Application Systems Developer III Posting Number req27245
Department Campus IT Services
Department Website Link https://it.arizona.edu/
Location Tucson Campus
Address Tucson, AZ USA
The Academic/Instructional Platform and Application Systems Developer Senior operates, enhances, and maintains the custom web application and orchestration layer supporting the University of Arizona's College of Information Science Cybersecurity Learning Environment. This position works directly with faculty and students to translate academic requirements into technical environments, manages application-level system support, and coordinates student provisioning for cybersecurity courses. This role bridges application development and systems administration, requiring expertise in both web technologies, Windows and Linux infrastructure.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Duties & Responsibilities Application Platform Operations and Maintenance:- Operate and enhance the custom JavaScript-based web application.
- Maintain the orchestrator and Proxmox API integrations.
- Manage Docker and Docker Compose services.
- Maintain Postgres database and Redis cache dependencies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application-level failures.
- Monitor application performance and logs.
Course Environment Design and System Configuration:- Design and configure course-specific environments based on instructor requirements.
- Work directly with faculty to understand and implement technical specifications.
- Develop course templates and automation scripts.
- Translate academic requirements into deployable technical environments.
- Validate course environments at expected enrollment scale.
- Configure RDP, VNC, SSH remote desktop integration.
Student Identity and Provisioning Operations:- Coordinate student account generation and provisioning workflows.
- Manage system-level account creation and access controls.
- Handle password resets and account troubleshooting.
- Support late adds, withdrawals, and section changes.
- Maintain audit logging and student-data handling compliance.
- Ensure proper permissions and role-based access.
- Integrate the application workflows into university systems such as WebAuth, Grouper, and Stache.
System Documentation and Knowledge Transfer:- Maintain application and system documentation; create and update runbooks for common procedures.
- Document system configurations, dependencies, and deployment processes.
- Support onboarding of new team members and student workers.
- Maintain current system inventory and change logs.
Incident Response and System Troubleshooting:- Participate in incident response for application and system-level failures.
- Diagnose and resolve application performance issues.
- Troubleshoot distributed application and database problems.
- Provide first-level support for instructor and student issues.
- Escalate infrastructure issues to backup systems administrator.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Problem-solving in complex, distributed application systems.
- Communication skills for translating between technicaldevelopers and non-technical faculty stakeholders.
- Ability to learn new technologies and frameworks quickly.
- Project management and task prioritization skills.
- Attention to detail and documentation quality.
- Collaborative teamwork and knowledge-sharing orientation.
- Customer service orientation with patience for end-usersupport.
- Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities.
- Knowledge of security best practices and vulnerabilityassessment.
- Ability towork effectively with instructors and students in an academic environment.
- Web-application securityknowledge and secure coding practices.
- Technical support and customer communication skills.
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.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Preferred QualificationsExperience with the following:
- Proxmox virtualization or comparable hypervisor knowledge.
- KVM/QEMU hypervisor administration.
- Software-defined networking.
- Redis caching systems.
- Guacamole remote desktop gateway administration (RDP, VNC, SSH).
- Ansible and Terraform infrastructure automation.
- Cloud-init and Packer image creation.
- Cybersecurity lab or range platform.
- Identity and access management (IAM) integration (LDAP, WebAuth, OAuth).
- Higher-education instructional technology support background.
- JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication systems.
- API gateway and microservices architecture.
- Advanced Linux administration across multiple distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Alpine).
- Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- REST APIs and web application architecture.
- Web authentication systems.
- Docker in production environments.
- Relational database administration.
- Troubleshooting of distributed applications and microservices.
- Source control and Git workflows.
FLSA Exempt
Full Time/Part Time Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week 40
Job FTE 1.0
Work Calendar Fiscal
Job Category Information Technology
Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay $86,870 - $112,932
Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Grade 11
Compensation Guidance The
Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
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Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.
Career Stream and Level PC3
Job Family Applications Development
Job Function Information Technology
Type of criminal background check required: Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)
Number of Vacancies 1
Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates uits-jobs@arizona.edu
Open Date 10/5/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter
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