Software Engineer job vacancy

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The School of Data Science (SDS) at the University of Virginia seeks applicants for a newly created Software Engineer position. The SDS Software Engineer is an important member of our IT support team, working directly with the IT Director.

The successful candidate will produce and maintain department applications to accomplish business needs with a focus on Cloud computing environments such as MS Azure and AWS. They will perform engineering and development work on small to moderate scale research and coursework related projects. The successful candidate will perform software analysis, design, and implementation as part of an overall SDS Research and Academic computing support initiative. They will develop and advance technical skills; engage in more complex, longer-term and strategically significant activities; and acquire latitude to devise the approach and method to performing assignments. Assignments may be cross-discipline, requiring a significant level of coordination and planning with faculty. The successful candidate will work under general supervision, seeking assistance when significant deviations are proposed, or when unprecedented problems arise. They will develop approaches to problem-solving and anticipate/mitigate potential issues. Their interactions are with fellow team members, coordinating team members, assigned student, faculty, and/or staff clients. They work with external vendors and service providers. The successful candidate regularly work toward specific team goals and client goals and assist in establishing department processes and standards.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Installing and maintaining SDS software tools and upgrades on central and departmental computing environments - including Cloud environments (AWS, MS Azure, Oracle, etc)
Work within a team that shares responsibilities for system administration and user support for the Department, on administrative, instructional and research systems.
Assist in the design and development of configurations, workflows, and system integration procedures. Document deployed systems.
Participate in the development of test strategies, cloud resources, devices, and systems.
Complete programming assignments requiring knowledge of programming procedures and data processing requirements.
Maintain and modify programs. Make changes by amending flow charts, developing processing logic, and coding changes.
Test and document modifications and write operational instructions.
In collaboration with the Director of IT, determine the overall technical approach to assigned projects and design algorithms and interfaces.
Devise or modify procedures to solve complex problems considering cloud resources or computing systems capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results.
Conduct program design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation. Conduct quality assurance reviews.
Analyze performance of tools, systems and cloud resources and take action to correct deficiencies based on consultation with users.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned

This position will be on-site in office

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline and at least 1 year of experience.
Equivalent combination of education, experience and certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of UVA and collaborative applications (MS O365, Teams, Sharepoint, ServiceNow, Netbadge/authentication, Zoom, Collab, SIS, etc.)
Certification or Experience using AWS/Azure cloud resources, tools, and environments, Java, Python, C development frameworks
Experience using Data science methods, tools, and environments (ex: Jupyter notebooks, Kubernetes/docker/containers, etc)

Anticipated hiring range: $72,000 - $85,000

Hourly Rate- $34.62-$40.85

TO APPLY:

Complete an application online and attach:

Cover Letter
Resume

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The position will remain open until filled.

Please note that you MUST upload ALL documents into the CV/Resume box. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Bill Crane, Senior Academic Recruiter,

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Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

ID: #49336351
State: Virginia Charlottesville 22902 Charlottesville USA
City: Charlottesville
Salary: USD TBD TBD
Job type: Permanent
Showed: 2023-02-21
Deadline: 2023-04-21
Category: Et cetera