Application Programmer Associate-Ento; Bugwood

Location of Vacancy

Tifton Area, GA (approximately 200 miles southwest of Athens, GA; 200 miles south of Atlanta, GA; 70 miles north of the Florida line)

Advertised Salary: $37,068 - $57,350 based on education, experience and training.
Posting Date: 12/18/2023
Position Open Until Filled
Closing Date:
Not specified (position open until filled)
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Position located in Tifton, GA.

Title:

IT Application Support Professional
FLSA Status:
Exempt
Full‑Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.00

• Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the relevant field. Please contact Human Resources for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with sufficient experience to demonstrate competence and innovation in application development.
• Experience in developing web applications for forestry, agriculture, and/or natural resources.

This position is part of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia – Tifton Campus (Bugwood). The Center develops, maintains, and hosts a large number of digital tools and resources, including web, smartphone, and database applications. The incumbent will work with center staff, federal and state agencies, and other stakeholders to maintain and develop Bugwood’s digital resources.

They will also play a leading role in web application development, requiring knowledge of NodeJS, Cold Fusion, Python, and JavaScript. Additional familiarity with front‑end frameworks such as React or Svelte is a benefit. The role requires understanding how to create web applications that provide users with efficient and effective means of interacting with data.

• Programming languages such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML, NodeJS, Python, Cold Fusion.
• Front‑end frameworks such as React, Svelte, Angular, Bootstrap.
• Testing, environment‑aware configuration, and development practices.
• Effective written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Maintain appropriate documentation.
• Working knowledge of or proven capability to quickly learn additional programming languages, systems, and other tools as needed.

• Ability to sit at a computer most of the day.
• Driving as needed to perform job duties.

Develop new web applications and maintain existing applications

• Maintain web applications.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy new web applications.
• Implement both front‑end and back‑end functionalities.
• Follow best practices.
• Document source code.
• Gather user requirements for requested application features, improvements, etc.
• Resolve applications’ bugs, issues, defects, etc.
• Optimize and improve application performance.

Quality Control

• Test applications for potential functionality and data security issues and document findings.
• Investigate and resolve bugs/issues for both new development and existing applications and document progress.

Project Planning / Research and Development

• Research, test, and learn new software development tools and frameworks as assigned by project analysts/managers.
• Interpret website functionality requirements based on client descriptions.
• Provide estimates of development time requirements to project managers/supervisors.
• Document proposed application architecture/code for new projects and features.

Miscellaneous

• Assemble information for use in applications.
• Computer technical support.
• Server administration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Recruitment Contact:
Joe La Forest
Email: laforest

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