Sr. Systems Programmer/Analyst

Sr. Systems Programmer/Analyst

Position Category: Staff (Exempt)
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: 1
Location: Thousand Oaks

University Background:
The mission of California Lutheran University is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice. Founded in 1959 in beautiful Ventura County, the university has an enrollment of about 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students who come from across the nation and around the world from a diversity of backgrounds, cultures and faiths. As a federally recognized Hispanic-Serving Institution, Cal Lutheran is looking for candidates with a dedication to and success in working in diverse communities. The university is committed to an inclusive learning and work environment that values individual differences and respects each person’s dignity.

Basic Function:
The Sr. Systems Programmer/Analyst is responsible for providing technical expertise to assure data integrity by managing, maintaining and supporting the administrative database for the University.

Representative Duties:

• Provide technical expertise to assure data integrity for the university’s administrative system and related systems. E
• Write, debug, and maintain code using Colleague Studio and other supported development tools. E
• Assess, develop, test, and maintain new or existing applications and integrations between Ellucian Colleague and Third-Party systems using Unidata scripting, ETLs, REST APIs. E
• Support the data reporting and data management function by creating reporting using SQL and analyzing complex data.
• Administer, install and upgrade the University’s centrally managed systems. Act as a technical lead on projects. E
• Maintain consistency and security of the data in the administrative system. E
• Develop and maintain documentation, procedures, and training materials for technical and functional University staff.
• Stay current with Ellucian updates and attend Ellucian and programming language training required to fulfill responsibilities.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

E = Essential Duties

Knowledge Of:

• Administrative computing systems and systems management within a higher education environment.
• Latest version of Ellucian Colleague.
• Database theories, practices and maintenance.
• Best practices in data security and integrity.

Ability To:

• Provide technical expertise to assure data integrity.
• Manage, maintain and support the administrative database for the University.
• Design data relationships and provide corresponding systems programming support.
• Provide for system consistency and security.
• Identify problems and recommend and implement solutions.
• Read and interpret reference manuals.
• Communicate technical issues in a non-technical manner to users.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Work independently with little direction.
• Plan and organize work.

Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination equivalent to: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and seven year’s experience in computer operations, database administration or user support.

Preferred Qualifications:
At least seven years’ experience with Ellucian Colleague Report Writing (including SQL Reporting Services) SQL Server and Unidata expertiseProject Management experienceExperience with all Colleague Modules (Envision, WebAdvisor, Workflow and ELF programming. UniBasic, UniQuery, UniObjects, TOOL Kit and Colleague Studio) Experience with Version Control Software (e.g. git, subversion).Experience building, deploying and managing an application in various environments.Experience creating and consuming REST APIs.Experience developing solutions to synchronize data between various applications.

Licenses and Other Requirements:
None

Physical Abilities:


Working Environment:
Office environment with frequent interruptions; requires some night and/or evening work to complete work in off-peak periods

Posting Number: Staff004482020
Number of Vacancies:
Desired Start Date: 11/08/2021
Position End Date:
Open Date: 10/14/2021
Close Date: 12/12/2021
Open Until Filled: No

Application Procedure/Special Instructions:


To apply, visit https://careers.callutheran.edu/postings/8317

California Lutheran University is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment for all persons, regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable law. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program, activity or facility of the University on the basis of these factors in a manner consistent with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, ordinances, orders and rules, and University’s policies, procedures, and processes.

Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process can be provided to individuals with qualifying disabilities. Please contact the Human Resources Department for further information or to request an accommodation.

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