Application Program Developer/Database

MIT is a world-class educational institution where teaching and research — with relevance to the practical world as a guiding principle — continue to be its primary purpose.

The MIT Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) seeks an individual to assume overall responsibility for the ongoing development of its network-based information system. Will provide programming expertise to support the above EHS Operations and the EHS Management System (EHS-MS); support the planning, development, testing, implementation, and ongoing user support for priority technology solutions that enable data collection, management, and reporting for current and future EHS Office and EHS-MS programs and projects; develop web-based applications and administer databases in support of departmental and management system requirements; provide support in the maintenance of the departments’ existing and future network-based systems; and work with MIT central Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) and/or outside vendors to articulate the needs of the EHS Office/EHS-MS and/or resolve issues. Will also provide backup support to the EHS IT consultant/webmaster in managing all activities associated with the department’s network (hardware and software) and the EHS Office websites; provide customer technical help desk support for the existing SAP applications for the EHS-MS; and work with IS&T to determine the appropriate systems to manage future EHS-MS and EHS Operations information management, database, and reporting requirements.

• Keep department current with respect to evolving industry software to enhance staff productivity including emerging work group software solutions
• Serve as department technical liaison to other MIT departments on technology related opportunities and to on-campus information technology groups
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend opportunities for cost-effect improvements in operations and work with management and service providers to implement recommendations
• Develop, implement, and maintain web applications for the department, utilizing both internal and external resources
• Provide and offer technical leadership in consulting, troubleshooting, needs analysis, software and hardware evaluation, cross-training, and documentation of information technology
• Serve as an expert technical resource for department management
• Maintain all software documentation, including preparing written documentation for custom-built applications and documenting for preexisting applications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science
• At least four years of programming and database development experience
• Experience working with and administering Redhat and Debian-based LAMP-stack servers
• Experience with Python, PHP, JavaScript, and other related web technologies including the Django framework
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact effectively with a diverse group of clients and work productively as part of a team
• Ability to maintain current and develop new applications and to learn new programming languages and frameworks
• Ability to design a database schema to manage the data required to support EHS Operations
• Ability to serve as a technical liaison between the EHS Office and other collaborating groups
• Self-starter

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Windows Server; Java, Perl, and VBScript; MySQL, FileMaker Pro, and MS Access; and Drupal 7 including custom module development
• Familiarity with Subversion and Git, Oracle 9i/8i, SharePoint, SAP applications and Mendix Web application developer tool for SAP
• Understanding of responsive mobile-friendly web development
• Experience with other Microsoft software including Excel, Project, and Visio