Assistant Director of IT, Application Development Team

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Assistant Director of IT, Application Development Team
Job Category	Staff & Executive – Information Technology
Department	Rutgers-Cmd-IT (RCIT)
Overview	Ranked #49 in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University–Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. Rutgers–Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University–Camden among its “Best Bang for the Buck” universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers–Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.
Posting Summary	Rutgers University-Camden seeks an Assistant Director of the Application Development Team. The Assistant Director of RU-Camden IT provides management and oversite of the Web and Application Development Team at Rutgers-Camden. This team provides programming and web-based application development services to Rutgers-Camden faculty, staff and students, as well as maintains both Drupal and WordPress content management systems. The team is comprised of web and application developers, each charged with developing, implementing and maintaining a wide variety of web-based products and services supported by Rutgers-Camden. This position will also be required to actively participate in the design and development of applications, systems and services of the department. Most applications are developed using PHP/MySQL. The Assistant Director will manage all web and application development projects assigned to the web team. They well be expected to supervise the documentation of project requirements and scope statements, manage timelines and deliverables on each project, communicate critical project details and timelines to stakeholders and management team, and balance projects between team members based on skill level and workload. This position is part of the management team of RU-Camden IT and works closely with the Associate Director of IT for Client and Application Support in setting goals and providing support in advancement of the mission and goals of Rutgers University – Camden.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu .
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	07
Position Salary	Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, within university policy and salary schedules, as well as departmental budgets.
Annual Minimum Salary	100957.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	127713.000
Annual Maximum Salary	154469.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience with four or more years of programming experience with solid knowledge of current programming languages and methodologies. An additional two years of experience with managing staff and complex projects is also required. Must be able to collaborate and communicate effectively with all levels of university faculty, staff and administration.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications	• Experience managing a team of application developers. • Experience managing application development projects. • Advanced application development skills with PHP and MySQL. • Experience with PHP frameworks such as Laravel. • Experience designing relational databases using MySQL. • Supporting Drupal and WordPress, including module/plugin development and multi-site configuration and management. • Dynamic application development using Javascript libraries such as jQuery. • Integrating SOAP or RESTful API web services into advanced web projects.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST0683
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
Home Location Campus	Rutgers University-Camden
City	Camden
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine dose. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals , if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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