Senior Applications Developer

West Coast University, Inc. • Irvine, CA

127d • $110,256 - $159,866

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager, Applications Development in a multi-faceted, multi-location academic setting, the Senior Applications developer designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software programming applications and components; supports and/or installs software applications and components; works from written specifications and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job and maintains documentation of process flow.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems.
• 3-5 years of hands-on leadership in design, architecture, implementation, and deployment of application solution platforms.
• Previous experience working with users developing business requirements.
• Ability to install and maintain a variety of computer hardware and software.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems.
• Ability to perform research.
• Ability to produce web pages and presentations.
• Skill in editing and in reading comprehension and proofreading.
• Ability to facilitate discussions; willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers.
• Solid knowledge of project management and the software development life cycle.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong time management skills, ability to multi-task, ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and analyzes the requirements from various users.
• Utilizes established development tools, guidelines and conventions including but not limited to ASP.NET, .NET Core, Angular, Blazor, SQL Server, HTML, Json, CSS, JavaScript, Typescript, and C#/VB.NET.
• Designs, codes, and tests new Windows and web software applications.
• Enhances existing systems by analyzing business objectives, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for modification and improvement.
• Maintains existing software systems by identifying and correcting software defects.
• Investigates and develops skills in new technologies and staying updated with the trends.
• On occasion, writes reports on adoption of new technology.
• Creates problem prevention strategies for the project, or any other aspect of the work in the office.
• Creates project documents such as project definition documents, business requirements, functional specifications, requirements and deliverable plans.
• Analyzes and designs solutions to meet the requirements, writes the technical specification, develops the applications, and works with quality assurance teams throughout delivery of the features, patches, and final releases.
• Provides system training for administrative, professional and staff on the applicable system and procedures including software, components of the system, how to integrate and use software applications and overall processes.
• Assists business areas in identifying and determining the business direction and potential areas of improvement.
• Works with business users on the design, testing, and implementation of solutions; works with third-party vendors.
• Manages implementation of business solutions such as the release of software/enhancements, process changes, and end-user training and documentation.

Benefits

• Bonus Eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree