Title: Programmer/Analyst
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Position Purpose:
The Programmer/Analyst is responsible for the detailed analysis, design, development, implementation,
and maintenance of systems and applications to support the business and management needs of the
College. This individual will gather business rules, develop detailed functional requirements, document
and diagram the current and future business practices, develop test cases, lead testing efforts, and
troubleshoot issues. The Programmer/Analyst will lead small and large-scale projects independently and
will participate in team decision-making processes.
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Job Duties:
Business Analysis and Intelligence:
- Analyze business and information needs of College departments.
- Identify processes and needs for application development, modification, and implementation.
- Creates and maintains complex production business reports.
- Performs ad hoc data analysis.
- Works independently with users to create reports.
- Provides training and assistance to our users in the utilization of the reporting tools.
- Provides guidance to our users in effective querying strategies.
System Development and Support:
- Design, development, and support of database and web applications
- Designs, develops, and modifies information and large-scale database applications for College Departments using third party and customized solutions.
- Develops secure and accessible web based applications using web standards technology.
- Performs peer review of developed solutions.
- Tests software and develop additional tests for other use cases.
- Works closely with departments to assure compliance with needs and to provide application support.
- Installs, configures, upgrades, supports, and tests third-party software.
- Responsibly leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to augment code development, ensuring adherence to best practices, security standards, and maintainability.
- Creates and maintains user and technical documentation that describes program logic, changes and corrections.
Project Management:
- Determines and manages project timelines, track milestones and deliverables.
- Manages the day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
- Responsible for multiple projects at a time.
Collaboration and Service:
- Establishes a positive working relationship, works collaboratively and communicates effectively with Information and Library Services staff, functional users and external constituencies.
- Provides excellent support to users solving issues as they arise.
- Protects the College by keeping information confidential.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Consistently strives to increase level of expertise on application software, web technologies,
security, Banner Document Management (BDM), Argos and hardware.
- Trains College personnel to access information and assist them in maintaining documentation
for their applications.
- Evaluates the impact on College computing resources of application changes and new features.
- Participates in software evaluations and assessments of new technologies.
- Works collaboratively with other Information Services staff.
- Serves as assigned on College Committees
- Other duties as assigned by the Director.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Oracle Certification would be beneficial.
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ high-level programming in Oracle PL/SQL, programming in a Unix or Linux environment or 3+ years experience with other high-level relational database programming languages.
- Experience developing web applications and solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- 1 year of experience programming with Banner including Self-Service applications is highly desirable.
- Prior experience with Ellucian’s Banner ERP and Oracle is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of MVC and the Grails Framework desirable.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Ability to think creatively and logically.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities, resolve problems, identify tasks, and develop modular programs.
- Demonstrated ability to determine project timelines and complete projects on time.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to create a collaborative relationship with customers.
- Ability to convey computing concepts effectively to non-technical users.
- Willingness to learn new tools and approaches and commitment to staying current in application software
knowledge.
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Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, 24 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.