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Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.
The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.
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Posted Job Title
Application Developer C
Job Profile Title
Application Developer C
Job Description Summary
The Penn Graduate School of Education is committed to cultivating a workplace that values equity, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We seek talented individuals who will help lead our efforts to create a more inclusive workplace in a community with a substantive institutional commitment to equity and justice. Diversity is prized at Penn as a central component of our mission and helps create an educational and working environment that best supports the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship.
Job Description
Duties :
The Graduate School of Education’s Information Technology team at the University of Pennsylvania is looking for a motivated web developer to join our Web & Application Development group. The candidate will contribute to new and existing web technology solutions supporting a wide variety of administrative and academic needs across the School. They will design, code, test, and implement web-based and database-driven technology used by Penn GSE faculty, staff, and students.
The programmer will: Work collaboratively with the GSE IT team and directly with clients to determine functional requirements and propose and implement innovative technical solutions. Based on client requirements, design backend database architecture and system workflows to meet user needs and expected outcomes. Design, code, implement, test, and deploy modern, interactive web applications primarily using PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Identify, research, and implement technical solutions to fit specific project goals and requirements, including working directly with external vendors to assess, select, and implement third-party technology solutions. Ensure adherence to technical, quality assurance, data integrity, and security standards. Plan, organize, and manage projects and associated schedules. Perform analysis and make recommendations on ways to improve stability and feature-sets for existing web applications and development processes. Develop of deployment and maintenance scripts and build container environments. Work with supported third-party software to implement technical solutions for client needs and participate in build vs. buy decisions. The programmer will have a role in all parts of the application lifecycle, with an emphasis on detailed requirements gathering, systems analysis, design and architecture, and continuous feature enhancement. The programmer will also provide first- and second-tier technical support for in-house websites and web applications and for supported vendor software solutions.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s Degree (Computer Science, or related fields preferred) and a minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in developing and maintaining web applications or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
This position requires:
- Demonstrated knowledge of web development and experience with building and maintaining websites and web applications.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, and object-oriented PHP programming.
- Strong technical abilities and a proven track record of creative use of technology to solve problems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
- Experience with CMS development, specifically Drupal 7+, PHP/Javascript frameworks (ie. Symfony, Vue, React), and container environments (ie. Docker, Vagrant), preferred.
- Must have a strong command of programming languages, integration methods, and development lifecycles.
- Demonstrated expertise in backend application database design, innovative technology solutions, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
Penn GSE actively seeks and welcomes people of color, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, persons with disabilities, and people at intersections of these identities, to apply.
The estimated salary for this role is $72K-$78K.
Job Location – City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Graduate School of Education
Pay Range
$51,824.00 – $109,535.33
Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.
University Benefits
Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts : Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Tuition : Take advantage of Penn’s exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family-whatever your personal needs may be.
Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
Wellness and Work-life Resources : Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement-and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
Discounts and Special Services : From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you’ll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay
