications, e.g. sanitizing a legacy system prior to handing it over to other IT units.
• Updating a historical and/or obsolete web-system technology to work under a new framework.
• Problem analysis of computer systems.
• Construction of Application Programming Interfaces (API) that use data in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).

Other Responsibilities:

This position must keep abreast of emerging and current architectures, technologies, and methods including:

• Laravel, Eloquent and PHP code scripting and frameworks.
• Vue.js and Vuetify front-end frameworks.
• Maria DB and Oracle database architectures.
• Agile software methodologies and Scrum form and practice.
• Sprint planning and execution using Kanban methods for executing team-based software development projects.

This position provides second tier technical support for all application systems created by ITECS including:

• Responding to and diagnosing probable cause(s) of incidents in ServiceNow.
• Assessing risk of software and data modifications.
• Interpreting specifications from subject matter experts.
• Remediating software in preparation for operational environment changes.
• Making required modifications to software to close issues.
• Engaging appropriate other university organizations in achieving resolutions.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree OR
• Bachelor’s degree with zero – two years of relevant experience OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience

Other Required Qualifications:

Technical skills require detailed knowledge and application of:

• Relational data design and architectures
• Relational data normalization – how data is organized to minimize data redundancy and maximum integrity
• ACID Compliance – a set of expectations that ensure database transactions are processed in a reliable way, resulting in correctness (ACID stands for atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability.)
• Transactionalization – how multiple database operations are grouped into single units where all or none of a group of operations takes effect with the database – typically used to prevent inconsistent data should part of a group fail and other parts succeed
• SQL DQL (Data Query Language) – how data and aggregations of data are coherently retrieved
• SQL DML (Data Manipulation Language) – how data and aggregations of data are coherently created, modified and deleted
• SQL DDL (Data Definition Language) – how database structures are defined and those definitions modified
• SQL DCL (Data Control Language) – how database access and other aspects of database operations are controlled
• Relational Integrity – how parts of a database relate to other parts and how to have the database enforce relationships required to maintain consistency in those relationships

This position must be able to participate in all aspects of planning and execution of software development for all application systems developed by ITECS across all project phases including:

• Conception
• Architecture
• Design
• Implementation
• Testing
• User acceptance
• Application transition and maintenance
• Application retirement

The skills required for this participation include:

• Storyboarding
• Work breakdown and allocation
• Task structuring and resource allocation
• Scheduling, estimation to completion and progress to completion
• Operating an Agile Scrum/Sprint/Kanban-based team project structure including reorganization based on mid-project changes and re-prioritizations.
• High level ability to translate customer specifications into working, secure and tested code.

Preferred Qualifications:

N/A

Required License(s) or Certification(s):

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required:

No

Commercial Driver's License required:

No

Job Open Date:

08/02/2024

Anticipated Close Date:

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please include a cover letter and resume as attachments.

Position Number:

00104703

Position Type:

EHRA Non-Faculty

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week):

1.0

Appointment:

12 Month Recurring

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather:

Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events:

Mandatory - Medical Emergencies

Department ID:

143601 - Engineering-computer Fees

AA/EEO:

NC State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. Individuals with disabilities requiring disability-related accommodations in the application and interview process are welcome to contact 919-515-3148 to speak with a representative at the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.

If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. Degree(s) must be obtained prior to start date in order to meet qualifications and receive credit.

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