Developer Associate (hybrid)

Department: IT AS App Dev & Ops
Salary/Grade: ITS/78

Target hiring range for this position will be between $72,339-$77,312 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:

Efficiently develops, tests, deploys, and debugs new software or enhancements to existing software with occasional assistance. Often works collaboratively but may coordinate some low-complexity projects independently. Works directly with analysts and senior team members to design and implement technical solutions ensuring that business needs and requirements are met. Performs basic system integration tasks. Provides estimation for assigned 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 and users 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.
• Communicates, diagnoses, and resolves database and software performance issues.

Development

• Executes all phases of the SDLC with occasional guidance.
• Works with business analysts and stakeholders to determine and document requirements.
• Designs databases and data structures.
• Develops applications according to specifications from analysts and senior developers to support business requirements.
• Completes tier 3 troubleshooting.
• Prioritizes assigned tasks.
• 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 bachelor's 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

• PHP

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.)

• Proficient in a modern programming language such as PHP (Preferred), Python, Java, or JavaScript.

• Experience with SQL and relational database development.

• Experience using Git version control system.

• Experience learning new technologies independently.

• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.

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

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

• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.

• Able to work in a hybrid environment.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining full-stack applications.

• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.

• 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 development.

• Knowledge of higher education.

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 writing automated tests for an application.

• Experience creating technical documentation.

• Familiarity with GitHub Actions.

• Familiarity with Terraform or OpenTofu

• Familiarity with cloud (AWS) services.

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.