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Senior Advancement Application Developer
About the Opportunity
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Advancement Applications Developer reports directly to the Director, Applications Development, Reporting, and Data Integration in the University Advancement. This position functions as a technical lead with a focus on ensuring the development of high-quality software using best practices in architecture, development, and coding on a day-to-day basis. The Senior Advancement Applications Developer explores existing and potential technical solutions to maximize effectiveness of all applications as well as leverage their knowledge into build-vs-buy decision-making for Enterprise-level applications. This position plays a leadership role in selecting, securing, and maintaining systems that provide necessary functionality to Advancement, with a primary focus on the Salesforce.com Enterprise CRM System.
To ensure that essential services are provided to University Advancement, the employee may be required to work outside regular working hours as needed.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent related work experience.
A minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in at least three of the following technologies :
- Database / Data-Warehouse Management (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Mongo, sql, pl / sql, t-sql, SQRs, etc.)
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Hubspot, etc.)
- Ellucian Banner (Student, Finance, AR or Advancement)
- Object-Oriented Programming (Java, C#, VB.Net, etc.)
- Scripting Languages (Perl, korn shell, c-shell, python, JavaScript)
- Web Applications and Technologies (HTTP / HTTPS, HTML, XML / XSL, CSS, Ajax, ASP, JSP, Web Services, API creation and consumption)
- Reporting and Analysis tools (Tableau, Power BI, Crystal Reports, etc.)
- Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) tools (Informatica, MuleSoft, Cast Iron, etc.)
Experience working with Salesforce.com and its proprietary tools and languages (Apex code, Visual Force, Lightning Web Components, Aura, Validation Rules, Workflows, Data Loader, Apex Explorer) required.
Salesforce certifications (Administrator, Developer, AI, etc.) preferred, but not required.
Experience working with ETL tools is preferred, but not required.
Candidate must be a strategic thinker with strong interpersonal skills as well as possessing excellent written and oral communication skills.
Candidate should have experience working directly with customers in order to accurately translate and articulate functional requirements.
Candidate should have experience working with larger teams in a matrix-managed environment.
Ability to lead a project with some previous project management responsibilities as required.
Ability to manage multiple projects and activities concurrently.
This position requires strong design, programming, documentation, and mentoring skills along with an extremely high level of attention to detail.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Work with University Advancement team on new product procurement including research, analysis, decision-making, implementation and support.
Review and modify Advancement Technology applications as needed in collaboration with AIS, ITS, and other Advancement divisions. Determine creative ways to streamline and upgrade existing processes for both end-users and other developers.
Provide a high level of support to other team members in the resolution of problems and or determining root cause.
Position Type
Information Technology
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit here for more information.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see here
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