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The William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy is looking for a **_Software Engineer_** 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 homegrown), 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.

Responsible for full life cycle of medium to large sized complex projects; strong technical skills; strong ability to understand complex business processes. Develops solutions based on extensive technical knowledge, skills and experience; influences client towards innovative/integrated solutions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

+ The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed by this position.

+ Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.

_Analysis & Requirements Gathering_

+ Define 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 complex system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements and possible solutions for new application.

_Design & Development_

+ Develop detailed tasks and project plans by analyzing project scope and milestones for complex projects to ensure product is delivered quickly according to software lifecycle standards.

+ Write functional/technical specifications from the complex system requirements, 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 complex application development tasks.

+ Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-base system(s) to simplify code maintenance and to improve support.

+ Provide monitoring and guidance in application design and development to more junior staff.

+ Provide thought leadership in designing and developing innovative integrated solutions.

_Testing & Documentation_

+ Create and document complex test scenarios using the appropriate testing tools to validate and verify application functionality.

+ Test all changes by using the appropriate 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.

+ Mentor junior staff in testing tools and technologies by reviewing their work

_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 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 investigating and resolving issues, including complex issues to ensure prompt, effective service.

_Supplemental Information_

+ Responsible for optimizing, normalizing, and updating project management databases running in MS SQL server.

+ Responsible for optimizing the Web-based UI which is currently running DHTML using C# and ASP.net on a Windows Server

+ Responsible for advising on the best path to future upgrades. This may include porting the system to run on a Linux server (Synology NAS) using a MariaDB (a MySql Fork) for the backend, with a web-based front-end designed to run on an Apache server, using HTML and PHP.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree.

+ Five years related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Classified Title: Software Engineer

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE

Starting Salary Range: $27.58 - $65.79 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 10am-2pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department name: ​​​​​​​Physics and Astronomy

Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences

The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.

Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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