Developer II

Commitment to Mission

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

Cultural Beliefs

• One LSC
• Student Focused
• Own It
• Foster Belonging
• Cultivate Community
• Choose Learning
  
  
  

The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For®" is designed to recognize colleges that have been successful in creating great workplaces and to further research and understanding of the factors, dynamics and influences that have the most impact on organizational culture at higher education institutions.

Lone Star College has been recognized in multiple categories.

Campus Marketing Statement

Lone Star College-Online

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000 students each semester. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College.

LSC-Online, the newest LSC campus, features dedicated instructors and offers courses for students who are enrolling in a 100% fully online program. The LSC-Online Campus is an independent campus led by the Executive Vice Chancellor/ CEO, Online Campus. LSC-Online will provide a guaranteed schedule so that students can complete the programs in a two-year period if they so desire.

Location address is 20515 SH 249 (SH 249 and Louetta Road) Houston, Texas 77070.

Job Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Developer II, LSC Online designs, develops, implements and tests application software and related integrations. Determines programming requirements for online systems. Designs flexible client-server security frameworks within delivered applications. Works closely with customers, business analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions, and works on elements of large, complex implementations. Applies system solutions to LSC-Online business problems through the design and programming of automated systems. Performs all aspects of custom programming assignments and overall design of delivered services. A member of a 24/7/365 global department and the availability of on-call and after-hour support.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides project leadership and supervision, directing and integrating the work of other analysts and technical personnel
• Designs, writes, tests, implements, and maintains software. Including interface applications, task scheduled server side applets, and tools for testing and delivery of distributed applications
• Designs and develops interface programs
• Provides technical support for LSC-Online's software implementations. Particular emphasis will be on programming languages and developing knowledge of programming transactions. Works with the College staff to ensure adherence to prevailing programming standards when performing analysis, writing documentation, and testing components. Works with business and operations personnel to ensure business requirements and system needs are met (including technical and operational documentation)
• Analyzes current and continuing information systems requirements. Develops and manages internal procedures, tools, and documents to provide a high level of application integrity and availability
• Maintains and modifies complex systems and/or designs and develops integrated subsystems. Designs and develops programs to address requirements for data conversions
• Performs problem analysis to resolve system or application issues. Performs complex diagnosis of problems, providing solutions within area of responsibility, and/or through consulting with other technical staff. Tests and debugs applications in conjunction with business analyst and users, and develops programs for automatic correction of erroneous data
• Participates in system upgrades and other support activities as needed, and participates in development of improvements to help implement change when needed. Responsible for On-Call and After-hour support
• Plans systems development work in response to planned changes in infrastructure and vendor application support
• Stays current with technological developments in systems and application support, best practices
• Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Proven ability to develop applications in multiple programming environments; Must have solid programming skills
• Familiarity with security requirements, web services, service-oriented architecture, design patterns, multi-threaded systems, and automated unit testing
• Knowledge of learned routines, procedures, practices and more complex skills; Training in certain procedures or equipment may be required
• Ability to deal with somewhat complex problems that must be broken down into manageable pieces; Must be able to see relationships between problem components and prioritizes them
• Ability to utilize knowledge, experience and available resources to find solutions
• Ability to participate in development of improvements and help implement change
• Ability to collaborate with team and share relevant information with those who may be affected by decisions
• Ability to participate in formal or informal group problem solving for immediate issues
• Ability to translate technical or procedural information into specifications or action plans
• Ability to convey technical or complex information to others in non-technical terms
• Demonstrated ability to ensure that others comply with established standards within one's own work unit; May provide guidance in routine tasks
• Ability to seek opportunities and sets some goals for own development
• Ability to know and follow standard operating procedures
• Ability to develop specific goals for one's own work
• Able to recognize immediate obstacles to completing work and initiate action to address a need without being directed
  
  
  

Physical Abilities

The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items, such as papers, books, or small parts; or driving an automobile. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

Work Schedule And Conditions

• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other general office equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards
• May regularly travel to different LSC locations
• May be fully reassigned to other LSC locations if necessary
• May need to work weekends and outside of core business hours if necessary
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience with IT/application support, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• At least 2 years of object-oriented programming experience or an industry standard object-oriented programming certification. Such as: JAVA SE Certified Programmer 1 or Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
• At least 2 years of web development experience or an industry standard web development certification. Such as: CIW: JavaScript Specialist, Web Design Specialist, or Web Foundations Associate
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or Certification which includes:
• SQL
• XML
• SOAP
• JQuery/Javascript/Bootstrap
• HTML5
• .NET 4
• Visual Studio IDE
• Experience working with the Learning Tools Interoperability standard
• Experience working with Learning Management Systems
  
  
  

Salary

Hiring salary range is $69,679-$80,131

Lone Star College provides a hiring salary range for all posted full-time non-faculty positions. Where your salary offer would fall in that range is determined by your related experience and education. Should you receive an offer of employment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in the application process will be utilized to calculate your salary offer. The information outlined below will provide the Office of Human Resources everything needed to determine an accurate starting salary.

Your Resume Should Provide a Complete Picture Of Your Work Experience. The Resume Should Include The Following Information For Each Position Listed

• Length of time (specific months and years) of employment
• If the position was full time or part time
• If the position was paid or unpaid
• Level of degree completed including date earned.
• Unofficial transcript for highest earned degree
  
  
  

Additionally, any certifications listed as required or preferred in the Lone Star College job description should be included in the resume submitted.

Benefits Marketing Statement

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a full comprehensive and competitive benefits package, a generous number of paid holidays and vacation days, wellness programs, tuition waiver, professional development opportunities and more.

Special Instructions

Go to the Job Search page, click on ‘My Activities’ at the top of the page. Under My Cover Letters and Attachments you will click on ‘Add Attachment.’ Please be sure to put the Job ID# in the title once you name your file for cover letters only, unless you attached your cover letter with your resume.

If you are applying for an Instructional position (i.e. Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Instructor), please ensure you include the following to be considered: Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Teaching Philosophy, and unofficial transcripts.

You must limit your file name for any attachment to 40 characters or less.

How To Apply

ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY ONLINE ONLY

We will not accept application material received via fax, email, mail, or hand delivered.

Postings for part-time and adjunct positions are active for the academic year. By selecting the option to receive notifications on your profile, you will begin receiving electronic communication regarding new opportunities with Lone Star College (LSC).

If selected for an interview, a recruiter will contact you by phone, or email to schedule an interview.

Lone Star College participates in the E-Verify program, under which Lone Star College provides the federal government with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm that the employee is authorized to work in the United States.

More information on the E-Verify program is available at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify .

Lone Star College is an EEO Employer. All positions are subject to a criminal background check.