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We are looking for someone who loves to design, develop and modify applications, interested in new and interesting challenges, and a desire for an engaging experience with our thriving university community for an Application Software Developer position. Is this you?

Miami University offers an engaging work environment at a premier higher education institution with an exceptional benefits package plus many other support resources to help employees balance their professional and personal lives.

As a member of the Miami team you will be a part of our efforts to pursue the best solutions for the University.
Our diverse team members actively design, develop, modify and support application software systems by:

• Gathering, documenting, and analyzing user needs and design requirements, developing application specifications and determining system performance standards.
• Participating in diverse projects that analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints using agile techniques.
• Developing software systems including appropriate design and use of error handling, logging, and monitoring.
• Creating, executing, and automating multiple levels of test plans for software maintenance.
• Executing third-party software implementations and integrations with a focus on using APIs and code reuse.
• Working with our clients to learn and understand business processes and responsibilities and suggest solutions to problems.
• Identifying roadblocks and generating ideas for improvement; using agile methods like the Scrum framework and pair programming.
• As a member of our team, you will have great opportunities to grow technically and professionally through annual training.

Require a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a related field earned by date of hire. No relevant work experience required.

This position is available to persons who are currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time and indefinite basis. (Persons authorized to work on such a basis include US citizens, lawful permanent residents (“green card” holders), asylees, refugees, and temporary residents under IRCA.

As the Application Software Developer I reporting to our Application Development Team Manager, we are looking for individuals with potential and some knowledge of and can work under instruction in:
• Developing applications that use single-sign-on and authentication systems (LDAP, Active Directory, CAS, Shibboleth, Two-Factor)
• Developing applications in PHP (Laravel), Python, Node JS, or similar languages, using object-oriented programming.
• Using source code management systems (Git, SVN, etc.) and Continuous Integration / Continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Developing secure applications (SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc.)
• Improving the quality of applications by using various testing options, which could include unit, feature, stress/load testing and documenting test plans, cases and results.
• Developing against Higher Ed ERP systems (Ellucian’s Banner suite), Learning Management systems (Canvas), and web portal systems (LifeRay) or similar applications.
• Developing applications using relational database management systems and SQL.
• Working with Linux and Windows OS and a basic understanding of networking.
• Testing web applications for accessibility (ADA) compliance.
• Deploying software in a cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

See Minimum Qualifications.

Miami University recognizes that technology enables us to find new ways of providing first-class service and workplace flexibility. This position is approved for remote work on a hybrid basis. Remote work is a working arrangement that can be modified or revoked by Miami University at any time for any reason.