Software Development Engineers

Announcement

Details

Open Date
06/17/2026

Requisition Number
PRN
45398B

Job Title
Software Development Engineers

Working Title
Software Dev. Eng. III

Career Progression Track
P00

Track Level
P3 - Career

FLSA Code
Computer Employee

Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No

Standard Hours per Week
40

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Shift
Day

Work Schedule Summary

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.

- 5 p.m.

VP Area
President

Department
00954 - UIT Systems & Security

Location
Campus

City
Salt Lake City, UT

Type of Recruitment
External Posting

Pay Rate Range
$90,

Close Date
08/31/2026

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

Job Summary

Software Development Engineer III

The University of Utah is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IAM Engineer & SailPoint Developer to join our centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. This role is crucial to the modernization and security of our campus and clinical environments.

The successful candidate will assist in design, development, integration, and daily operational maintenance of our SailPoint Identity IQ (IIQ) platform. This individual will bridge the gap between complex software engineering and enterprise identity governance, ensuring secure, automated, and compliant user lifecycle management for tens of thousands of students, faculty, staff, and healthcare affiliates

About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U's Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U's shared IT services including the wired and wireless network;
Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.

About the University of Utah:
Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah's system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.

Responsibilities

Software Development Engineer III

1. Development & Implementation (50%)

Custom Customization:
Design and develop custom SailPoint IIQ artifacts including Workflows, Rules (Bean Shell/Java), Quick Links, Forms, and Email Templates.

System Integration:
Build, configure, and maintain complex SailPoint connectors for target systems including Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra , LDAP, HR databases (People Soft), Student Information Systems (SIS), and custom REST/SOAP APIs.

Role & Policy Engineering:
Design and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), Separation of Duties (SoD) policies, and automated provisioning/deprovisioning engines.

Code Management:
Manage source code, packaging, and deployment pipelines using Git, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD tools, adhering to institutional change control and software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices.

2. Daily Operations & System Maintenance (30%)

Operational Health:
Monitor daily aggregation tasks, refresh tasks, system health, and overall performance of the SailPoint IIQ application servers (Tomcat) and database (SQL).

Troubleshooting:
Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for resolving complex SailPoint runtime errors, workflow hang-ups, connectivity failures, and data mismatches.

Compliance &

Certifications:

Support the execution, monitoring, and reporting of automated user access reviews and compliance campaigns across various institutional departments.

Upgrades & Patching:
Plan and execute SailPoint platform upgrades, patch applications, and system migration steps in collaboration with infrastructure and database administrators.

3. Collaboration, Strategy & Documentation (20%)

Requirement Gathering:
Partner with business analysts, security teams, and department stakeholders to translate complex access policies into actionable SailPoint designs.

Technical Leadership:
Mentor junior engineers/administrators within the IAM team and champion clean, secure coding standards.

Technical Documentation:
Author and maintain detailed technical architecture diagrams, runbooks, build guides, and disaster recovery procedures.

Job Code: P34893

Grade: P20

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Software Development Engineer, III: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Certifications:

SailPoint Certified Identity IQ Engineer or SailPoint Certified Identity IQ Architect.

Higher…