Developer II (IT@JH Technology Acceleration Group)
Johns Hopkins University
IT@JH Technology Acceleration Group (TAG) Is seeking a Developer II to join its enterprise software development team who will help shape the future of how Johns Hopkins connects with and empowers its global community through cutting-edge enterprise solutions. As a member of a high-performing app dev team, the Developer II participates in and contributes to the creation, implementation, maintenance, production support, and documentation of various departmental and enterprise-wide application systems including myJH, the Johns Hopkins enterprise portal. This position follows agile development methodologies and adheres to department-defined continuous integration protocols for application documentation, testing, and deployments. This role requires experience in full-stack development, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions using the TAG’s preferred technology stack, which includes Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Angular, and .NET.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed by this position.
- Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.
Analysis & Requirements Gathering
- Under guidance define business/clinical/education problems by meeting with clients to observe and understand current processes and the issues related to those processes. Provide written documentation of findings to share with the client and other IT colleagues.
- Gather system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements for new applications.
Design & Development
- Develop detailed tasks by analyzing project scope and milestones for projects to ensure product is delivered quickly according to software lifecycle standards.
- Write functional/technical specifications by taking the provided system requirements, putting them into functional and technical descriptions for use by programmers and business analysts to develop technical solutions.
- Develop/change data input, files/database structures, data transformation, algorithms, and data output by using appropriate computer language/tools to provide technical solution for application development tasks. (Verify if this statement means programming)
- Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-based system(s) to simplify code maintenance and to improve the support.
Testing & Documentation
- Create and document test scenarios using the appropriate testing tools to validate and verify application functionality.
- Test all changes by using the appropriate test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handled in a meaningful way.
- Author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references.
Implementation & Maintenance
- Implement changes by adhering to the change management policies and procedures for any given project to communicate to all parties the nature, significance, and risk factors of the solution.
- Monitor changes and resolve problems by responding to problems as they occur, by reviewing all processing and output of the newly implemented solution, and by proactively ensuring the solution works successfully to satisfy the customer requirements and to provide a smooth transition to the new solution.
- Provide support by triaging and resolving issues to ensure prompt, effective service.
On-call Requirement
- Participation in on-call rotation is required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- One year of related experience with computer systems and applications.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Software development experience with applications serving 50K+ globally distributed users.
- Exposure to AI/ML architectural patterns including LLM integration, RAG, and vector databases.
- Familiarity with genAI concepts including custom assistant creation and autonomous agents.
Expected Skills/Proficiency Level
- Agile Methodology - Developing
- Code Review - Developing
- Debugging - Developing
- JIRA - Developing
- Microservices - Developing
- Model View Controller - Developing
- Product Life Cycle Management - Developing
- Restful API - Developing
- Secure Coding - Developing
- Software Design Patterns - Developing
- Software Development Life Cycle - Developing
- Unit Testing - Developing
Classified Title: Developer II
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Developer II (IT@JH Technology Acceleration Group)
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC
Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: IT@JH Technology Acceleration Group
Personnel area: University Administration