Management System Developer

Management System Developer

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Work Schedule

This position will be expected to work an estimated 10-15 hours per week on this project. Workdays and hours will be defined based on a combination of project development needs or priorities, and the developer’s preferences.

Posting Number TMP
02574PO22

Job Code Title Systems Programmer/Developer I

Advertised Title Management System Developer

Campus Columbia

College/Division Division of Law Enforcement and Safety

Department DAF Environmental Health and Safety

Salary $65.00 per hour

Location Remote

Part/Full Time Part Time

Hours Per Week 10-15

Job Search Category Information Technology

Job Summary

We are seeking one highly skilled freelancer with full-stack lead developer experience and the ability to architect an integrated management system. This position will serve as an IT technical expert with a broad knowledge of all stack elements. We are seeking a smart and enthusiastic developer with a desire to learn, the technical competence to be successful, and excellent communication skills.

We are open to hiring a developer that will work remotely.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience as a full‑stack developer.
• Strong proficiency in Angular, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and GIT.
• Experience building self‑contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
• Ability to ensure a clear dependency chain, in terms of both application logic as well as file relationships.
• Skills writing non-blocking code and resorting to advanced techniques such as multi-threading when needed.
• Experience communicating with external web services and ensuring profile optimization (memory, speed).
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript and NodeJS.
• Experience in web application development; database design and management; UI/UX design;
  Unix server administration; software development lifecycle; problem solving; and project management.
• Ability to work independently; effective organizational and communication skills; adaptable; dependable to accurately complete assignments with quality results.
• At least 5 years of experience in the design, development, and maintenance of web-based applications; working with existing web applications with legacy components; working with and managing Linux environments; working directly with clients; comfortable communicating with technical and non-technical teams.

Special Instructions to Applicant

This is a larger project requiring the development of multiple modules comprising an integrated system. Modules are currently in different states of development (i.e. completed, in progress, not yet started). We have a clear idea of the remaining development we would like to achieve. We will provide general specifications and/or mock‑ups before starting development of each new module, but we do not currently have written specifications for the complete project scope.

After discussing a new module’s specifications and requirements, then development begins. The freelancer will be expected to provide daily or weekly status updates and the project manager (PM) will be available to answer questions to guide the design. The developer will work as a collaborative team with one other full‑stack developer on this complex project. Both developers and the PM will work together on the project and meet virtually using a screenshare 1‑3 times per week.

Prior development has usually utilized sprint planning to define the next 1‑2 weeks of development priorities. This is followed by testing new development at frequent intervals during daily or weekly meetings, and the PM providing guidance on minor modifications to improve the user experience. One role of this position will be assisting to upgrade this older system using the latest technology tools to ensure business continuity for critical operations and data management for the next several years.

The PM is a subject‑matter expert that defines system requirements and provides design guidance but is not an IT professional. The PM also performs testing of new functionality. The PM…