Colleague Software Programmer (100% Remote) ID-12627


Job Description:
The primary purpose of these roles will be to help with developing necessary integrations between Colleague and associated applications, as well as support needed to prepare Colleague for the migration. This may include data remediation and process changes necessary to be SaaS compliant. The client anticipates positions could be assigned a minimum of 40 hours per week, more hours could be added based on demand and budget. Work will be done as a remote position with regularly scheduled check-in meetings. it is preferred all augmented staff will have a minimum of 5 years of experience with SaaS migrations of Colleague.
The client has the right to approve and or request new programmers throughout the term of the contract.

The following are the current guidelines as supplied by Ellucian on the types of remediation that that may be needed and should be considered a guide for all work but not an exhaustive list:
 
Projects:
  • Transitioning Colleague from an On-Premise SQL to PostgreSQL SaaS environment to be hosted by Ellucian in AWS.
  • In support of this project additional interim staffing or various functional roles within DevOps will be needed.
  • INFOSILEM software implementation.
  • Lifelong Learning Extended Education (Formerly Destiney One) software implementation for the Economic and Workforce Development Department.
  • eLumens software implementation
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