Sr. Developer Student Information Systems

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us — and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.

Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.

Make an impact — from near or far

At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

The opportunity

The Sr. SIS Developer will report to the Director of SIS Solution Delivery and analyze and develop troubleshooting and documenting solutions to our needs throughout the entire phase of the development cycle. You will develop custom scripts related to the Banner Student Information System, and providing support for integration work between Banner and other systems. Representative work includes the development of student-facing forms that rely on Banner data, creation of scripts to load/modify Banner data, and related work. You will work with functional, data, and QA SMEs to ensure accurate specifications and testing. The role must also work with partners to understand and fill any requirements gaps or issues. You will will also help to develop test case and test data, and will ensure documentation, maintenance, and monitoring attention.

This role can be 100% remote aligning to our approved working states. #LI-Remote

What you'll do:

• You will gather partner requirements, analyze functional requirements, recommend and design possible solutions. Demonstrate ability to gather requirements if BA support is not available.
• You will Create scalable scripts and applications that further adoption and usage of the Banner SIS.
• You will advise business departments on the creation, modification, or automation of their business process.
• You will design inter-system data integrations using commercial and custom solutions.
• You will use appropriate tools (DB Visualizer, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and other development tools/environments) to develop solutions based on our requirements.
• You will lead development efforts on products or product features.
• You will provide accurate estimates on project tasks.
• You will use Agile or other prescribed methodology.
• You will take an active role in Banner backlog grooming. Provide reliable information on feasibility, sizing, development approach, maintainability, and scalability.
• You will research and provide technical solutions for complex design challenges.
• You will work with other members of ITS teams to ensure code quality, standards and development best practices.
• You will maintain communication around issues and opportunities; communicate across organizational boundaries from system end-users through senior management.
• You will participate in important diagnostic work. Depending on criticality, some work may occur on nights/weekends.
• You will Support project planning and execution with established department methodologies, such as Agile.
• You will oversee or co-owns products, identifies opportunities for improvements and bugs.
• You will lead peer and code reviews.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What we're looking for:

• 7+ years relevant experience. Relevant experience includes clear demonstration of development expertise and successful development skills.
• Banner Student Information System Required.
• Knowledge of core development tools/languages (SQL, Python, PHP).
• Experience with higher education concepts and technical impact.
• Understanding of Software/System Development Lifecycle.
• Familiarity with performance testing and tuning approaches.
• Experience documenting system technical specifications and test specifications.
• Experience generating reports using SQL

Additional experience with:

• Certifications such as SQL and other languages/coding certifications.
• Bachelors Degree(s) in related field and experience.
• Experience cost-benefit and Return on investment analysis techniques.
• Experience in root-cause analysis for troubleshooting problems.

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, take the leap and apply. You might be just the person we're looking for.

Compensation

The annual pay range for this position is $100,560.00 - $160,926.00. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. We expect this position to be hired in the following target hiring range $111,119.00 - $150,338.00.

Exceptional benefits (because you’re exceptional)

You’re the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you’ll get:

• High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance

• Low to no-cost dental and vision plans

• 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)

• Employer-funded retirement

• Free tuition program

• Parental leave

• Mental health and wellbeing resources