Application Developer II - WCS

Overview

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, stands among the nation's highest‑ranked, most diverse public research universities. The oldest, largest, and top‑ranked public university in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, you’ll find us at our main locations in three New Jersey cities, and our footprint can be seen around the region. As one of the nation's most diverse universities, Rutgers draws strength from the rich variety of perspectives and life experiences of our community.

We're an academic, health, and research powerhouse and a university of opportunity. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is Rutgers' enterprise IT office. OIT provides university‑wide services and support and collaborates with department and unit IT professionals on projects and initiatives for the Rutgers community. OIT's services and systems include the Rutgers network; email and calendaring systems; IDs/passwords and identity management;

data centers; computer labs; help desk support; wireless connectivity; a software portal; information security, risk, and compliance services; research computing; and many others. OIT's staff members work closely with the broader university community to advance Rutgers' missions of teaching, research, and service. For more information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Application Developer II - WCS for the Office of Information Technology. Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Suggests technology solutions to business challenges under the direct and/or indirect supervision of the IT Manager of OIT‑EARC Web Consulting Services (WCS).
• Provides programming and website development support to Rutgers University Office of Information Technology.
• Designs and implements widgets, dynamic functionality, new content components, modules, themes, and templates.
• Designs, configures, and maintains PHP solutions and Drupal CMS‑based websites.
• Maintains and improves existing platforms such as Rutgers Core Component Library (RCCL), WCS RCCL Custom Distribution, etc.
• Handles Drupal migrations, including migrating existing Drupal websites to the Drupal RCCL platform and Pantheon Cloud hosting service.
• Produces technical documentation when requested.
• Ensures all code changes and updates are properly documented according to the unit's standards.

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of programming experience with knowledge of current programming languages and methodologies or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Proficiency in PHP architecture and implementation of dynamic functionality for web‑based solutions, especially in the context of the Drupal CMS framework.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to be detail‑oriented and thorough.
• Excellent at communicating and explaining complex concepts in layman's terms.
• Ability to prioritize, schedule, and complete development, configuration, and testing required for multiple projects with overlapping schedules.
• Ability to meet with clients to manage tasks and translate requirements into technical work action items.
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision or in a team environment.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS (SASS).
• Proficiency in analysis, maintenance, and extendibility of CMS framework.
• Ability to use and configure commonly used CMS modules.
• Demonstrated knowledge in version control with Git and Git Lab.
• Ability to design and develop custom Drupal solutions including modules, templates, and themes.
• Ability to integrate JSON/XML based web services into advanced web projects using RESTful‑based APIs.

• Experience with continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), test and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as React, jQuery, Vue.js, or Node.js.
• Familiarity with Word Press CMS.
• Familiarity with Pantheon Cloud Hosting Platform.
• Familiarity with usage of Composer‑managed web projects.
• Familiarity with utilizing and managing virtualization images (e.g. Docker images).
• Comf…