Applications Programmer OR Applications Programmer, Intermediate OR Applications Programmer, Senior

Northern Arizona University

Special Information

• This position is an on-site, remote or hybrid position which allows the incumbent to complete their work at both an NAU site, campus, or facility and at a non-centralized site with or without accommodation.
• This position is posted for Applications Programmer, Applications Programmer, Intermediate, or Applications Programmer, Senior.

About the Department/College

NAU Information Technology Services (NAU ITS) is the university's official technology department. ITS provides technology services, products, and support for the Lumberjack community.

About the Position

Applications Programmer and Applications Programmer, Intermediate: Under general supervision, participates in the development, maintenance, and production support of Oracle/PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (PS HCM - HR/Payroll), Campus Solutions (PS CS - Student Administration) and Financials Management (PS FMS Financials Management System) applications.

Applications Programmer, Senior: Under minimal supervision, participates in the development, maintenance, and production support of Oracle/PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (PS HCM - HR/Payroll), Campus Solutions (PS CS - Student Administration) and Financials Management (PS FMS - Financials Management System) applications.

Responsibilities Include

Applications Programmer:

• 75% - Development: Modifies and writes application programming code as required for moderately complex functions. Creates and modifies the programming objects required for the PeopleSoft system such as pages, records, processes, etc. using the Oracle delivered integrated development environment.
• 10% - Analysis: Coordinates with users and other members of ITS or NAU departments on modifications, fixes, and implementation of new functionality for assigned areas during phases of development and testing. Assists users and more senior developers in analyzing and defining system design requirements, technical documents, and procedural flows when developing and implementing projects.
• 5% - Research: Performs research to resolve issues and develops usage skills with integrated/external systems used by NAU, 3rd party vendors, and peer institutions.
• 5% - Document: Creates documentation of work performed according to established procedures, gathers/organizes information on problems or procedures, and performs data analysis for improvements. Assists in the development of system development specifications of requirement as assigned.
• 5% - Other: Perform other duties as assigned. On-call duties may be required for this position.

Applications Programmer, Intermediate:

• 75% - Development: Modifies and writes application programming code as required for moderately complex functions. Creates and modifies the programming objects required for the PeopleSoft system such as pages, records, processes, etc. using the Oracle delivered integrated development environment.
• 10% - Analysis: Coordinates with users and other members of ITS or NAU departments on modifications, fixes, and implementation of new functionality for assigned areas during phases of development and testing. Assists users in analyzing and defining system design requirements, technical documents, and procedural flows when developing and implementing projects.
• 5% - Research: Performs research to resolve issues and develops usage skills with integrated/external systems used by NAU, 3rd party vendors, and peer institutions.
• 5% - Document: Creates documentation of work performed according to established procedures, gathers/organizes information on problems or procedures, and performs data analysis for improvements. Assists in the development of system specifications, programming guidelines, and other policy and procedure documentation as assigned.
• 5% - Other: Perform other duties as assigned. On-call duties may be required for this position.

Applications Programmer, Senior:

• 75% - Development: Modifies and writes application programming code as required for both simple and complex functions. Creates and modifies the programming objects required for the PeopleSoft system such as pages, records, processes, etc. using the Oracle delivered integrated development environment.
• 10% - Analysis: Coordinates with users and other members of ITS or NAU departments on modifications, fixes, and implementation of new functionality for assigned areas during phases of development and testing. Assists users in analyzing and defining system design requirements, technical documents, and procedural flows when developing and implementing projects. Provides functional office direction and high-level integration testing support for Oracle/PeopleSoft upgrades, updates and fixes implementations, and testing. Provides technical expertise and assistance to less experienced developers to meet departmental/programming standards and procedures, and/or to enhance technical skill.
• 5% - Research: Performs research to resolve issues and develops usage skills with integrated/external systems used by NAU, 3rd party vendors and peer institutions.
• 5% - Document: Creates documentation of work performed according to established procedures, gathers/organizes information on problems or procedures, and performs data analysis for improvements. Assists in the development of system specifications, programming guidelines, and other policy and procedure documentation as assigned.
• 5% - Other: Perform other duties as assigned. On-call duties may be required for this position.

Minimum Qualifications

Applications Programmer: High school degree, and 1-2 years of programming or enterprise application system experience.

Applications Programmer, Intermediate: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, and 2-4 years of programming or enterprise application system experience.

Applications Programmer, Senior: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, and 3-5 years of programming or enterprise application system experience. A combination of related education, experience, and training may be used as an equivalent to the above Minimum Qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

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Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

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Compensation

Applications Programmer: Salary range begins at $58,882. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

Applications Programmer, Intermediate: Salary range begins at $67,714. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.

Applications Programmer, Senior: Salary range begins at $89,884. Annual salary commensurate with candidate's qualifications and related experience.