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Lead Developer
Main Campus-Berkeley

The Web Applications unit in Application Services at UC Berkeley is on the cutting edge of technology application in higher education. We work with leading technologies and embrace state-of-the-art software development lifecycle practices. Our department is involved in national initiatives such as the Kuali open source program which will be building a next generation University Management System used by institutions all over the world.

We are currently seeking a Lead Developer to lead and drive key IT initiatives including a number of nationwide multi-institutional open-source and/or SaaS (Software as a Service) projects.  This position may have a number of direct reports and will be responsible for driving and guiding technical development from the inception phase through elaboration to successful deployment, evaluation, and refinement. The incumbent will provide technical leadership to the development team including advising junior staff, cultivating technical excellence, and promoting best practices. The responsibilities include building sophisticated, ground-up, new development and designs which includes significant architectural decisions for applications of campus-wide and/or national scopes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive technical development throughout all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) including Proof-of-Concept development, information architecture, software architecture document, functional spec, coding, testing, deployment, performance tuning, refactoring, etc.
  
• Architect, design, and implement quality software, while considering the technical implications of technology applications to the current and future strategic technology roadmap and direction
  
• Manage and coordinate day-to-day production support operations and work closely with business stakeholders and technical staff to ensure application issues and bugs are addressed promptly and in accordance to customer expectations. Provide second-level operational support, troubleshooting, and security vulnerability testing/remediation
  
• Research the latest technical and software industry offerings and provide input towards the selection of products and tools
  
• Lead and collaborate with other IT teams to ensure application of quality of services such as scalability, maintainability, extensibility, reusability, availability, security, and performance/
  
• Interact with senior-level personnel and senior business stakeholders, with the ability to effectively communicate and explain complex and technical subject matter
  
• Work independently and make actionable recommendations to managers, directors, and senior stakeholders based on his/her technical expertise
  
• Provide mentorship within teams, departments and across campus
  
• Take a leadership role in technology selection and product/solution evaluation
  
• Keep current with emerging technologies

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area, and/or equivalent experience/training.
  
• 5+ years experience in software development.
  
• Demonstrated track record of architecting and developing enterprise-level distributed systems using various technologies/platforms such as J2EE, XML/XSL, SOA/Webservices, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Ruby on Rails, MS.Net, etc.
  
• In-depth knowledge and experience in developing project proposals, Statement of Work, project/release plans, risk plans, and communication plans.
  
• Ability to determine project strategy and scope; lead business system analysis and designs; as well as develop realistic estimates and quotations for software services.
  
• Ability to work in dynamic environment with competing priorities, a team player comfortable with working across other groups and collaborating with customers, stakeholders, technologists, and management.
  
• Strong skills in various design patterns and Object-Oriented Development Methodologies (e.g. UML, OOAD, RUP, etc).
  
• Working knowledge of IT Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and direct experience in requirements gathering, use case analysis, functional design, data/domain modeling, and user interface design.
  
• High commitment to excellence, collaboration, team achievement, and good communication.
  
• Experience with Open Source technologies, frameworks, architectures, and tools (e.g. Ruby on Rails, Subversion, ANT, Spring, Hibernate, etc). (preferred)
  
• Ability to solve complex problems with innovative and elegant designs and deliver robust functionality on time. (preferred)
  
• In depth knowledge of web technologies such as AJAX, DHTML/CSS, XML/XSLT, etc. (preferred)
  
• Familiarity with Web 2.0 technology and trends. (preferred)

Salary & Benefits: Commensurate with experience. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/benefits_of_belonging.pdf

To Apply: For complete details and the application procedure please visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu and reference requisition #10225.

Additional Information:

This position has been designated as sensitive and may require a Criminal Background Check. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.

The University of California Regents have approved a plan to enact system wide furloughs and other cost reduction measures due to the state budget crisis. This position may be subject to any cost cutting measures implemented at UC Berkeley.



The University of California, Berkeley is one of the world's leading universities in research, teaching, and public service. The campus employs 2,028 faculty and over 14,000 staff in more than 130 academic departments and interdepartmental groups, libraries, museums and more than 65 interdisciplinary research units contribute to this dynamic and vital research and teaching environment.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a diverse working environment, competitive salaries, and comprehensive benefits.







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