Job Description

The Electronic Research Administration (ERA) team within the Office for Research and Innovation (ORI) provides cutting-edge and intuitive tools that facilitate the effective and efficient management of research administration and regulatory compliance tasks by Virginia Tech’s research community, including faculty, department staff, and research administrators. The team works closely with all units across the Office of Research and Innovation—including within the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Division of Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance, and the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources—to develop software requirements, redesign and improve processes, and develop, purchase, implement, and integrate electronic research administration solutions in alignment with the university’s strategic goals and initiatives.

The ERA team is searching for a Senior Web Application Developer to develop and maintain client-server-based rich internet applications in Java EE+ for the Summit research enterprise platform and to monitor and manage applications using CloudWatch platform capabilities in Amazon Web Services. This position will lead the ongoing development and maintenance of a suite of single-purpose research enterprise applications utilizing the LAMP stack.

Required Qualifications

● Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related
● 5 years of experience developing software using modern Java EE 7 (JPA using
Hibernate, CDI, JAX-RS, JMS, JTA)
● 5 years of experience using RESTful web services and Spring Framework
● 5 years of experience using Apache Maven
● 5 years of experience using HTML 5, CSS 3 via SASS, Javascript ES6+
● 2 years of experience using PHP 8+
● 5 years of experience using AngularJS
● 4 years of experience using React 16+
● 5 years of experience using PostgreSQL
● 4 years of experience using MySQL
● 5 years of experience using GIT source code management
● 5 years of experience in test-driven development practices using testing frameworks
Junit and Jmock
● 4 years of experience in CI/CD using Gitlab
● 5 years of experience using Docker
● 5 years of experience in Container Orchestration using AWS ECS
● 5 years of experience in application monitoring using CloudWatch
● 2 years of experience in application monitoring using Splunk
● 5 years of experience in Single Page web application development (SPAs)
● 4 years of experience in Multi-Page web application development (MPAs)
● 2 years of experience using Smarty Template Engine for PHP
● 2 years of experience using Apache Ant
● 2 years of experience using Apache Tomcat
● 5 years of experience using IDEs, including Eclipse, Visual Code, IntelliJ
● 5 years of experience in designing and development of an enterprise system

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Review Date

12/16/2024

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Renee VanDyke at revandyke@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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