[NERDug-list] JOB: Senior Database Programmer (Search Extended)

[Sandra Miner]

Senior Database Programmer 
Amherst College 
Amherst, MA 
Year Round Position, 40 Hours per Week

Highly Competitive Salary commensurate with experience and
qualifications.

Amherst College seeks a highly skilled senior database programmer to
implement, develop and support the College's administrative enterprise
resource planning system, Datatel. The senior database programmer
reports to the Director of Database Services and works closely with
College staff to evaluate needs and options, solve problems, and
implement solutions, including the design and development of custom
applications where required. 

At Amherst College, Database Services is responsible for the College's
administrative databases. This work includes: 

* maintaining the Datatel software along with the server, storage,
backup, and operating system it requires; 
* insuring an auditable access security protocol for Datatel, its
physical and technological environment, as well as the data the College
stores in it; 
* supporting a range of reporting options for the campus community,
ranging from automated reporting and self-service reporting to one-time
custom reports; and, 
* devising data interfaces to campus information systems. 

The successful candidate will be highly collaborative, creative, as well
as experienced and interested in the data and reporting needs of a wide
range of administrative departments, including Admissions, Advancement,
Human Resources, Registrar, and Comptroller, among many others. He/She
will also be knowledgeable of emerging trends in technology and capable
of designing, implementing, and documenting new, strategic approaches to
utilizing these technologies in a college environment. 

A review of applications begins immediately and continues until the
position is filled. Please see submit application at
https://jobs.amherst.edu/ 

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 5+ years Datatel
applications development experience or, in lieu of a degree, 10+ years
experience; demonstrated knowledge of desktop productivity software and
complex data structures; experience with complex reporting using
Business Intelligence tools such as Business Objects, Crystal Reports
and Cognos is highly desirable.
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Sandy Miner 
Director 
Database Services 
Information Technology 
Amherst College 
Amherst, MA 
Voice 413-542-8464 
Fax 413-542-2626

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