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Overview:
The admissions and student services technology team provides computer systems development and support to the schools of arts & sciences and engineering in undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions, ase student services (registrar, financial services, career services, student affairs, advising deans, student services records), and provides admissions technology support to six other schools at tufts university including fletcher, cummings, gsbs, friedman, medical (phpd) and university collegeThe team supports various systems/processes for the central bursar team and the central marketing team, and in addition develops and supports multiple data integrations both internal and external to tuftsThe team develops custom web-based systems for enrolled tufts students, staff, faculty, applicants and their families, prospective students, high school counselors and tufts alumniThe department provides users with custom systems programming, database management/reporting, hardware and software support, and general systems support.
What you`ll do:
The programmer analyst, as part of this technical team, works with department system users and other it staff to support and enhance university business applications for admissions and student servicesUsing standard development tools for custom solutions, as well as 3rd party vendor applications such as technolutions slate, this individual participates in the entire application development lifecycle which includes:
Gathering and analyzing business requirements
Updating, developing, implementing and testing application software
Training users
Analyzing potential causes of software and service problems and devising testing methodologies for correction and validation
Troubleshooting user issues and documenting solutions
Assisting with the exploration of new technologies and the design of software solutions for the user community
This person operates with the intention of providing outstanding customer support, but also acts in the best long-term interest of the organization.
What we`re looking for:
Basic requirements:
A bachelor` degree in computer science or a related field and 3+ years of technical development experience
Individual must possess strong technical skills and experience developing custom user-friendly applications
Demonstrated experience developing custom solutions within 3rd-party vendor software, including crm software
Proficiency in one or more of the following: c#, vb, asp.net, asp.net mvc, javascript
Proficiency in sql, vendor software report-building
Must be able to work effectively in a team or independent setting
Must have strong client relationship skills and strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with clients to understand and interpret their requirements
Must be able to learn new technologies quickly, shift priorities quickly, and work with minimal supervision
Preferred qualifications:
Knowledge of technolutions slate strongly preferred
Experience with api data integration
Experience with data warehouse
Previous experience in higher education institutions
An employee in this position must complete all appropriate background checks at the time of hire, promotion, or transfer.
Equal opportunity employer - minority/females/veterans/disability/sexual orientation/gender identity.
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