The University of Oklahoma's K20 Center is an educational research and outreach center and is known for innovation. This position will serve its latest K20 Center’s GEAR UP for LIFE (LIFE) program awarded in the fall of 2023 which seeks to empower students from underserved communities, providing them with resources, mentorship, and academic support to enhance their readiness for post-secondary education. Join K20’s LIFE team and help to foster student success, elevate aspirations, and promote college and career readiness to create a brighter future for the cohort youth. Job Summary: The Lead Data Systems Engineer will provide leadership in the support (updates and modifications) of existing applications and the development of new software applications, as required by the sponsored research project. This professional will require the skills and experience to lead the development of reliable web-based applications that support dissemination of grant-developed resources, structure the strategic planning, and secures, organizes, and reports on grant-funded activities. Essential Job Duties & Functions Website Development The incumbent will lead and coordinate website development by:
- Enforcing development standards among technical staff members. Creating and deploying built versions of websites. Utilizes development tools to design, implement and maintain processes that involve PHP, Symfony, Doctrine, Bootstrap, Javascript, T-SQL, SQL Server, Microsoft Window Server, Git CLI, and Gitlab. Performs unit and system testing to locate and resolve software bugs and issues within websites or code bases.
- Understanding security guidelines set forth by the university, the K20 center, and the IRB. Designing and implementing data structures or databases. Understanding existing databases and their security requirements. Properly and accurately querying stored data to be researched and analyzed. Understanding tracking mechanics and structures used by K20 Center websites.
- Leveraging strong interpersonal skills to direct, coach, counsel, and motivate technical staff members.Promoting staff members’ well-being and productivity.Facilitating effective resource allocation and delegating responsibilities.Recommending workplace improvements to improve services.
- Conducting business analysis to gather stakeholder functionality requirements, documenting the use and back-end functionality of code for interpretation by developers, designers, or staff members. Prepare and maintain functional and technical specification documents organized in a simple, standard format for clarity and ease of understanding for current and future team members. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices, trends, and applications. Incorporating change logs, timestamps, and author-of-change stamps to document any additions or alterations, ensuring transparency in the development process.
- Accessing and monitoring K20 Center servers on a regular basis. Understanding existing back-end server mechanics used to serve websites to users. Migrating systems after major platform or tool updates. Identifying and solving issues related to server accessibility, data storage, and incompatibilities with newly updated third-party tools. Setting up new server mechanics to match the needs of the K20 Center.
- Acting as an administrator for project repositories. Training staff members on proper use of source control tools.Enforcing source control standards across the technical staff members.Administering access of repositories to staff members working on any given projects. Updating source control software to remain secure and have access to the newest features.
- Monitor and process system batches, ensuring seamless operation. Address user questions and queries promptly, offering comprehensive assistance. Investigate and resolve system problems to maintain optimal functionality.
- Provide support for seamless integration with related applications. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to third-party integrations, ensuring smooth collaboration.
- Offer on-call support services to promptly address and resolve system issues. Ensure availability and responsiveness during on-call hours to support uninterrupted system operations.
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.
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Required Education: Bachelor's degree.
- 48 months experience in application and software development and/or custom solutions.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to program in at least one programming language. Ability to work independently and as a team member. Customer service and interpersonal skills Strong initiative to solve problems. Knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms using development tools. Knowledge of software design and programming principles.
Working Conditions:
- Ability to engage in repetitive motion.Communicate effectively and listen.Manual dexterity.Sit for prolonged periods.Use of a computer. Standard office environment.
Departmental Preference:
- 60 months of software development of federal grant participant systems 60 months of supporting data queries for federal grant evaluations.
Special Requirements:
- Frequent exposure to pressure caused by deadlines and busy periods. Will be required to travel to school sites and national conferences to meet with leaders, community partners, and GEAR UP stakeholders and facilitate research and evaluation activities; this may require overnight trips. Actively participate in K20 Center-sponsored professional learning experiences and, when available, seek certification for learning opportunities.
Organization: Ctr For Educational & Commun.
Job Location: Oklahoma-Norman-Norman Campus
Schedule: Full-time
Job Posting: Apr 10, 2024