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It’s an exciting time to be at UMass Medical School!  U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 12th in the country for primary care, and this opportunity gives the right candidate the chance to be part of an elite academic and research institution that is among the most affordable in the country.  As a member of our Information Technology Department, you will join a dynamic team of dedicated individuals committed to delivering forward thinking solutions with a focus on continuous improvement. At UMass Medical School IT we recognize and reward independent thought and innovative ideas. We have fostered an environment where the team dynamic is embraced and collaboration and FUN are core components of our culture! 

Under the direction of the Director or designee, the Senior Development Engineer functions in all phases of applications development. This position is responsible for the analysis of user needs, software and database design, programming and life cycle development of all business and clinical applications. The Senior Development Engineer will work with other engineers in the design and development of software applications that support the demands of UMMS academic, research and business needs.  They may also manage the evaluation and research of 3rd party software and conduct feasibility studies to determine appropriate solutions. They will communicate well with the user through all phases of development and support. Performs duties in a manner consistent with a complex, diverse, dynamic hardware and software environment and serves a complex medical/education community. This position requires an experience developer that is in touch with new trends and is very familiar with rapid development. The position requires individuals to be dedicated, detail oriented, organized, independent, responsible and accountable.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides mentoring and knowledge transfer to Application Engineers including providing input to code reviews, training and developing staff Supports business process, problem analysis and consultation.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple project and timelines required.
• Ability to work independently within guidelines, provide technical consulting on complex projects considering equipment capacity, limitations, operating time and desired results required.
• Experience in formal Quality Review process, including but not limited to, instructing, directing, mentoring and reviewing other team members required.
• Ability to ensure SDLC methodology is followed, including conducting inspections and post implementation reviews required.
• Ability to create detailed technical design, code, test, debugs, document, and maintain applications required.
• Knowledge of FTP and HIPAA compliant ANSI formatted EDI transactions required.
• Work directly with the user and/or vendors to articulate and document user application needs.
• Lead in the development of functional specifications, which articulate clearly and completely all project deliverables consistent with user expectations and vendor/third party needs.
• Supervise the design, development, implementation, integration, production support, and continuous enhancement of applications to ensure reliable, integrated and stable information repositories.
• Manage the development and maintenance of proper technical and user documentation for each system in a consistent and structured manner.
• Ensure quality control through testing and debugging software for accuracy, completeness, and system integrity.
• Interact effectively (verbally, written, etc.) with users, vendors and management to ensure delivery and use of application is consistent with agreed upon project goals.
• Supervise and direct staff as assigned. Participate in recruiting and staff performance reviews as assigned.
• Continue development of skills and expertise in present and emerging technologies by participating in formal training when possible and by independent self-teaching and tutorials.
• Perform other duties as required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• 6 years of related experience
  • One or more of the following application development languages:
  • Strong object-oriented analysis, design and programming skills
  • Rapid Application Development experience
  • Demonstrated experience working Agile/Scrum framework
• Solid interpersonal skills, with ability to work well with people of all levels of information technology expertise and comfort in varied organizational relationships.
• Windows Services in managed code
• Understanding of Windows Communication Foundation
• Experience with WPF
• Experience with SQL Server 2008 databases
• Experience writing multithreaded programs.
• Experience with cloud technologies and services.
• Experience using modern development processes/tools and developing through the complete Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience converting functional requirements into technical requirements
• Experience with Visual Studio 2010/2012 Team System is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent problem solving skills required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to analyze and source systems
• Proven experience in design and development with ETL tools like Talend, Pentaho
• Proven experience in design and development with data integration hubs (Mirth, clover leaf)
• Experience in design and development of data extraction pipelines and tools
• Experience in data processing with the Hadoop ecosystem
• Experience with data analysis using Apache Spark, and MapReduce
• Experience with Java, Scala, and Python
• Proven experience with AWS, Azure.  Certifications in this area would be a plus.
• Proven experience with Sys Admin duties including installing packages, monitoring and troubleshooting systems including Cloud based platforms like (Microsoft Cloud, AWS and Google)

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