Programmer Analyst

Posting Number: 20260081S

Location
Villanova, PA

Work Schedule:
full-time/12-months

Department: 721-UTS – UIS – Enterprise-Wide Systems

Position
Summary

Why work at Villanova?

• Join a mission-driven organization. Since
  Villanova University’s founding in 1842,
  we have been inspired by the values of truth, unity, and love, and are a community dedicated to service to others.
• Villanova has been included among the nation’s best colleges and universities. VU’s inclusion again in U.S. News &
  World Report’s 2025 “Best Colleges” rankings is another indication of the University’s continued prominence and forward momentum.
• Villanova’s most precious asset is our people. As an employee, you will receive a holistic benefits package, generous
  paid time off, a competitive retirement savings plan, flexible work options, wellness programs including gym membership, professional
  development, tuition assistance, and more.

The
Programmer Analyst develops and supports technical solutions that enhance and extend the capabilities of the University’s enterprise
application platforms. This role designs and implements scripts, automation solutions, integrations, reporting tools, and system
enhancements that improve operational efficiency and support institutional business processes.

The Programmer Analyst collaborates
with System Functional Leads and internal technical teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions. The role
also supports platform operations by troubleshooting system issues, maintaining scheduled processes, and ensuring enterprise applications
operate reliably and securely.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian Order. The University is an equal
opportunity employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and
values.

Duties and Responsibilities

Enterprise Application Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain
  scripts, automation processes, reports, and application enhancements within enterprise platforms.
• Implement vendor-supported
  configuration changes and system improvements.
• Develop integrations and batch processing solutions that support enterprise
  systems.
• Participate in application development projects that improve institutional platforms.

Platform Operations &
Reliability

• Monitor enterprise platform performance and troubleshoot system issues.
• Maintain scheduled jobs, batch
  processing workflows, and automation tasks.
• Support system upgrades, patches, and platform lifecycle activities.
• Ensure
  enterprise systems operate reliably and meet institutional performance expectations.

Requirements Analysis & Technical
Collaboration

• Work with System Functional Leads to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate
  with database, infrastructure, and integration teams to implement and maintain enterprise system capabilities.
• Participate in
  technical planning for enterprise application initiatives.

Platform Governance & Documentation

• Maintain technical
  documentation for application configurations, scripts, and integrations.
• Support enterprise application security roles and access
  management processes.
• Ensure enterprise applications comply with institutional governance, security, and data standards.

• Perform other duties and assist with projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Formal
Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent
  technical experience considered.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting enterprise applications or
  developing technical solutions for institutional or enterprise systems.
• Experience developing scripts, automation processes, or
  application enhancements within enterprise systems.
• Experience supporting integrations, automation workflows, or batch processing
  jobs.
• Experience with Banner ERP business processes, including Financial Aid, Accounts Receivable and Student modules.

Work Skills (e.g., written and verbal communication skills)

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to
  independently develop application enhancements, resolve complex technical issues, and collaborate effectively with functional stakeholders
  and technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities while maintaining high system reliability and performance
  standards.

Specific Job Knowledge (e.g., knowledge of principles and procedures related to field and area)

• Proficiency
  working with relational databases and writing SQL queries to extract, transform, and validate data.
• Understanding of enterprise
  application architecture and how transactional systems support institutional operations.
• Familiarity with data models, table
  structures, and relationships within enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, or student information systems.
• Knowledge of application
  development concepts including scripting, stored procedures, batch processing, and system automation.
• Familiarity with enterprise
  reporting and analytics tools used to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Understanding of system integration
  principles, including data exchange, APIs, middleware, and file-based integrations between enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of
  software development lifecycle practices including requirements analysis, testing, documentation, and change management.
• Understanding of enterprise security practices, data governance standards, and data integrity principles.
• Ability to analyze
  business requirements and translate functional needs into technical solutions within enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with
  enterprise environments that support administrative functions such as finance, human resources, student services, or advancement.
• Understanding of AI principles, practices, and capabilities related to applications, data, and workflows.

Preferred
Qualifications

Formal Education

• Advanced coursework, certifications, or training in software engineering, enterprise
  systems, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, or related technical disciplines.

Work Experience

• Experience
  participating in system upgrades, platform improvements, or enterprise application modernization initiatives.
• Experience supporting
  Ellucian Banner ERP, including customizations, batch processing, and reporting.
• Experience supporting or contributing to an
  enterprise ERP transition, including cloud or SaaS migrations

Work Skills (e.g., written and verbal communication skills)

• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex technical assignments while collaborating across functional and technical
  teams.
• Ability to contribute to system improvements, automation initiatives, and technical solution design.

Specific Job
Knowledge (e.g., knowledge of principles and procedures related to field and area)

• Experience with enterprise integration tools,
  middleware platforms, or API-based system integrations.
• Familiarity with enterprise reporting environments, analytics platforms, or
  data integration processes.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools, intelligent automation capabilities, or
  machine-assisted coding practices to improve software development efficiency and system operations.

Physical Requirements
and/or Unusual Work Hours

Tools, machinery and equipment used: N/A

Environmental conditions: (any unusual/adverse
conditions such as exposure to chemicals, noise, illumination, air quality, weather exposure etc.). N/A

Physical requirements: (items
such as lifting, pushing, pulling, standing or sitting for extended periods of time, manual dexterity, walking etc.)
N/A

Salary Posting Information

This position falls within salaried grade 16 and the range is $83,700-93,000.
The final salary will be determined with consideration of several factors including the selected candidate’s qualifications, department
budget availability, market data, and internal equity.

Salary Grade
16

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