Posting Number: H0261       Posting Date: April 1, 2013       Closing Date:  April 30, 2013

Application Procedure

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What to include with your application: In addition to a Harvey Mudd College employment application available at www.hmc.edu/employment, please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your qualifications for and interest in this position and the contact information for three professional references.

Information about the position:  Salary is dependent upon qualifications. This is a full-time, 12-month, benefits-eligible position reporting to the Director of Data and Software Engineering Services

What the successful candidate will do: The Web Programmer/Analyst is responsible for administering, maintaining, and enhancing the HMC Jenzabar JICS portal system, and for the development, integration, and support of web-based instructional, assessment and administrative applications.  Work is performed in a team environment with HMC Computing and Information Services (CIS) and other Claremont Colleges IT staff.

Essential Functions:

• Administer the Jenzabar JICS portal: perform daily support and maintenance including database management, system configuration adjustments, portlet adjustments (such as adding and removing users/roles/portlets).
• Design, create, test, document, implement, manage and enhance Jenzabar JICS custom applications (portlets).
• Trouble-shoot customizations or third party integrations within the JICS Portal/CRM's.
• Develop, implement, and maintain secure Web-based interfaces to the existing administrative and student information system (Jenzabar CX) for use by faculty, students, staff, and alumni.
• Work with internal clients and other team members to create, develop, implement and maintain user-centric, and customizable web resources.
• Effectively and constructively participate in team-oriented design discussions, code reviews, and regular team meetings.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends in software development methods and technology.
• Maintain knowledge of standards for student record data exchange such as those provided by IMS Global and the Dept. of Education's MyButton initiative. Communicate this knowledge to others at CIS.
• As needed, assist in the assessment of portal technologies for use by the college.
• Provide training and documentation as required.
• Other related duties as requested, delegated or assigned.

What the ideal candidate will bring to this position and HMC:
Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field; or any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities for the position.
• Two years' experience in development, production and maintenance of a dynamic, complex, multi-user website; experience administering Windows or Unix servers.

Required Knowledge: 

• Web programming and tools (e.g. some mix of Perl, C#, ASP, .NET, Javascript, or CSS).
• Relational databases with knowledge of SQL (e.g. SQL Server, Informix, or MySQL
• XML, HTML, DHTML
• Linux and Windows servers (installation and configuration, basic administration)
• AD LDS (Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service) aka ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode)
• Application analysis, design and programming
• Testing techniques and revision control, including Subversion

Skills and Abilities:

• Flexible and able to change projects and learn new skills, as needed.
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
• Self-starter, motivated to work without abundant supervision.
• Ability to define realistic, specific goals and objectives and prioritize them.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Communicate and work effectively with all individuals at all levels in the college community.
• Identify problems and recommend and implement solutions.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
• Meet schedules and timelines.
• Work in a technically diverse organization
• Use tact, patience and courtesy in all interactions.
• Plan and organize work.
• Work independently as well as in teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as part of a development team in a higher education setting.
• Experience with Jenzabar JICS portal.
• Knowledge of Jenzabar JICS and CX applications, Apache and IIS web server administration, web development/authoring software (e.g. Visual Studio), recognized web development standards, e.g., W3C recommendations, and data exchange standards such as IMS Global's LIS.