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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State  IT - Enterprise Systems and Services is seeking an Applications Developer to support the Digital Optimization team and services.   The Applications Developer will design, develop, test, debug, install, implement, modify, and support new or existing applications software, provide end-user consultation, training, documentation, and guidance, and monitor applications and websites for quality standards while making adjustments as necessary. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: 

• Work with users to analyze their requirements; determine scope and specifications; participate in project planning efforts 

• Develop application and website components, features, modules and templates; this may include the development of custom interfaces, modules, and themes  

• Ensure University standards, accessibility requirements, coding practices, and security are being adhered to 

• Develop and maintain integrations; may include internal and external tools 

• Test and deploy updates and fixes before release to ensure quality 

• Prepare recovery procedures, user operations manuals, and other documentation 

• Investigate application and website issues; perform root cause analysis, take corrective actions 

• Communicate and escalate degradations and outages  

• Research, develop, and implement new functionality requests for applications and websites  

• Create quality assurance reports for key stakeholders 

• May conduct formal presentations on newly developed websites and applications 

• Maintain familiarity with installed software standards and procedures and evaluate other tools to determine the appropriate fit into application development 

• Stay current on programming languages for innovative approaches to design and development 

• Provide technical guidance to other staff 

Education and Experience 

Familiarity with DocFinity, Adobe Sign, DataLogic and/or  ServiceNow is desirable.

This position typically requires an Associate’s degree or higher plus 2 years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  

The location of this position is flexible and can operate fully remote within the Un