.NET DEVELOPER

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Benefits: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here.

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff; your experiences, perspectives, and unique identities will be honored at the University of Washington. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UW Information Technology (UW-IT) is the central information technology organization for the University of Washington, responsible for strategic planning, oversight, and direction of the UW’s IT infrastructure, resources, and services. UW-IT provides critical technology support to all three campuses, UW Medicine, and research operations around the world. UW-IT partners with the UW community to enable innovation, learning, discovery, and service.

Data & Applications within UWIT manages enterprise data and systems in support of the academic and business operations of the University. We provide the teaching, learning, and student systems behind the student lifecycle and provide the technology that supports the student and faculty experience. We run the university’s administrative systems and manage large-scale productivity platforms like Zoom. We integrate data; produce learning analytics and data for decision-making; and provide IT accessibility services.

The Enterprise Web Services and Events (EWSE) team within Data & Applications develops and operates business Web APIs, Event messaging, and Data Integration services.

EWSE is hiring a Senior Application Systems Engineer who is responsible for designing and developing secure, maintainable, and scalable system integration solutions using Web APIs, Event messaging, and integration middleware. This position also provides support and consulting to UW central offices, colleges, and departments, including UW-IT, in the areas of application integration and business process automation.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering or related field or experience.
2. Minimum of four years' experience performing progressively more complex and responsible tasks involving development and support of enterprise applications and services.
3. Experienced .NET developer with recent experience developing Web APIs.
4. Experience in cloud application design; Amazon Web Services preferred.
5. Recent experience integrating Web applications and services with middleware services.
6. Experience with code versioning, branching, and release methodologies (such as GitHub, GIT).
7. Proficient in all aspects of the software development life cycle, including DevOps expertise.
8. Able to quickly learn and apply new technologies and skills.
9. Strong acumen for software testing and documentation; commitment to quality.
10. Customer service mindset with a drive to provide exceptional solutions.
11. Understanding of secure design and coding practices.
12. Demonstrated excellent written/oral communication skills, technical documentation skills, user liaison skills, and personal interaction abilities.
13. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
14. Excellent problem-solving skills; able to design creative and pragmatic solutions.
15. An effective team player who enjoys collaboration.

DESIRED:

1. Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies (Terraform preferred).
2. Experience in Higher Education, preferably at a major research (R1) university.
3. Experience with open source development projects.
4. Experience with Agile development practices, including test-driven development.
5. Experience designing and building REST Web services.
6. Experience with NoSQL datastores (ElasticSearch preferred).
7. Experience with SQL and query design.
8. Experience implementing data access and application security policies.
9. Familiar with software architecture patterns (e.g. MVC).
10. Experience with caching and load-balancing.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Hybrid; must be available to work on-site at the University of Washington Seattle campus at least two days every week. Open office environment. This is an essential position and is required to report to work remotely when UW suspends operations.

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