Systems Programmer/Specialist

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Associate Director of Planning and Operations, this position will perform specialized work in supporting information technology equipment and systems for the building automation system and laboratory control systems interfaces. As the institute’s sole Systems Programmer/Specialist, this position will be responsible for developing and maintaining programming that supports complex building-system operations for the University’s academic buildings and research facilities on the NC Research Campus, including the 125,000 sf UNC NRI building, the 100,000 sf NC State Building, and the UNC Vivarium as needed. This position has the depth of technical knowledge to deliver solutions that enable research projects and academic programs to operate efficiently by maintaining proper controls of the building and its supporting systems. Additionally, this position will support cost-savings efforts by implementing programming to improve building efficiency and reduce long-term risks of existing systems. This position will be responsible for application and framework development of such programs and associated changes, and the development of projects from early requirements gathering through testing and deployment, including both legacy systems that are more than 20 years old and new programming and hardware changes as required. The candidate selected for this position will be expected to write software code to specification within Johnson Controls’ proprietary software (Metasys), test code according to guidelines, manage version control, and document all work. This position will maintain backups of existing systems and implemented programming. It will also provide training for existing facilities staff on advanced programming and its impact on building systems. This position is designated as ‘mandatory’ and, when contacted to report to work, its incumbent is expected to reach the building as expeditiously as possible using normal precautions as dictated by the adverse weather conditions. Work Schedule Exact hours to be determined by supervisor and selected employee.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining programming that supports complex building-system operations
• Application and framework development of programs and associated changes
• Development of projects from early requirements gathering through testing and deployment
• Write software code to specification within Johnson Controls’ proprietary software (Metasys)
• Test code according to guidelines
• Manage version control
• Document all work
• Maintain backups of existing systems and implemented programming
• Provide training for existing facilities staff on advanced programming and its impact on building systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed