The University of Massachusetts Amherst is looking to solve the problem of designing, developing, and maintaining integrations across enterprise systems, including the creation of custom APIs to support campus applications.
Requirements
- 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.
- Experience building user interfaces and systems integration, authentication methods, and web development.
- Familiarity with integration platforms such as Boomi, Informatica, and MuleSoft.
- Proven experience with an object-oriented language (PHP, Java, Python, C++, etc.).
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
- Masters degree in Computer Science or related field with three (3) years of professional programming experience -OR- Bachelors 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.
- Some weekends and nights may be required.
- This position has the opportunity for a remote work schedule, which is defined by the University as an arrangement where the employees work location is to work from a site other than the UMass Amherst campus.
