Software Engineer

Department

UITS SOFTWARE & NETWORK ENGINE (UA-NENG-IUBLA)

Department Information

At University Information Technology Services (UITS) we provide the technology, tools, and services you need to succeed. UITS supports Indiana Universitys (IU) vision for excellence in research, teaching, outreach, and lifelong learning. We ensure a workplace that encourages growth, flexibility, and creativity, as well as a culture that champions a varied workforce, and overall employee well-being through programs supported university wide. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each persons potential, and well help you reach yours.

GlobalNOCs Software and Systems engineering group provides a full suite of tools and services related to network measurement, monitoring, visualization, provisioning, and IT service management for some of the most advanced research and education networks in the world. Established in 1998, The GlobalNOC at Indiana University provides services to over 20 networks across the country that operate at local, metro, national, and international scale.

Job Summary

• Designs, develops, tests, and configures software systems and computer programs.
• Consults with stakeholders/clients to review existing software solutions; develops new functionality and/or writes new code as needed.
• Collaborates with other technical staff and stakeholders/clients to ensure optimum functionality, performance, accessibility, scalability, and security of supported software.
• Documents software development efforts (changes, new functionality, issue/problem resolution).
• Follows program module test procedures, generates required test data, and executes testing procedures; performs quality assurance checks and fixes bugs accordingly; works with functional users to diagnose problems encountered during testing and provide production support.
• Provides documentation, information, and training through formal and informal communications to end users, departments, and internal staff.
• Adheres to university software development standards and best practices (version control, nightly build systems, test suites, etc.); Researches and stays up to date on new industry software development standards, emerging technology, UX/UI design/philosophy, and accessibility standards.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelors degree (preferably in Computer Science, Business Systems, or a related field)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Preferred

• Some experience with software development or a related field

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty

Preferred

• Experience with programmatic use of LLMs, AI, and related systems. Integration of data sources into LLMs via MCP or similar protocols
• Familiarity with deploying and operating OpenStack, Ceph, or other private cloud infrastructure
• Experience with application containerization platforms such as docker and podman
• Experience with kubernetes application deployment methods such as helm or kustomize

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Background Check: GlobalNOCs customers include Federal Government agencies. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background investigation to establish their eligibility for a position of public trust, and to maintain that eligibility. More information can be found in the following documents: Document 1 and Document 2 .

Additional Information

We are looking for motivated people to join our team and make a difference. Why work here?

• Work in the always evolving and growing field of advanced high speed computer networking, frequently taking on new challenges and opportunities.
• GlobalNOC is committed to a culture of positive work / life balance and progress over perfection. Work with a group of people passionate about their field, but who arent defined solely by it.
• Make a difference. Our teams collaboratively provide full stack design, development, and management of applications that directly support thousands of servers and network devices at the campus, regional, country, and world scale.
• Bring your skills and learn new ones. With our full stack development there is always a place to jump in and learn something new. Whether its new development of applications, automating changes on the network, building out visualizations to help end users understand their data, and countless other opportunities.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana or Indianapolis, Indiana

This position is eligible for remote work or to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Software/App Design, Dev & Eng

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Posting Disclaimer

This posting is scheduled to close at 11:59 pm EST on the advertised Close Date. This posting may be closed at any time at the discretion of the University, but will remain open for a minimum of 5 business days. To guarantee full consideration, please submit your application within 5 business days of the Posted Date.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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