"IT Senior Programmer/Team Lead"

Position Overview

The Senior Programmer / Technical Lead works within a standards-based, collaborative development environment to design, develop, maintain, and support enterprise applications and integrations. This role contributes high-quality code, provides advanced technical guidance, and supports a variety of development initiatives using modern, secure, and efficient practices.

The incumbent must be adaptable and flexible, as technical focus areas may shift based on organizational priorities. The position may lead small development teams or serve as a technical lead throughout the software development lifecycle. Continuous professional development is expected, particularly in areas critical to the organization, including web-based application development, system integrations, and mentoring other programmers.

Effective communication with peers, campus partners, data providers, and management is essential to ensuring timely delivery of well-documented, standards-compliant solutions.

KU is not able to provide H-1B sponsorship for this position.

Job Description

35% - Application Development and Support

• Designs, develops, maintains, and supports software applications, integrations, and web-based systems independently or as part of a small, standards-driven team.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to improve automation, efficiency, performance, security, and maintainability.

20% - Problem Solving and Solution Design

• Researches, analyzes, and develops solutions to complex technical problems in alignment with project requirements, functional needs, and enterprise architecture standards.

15% - Collaboration and Technical Leadership

• Collaborates with functional stakeholders, developers, and members of the university community to understand project requirements and institutional context.
• May lead project teams or serve as the technical lead for developers throughout the software development lifecycle.

10% - Technical Strategy and Architecture

• Contributes technical expertise toward the development of complex technical strategies supporting institutional initiatives, systems, and applications.

10% - Quality Standards and Code Review

• Ensures all deliverables meet established development standards, security requirements, and architectural guidelines.
• Actively participates in and promotes a team culture of code walkthroughs, peer review, and knowledge sharing.

5% - Communication and Reporting

• Maintains regular communication with the Unit Manager, providing project status updates, technical insights, and knowledge transfer to clients and peers.

5% - Other Duties

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED and seven (7) years of relevant experience, or Associate's degree and five (5) years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of relevant experience.
2. Three (3) years of professional experience writing and maintaining complex SQL queries in a production environment.
3. Two (2) years of professional experience developing and supporting Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) solutions in a production environment.
4. Two (2) years of professional experience developing and supporting production web-based APIs (REST and/or SOAP).
5. Two (2) years of professional experience working with relational database management systems (MySQL and/or Oracle) in a production environment.
6. Two (2) years of professional experience working in a UNIX-based operating system environment (Linux preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

1. Professional experience developing applications using object-oriented programming languages or frameworks, as evidenced by application materials.
2. Professional experience working with Oracle Integration Cloud, as evidenced by application materials.
3. Professional experience working with Oracle Financials Cloud, including OTBI and/or security configuration, as evidenced by application materials.
4. Professional experience developing or supporting database-centric applications in a production environment, as evidenced by application materials.
5. Professional experience requiring regular communication or collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, as evidenced by application materials.
6. Professional experience creating or maintaining technical documentation (e.g., system, integration, or support documentation), as evidenced by application materials.
7. Professional experience working with PeopleTools and/or PeopleCode, as evidenced by application materials.
8. Professional experience developing or supporting XML-based applications or integrations, as evidenced by application materials.
9. Professional experience participating in software architecture or system analysis activities, as evidenced by application materials.
10. Professional experience working with one or more middleware technologies--such as application servers, directory services (LDAP), and/or authentication and authorization frameworks--as evidenced by application materials.

Contact Information to Applicants

Vickye Kozlowski
vickye@ku.edu
(785) 864-0493

Additional Candidate Instruction

In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume.
• List of three (3) professional references.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application review begins Friday, March 13, 2026 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.

Advertised Salary Range

$81,600 - $82,250 commensurate with experience

Application Review Begins

13-Mar-2026

Anticipated Start Date

29-Mar-2026

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

FTE

1.0

Reg/Temp

Regular

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Work Location Assignment

Hybrid