Developer III (Neuroscience)

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 64,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a Developer III in the SOM Neuro Sci Neuroscience department. The role covers development, maintenance, production support and documentation of enterprise-wide application systems.

This position requires translating business requirements into functional specifications and maintaining code and databases. Location is the School of Medicine Campus with a standard 37.5-hour work week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Three years of related experience with computer systems and applications.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience under the JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and gather requirements with clients to translate needs into specs.
• Design and develop application solutions following software lifecycle standards.
• Test changes with defined scenarios and document results.
• Implement changes, monitor and support to ensure a smooth transition.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

We are seeking a Developer III who will be responsible for the creation, implementation, maintenance, performance, production support and documentation of various departmental and enterprise-wide application systems. This includes but is not limited to the installation, modification, and testing of new and/or upgraded applications (packages or home grown), operating systems, file structures, hardware, communication devices, and productivity tools. Applies analysis techniques and procedures to gather and then translate business requirements into functional/technical specifications and designs. Using functional specifications and designs, produces all or part of the deliverables. Maintains databases and application system code.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Analysis & Requirements Gathering

• Define moderately complex business/clinical/education problems by meeting with clients to observe and understand current processes and the issues related to those processes. Provide written documentation of findings to share with the client and other IT colleagues.
• Gather moderately complex system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements and possible solutions for new applications.

Design & Development

• Develop detailed tasks and project plans by analyzing project scope and milestones for moderately complex projects in order to ensure product is delivered in a timely fashion according to software lifecycle standards.
• Write functional/technical specifications by taking the provided moderately complex system requirements and putting them into functional and technical descriptions for use by programmers and business analysts to develop technical solutions.
• Develop/change data input, files/database structures, data transformation, algorithms, and data output by using appropriate computer language/tools to provide technical solutions for moderately complex application development tasks.
• Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-based system(s) to simplify code maintenance and to improve support.

Testing & Documentation

• Create and document moderately complex test scenarios using the appropriate testing tools to validate and verify application functionality.
• Test all changes by using the appropriate moderately complex test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handled in a meaningful way.
• Author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references.

Implementation & Maintenance

• Implement changes by adhering to the change management policies and procedures for any given project to communicate to all parties the nature, significance, and risk factors of the solution.
• Monitor changes and resolve moderately complex problems by responding as they occur, by reviewing all processing and output of the newly implemented solution, and by proactively ensuring the solution works successfully to satisfy the customer requirements and to provide a smooth transition to the new solution.
• Provide support by triaging and resolving moderately complex issues to ensure prompt, effective service.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Three years of related experience with computer systems and applications.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in the assigned application as well as the platform on which it runs.

Classified Title: Developer III

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD

Starting Salary Range: $64,470 - $112,850 Annually ($88,660 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hours per week

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM Neuro Sci Neuroscience

Personnel area: School of Medicine