Senior Programmer / Architect

Senior Programmer / Architect

Posting Number: 92-2024
Department: Enterprise Services
Employee Group: Professional/Technical
Status: Full-time
Starting Salary Range: Low 90's to High 90's
Compensation Details: Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.

Position Summary

Who we are: Mott Community College is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents the excellence of students from underrepresented communities.

As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our faculty hiring process to seek individuals with the expertise to lead our institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our students' self-efficacy, for cultivating a sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body, being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.

Purpose, Scope & Dimension of Job: The role of the Senior Programmer / Architect is to design, develop, secure, administer and support college- wide computer application systems as needed within the Information Technology Services department and the College. Primary responsibilities of the position include technical direction and design, business application support, systems analysis, and design and programming and mentoring developers. The senior developer / architect performs application development, maintenance, administration of security, information reporting, customer analysis and other duties related to program analysis and development. The Senior Programmer / Architect needs to be able to meet with customers on their system needs and have the ability to translate and apply those needs to application development. This position will work with a variety of databases and maintain them to produce a reliable, accurate, and dependable information system for all functions of day-to-day operations. This position functions to support the College's enterprise resource planning structures through the overall design and development of information systems and integration with the core College ERP system (currently Ellucian Colleague).

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities but will need to act as a lead architect and developer, often mentoring other developers, critiquing their development style, suggesting ways of improving and maintaining overall code integrity of all custom coding.

Minimum Requirements

1. More than five (5) years of professional work experience in C# / .NET with a specific focus on web application development is a plus.
2. Five or more years of database experience with specific focus on Microsoft SQL including development and management of the data structures and programming (can be concurrent with #1).
3. Experience with other web programming languages such as HTML5, Javascript, Bootstrap, CSS and PHP.
4. Demonstrated ability to own end-to-end delivery of software solutions, ensuring projects are completed and successfully implemented.
5. Demonstrated participation in professional development and learning new skills, programming languages and processes.
6. Demonstrated history of adaptation to new technology.
7. Excellent written and verbal communications skills. Strong communication and people skills and the ability to work with users at all levels, with an emphasis on customer service.
8. Experience working independently or without significant direction on a daily basis.
9. Ability to manage multiple priorities and remain highly productive.
10. Ability to design and manage code and systems to adhere to industry standards as well as making them sustainable with limited maintenance.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

1. Education: Completed Associate's, Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or Business Information Systems with a minimum of 18 hours of advance programming coursework.
2. Programming Languages: Programming languages such as JavaScript, C#, SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, etc.
3. Ellucian: One or more years of experience with Ellucian Colleague UI and it's related suite of products (e.g. Self Service, Experience, Ethos, etc)
4. Security Awareness & Best Practices: Awareness of the OWASP security standard and familiarity with the OWASP top 10.
5. Database Programming & Management: Knowledge of database systems like SQL Server. Familiarity with Stored Procedures with the ability to write performant queries.
6. API Design: Understanding of RESTful API design principles and the ability to create well-documented, scalable APIs for communication between frontend and backend.
7. Version Control: Proficiency in using version control systems like Git to manage source code, collaborate with team members, and track changes.
8. Scripting: Familiarity with scripting languages like Bash, PowerShell, or Node to automate software installation and configuration tasks.
9. System Administration: Proficiency in Windows Server, including certificates, IIS configuration, permissions, and system configuration.
10. Testing and Quality Assurance: Skill in writing unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality, performance, and functionality.
11. DevOps and Deployment: Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, Docker containers, and deployment platforms.
12. Virtualization and Containers: Knowledge of virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V) and containerization platforms (e.g. Docker) to create isolated environments for software installations.
13. Logging and Monitoring: Ability to set up logging and monitoring tools (e.g., syslog, logic monitor, etc) to track software installation processes and detect issues.
14. Network Basics: Basic networking knowledge to be able to communicate network settings, open ports, and firewall rules needed.
15. Troubleshooting Skills: Aptitude for diagnosing and resolving issues related to software installations, including dependency problems, conflicts, and compatibility challenges.
16. Documentation: Skill in creating clear and comprehensive documentation for software installation procedures, troubleshooting steps, and best practices.
17. Mobile Apps: Experience working with iOS and Android applications, particularly in the app store registration and deployment process is a benefit
18. Other Tools & Technologies: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) ETLs, Canvas, Automation software, Visual Studio

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Unique Aspects of Job:

1. This position will be required to learn new programming languages, attend both technical and interpersonal professional development activities and have a strong commitment to the College.
2. It is highly important that the Senior Programmer / Architect have skills to develop relationships and persuade and influence others.
3. Ultimately, the systems maintained by the Senior Programmer / Architect will affect:
   1. All MCC employees
   2. All MCC students
   3. Organizations associated with the college
4. The high volume of personnel using MCC data systems and the increasing number of systems and programs results in an increasing quantity of requests and emergencies.
5. The ERP and related systems are heavily used by the College and it is important that this position understand the critical nature of system uptime.
6. Occasionally, this position will be required to work weekends or outside of business hours to perform maintenance and/or repairs.

Physical Requirements: The employee must be able to work at a desk for long periods of time and operate a computer workstation and telephone. Due to the heavy customer service aspect of this position, it is necessary to communicate effectively both in person and over the telephone with a large variety of people each day. The employee, on occasion, must be able to lift and carry, at the minimum, a 10-pound item.

Work Schedule

Hours/Schedule: This is NOT a remote position. 52 Weeks, 40-hours per week, Monday through Friday. May be required to work a variable schedule/varying hours to meet operational needs or perform code moves. Work hours will be determined by the Director of Enterprise Services.

Mott Community College recognizes that remote work can benefit the student, employee and College and will permit employee duties to be performed remotely when it is appropriate, reasonable and feasible based on the College's mission and priorities. MCC employees follow a well-defined remote work program. The opportunity for remote work is reviewed on a case by case basis and dependent on many factors including the nature of the job duties and person's suitability for remote work. All hybrid work opportunities are approved by the immediate supervisor and Executive member.

Additional Information

First consideration given to internal candidates.

Degree must be conferred by offer date.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

The College is unable to assist with travel and/or relocation expenses.

Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.
The College reserves the right to cancel the search at any time.

Application Deadline

Internal Deadline will be Thursday, April 23rd

Additional Application Deadline Information
The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.