Applications Dev Programmer Analyst II (Multiple Positions)

University Information Technology Services (UITS) is the University of Arizona's central technology organization. UITS delivers enterprise and specialized technology services that support students, faculty, researchers, staff, and campus partners. Through innovation, strategic partnerships, and a commitment to accessibility and continuous improvement, UITS supports the evolving needs of a leading research university and the communities it serves.

UITS invites applicants for the Applications Dev Programmer Analyst II (Applications Development Programmer Analyst II) position. This position will design, build, deliver, and maintain technology solutions that enhance research, learning, and operations and provide expertise in technology policies, plans, architecture, deployment, and maintenance of the University's Identity and Access Management applications and systems for security and ongoing end-user services. This position will primarily be focused on the operational stability of the University's Identity and Access Management services, including IGA Solutions. These provide Identity and Single Sign-On services to over 70,000 university students, faculty, and staff.

This position is eligible for remote work within Arizona, subject to supervisor approval and department needs.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Design, build, deliver, and maintain core University Identity systems included but not limited to Shibboleth Identity Provider (WebAuth SSO), Enterprise Directory Service (EDS), Grouper Enterprise Group Management, SailPoint, and UA NetID.
• Responsible for new feature implementation, which involves research into the appropriate platform, design, testing, and delivery.
• Handle incoming user service requests for supported applications. This involves prioritizing work, and excellent communication with the requesting department to ensure a high-quality result is delivered.
• Assist other team members in fulfilling user requests when needed.
• Provide operational stability to in-house custom applications built by various UITS teams over the past 15 years. Team has inherited dozens of applications written by other developers over time.
• Perform complex code analysis and reverse-engineering efforts when no subject matter expert still exists at the University. Document discoveries to assist future development and increase security and stability of services.
• Participate in Department and University level planning and analysis for Identity and Access Management related systems.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of Unix / Linux computer operating systems.
• Knowledge of SailPoint IGA Platform.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language.
• Knowledge of computer systems administration or programming theory, principles and practices.
• Skill in installing, configuring and maintaining computer operating and application systems and utilities.
• Skill in providing technical information and support to technical and non-technical users.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Experience with Identity and Access Management principles such as allow/deny patterns, least privilege model, role-based access, and federated identities.
• Experience with common IAM protocols such as SAML, CAS, JWT, OAuth2, and others.
• Experience with Linux command-line interface, including but not limited to: Installing system packages, performing upgrades, file permissions, file system searching and troubleshooting.
• Experience with software version control systems, for example, git.
• Experience with structured data formats like XML and JSON.
• Experience with application programming interfaces such as SOAP and REST.
• Experience with core web technologies such as HTTP, HTML and JavaScript.
• Experience with modern software development practices and technologies such as Docker, Serverless, auto-scaling, and on-demand computing.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services such as EC2, S3, Elastic Container Service.
• Experience with the Python programming language.
• Experience with SailPoint ISC.