Applications Developer I

Application Support

• Assist with the administration and support of web and client applications in a distributed multi-server environment.
• Monitor web-based application offering regularly for problems, outdated information and adherence to standards. Provide reports to management.
• Communicate customer feedback to colleagues and management.
• Recommend site enhancements and identifies solutions to problems.
• Evaluate new project requests. Design, build, code test and deploy the applications. Maintain existing applications.
• Implement best coding practices and mentor student developers to understand current software design patterns coding guidelines.

Customer Support

• Serve as a contact person regarding the use of departmental web-based applications, answer questions, and diagnose and resolve customer problems.
• Educate customers on issues related to the departmental web-based applications including accessibility and other site standards, current and new web technologies.
• Develop methods to facilitate web-based application maintenance for customers.
• Develop online and printed documentation for the departmental web-based application servers.
• Serve as a customer advocate in the planning processes.
• Work with the HDS Helpdesk (ResNet)or/and K-State IT helpdesk to track customer problems and resolutions, and to measure customer satisfaction.

Team Development

• Assist in mentoring, training, hiring and evaluating a multi-person web development team comprised of hourly student staff.
• Participate in preparing goals and coordinate strategies for developing and supporting HDS web-based application offering.
• Makes measurable contributions to software development efforts.

Enterprise Security

• Provide innovative suggestions to improve existing processes or implement new security measures to improve the security posture of the enterprise.
• Participates as a team member to implement new or updated security measures.
• Monitor compliance with information security policies and procedures, referring problems to supervisor.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CIS, business administration or related field
• 3 years experience as an application developer or web developer
• Programming experience with PHP, SQL, ASP .NET, XHTML, CSS, XML and with jQuery and JavaScript libraries
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in project management; research, planning, development, implementation and support

Other Requirements:

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment

How to Apply:

Please submit the following documents:

Screening of Applications Begins:

Immediately and continues until February 28, 2018.

Pay Rate:

$19.83 – $30.75 per hour

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and actively seeks diversity among its employees.