Enterprise Application Developer; On Campus - Middlesex Community College

Location: Lowell, MA Category: Full-time Staff Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Tue Aug 12 2025

Enterprise Application Developer

Non-Unit Professional (NUP)

Information Technology, IT Applications

Director of IT Applications

August 12, 2025 (Re posted May 26, 2026)

The Enterprise Application Developer will develop, implement, and support business solutions across the full software development life cycle (SDLC). This role will support the Director of IT Applications in the execution of all principal functions of the IT Applications group and will serve as a point of contact between the IT Applications group and functional users. This position is specifically responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing, integration, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of complex solutions supporting the College's Enterprise Resource Planning software (Ellucian Banner) and related Ellucian applications, including Degree Works and Self‑Service Banner.

The position will also assist with the implementation, administration, and ongoing support of integrations between the Banner ERP system and third‑party applications.

• Ability to investigate application shortcomings and research new products to provide recommendations for system and process improvements.
• Quickly convert ideas to solutions consistent with the SDLC development methodology for new projects and customizations.
• Diagnose and resolve software issues reported to our Service Desk staff and ticket management system.
• Provide application and user support to the core Ellucian Banner suite including Banner Admin Pages, Job Submission, Degree Works, Self‑Service Banner, and customizations.
• Help support our integration initiatives with 3rd party products, using APIs, Ellucian Ethos, ILP 5, Go Anywhere and other integration tools.
• Ensure all developed solutions adhere to institutional data security policies, FERPA regulations, and applicable federal and state compliance requirements.
• Participate in peer code reviews to ensure code quality, consistency with development standards, and alignment with security and architectural best practices.
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all developed integrations, APIs, and customizations, including data flow diagrams, endpoint specifications, authentication methods, and error‑handling procedures, to support ongoing maintenance and institutional knowledge retention.

• Maintain current knowledge of trends and practices in the field through peer associations, attendance at conferences, seminars, study and review of literature, and professional development opportunities.
• May be required to be available for after‑hours emergency response duties as a member of a 7x24x365 support team.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science or a related field with two years of experience in the following:
  • Developing and maintaining software solutions within a Linux and Oracle environment in support of an ERP system.
  • Implementing medium‑ and large‑scale ERP system projects and customizations, following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) development practices and version control standards.
  • Active programming using a Unix shell scripting language (Bash preferred), Perl, Java, C, PL/SQL, SQL
    * Plus and/or SQL.
  • Designing, developing, and maintaining Oracle database objects including tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, and PL/SQL packages in support of Banner ERP and related applications.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following:
  Groovy and Grails, GIT, C#, HTML, CSS, XML, React
  
  JS, or JavaScript.
• Experience with RESTful web services using API development tools such as Postman and Bruno.
• Experience developing integrations using REST with JSON, SOAP with XML, or GRAPHQL.
• Experience developing and executing unit, regression, and integration test plans to validate software functionality, ensure quality, and minimize risk during deployments and upgrades.
• Experience producing technical specifications, process documentation, and user‑facing guides.
• Ability to…