Senior Applications Developer
The Senior Applications Developer provides strategic, managerial, and technical leadership for the University's enterprise application ecosystem. This includes responsibility for all Ellucian Banner modules and for related third-party enterprise systems that support academic, financial, human resources, and administrative operations. Reporting to the Chief Information and Technology Officer, the position oversees enterprise application development, system integrations, and business process improvement initiatives. The role combines hands-on advanced software development expertise with formal supervisory responsibility, ensuring enterprise systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with ESU and PASSHE governance, compliance, and strategic objectives.
To be successful in this position, the individual must effectively align enterprise application services with institutional strategy and compliance requirements, lead complex system integrations and business process improvement initiatives, and balance hands-on technical expertise with supervisory and cross-departmental collaboration.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide leadership and direction for enterprise application services in alignment with the University's IT Strategic Plan and PASSHE Initiatives
Supervise and mentor professional staff responsible for enterprise application development, support, and integration
Direct development, enhancement, and operational support of Ellucian Banner modules, including Student, Financial Aid, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger
Guide technical strategy for related enterprise platforms such as Degree Works, TouchNet, Starfish (EAB), and StarRez
Coordinate Banner upgrades, patches, and enhancements, including planning, testing, validation, and production development
Design, develop, and oversee Oracle PL/SQL scripts, packages, stored procedures, and automated processes supporting enterprise systems
Establish and enforce enterprise development standards focused on security, performance, maintainability, and data governance
Lead application integrations using APIs, middleware, ETL tools, and scheduling platforms to support Bannder and third-party systems
Performs related work as required Job Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Computing Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field
- Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in enterprise application development, system integration, or information management
- Experience working with ERP systems, preferably within a higher education environment
- Oracle PL/SQL (development of scripts, packages, stored procedures, and performance optimization)
- Ellucian Banner ERP (module support, architecture, workflows, and itegrations)
- Unix/Linux operating systems
- API-based integrations, ETL processes, and middleware platforms
- Database technologies including Oracle, SQL, and MySQL
- Reporting analytics tools such as Power BI
- Familiarity with cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure
- Able to think critically and apply sound judgement to complex technical and operational problems
- Able to lead teams, set priorities, and manage multiple initiatives concurrently
- Able to collaborate effectively with technical staff, functional stakeholders, and leadership
- Able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and respond effectively to unplanned system or operational needs
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and comprehend English; able to create clear verbal and written messages.
Institution Description
The Senior Applications Developer provides strategic, managerial, and technical leadership for the University's enterprise application ecosystem. This includes responsibility for all Ellucian Banner modules and for related third-party enterprise systems that support academic, financial, human resources, and administrative operations. Reporting to the Chief Information and Technology Officer, the position oversees enterprise application development, system integrations, and business process improvement initiatives. The role combines hands-on advanced software development expertise with formal supervisory responsibility, ensuring enterprise systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with ESU and PASSHE governance, compliance, and strategic objectives. To be successful in this position, the individual must effectively align enterprise application services with institutional strategy and compliance requirements, lead complex system integrations and business process improvement initiatives, and balance hands-on technical expertise with supervisory and cross-departmental collaboration.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide leadership and direction for enterprise application services in alignment with the University's IT Strategic Plan and PASSHE Initiatives
Supervise and mentor professional staff responsible for enterprise application development, support, and integration
Direct development, enhancement, and operational support of Ellucian Banner modules, including Student, Financial Aid, Accounts Receivable, and General Ledger
Guide technical strategy for related enterprise platforms such as Degree Works, TouchNet, Starfish (EAB), and StarRez
Coordinate Banner upgrades, patches, and enhancements, including planning, testing, validation, and production development
Design, develop, and oversee Oracle PL/SQL scripts, packages, stored procedures, and automated processes supporting enterprise systems
Establish and enforce enterprise development standards focused on security, performance, maintainability, and data governance
Lead application integrations using APIs, middleware, ETL tools, and scheduling platforms to support Bannder and third-party systems
Performs related work as required
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Computing Sciences, Information Systems, or a related field
Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in enterprise application development, system integration, or information management
Experience working with ERP systems, preferably within a higher education environment
Oracle PL/SQL (development of scripts, packages, stored procedures, and performance optimization)
Ellucian Banner ERP (module support, architecture, workflows, and integrations)
Benefits
PASSHE Benefit Package
Application Due Date:
2026-06-26
Job Start Date:
2026-07-27
Salary:
$75000 - $85000
City:
East Stroudsburg
State/Province/Region:
PA
Institution:
East Stroudsburg University
Reports To:
Senior Director for Operations
Staff # Reporting to
Position:
3
Reports In Office:
Chief Information and Technology Officer