Application Developer, Lead

Development Operations (DevOps): CI/CD Pipelines, Build Automation, Release Management, Environment Management

Source Control: Git, Pull Requests, Code Reviews, Branching Strategies

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

· Mentor, instruct, and support team members in best practices, tools, and processes.

Application Support

· Respond to customer reports of issues, performance anomalies, and general inquiries.

· Troubleshoot application code and design solutions.

· Develop, test, and debug software patches and fixes.

Requirements and Systems Analysis

· Define system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding.

· Analyze and document business processes and functional requirements.

· Evaluate the business impact of applying technology solutions.

· Translate functional requirements into detailed technical specifications.

Application Programming

· Design programs, code, test, debug, and document software applications.

· Ensure code quality and maintainability through best practices.

Project Management

· Identify necessary resources and develop project plans and schedules.

· Facilitate project meetings and coordinate team activities.

· Monitor and report project status to management and customers.

Communication

· Participate in regular meetings with management and customers.

· Provide updates on project progress and application support activities.

Version and Configuration Control

· Code review for features and fixes.

· Configuration updates for business logic changes.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Candidates will be most competitive with:

· Solid understanding of web development fundamentals, including:

o HTML semantics, document structure, and accessibility principles

o CSS selectors, inheritance, specificity, layout techniques, and responsive design

o JavaScript fundamentals and advanced concepts such as closures, asynchronous programming, event handling, and DOM manipulation

· Working knowledge of AWS cloud services, including core services such as Lambda, EC2, ECS, S3, API Gateway, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, and Secrets Manager.

· Experience working within large, enterprise-grade application codebases utilizing modern web technologies such as Node.js, Angular, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.

· Demonstrated ability to design, develop, troubleshoot, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including build automation, deployment orchestration, release scheduling, environment management, and secrets management.

· Strong proficiency in SQL, including data modeling, query optimization, stored procedures, joins, indexing, transaction management, and database troubleshooting.

· Experience with utilizing Git-based source control workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and release management practices.

Additional Information

• This position is based in Atlanta and requires on-site work. Remote and hybrid arrangements are not available.
• Georgia State University offers a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity. The posted salary range represents the minimum to midpoint of the position's established pay grade.