Senior Python Programmer

Job Posting Title: Senior Python Programmer

Hiring Department: Technology Resources

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Apr 24, 2026

Location: AUSTIN, TX

Job Details:

General Notes

This is a temporary position that ends two years after the employee's start date.

Flexible work arrangements and telework are available for this position. Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires central office approval. A typical 8-hour flexible schedule should occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central Time. Occasional requirements might require work outside business hours.

At Technology Resources (TRecs) our goal is to provide our clients with information technology that enables the units to better serve the campus. Our objective is to provide secure, reliable, and responsive IT systems, solutions, and support. For more information on Technology Resources, please visit: https://trecs.utexas.edu/

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of university staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas: a defined benefit retirement plan
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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Must be authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing, full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Purpose

Design, develop, implement, maintain, and enhance web-based business applications to ensure efficiency and to meet the business needs of departments supported by Technology Resources (TRecs).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct input for the development of departmental standards, process improvements, and technical documentation. Create software documentation including flowcharts, statements of program objectives, and associated documentation.
• Provide operation support for business application systems and services, including monitoring systems and communicating with a variety of audiences. Support teammates and share knowledge.
• Provide programming, technical, and data analysis. Write custom code, configure software packages, and analyze and debug moderate to complex programming logic. Build integrations between software packages. Accurately scope projects and tasks. Collaborate with others in an Agile environment to deliver effective software solutions.
• As technical lead, work closely with product owners to determine business requirements and system objectives for small and medium efforts. Investigate available software configurations and capabilities. Make well-considered recommendations and decisions with ambiguous information. Ensure technical tasks are defined for the project team.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrate ability to analyze complex problems and propose and implement good solutions
• Resourceful problem solver
• Experience programming in Python
• Display ability to analyze, test, and debug code
• Experience with Github or other Version Control
• Self-motivated and capable of managing shifting priorities and tasks to meet deadlines independently and collaboratively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with both non-technical and technical audiences
• Exhibit professional demeanor with excellent interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s degree or higher

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or familarity with the following systems, languages, or frameworks: Django, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Javascript, HTML, Stonebranch, AWS
• Experience with implementing/integrating vendor software packages into a production environment
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing technology
• Experience with waterfall, agile, scrum, or hybrid software development processes

Salary Range

$96,000

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands

• Standard Office

Physical Tasks

• Keyboard

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.