WHITMAN COLLEGE JOB DESCRIPTION
DATE: July 1, 2010JOB TITLE: Developer
FLSA DESIGNATION: ExemptOFFICE/DEPARTMENT: WCTS
 SUPERVISORS: Director and Deputy Diretor, Enterprise Technology
 DEPARTMENT HEAD: Director, Enterprise Technology Officer
 BUDGET OFFICER: Chief Information Officer
POSITION PURPOSE

The Developer is responsible for the application development effort at Whitman College. This position collaborates with other members of Technology Services to provide an information technology environment that is consistent with the goals of Whitman College and meets the needs of faculty, staff, and students.

PRINCIPAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITES/DUTIES Estimate
% of Time		 Critical
Level
(1-5)
  1. Participate in the development and maintenance of enterprise applications. This includes analysis, design, programming, and usability study.
50% 5
  1. Perform service calls for enterprise technology related problems on campus.
20% 5
  1. Participate in the preparation and dissemination of information (e.g. documentation, handouts, newsletters) as well as user training.
10% 4
  1. Participate in the operation of the WCTS Help Desk
 10% 4
  1. Maintain professional contacts with other colleges, associations, organizations and vendors concerning technology services and equipment.
 5% 3
  1. Perform other essential duties and implementation of projects as assigned.
5% 3

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Individuals must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities and to possess the necessary physical requirements with or without the aid of mechanical devices, to safely perform the essential functions of the job.

  1. Requisite technical skills in:
    1. advanced programming and system analysis.
    2. working with relational database.
    3. Web application development.
  2. A proven understanding of IT security practices.
  3. Strong service orientation.
  4. Strong team orientation.
  5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to establish and maintain cooperative and harmonious working relationships with a variety of campus constituencies.
  6. A proven ability to make technical issues understandable and an ability to match technical opportunities to college goals.
  7. Preferred skills include experience in ERP support, Datatel/Envision programming, SQL query and report writing, Java web application development, ColdFusion, higher education enterprise computing environment, experience in user services in higher education and experience beyond the minimum requirement.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  1. A bachelor's degree, two-year college degree plus three years experience in relevant field, or five years experience in relevant field.
  2. A minimum of three years experience in programming and systems analysis, with a requisite level of technical expertise.
  3. Satisfactory clearance of background check required.