IT Software Engineer Senior, Workday Conversion

University of Maryland • College Park, MD

21h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is available within the University of Maryland’s Division of Information Technology (DIT). Join our team to be a part of the exciting transformation as we migrate UMD computing systems to a modern cloud-based solution. The IT Software Engineer Senior, Workday Conversion will use various technologies to migrate data from legacy systems to the Workday platform as part of the Workday Student implementation. The position requires hands-on, agile, team-based development and will provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching to less experienced Engineers. The Senior Software Engineer produces and reviews documentation and requirements, leads code reviews and design meetings, and participates in defining software engineering processes and methodology. This position is considered essential and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergency to help maintain the continuity of University services. Physical Demands: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of professional experience supporting the operations, maintenance, and administration of information technology infrastructure.
• Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to to lead presentations with small to medium sized groups
• Able to organize and provide direction to junior staff members
• A demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Provides leadership and helps bridge the gap between team manager and team members on technical topics
• Ability to effectively manage workload and delivery assignments on time
• Skilled in the use of office productivity software such as Office 365 or Google Workspaces
• Knowledge of and experience in established software engineering standards and methodologies including creation and use of use cases, UML modeling, source control, documentation, and unit, system, and integration testing.
• Knowledge of best practices in defining engineering standards, leading code reviews, and mentoring software engineers.
• Knowledge of developing custom interfaces and websites, using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of various software development methodologies with experience in Java or other high level languages
• Ability to create custom code that meets expectations.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
• Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service.

Nice To Haves

• 5 years of experience with ETL platforms like Informatica/Fabric/Datastage.
• 5 years of experience with SQL and Python
• Experience using AWS for data applications (e.g. S3, Redshift)
• Experience with Oracle.
• Ability to conduct research and data analysis

Responsibilities

• Produces and reviews documentation and requirements
• Leads code reviews and design meetings
• Participates in defining software engineering processes and methodology
• Migrate data from legacy systems to the Workday platform as part of the Workday Student implementation
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching to less experienced Engineers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level