Applications Programmer 3 – 138798

Filing Deadline: Wed 4/1/2026

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DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

UC
San Diego is ranked the 9th best public university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is the largest employer based in San
Diego County.

Reporting to the VC-CFO, Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers Enterprise information technology services to
the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) under the leadership of the campus Chief Information Officer (CIO). Information Technology
Services (IT Services) uses world-class services and technologies to empower UC San Diego’s mission to transform California and the world as
a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public university. As a strategic member of the UC San Diego community, IT Services
embraces innovation in their delivery of IT services, infrastructure, applications, and support. IT Services is customer-focused and
committed to collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are core values at UC San
Diego and within Information Technology Services. Crafting a culture around these values allows us to more deeply connect with and
appreciate our employees, students, and campus partners. Information Technology Services is continuously working to build a community where
we all feel safe, empowered, and encouraged to bring our authentic selves to work. We do this not only because it is what’s right, but
because we know that diversity drives insight and innovation. We are proud to partner closely UC San Diego’s Office for Equity, Diversity,
and Inclusion, as their dedication to this mission helps us all to drive change.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Applies
skills as a seasoned, experienced software professional with a full understanding of industry practices, community standards and relevant
policies and procedures to medium-sized projects or portions of large projects with moderate scope and complexity. Resolves a wide range of
issues. Demonstrates competency in selecting tools, methods and techniques to obtain results.

Activities include researching,
gathering requirements, designing, specifying, writing, testing, debugging, modifying, deploying, and maintaining software applications.
Scope of work includes general and discipline-specific learning management system integrations, including student course resource
provisioning; design and implementation of user interfaces; development and integration of APIs and web services; integration of cloud
services with a variety of local systems and databases; instruction-oriented authorization and authentication systems; leveraging artificial
intelligence and machine learning tools to improve academic processes; and other systems as required to meet evolving instructional
technology needs. Instructs junior staff and student employees on a wide range of DevOps concepts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Applies skills as a seasoned, experienced software professional to design, write, test,
deploy and maintain multiple academic technology service offerings and projects, including student entitlement provisioning
* Leverages
continuous integration and deployment tools to automate development processes
* Develops middleware to integrate webapps with campus and
cloud-based enterprise systems via open source libraries, APIs and Learning Tools Interoperability (LTIs), using standard authorization and
authentication systems
* Use artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to improve academic processes
* Instructs junior
staff and student employees on a wide range of DevOps concepts

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related
  area and / or equivalent experience / training
• Advanced skills associated with software design, modification, implementation and
  deployment, including object-oriented programming concepts. Skilled in building, maintaining, and debugging complex web applications and
  integrations written in languages such as Python, Java, C#/ASP.net, and JavaScript, leveraging platforms such as Airflow, Kafka and NiFi.
  Experience with Python web frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
• Demonstrated software repository skills. Demonstrated testing and
  test planning skills. Knowledge of modern software development methodologies (such as SCRUM/Agile) and use of modern project management and
  source code control systems and workflows to develop code in a multiperson, distributed workflow.
• Experience with container-based
  Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) in a DevOps environment. Write and automate unit, integration and UI tests that are
  automatically run in containers prior to committing new code, using CI/CD frameworks such as github actions, Bamboo, or
  Jenkins.
• Familiarity with Gradle/Maven builds. Deploys applications using frameworks such as CloudFormation, Atlantis, or
  Teraform.
• Familiarity with access management systems such as Grouper for student entitlement provisioning.
• Experience with
  container technologies, such as Docker. Familiarity with image deployment frameworks such as Helm and container orchestration platforms such
  as Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to design and implement systems which use relational database systems,
  including an understanding of SQL, RDBMS theory, indexing and optimization, data integrity and security, views, and
  journaling.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Employee must be available to work evenings and weekends.
• Employee
  must be available to travel as required.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check
  results.

This position is eligible for full benefits first day of hire:
a) Health/Dental/Vision Insurance.
b)
Vacation/holidays (15 vacation days & 13 paid holidays a year).
c) Work/Life Balance.
d) UC Retirement Plan
e) Pet insurance.

For more information about UCSD Benefits and Work/Life.

To calculate an approximate value of the UC Total Compensation
package, please click: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/total-compensation-calculator.php

Pay
Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $79,200 – $143,400 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $37.93 – $68.68

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience,
skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale
referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The
Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and
collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the
final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or
judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of
substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

a. “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at
the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual
assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some
forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct
  in the Workplace

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