Sr. Software Engineer-Financial Systems Req#:656136
Monday-Friday (8:00-4:30)
Hybrid/Remote
Johns Hopkins at Keswick
3910 Keswick Road, North Bldg.
Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21211
General Position Summary:
Responsible for the creation, implementation, maintenance, performance, production support and documentation of various departmental and enterprise-wide application systems. This includes but is not limited to the installation, modification, and testing of new and/or upgraded applications (packages or home grown), operating systems, file structures, hardware, communication devices, and productivity tools. Apply analysis techniques and procedures to gather and then translate business requirements into functional/technical specifications and designs. Using functional specifications and designs, produce all or part of the deliverables. Maintain databases and application system code. Job Scope/Complexity: Responsible for full life-cycle of large/long-term highly complex projects. Typically manages multiple projects of varying complexities. Based on expert technical knowledge, skills and experience, develops broad-based solutions involving multifaceted technologies, and business processes. Leads overall strategy, design & architecture for solutions. Job Responsibilities: The responsibilities listed below are typical examples of the work performed by this position. Not all duties assigned to this position are included, nor is it expected that everyone in this position will be assigned every job responsibility.
ANALYSIS AND REQUIREMENTS GATHERING 1. Define highly complex business/clinical/education problems by meeting with clients to observe and understand current processes and the issues related to those processes. Provide written documentation of findings to share with the client and other IT colleagues. 2. Gather highly complex system requirements by meeting with clients and researching existing technology to understand the business requirements and possible solutions for new applications.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 3. Develop detailed tasks and project plans by analyzing project scope and milestones for highly complex projects in order to ensure product is delivered in a timely fashion according to software lifecycle standards. Direct lower level staff by reviewing tasks and milestones for adherence to quality of deliverables. 4. Write functional/technical specifications from the highly complex system requirements, putting them into functional and technical descriptions for use by programmers and business analysts to develop technical solutions. Direct lower level staff by reviewing their completed work. 5. Develop/change data input, files/database structures, data transformation, algorithms, and data output by using appropriate computer language/tools to provide technical solutions for highly complex application development tasks. Direct lower level staff by reviewing their work. 6. Document code and associated processes by adhering to development methodologies, adding code comments and appropriate documentation to various knowledge-base system(s) to simplify code maintenance and to improve support. Direct lower level staff by reviewing their work. 7. Provide monitoring and guidance in application design and development to more junior staff. Give direction and leadership in techniques and tools to lower level staff. 8. Provide experienced leadership for strategic planning in designing and developing comprehensive innovative integrated solutions.
TESTING AND DOCUMENTATION 9. Create and document highly complex test scenarios using the appropriate testing tools to validate and verify application functionality. 10. Test all changes by using the appropriate highly complex test scenarios to ensure all delivered solutions work as expected and errors are handling in a meaningful way. 11. Author and maintain documentation by writing audience-appropriate materials to serve as technical and/or end-user references. 12. Mentor junior staff in testing tools and technologies by reviewing their work.
IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE 13. Implement changes by adhering to the change management policies and procedures for any given project to communicate to all parties the nature, significance, and risk factors of the solution. 14. Monitor changes and resolve highly complex problems requiring the highest level of technical expertise by responding as they occur, by reviewing all processing and output of the newly implemented solution, and by proactively ensuring the solution works successfully in order to satisfy the customer requirements and to provide a smooth transition to the new solution. 15. Provide support by investigating and resolving highly complex issues to ensure prompt, effective service.
Required Education: Bachelor's degree required. Additional experience may be substituted for education. Equivalency Formula: JHH: Related experience beyond minimum training experience qualifications may substitute for formal education requirement on a two years' experience for-one year education basis
Required Experience: Six years of related work experience with computer systems and applications.
Preferred Job Qualifications: Knowledge in the assigned application as well as the platform on which it runs.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSA's):
Strong proficiency in relational databases and SQL, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) to develop data structures to support reporting, data retrieval and aggregation for analytical purposes. Proficiency with SSIS, Python, or similar tools, especially for data manipulation and analysis with a proven ability to build, maintain and deploy processes with these tools. Use APIs to push and pull data from various data systems and platforms. Demonstrated ability to write clear code that is well-documented and stored in a version control system, such as GIT. Cloud migration experience a bonus but not required.
1. Must possess all requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities as posted in the supplemental section.
2. Must demonstrate strong critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
3. Ability to work on multiple priorities effectively.
4. Ability to prioritize conflicting demands.
5. Ability to execute assigned project tasks within established schedule.
6. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
7. Ability to communicate effectively in the service of users and colleagues.
8. Writes and communicates clearly and concisely.
9. Possesses sound documentation skills.
10. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
11. Must demonstrate exemplary customer service skills
Salary Range: Minimum 37.14/hour - Maximum 65.04/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.
In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
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Jul 26, 2025