Special Instructions to Applicants
This position requires candidates to submit a Resume and Cover Letter in addition to the UCLA Application. This position is variable, up to 100% time, and actual hours may fluctuate week to week based on workload. Part-time schedule (below 100% time) available upon request.
Department Summary
The Division of Graduate Education is redefining how UCLA supports graduate students by building smarter systems, reducing administrative burden, and creating more equitable and efficient pathways for funding, academic progress, and success. As a campus-serving division, DGE partners with faculty, school leadership, and central administrative units to modernize policies, streamline processes, and use data and technology to improve both service delivery and student outcomes. The division supports more than 12,000 master’s, doctoral, and professional students across UCLA’s schools and divisions and plays a key role in advancing the university’s academic mission, research enterprise, and commitment to equity.
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the Director of Technology, Division of Graduate Education, the Technolutions Slate Developer supports UCLA Graduate Admissions by designing, developing, and maintaining Slate-based solutions across applicant portals, data structures, Reader workflows, and communication delivery. This role focuses on building scalable datasets and queries, developing dynamic portals, and configuring Reader and Deliver to support complex graduate admissions processes. The position partners closely with admissions staff, academic departments, and IT to translate functional requirements into robust Slate configurations that enhance the applicant and reviewer experience.
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications
- Technolutions Slate CRM 2+ years of hands-on experience with Technolutions Slate CRM in a technical or developer role (Required)
- Strong experience with Slate queries, datasets, and Configurable Joins, Slate Reader and Deliver configuration, Portal development using Liquid Markup, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Required)
- Solid understanding of relational data structures and data modeling (Required)
- Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions (Required)
- Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills (Required)
- Experience in graduate admissions or higher education CRM environments (Preferred)
- Familiarity with UCLA systems and data architecture (Preferred)
- Experience designing complex Reader workflows across multiple programs (Preferred)
- Knowledge of email deliverability best practices and communication strategy (Preferred)
- Experience with APIs, scripting, or automation (Python, PowerShell) (Preferred)
- Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) (Preferred)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
- Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
- Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
- May be required to work occasional evenings and weekends. (Required)
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered
TX-Systemwide Technical
