Software Developer, Intermediate

Job Duties:

Work with PHP, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Django and other programming languages and frameworks to create user-friendly applications using current and historical water data for communities to obtain water information such as estimates showing water level and flow and other telemetry related parameters useful to calculate water budgets. Develop software applications for communities to access water information. Implement software web and applications testing for deployment and quality assurance for better user-experience. Maintain websites by providing updates to enhance security and better display information to the public. Support interpersonal and organizational communication with other researchers and stakeholders. Improve and manage databases for better access to water data information. Work with cloud technologies like Amazon Web Services and MySQL for data management. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building and monitoring interactive data dashboards to showcase water data connections across New Mexico, effectively relaying information back to stakeholders and communities.

• Experience with Cascade and WordPress Content Management Systems to build web applications.

• Familiarity with the Western Water Network and its initiatives across the Western United States, including knowledge of its stakeholders, extension agents, and leadership teams.

• Conducting research and developing short- and long-term planning and management objectives to better understand the water data needs of the community, and across the State of New Mexico.

• Experience with Campbell Scientific LoggerNet software to improve automated water data collection. May require field visits around different telemetry stations around New Mexico to improve automated data collection techniques.

• Building machine learning models as predictive tools for community water needs and develop software applications for communities to access water information, meeting the goals and objectives of the Strategic Community Water Management Program (SCWMP), and other externally funded projects.

Special Requirements of the Position:

• Must be able to obtain an NMSU driving permit within 30 days of employment.
• Must be able to travel to research field sites as needed to troubleshoot, collect data, provide community education or information as needed.
• Work a standard schedule of hours between Monday-Friday, 8-5 (may change slightly depending on business needs).
• Must be able to endure extreme weather conditions sometimes encountered at research field sites.

Required Education:
•Bachelor's degree in a related field.
•Three (3) years of experience directly related to the standard duties as outlined.

To access the job application portal, an account on the NMSU website is required. Only applications submitted through the official NMSU portal will be considered.

New Mexico State University does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military service, or other non-merit factor.