Job Description

Job Summary

The Office of Research Information Systems is seeking a Software Development Engineer II. The Software engineer will provide a primary role in the development and support of research applications. The primary applications, the Electronic Research Integrity & Compliance (ERICA) System and Business Relationship Reporting (BRR), are developed from the Huron Click Research Suite for use in Conflict of Interest (COI) and Institutional Review Board (IRB). The software engineer will work primarily with the IRB and other offices that use ERICA for regulatory approvals and tracking.

About ORIS:
The Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS) manages the Information Systems for the Vice President for Research. ORIS primarily supports Pre-Award and Post-Award grant management, the Institutional Review Board, Conflict of Interest, and other compliance-related systems.

Work Arrangement:
This position is hybrid. The incumbent will be required to work on campus but will also be able to telecommute a portion of their time, dependent on departmental needs and in accordance with the University of Utah Telecommuting Agreement. This agreement can terminate remote work at any time.

The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Excellent health care coverage (https://www.hr.utah.edu/forms/lib/SummaryComparisonEmployeeHCP.pdf) at affordable rates
14.2% retirement contributions (https://benefits.utah.edu/university-funded-retirement-accounts)
Generous paid leave time (https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/paidLeave.php)
10 paid Holidays per year
50% tuition reduction (https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/tuition.php) for employee, spouse, and dependent children
Flex spending accounts (https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/fsa.php)
Free transit on most UTA services
Employee discounts on a variety of products and services including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
Growth and professional development opportunities

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

Responsibilities

Design, program, build, deploy, and maintain software applications and systems such as databases, cloud, or operating systems.
Analyze and modify existing software as well as design, construct, and test end-user applications that meet user needs.
Participate in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design.
Write technical specifications based on conceptual design and started organization’s requirements.
Support, maintain, and document software functionality.
Identify and evaluate new technologies for implementation.
Analyze code to find causes of errors and revise programs as needed.
Consult with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs.
Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline.
Conduct work assignments of increasing complexity under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgement.

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Software Development Engineer, II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.