Developer, Integration

St. Louis Community College; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Louis Community College is seeking a data integration engineer to plan, design, and implement application integration across the college system. You will translate business needs into technical solutions, document specifications, and work with vendors to ensure reliable data exchanges.

This role requires a Bachelor's in Computer Science and at least three years in data integration within hybrid cloud/on-prem environments, with experience in Ellucian Banner SIS and ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of direct involvement with the design, development and execution of data integration and solutions in a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner SIS and ERP systems is preferred.
• Experience in higher education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the planning, coordination, and solution development and implementation activities for software integration.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications for electronic interfaces and data exchanges; translate functional specs into technical designs.
• Develop optimization processes for data integration platforms to handle increasing data volumes.
• Provide support for complex operational activities and coordinate with vendors and external service providers.
• Contribute to project documentation and support application integrations across lines of business.
• Stay current on emerging data integration technologies to meet enterprise needs.

Skills

Programming languages

Data structures

Communication skills

Problem solving

Integration best practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Ellucian Banner SIS

ERP systems

Job description

Position Summary

Under general direction, this position is responsible for participating in the planning, coordination, and solution development and implementation activities related to the integration of applications and technologies within the college system environment. This includes researching, designing, documenting, and modifying software specifications throughout the production lifecycle. Proven communication skills, problem solving skills, proficiency in programming languages and data structures, and knowledge of integration best practices are critical.

Primary Duties Performed

• Perform application lifecycle activities, including: code, monitor, maintain, test, and debug software applications; follow established change management processes and guidelines for programming and documentation; participate in code reviews and enforce code standards; develop and execute test plan development; research and evaluate new technology, products, specialized hardware, and tools to optimize development and functionality of applications; make recommendations to management and customers.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications for electronic interfaces and data exchanges with internal and external applications and systems and maintain accurate, translate functional specifications into technical designs, and complete and current documentation of these solutions, and convert data integration models and other design specifications to source codes.
• Develop processes and logic to optimize data integration platform to provide optimal performance under increasing data volumes according to the organization’s information services policies as well as best practices; and conduct review of other integration developers’ development efforts to ensure consistent methodologies are followed and to make recommendations where necessary.
• Provide support to complex operational activities and recoveries; coordinate with software vendors and external service providers; troubleshoot escalated software bugs and provide fixes.
• Contribute to project documentation, including internal documentation related to development/support, is maintained in a standard format that is easily accessible; provide support for application integrations across all lines of business, including external customer and employee facing applications.
• Stay up to date on emerging technology solutions in the data integration platforms and associated technologies to meet the changing needs of the enterprise portfolio and expectations.

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of direct involvement with the design, development and execution of data integration and solutions in a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner SIS and ERP systems is preferred.
• Experience in higher education is preferred.

Working Conditions

May be on call during non-working hours. Regular travel within the district with occasional travel to outside locations.

Physical Requirements

Negligible.