Associate Application Developer

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join Harvard University Central Administration?

Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

Harvard University Information Technology (HUIT) is a community of Information Technology professionals committed to delivering service and technological solutions in support of teaching, learning, research and administration. We are recruiting an IT workforce that has both breadth in their ability to collaborate and innovate across disciplines and depth in specific areas of expertise. HUIT offers opportunities for IT professionals to learn and work in a unique technology landscape and service-focused environment.

If you are a technically proficient, nimble, user-focused, and accountable IT professional who also connects with the importance of collaborating well in a team environment, we are looking for you!

This is a fully benefited, full-time Harvard University position that has been funded through 6/30/27. There is the possibility of renewal, contingent on funding and department & university priorities.

• Gain an understanding of the core functions of the my.harvard portal in order to develop solutions that meet existing business needs, including:
• Enrollment, Course Search, Advising, Grades, Tasks and Holds, Activity Guide Processes, Student Profile, Student Financials, and Financial Aid.
• Perform comprehensive applications/web development with Django and FastAPI frameworks for a project of large size and complexity.
• Work as part of a team to implement business solutions.
• Write basic code of moderate complexity and maintain related documentation.
• Participate fully in the software development life cycle.
• Support technical solutions to deliver business requirements.
• Troubleshoot problems and suggest improvements to coding practices.

Our Mission: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./about

We empower the Harvard community with essential and transformative technologies to advance education, knowledge, and discovery.

HUIT's core values are:

• Human-centered
• University-focused
• Innovation-driven
• Team-oriented

HUIT's IT Academy aims to enable each IT staff person to grow professionally and become a trusted partner to her or his team. The IT Academy is built on the belief that every IT staff member across the University (including technology employees at each school and campus) can grow in her or his area of expertise as well as building strong people and project management skills.

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2+ years of post-secondary education or relevant work experience.

The following Additional Qualifications are strongly preferred. If you meet some, but not all, you are still encouraged to apply; we value employees with a willingness to learn.

• Hands-on experience with applications/web development with Django and FastAPI frameworks or similar.
• Experience:
  • Writing basic code of moderate complexity and maintain related documentation.
  • Participating in the software development life cycle.
  • Supporting technical solutions to deliver business requirements.
  • Troubleshooting problems and suggest improvements to coding practices.
• Knowledge of information technology applications, processes, software and equipment.
• Demonstrated team performance skills, service mindset approach, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor.
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA standards for web accessibility.

• Completion of Harvard IT Academy specified foundational courses (or external equivalent) preferred

• Appointment End Date: 6/30/27
• Standard Hours/
  
  Schedule:
  
  35 hours per week
  • This position requires candidates to be onsite a minimum of 2 days per month, every other Thursday, and additional days based on business needs
  • The hire must live in a commutable state
• Visa Sponsorship Information: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position
• Pre-Employment Screening: Identity
• Other Information:
  • Please provide a cover letter and resume as one document with your application.
  • This position has a 90-day orientation and review period.

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