Software Applications Developer IV

Texas A&M•College Station, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Software Application Developer IV provides technical leadership and oversees the deployment and delivery of enterprise-wide software development projects or services. Participates in mentoring, training, and developing other employees.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Eight years of software applications developer experience.
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Computer: 25 hrs.
Research support equipment, tools, and instrumentation: 2 hrs
While at sea, the position requires physical tolerance to maintaining balance on a moving ship; Working under confined condition in a 24/7 work place with 12-h shifts; Exposure to low-mid level noise and vibration, potential allergens and occasional odors; Fine motor skills as well as strenuous physical activity including moving, lifting and carrying objects of medium to heavy weight using proper lifting techniques; reaching and bending, commonly in extreme environments.
This position is required to sail, which will require passing a routine medical exam (typically every two years).
This position is funded from grant and/or contract funding, which is renewed through provisions of the grantor of the contract. Therefore, this position is contingent upon continuation of funding from these grants and/or contracts, as well as satisfactory job performance.
This position is required to be on call, work weekends and holidays, and times outside regular business hours as warranted by business necessity.
This position is security sensitive.
This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.
All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Ten years related work experience including at least three years of experience working on a research vessel.
Demonstrated proficiency in one or more programing languages and developing environments used in the analytical services: Java, C#, Angular/HTML/JavaScript, LabVIEW.
Experience with Oracle or other relational databases; analyzing, designing and developing applications for multi-tiered or web-based architectures.
Development of graphical user interfaces (GUI).
Use of tools for code versioning, debugging/profiling, test automation and/or integrated development.
Experience with scientific ocean drilling.

Responsibilities

Provides technical guidance for data architecture design.
Oversees the process for the evaluation of software products and programming languages.
Makes technical recommendations to executive leadership.
Authors new or revised applications according to well-defined user specifications.
Revises code based on bug lists generated by users and/or the testing process.
Troubleshoots custom application and data handling problems.
Serves as the enterprise’s lead technical liaison to clients, vendors, and executive management.
Develops specifications based on input from stakeholders.
Provides technical oversight for the design of and establishes design standards for enterprise-wide applications.
Establishes system and programming standards for enterprise-level applications.
Provides technical oversight for the coding of enterprise-wide applications.
Establishes standards and processes used to review and analyze software documentation and production results to facilitate problem resolution of enterprise-wide applications.
Establishes testing standards and procedures.
Provides technical oversight for the testing of enterprise-wide applications.
Mentors, trains and develops junior technical staff.
Performs other duties as assigned.