Colleague Programmer/Technical Consultants

About the role

Colleague Programmer / Technical Consultant Opportunity

CampusWorks maintains a focused search for a Colleague Programmer / Technical Consultant to partner with higher education clients. This role centers on enhancing, migrating, and integrating Ellucian Colleague instances. The primary goals involve ensuring optimal system performance and guaranteeing data integrity. Consultants must apply deep programming and system administration expertise within the Ellucian ecosystem.

The position requires strong communication abilities and a demonstrated passion for the higher education sector. This engagement offers the flexibility of remote work. CampusWorks consultants enable leading institutions to achieve their strategic objectives through technology.

Engagement Model and Scope

CampusWorks consultants act as strategic partners for client institutions. They assist clients in fully leveraging their investments in people, processes, policies, and technologies. The methodology involves collaborative assessment with both functional and technical client teams. Consultants work alongside internal CampusWorks colleagues to evaluate existing workflows.

The design phase focuses on architecting future-state optimal processes. Development activities include configuring systems and scripting necessary solutions. Quality assurance, training delivery, and rollout coordination form integral parts of the engagement. This comprehensive approach ensures client satisfaction and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

The consultant is responsible for guiding client enhancements throughout the entire solution lifecycle. This journey begins with an initial review and concludes with a stable, production release. Daily interactions with campus teams are essential. These discussions shape solutions that safeguard data accuracy. They also ensure adherence to strict academic timelines and regulatory requirements.

A core responsibility involves owning the full implementation journey. Complex business requests are transformed into dependable configurations and technical scripts. Consultants design detailed configuration blueprints. These blueprints must align precisely with academic policies and established data standards.

Refactoring legacy Colleague code is a frequent technical task. The objective is to improve code clarity, system performance, and integration touchpoints. Consultants conduct in-depth intake interviews to gather requirements. They then translate these requirements into actionable technical tasks for the development team.

Orchestration of migration activities represents a critical function. This involves moving data and business logic between different Colleague environments. All transitions must occur safely to prevent data loss or corruption. Close coordination with client functional experts validates process designs. This validation occurs before any build or configuration activity commences.

Rigorous testing is mandatory. Unit checks and verification routines confirm solution behavior under varied conditions. Support for rollout preparations includes creating training materials and transition documentation. Post-launch monitoring is equally important. Consultants gather user feedback to guide refinements in future releases.

Establishing clear documentation trails is a mandatory duty. These trails must map business rules, system dependencies, and decision paths within Colleague. Forging ongoing partnerships with client teams ensures continuity. This support structure is vital for long-term system health and user adoption.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must possess three to five years of hands-on Colleague experience. This experience should be derived from real-world projects with measurable impact and outcomes. Strong written and verbal communication skills are non-negotiable. They facilitate effective collaboration with diverse academic stakeholders, including faculty and administrative staff.

A solid understanding of Colleague architecture, business processes, and system administration practices is essential. The consultant must be able to navigate complex institutional policies. They must then translate these policies into accurate and compliant technical configurations.

Preferred Qualifications and Tools

Possessing preferred knowledge of higher education structures is advantageous. Familiarity with common academic workflows, such as registration and graduation auditing, is a distinct benefit. Mastery of the core technical toolkit is mandatory.

Skills & tools required include Ellucian Colleague, PeopleSoft, and SQL. Experience with Application Engine, Integration Broker, and Web services is necessary. Proficiency in managing API interactions completes the essential skill set for success in this role.

Practical Information

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