Application Programmer-Developer

Position Title
Application Programmer-Developer

Position Number
097221

Department
Information Technology Service - 205400

Description of University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

Minimum Qualifications

Relevant Master’s degree and 2-4 years of experience; or relevant Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

License/Certification Required

License/Certification should be consistent with the minimum requirements for the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the Application Programmer-Developer is to plan, develop, deploy, and maintain academics-focused enterprise applications for Academic Technologies to enhance teaching and learning to the benefit of faculty and student users.

• The selected applicant will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications administered by Academic Technologies, which includes the enterprise learning management system ( LMS ) and several other supporting applications.
• Work involves project management of large and small-scale solutions, including the collection of requirements from stakeholders, analysis, development, and deployment of internal software applications, as well as the integration of third-party products into our environment.
• Specific tasks will include usage forecasting, needs assessments, application design, programming, application configuration, and change management.
• In this environment, the selected candidate will be expected to work proficiently with software development, testing, debugging, and management tools such as Eclipse, Xdebug, Behat, Git, and Apache JMeter. Proficiency is expected in several languages and frameworks, including PHP, . NET, SQL, shell scripting, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS .
• Also expected is successful experience deploying applications using UNIX /Linux, Apache, Windows Server, Azure, IIS, Amazon Web Services ( VPC, EC2, RDS ), and VMware vSphere.
• Additionally, the selected applicant will monitor and manage the resources required for the operation of our learning technologies.
• Some supervision of part-time staff and student workers may also be necessary.

This position has the opportunity to work remotely, guided by the University and UNC System policies.

Suggested Salary Range
Commensurate with experience and education.

Physical Demands of Position

Typical physical demands of a professional position within a university, including ordinary office-related lifting, possible installation of computers and or servers, ability to travel comfortably and frequently to offices in other areas of campus.

Special Instructions to Applicants

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of three professional references with contact information

This position has the opportunity to work remotely, guided by the University and UNC System policies.

AA/EEO Statement

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

Important Contacts:

Associate Vice Chancellor of Human Resources/Affirmative Action
Office of Human Resources
330 University Hall Dr.
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3187
hr@appstate.edu

Office of Title IX Compliance
123 I.G. Greer Hall
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-2144
titleix@appstate.edu

ADA /504 Coordinator & EEO Officer
224 Joyce Lawrence Lane/Suite 112 Anne Belk Hall
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-3056
equalopportunity@appstate.edu

We at Appalachian State University are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence both locally and globally.

Diversity and Inclusion at Appalachian

We at Appalachian State University are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence both locally and globally.

We understand that the successful implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence is the responsibility of the entire university community, including alumni and official university governing bodies. A diverse campus community supports an influx of broad and distinct ideas that increase learning opportunities and strengthen the impact of our community as we work collectively to achieve a just experience for all.

We actively encourage, support, and promote a global mindset and an equitable environment where all will know that they belong and are safe to express their culture, identity, values, ideas, opinions, and creativity. We are committed to creating a culture of equity opportunity for all, one that has an expectation of fairness, justice, and equity-minded practice at all levels of the university community.

Quick Link
https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/37766

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