Software Engineer III

Rochester Institute of Technology • Rochester, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role supports a highly regulated Financial Aid environment and requires the ability to maintain and enhance existing systems while meeting tight deadlines. Strong, clear, and timely communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with legacy COBOL applications, SQL, and Oracle databases; supporting daily batch workflows using Linux scripting; and coordinating vendor-delivered system updates.

Requirements

• Knowledge of systems development lifecycle and industry best practices
• Knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems
• Skill in software integration
• Skill in advising groups on systems, networks, software, applications, and security issues
• Ability to design, document, test, create, or modify computer programs
• Ability to apply systems analysis techniques and procedures
• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to maintain and enhance existing systems while meeting tight deadlines
• Strong, clear, and timely communication skills
• Comfortable working with legacy COBOL applications, SQL, and Oracle databases
• Supporting daily batch workflows using Linux scripting
• Coordinating vendor-delivered system updates

Nice To Haves

• Experience with financial aid systems
• Exposure to Java/Spring Boot–based web applications
• Git version control
• HTML/CSS customization

Responsibilities

• Creates, tests, documents, deploys, and supports software applications for multiple products and platforms
• Supports software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; and following the software development lifecycle
• Performs coding, debugging, unit testing, troubleshooting and modification of product software
• Participates in efforts to identify and implement best practices and data standards for the division
• Ensures that services are supported, monitored, and maintained throughout the life cycle
• Creates and maintains documentation for supported services
• Troubleshoots performance issues and partners with other teams and vendors to implement improvements
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees