Developer Associate

Department: IT AS App Dev & Ops

Salary/Grade: ITS/78

Target hiring range for this position will be between $72,340-89,000 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data

Job Summary:

Completes maintenance and support tasks for existing software products. Assists in developing, testing, and debugging new software or making enhancements to existing software. Writes programs according to specifications from analysts and senior developers. Perform basic system integration tasks.

Please note:

Under our current hybrid work model, a minimum of two in-office days with the team are expected per week, subject to change.

Specific Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• Collaborates with analysts to develop workflows and features.
• Assists in all stages of the project, starting from the initial planning stages

Administration

• Responds to inquiries and adheres to Northwestern's ITSM.
• Creates and maintains software, process, and support documentation.
• Routes more complex requests for features/upgrades/changes to appropriate senior staff/management.
• Participates in team and project meetings.

Development

• Assists with all phases of the SDLC.
• Writes programs according to specifications from analysts and senior developers.
• Develops applications adhering to designs that support internal business requirements or external user.
• Completes tier 3 troubleshooting.
• Prioritizes assigned tasks.
• Meets with business analysts and stakeholders to determine requirements.
• Escalates issues with vendors as appropriate.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.

• No professional experience required.

Infrastructure

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Code Repositories (Git, Subversion)

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook)

• SQL/MySQL/Postgres

Programming Languages and Frameworks

• Java

• JavaScript

• Node.js

• PHP

• Laravel

Analytical

• critical thinking

• database design/ data structure

• Debugging

• decision making

• problem solving

• Troubleshooting

Project

• Code documentation

• collaboration and teamwork

• organizational skills

• planning

• workflow development & documentation

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Knowledgeable in a modern programming language such as PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript, etc.

• Conceptual understanding of REST APIs and JSON.

• Experience using Git version control system.

• Experience developing a CRUD web application using a SQL or NoSQL database.

• Experience learning a new technology independently.

• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Ability to critically think and ability to understand projects from business, customer and technical perspectives.

• Excellent analytic, problem-solving, and collaborative skills.

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task.

• Proactively identifies, communicates, and addresses application problems and opportunities.

• Proficient in collaboration tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of higher education.

• Experience working as part of an Agile software development team and/or as part of diverse information systems project teams is highly desired

• Knowledge of current industry best practices in software design and software development implementation, methodology, including structured testing

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Experience developing full-stack applications on an application framework such as Laravel, CakePHP, Drupal, Symfony, CodeIgniter, .NET MVC, Django, Ruby on Rails, Spring, etc. Laravel preferred.

• Experience with relational database development.

• Experience writing automated tests for an application.

• Experience creating technical documentation.

• Familiarity with GitHub Actions.

• Familiarity with Terraform.

• Familiarity with cloud (AWS) services.

• Self-starter able to work in a hybrid environment

Benefits:

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. The available benefits package for this position will include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid vacation and holidays; paid medical/sick and parental leave; tuition benefits for the employee and dependents; pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care; generous retirement savings options; and wellness programs. For a comprehensive overview of available benefits, including eligibility details, visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:

Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life's challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.

We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:

Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you're interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.