Position Summary

This position provides lead support to technical and analytical work needed to develop, design, and/or support applications for the business, research, and/or instructional functions of clients. Employee participates in the development of solutions using programming expertise for day-to-day problems to include maintenance, modification, or development of complex inter-related applications/solutions. Solutions link technical knowledge with business, research, and/or instructional solutions and may range from consulting services (software or hardware recommendations) to developing integrated-automated systems. Duties include client-needs assessment as well as evaluating hardware availability and software requirements. Additionally, employee may be involved in administration of the databases(s) that support the application code. Employee will either be involved in code, database administration, or a combination of both depending upon the size and complexity of the application portfolio of the entity being supported. Employee should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

For Large Environment with Dedicated Application Programming Staff (using team development approach).

• Leads development for projects of any size, monitoring progress to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Determines appropriate architecture and other technical solutions and makes relevant recommendations to clients.
• Works with members of the development team to develop detailed specification documents with clear deliverables and timelines.
• Works with clients and designers to build and refine graphic designs for websites and applications.
• Assigns work to team members and assists in development of applications.
• Oversees testing of applications to ensure displays meet ease of use and flexibility standards and to ensure websites execute properly for multiple browsers, engaging users as necessary.
• Develops, reviews and integrates new forms and pages, graphics and other elements, including HTML code and scripts for website applications.
• Ensures designs make efficient use of network and database resources.
• Oversees creation of online help functions, including application documentation.
• Coordinates work with other team members for application development and administration, network administration and database administration to ensure that architecture, functionality and design are consistent with all information technology strategies.
• Researches and evaluates new technology, products, specialized hardware and tools to optimize development and functionality of websites and applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

For Department-Level Environment with Combined Responsibilities (using full-lifecycle development approach).

• Develops projects of any size and complexity.
• Determines appropriate architecture and other technical solutions and makes relevant recommendations to clients.
• Develops detailed specification documents with clear deliverables and timelines.
• Defines database requirements, functionality and utilization.
• Designs and develops application database structure, tables, entity relationships and security privileges.
• Works with clients and designers to build and refine graphic designs for websites and applications.
• Tests applications to ensure displays meet ease of use and flexibility standards and to ensure websites execute properly for multiple browsers, engaging users as necessary.
• Develops, reviews and integrates new forms and pages, graphics and other elements, including HTML code and scripts for website applications.
• Ensures designs make efficient use of network and database resources.
• Creates online help functions, including application documentation.
• Coordinates work with other team members for application development and administration, network administration and database administration to ensure that architecture, functionality and design are consistent with all information technology strategies.
• Researches and evaluates new technology, products, specialized hardware and tools to optimize development and functionality of websites and applications.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or table

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not int