Senior Banner Developer Programmer

Description

Number of Vacancies: 1

Position Status: Full- Time, Regular

Pay Plan, Series & Grade: DS0058/2B

Salary Range: $100,581- $120,624

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

( Note: Eligible for a COLA)

Brief Description of Duties

The Senior Banner Programmer will serve as a development Banner application and business data expert. The position requires hands-on expertise with Banner systems including Banner Job Submission, posting, data imports, data exports, baseline and modified C Programs, shell scripts and other Banner related processes as well as in-depth knowledge of functional business processes in the Finance, Student, Admissions and Financial Aid modules. This includes the ability to appropriately correct Banner Finance issues, develop and process data files and API imports/exports between non-Banner systems. The Sr. Programmer will need to create advanced Oracle SQL scripts and reports to analyze and validate data then create advanced PL/SQL programs to manipulate the data and capture exceptions. The programmer will develop robust and automated processes to translate, import and export data between Banner and external systems using delimited TXT,XML and other files, Banner and external APIs and Web Services. The position requires a strong analytical mindset, advanced Oracle SQL and PL/SQL expertise. In addition, the Senior Banner Programmer will develop and support any necessary enhancements to Banner or other applications directed.

Reporting to the Director of Applications, the Senior Banner Programmer will assist our Oracle Banner DBA with Banner infrastructure projects, take the lead in Banner customizations, data integrations and provide technical training and documentation for other programmers and power users. This position requires experience, organization, creativity and attention-to-detail. As a subject-expert, the Programmer is expected to have excellent team-working, training skills and a willingness to learn from other subject-experts in order to achieve the best possible solution and raise the collective knowledge of our information systems family.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Programming 90%

• Support the development and technical functionality of UDC’s business applications, including Ellucian's Banner (Student, Finance, Financial Aid, and Admissions).
• Consults with management, development team as well as department representatives and analysts to design, prototype, test, debug, document and deploy secure programs and reports to meet user needs.
• Integrate enterprise applications with complex third-party applications, develop complex analytical reports, and develop new robust and secure reporting and transactional web applications using Oracle and other development tools.
• Incumbent is a technical expert on the Banner system, processes and data. Provides technical development support for Banner Finance, Financial Aid, Student and related systems. Able to apply extensive experience to quickly learn and adapt to additional or other Banner modules.
• Works closely with technical and non-technical users to define requirements, resolve issues and create advanced PL/SQL programs to manipulate data.
• Analyze end-user functions to develop scripts, programs and dashboards to automate processes.
• Create, develop, troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and maintain current data integrations between Banner and 3rd-party applications.
• Work through all phases of program development, from analysis, design and code phase through the end-user training phase and post-release modification phase. Develop complete, meaningful documentation.
• Assist management, Banner DBA’s and other team members with Banner development projects. Take the lead in customizations/enhancements, data integrations and provide technical training and documentation for other programmers and power users.

Other Duties and Responsibilities 10%

• Complete special projects as assigned.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Ellucian Banner development experience is a must. Former Ellucian employee preferred.
• 8 years of progressively responsible computer programming and analysis experience with Banner and Oracle.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science or business, or equivalent training and applied experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive Programming, business analysis experience with Ellucian Banner 8 and 9.
• Experience in analyzing data, developing and tuning complex Oracle SQL.
• Experience developing advanced PL/SQL objects with robust error handling.
• Experience developing and supporting system data feeds and integration between Banner and other systems.
• Experience developing reports and other jobs in Evisions Argos and Form Fusion.
• Other Reporting tools such as Tableau or Cognos a plus
• Experience consulting with end-users and gathering requirements needed to create business and functional program or reporting specifications.
• Experience working in Linux/Unix and Windows operating system environments
• Java experience is preferred
• SQL Server experience a plus.
• Experience with Identity Management systems
• Banner Extensibility and Ethos Integrations a plus
• Experience with GIT, GITHUB or other toolkits
• Groovy and Grails knowledge is a plus

Required Competencies

• Eagerness to Learn
• Excellent Team Working Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Training skills
• Positive Attitude
• Communication Skills
• Customer Service

Information to Applicant

Collective Bargaining Unit (Non-Union): This position is not in the collective bargaining unit.

Employment Benefits
Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation) and sick leave and will be covered under the University of the District of Columbia' s retirement plan (TIAA-CREF).

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity ore expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, genetic information, disability or political affiliation.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code, Section 2-1401.01 et. seq., (Act) the University of the District of Columbia does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is also prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

Veterans Preference: Applicants claiming veterans preference must submit official proof at the time of application.

Residency Preference: The Residency Preference Amendment Act of 1988, D.C. Law 7-203, created a system in which provides that any applicant for employment in the Career or Educational Services who is a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia may claim a residency reference at the time of application. An applicant selected for an appointment based on District residency will be required to submit no less than eight (8) proofs of bona fide District residency. Bona fide District residency must be maintained from the date of appointment to the position for seven (7) consecutive years. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the (7) year period will result in forfeiture of employment.

Drug-Free Workplace: Pursuant to the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the individual selected to fill this position will, as a condition of employment, be required to notify his/her immediate supervisor, in writing, not later than five (5) days after conviction of any criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace.

Background Investigation: Employment with the University of the District of Columbia is contingent upon a satisfactory background investigation. The determination of a 'satisfactory background investigation' is made at the sole discretion of the University of the District of Columbia. The University may refuse to hire a finalist, rescind an offer of employment to a finalist or review and may terminate the employment of a current employee based on the results of a background investigation.

Disposition of Resume: Resumes received outside the area of consideration and/or after the closing date will not be given consideration. You must resubmit your resume to receive consideration for any subsequent advertised position vacancies. For the purpose of employment, resumes are not considered job applications. Therefore, if selected for employment a UDC application will be required.

Job Offers: Official Job Offers are made by the University of the District of Columbia, Office of Human Resources Only.

Contact Information: All inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed to UDC Office of Human Resources at (202) 274-5020.

The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.