Software Developer, Procure to Pay IT Products

Department Summary

The Business Information Technology (BIT) team is dedicated to designing, developing, configuring, enhancing, optimizing, and maintaining innovative products and platforms that enable UCLA's core business functions, including Web Technologies, Budget & Financial Management, Human Resources Information, Customer Relationship Management, and Collaboration, Productivity, & Workplace Products. In partnership with administrative stakeholders, BIT ensures that its solutions deliver exceptional functionality, quality, business value, user experience, and digital accessibility, meeting the diverse needs and expectations of the campus community. The BIT team drives ITS' cloud-first strategy by reducing technical debt, leveraging cutting-edge techniques, partnering with other departments and teams to accelerate releases through advanced automation and application lifecycle management, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation to ensure scalable, flexible solutions that meet UCLA's evolving demands. The Budget & Financial Management Products team conceives, configures, monitors, defines, tests, delivers, optimizes, and refines budget & financial management products and application technologies, including but not limited to the Financial System (FS) General Ledger Applications, financial ERP, and procure to pay products. This team also focuses on optimizing user experience, addressing digital accessibility needs, partnering with cross-functional delivery teams to ensure products meet business and user requirements, and collaborating with business stakeholders to iteratively improve the products over time.
Position Summary

The Software Developer, Procure to Pay IT Products will develop and configure back-end services product solutions, adhering to coding best practices and standards. They will maintain the legacy mainframe purchasing systems. They will help ensure that all functionality and capabilities meet the needs of a broad range of customers, partners, and key stakeholders by translating requirements into code that enhances the usability, creates business value, and elevates the customer experience. This team member will also conduct testing, troubleshooting, and debugging to enable optimal performance. Additional responsibilities include conducting research of emerging technologies and industry practices; making recommendations regarding best practices and technologies for adoption and providing input to continual improvement activities for assigned projects.

The Software Developer, Procure to Pay IT Products will positively impact UCLA's operations and culture by enabling University stakeholders to effectively leverage ERP Source-to-Pay and vendor management platform. This team member will advance the University's mission by delivering exceptional information technology services comprehensively and consistently across faculty, staff, and students. This role will execute UCLA's vision while modeling UCLA's culture and values.

Salary & Compensation

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Qualifications

Three years Experience working in one or more of the following fields: computer science, computer information systems, software development, or related field. (Required)

Proven experience as an application developer in developing and maintaining large-scale enterprise applications. (Required)

Advanced experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source forums. (Required)

Advanced experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms. Experience developing and executing complex test plans. (Required)

Advanced experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source forums. Demonstrated software repository skills. (Required)

Advanced experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms. Experience developing and executing complex test plans. (Required)

Five or more years Experience working in one or more of the following fields: computer science, computer information systems. (Preferred)

Experience working with JAGGAER, Payment Works, or other similar cloud solutions. Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or similar. (Preferred)

Experience in complex higher education environments, serving academic and administrative functions of a large public university. (Preferred)

Ability to adapt and integrate with modern technologies, and has a strong understanding of mainframe development tools and languages, such as COBOL, JCL, CICS. (Required)

Knowledge of mainframe development methodologies, best practices, and design patterns. (Required)

Demonstrated software repository skills. (Required)

Strong written and verbal communication skills and is able to communicate complex technical ideas to a diverse community of colleagues and stakeholders. Can relay technical information to audiences of technical and non-technical stakeholders. (Required)

Able to establish and advance positive working relationships and a strong rapport with a diverse community of colleagues including team members, stakeholders, and customers. (Required)

Advanced organizational skills, ability to balance priorities, deliver concurrent projects to various stakeholders. Ability to work in a project-based environment using project management practices. (Required)

Advanced problem-solving skills; ability to identify root problems and scope solutions based on knowledge of resources, timelines, vision and strategy. Seeks information from diverse sources to inform solutions. Demonstrated ability to make decisions with integrity. (Required)

Able to participate in activities to advance an inclusive environment that values equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. (Required)

Thinks creatively and introduces innovations such as the incorporation of new technologies or processes. Thrives in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment. (Required)

Advanced knowledge and skill in secure software development and software specification, design, modification, implementation and deployment of large-scale scope. Advanced in languages like Node.js, Python, Java, .Net, JavaScript, PHP, or similar. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

Bachelor's Degree information technology, computer science, public administration, business administration, communications, or a related field, or equivalent combination of experience/training. (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.

Schedule

8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PT, Monday through Friday and/or variable based upon operational needs.
Union/Policy Covered

99-Policy Covered
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