UMass Amherst is looking to design, develop, and maintain integrations across enterprise systems, including the creation of custom APIs to support campus applications. This role also contributes to team growth by mentoring junior engineers and facilitating effective knowledge transfer. In addition, this position may take the lead on the execution and delivery of complex software development initiatives, ensuring adherence to best practices and established timelines. The position requires proficiency in navigating the full software development lifecycle, with a focus on sustaining, enhancing, and continuously improving existing solutions.
Requirements
- Good understanding of standard software engineering practices, including testing and release procedures.
- Solid experience with PaaS or SaaS development.
- Understanding of RESTful and SOAP web services and APIs.
- Knowledge of database systems and SQL.
- Strong understanding of integration concepts, patterns, and best practices.
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with Agile methodologies, including Kanban and Scrum.
- Familiarity with integration platforms such as Boomi, Informatica, and MuleSoft.
Responsibilities
- Actively participates in internal and external meetings as a technical lead, supporting the design and development of technical solutions.
- Collaborates with IT teams and client departments to deliver mission-critical systems aligned with institutional objectives.
- Contributes to the design, development, and implementation of integration solutions across applications and platforms, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability.
- Provides Tier-2 support for maintained solutions, troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues.
- Responsible for maintenance and updates of in-house developed legacy applications/systems.
- Mentors junior team members, encouraging technical growth and professional development within the team.
- Applies industry best practices in software engineering to build secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.
Other
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field with three (3) years of professional programming experience -OR- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field with five (5) year of professional programming experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with and communicate with people from varying backgrounds and skill levels.
- Strong problem solving, debugging and analytical skills.
- Ability to multi-task, time-manage and pay attention to details.
- Persistence in solving difficult problems.
