Application Developer Analyst III

Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking an intermediate-level Reporting and Analytics Developer/Analyst to join Reporting and Analytics Team within Data Platform and Analytics, a unit within UFIT.

UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator.

As a key contributor to the Reporting and Analytics Team, you will participate in a variety of projects collaborating with other data analysts on development of data models, operational and analytical reports, dashboards, and interactive visualizations for customers across the University. This intermediate -level role, under general supervision, requires an individual with deep technical experience, excellent leadership skills, outstanding business acumen and a broad range of knowledge to work with various teams across campus, as well as senior leadership. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a proven ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. High attention to detail and a commitment to data integrity are a must.

Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:

• Participate in the requirements gathering, design, development, maintenance, support and documentation of Reporting and Analytics objects including logical data models, operational reports, and dashboards across multiple data domains supported by the UFIT Enterprise Reporting and Analytics team.
• Provide direct customer support to ensure availability and performance of existing reports to customer base.  Support customer inquiries by debugging reports, researching data pipelines from source to reporting warehouse target and collaborating with Data Engineering team on necessary corrective measures.
• Provide training and guided assistance to customers on reporting best practices and use of university supported toolsets.

About UF Information Technology 

Led by Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications, Development, and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit https://it.ufl.edu/about-ufit/strategic-plan/.

About the University of Florida

One of America’s all-around best universities, the University of Florida drives future-making education, eye-opening discoveries, life-saving health care, and community-building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida’s West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and nature photography. UF’s large college sports programs, museums, and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville.

Exceptional Benefits

UF provides various leave programs based on an employee’s salary plan, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, personal leave days, and paid family leave. In addition to paid time off, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.

$82,000 – $92,000; commensurate based on education and experience. 

Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

The ideal candidate will possess the following education, experience, and skills:

• Assist with maintaining reporting products and fulfilling service requests for reporting and analytic products; Research customer inquiries and supports reporting and analytic end-users.
• Identifies and analyzes problems, tests, debugs code, troubleshoots reports, and ensures quality control practices are followed.
• Collaborates with other IT professionals and core office staff members to maintain existing reports and dashboards and to fulfill enhancements to these systems and related business processes.
• Experience with Microsoft PowerBI; IBM Cognos systems (including Framework Manager, Report Studio, Dashboarding); Data discovery and visualization systems (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI); Workday reporting; PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• Structured Query Language (SQL); Snowflake, Oracle databases; Extract, transform, load (ETL) toolsets; Scripting languages (e.g. Python, Perl)

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

A Level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required.

Applicants are required to submit the following with their application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of professional references with contact information

(Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor)