Application Developer

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE“BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PA” FOR 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2020!Lackawanna College is a private, accredited college serving the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our main campus is located in downtown Scranton, and our footprint includes satellite centers in Covington Twp., Hawley, Hazleton, Sunbury, Towanda and TunkhannockOur mission is to provide a quality education to all persons who seek to improve their lives and better the communities in which they live. We provide our students with a direct path to a bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or one of many different professional certifications. Additionally, our Continuing Education department helps put the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania back to work with modern career skills. Lackawanna is also one of the most cost-efficient regional higher education institutions.If our mission inspires you, and you are willing to go the extra mile to help our students succeed, please feel free to apply for this or future employment opportunities for which you meet the minimum qualifications. We particularly encourage applications from historically underrepresented groups including women and minorities. Please know that only the candidates who meet the minimum qualifications can be considered, and only those selected for interviews will be contacted by a college representative. No phone calls, please.___________________________________________________________________________________ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBJECTIVES:The Application Developer is responsible for evaluating, designing, modifying, implementing, and integrating applications to support and enhance the College’s business process needs. He/She will collaborate with stakeholders to reach shared goals and contribute to the creative departmental strategic planning process. He/She must have a clear understanding of Lackawanna College’s mission and vision along with the creative skills to drive technology and help shape its future. The Application Developer must demonstrate a passion for technology and learning by actively seeking to broaden knowledge on emerging system and design tools, techniques and technologies. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:1. Responsible for the day-to-day operation, integration, maintenance, and user support of the College Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Student Information System (SIS), intranet/portal environment, the underlying databases, and related systems and services.2. Collaborate with end users to translate business needs into technical requirements. Create functional/technical specifications, design, develop, document, test, and deliver the process.3. Ability to identify opportunities where emerging technologies could have a positive impact on College business processes; conceptualize, scope, and implement solutions; set deliverables and milestones.4. Build relationships with stakeholders; maintain regular communication; understand user expectations.5. Contribute to building required level of documentation for requirements, design, code and implementation process.6. Plan, test, and troubleshoot server application and data software upgrades, patches, and hot fixes.7. Maintain user accounts and permissions.8. Training staff on database/system operation as needed. 9. Maintain data integrity and security.10. Work with administrative users on standardizing data collection and creating workflow procedures to automate and streamline departmental processes.11. Perform regular backups of data and applications.12. Create and design custom data reports for College departments and client module managers/staff.13. All other duties as assigned.KEY COMPETENCIES:1. Technical Capacity. a. Strong understanding of data design, architecture, relational databases, and data modeling. (MSSQL preferred)b. Comfortable working everywhere in the stack (databases, server-side, client-side, user interface)c. Knowledge of GIT pipeline and/or Microsoft IIS a plus.d. Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and programming tools.2. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.3. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively.4. Problem Solving/Analysis.5. Project Management.6. Strong mindset for innovation, continuous improvement and desire to exceed expectations.7. High-level of self-initiative, creativity, and flexibility.8. Thorough understanding of all aspects of software development life cycle and quality control practices.9. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and independently analyze and resolve complex problems.EDUCATION:Associate’s Degree with relevant work experience required.Bachelor’s Degree in technology related field preferred.EXPERIENCE: Minimum of three years of experience with SQL databases and transactional processing required. (Microsoft SQL preferred)Minimum of three years programming and system analysis (C#, .NET, JAVA, PHP, ASP, XML, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and REST or similar languages preferred)Prior experience creating reporting tools (InfoMaker preferred) and/or tools to automate and optimize processes.Experience with Jenzabar a plus._____________________________________________________________________________________Applications will only be accepted via online method OR email. If selecting the email option, interested candidates can email resumes to jobs@lackawanna.edu. Deadline for applications, April 30th, 2024. No phone calls, please.In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Lackawanna College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in its educational programs and activities, admissions, and with regard to employment.Lackawanna College is an accredited, private, non-profit educational institution providing opportunities for career and personal development within selected associates degree, certificate and continuing education program.