Associate Application Systems Developer JAVA

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Columbia University is one of the premiere educational institutions in the nation. Employing over 12,000 people, it is one of the largest employers in New York City. Our department, Columbia University Information Technology (CUIT) supports the administrative information requirements of the university provides mainframe, microcomputer, telecommunications, as well as Computing and communications systems, services, and support to faculty, students, and administrators.
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including tuition for self at Columbia and undergraduate for children at any accredited college and 4 weeks vacation. We also have an excellent Physical Fitness Center available to all employees.
Reporting to the Manager of Application Systems Development, the primary function of this role is as an associate developer to maintain, update, and test Columbia's research administration system (Rascal).
Common development tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Generating and automating test scripts
- Generating reports using SQL
- Debugging software defects
The Associate Application Systems Developer (Tester) will work with the Rascal team to develop and test the web application. They must possess a junior technical background in Web development as well as proven skills at leveraging technologies and working collaboratively. The applicant must have mid-level technical knowledge of systems analysis and programming and be able to organize and assume responsibility for assigned projects. We are seeking a self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills. Individual will be required to talk to users and to develop functional requirements and provide user support via a helpline. The Developer/Tester will possess good communication skills, both written and verbal to address moderately complex, technical issues to both technical and non-technical personnel. Good testing and deployment skills are required.
Working closely with other members of the Rascal Team, the incumbent's responsibilities will include:
Develop solutions by analyzing mid-level requirements and design,
Develop tools and new functionality supporting the Rascal group,
Contribute in developing test plans; support and perform phases of testing,
Assist in maintaining application including troubleshooting and bug fixing, and
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience, preferably in Computer Science
- 2 years related experience.
- Knowledge of testing frameworks such as Selenium, Junit, Arquillian.
- Familiarity with software development life-cycle
- Entry level java programming / web development skills.
A COVER LETTER AND RESUME WITH SALARY HISTORY ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION.
RESUMES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS LINK:
****Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
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