Research Application and Database Developer

Posting Details

Posting Information

Posting Number
PG194453EP

Internal Recruitment
No

Working Title
Research Application and Database Developer

Anticipated Hiring Range
$95,000 - $105,000

Work Schedule
Standard business hours M-F

Job Location
Raleigh, NC

Department
Research Computing

About the Department

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) delivers central information technology services for NC State University and a number of partner institutions. The Research Computing & Data team provides services critical to the success of NC State's research enterprise. Current services include research storage, high performance computing, and research facilitation (in conjunction with NC State University Libraries).

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What we offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Programs
• Disability Plans
• Life Insurance
• Accident Plan
• Paid Time Off and Other Leave Programs
• 12 Holidays Each Year
• Tuition and Academic Assistance
• And so much more!

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Essential Job Duties

Primary duties include:

• Responsibility for the design and implementation of various applications, workflows, and databases to support interdisciplinary projects within and across academies, centers, initiatives, and institutes.
• Develop and implement data pipelines to perform data integration in support of interdisciplinary projects.
• Ensure seamless integration of research computing infrastructure, through the use of data and database connectors, to meet the data analytics needs of the interdisciplinary projects.
• Assume a leading role in the security, the integrity, and the performance of the in-house and managed connectors, databases and data pipelines deployed in support of the interdisciplinary projects.
• Identify and implement technological solutions including design and implementation of databases, plugins, both in the cloud & on-premises, with the goal of meeting research project requirements while improving operational performance and efficiency.
• Apply modern application development and data management practices to ensure compliance with evolving standards.

Other Responsibilities

Additional duties include:

• Lead application and database levels integration by setting up data pipelines to support major interdisciplinary research projects.
• Identify and implement technological solutions both in the cloud & on-premises, with the goal of improving operational performance and efficiency.
• Build, maintain, and document version-controlled code and data processing pipelines for complex research environments.
• Evaluate, configure, set up and administer databases to meet research project needs.
• Develop a solid understanding of the research data management system (RDMS) such as Globus, iRODS etc.
• Use Knowledge of REST API to develop plugins into RDMS to meet additional project needs.
• Develop or use existing data connectors to move data from source to destination.
• Lead efforts to integrate RDMS to dashboard, visualization or other publishing platforms.
• Administer the RDMS and facilitate the development of training material in collaboration with other OIT/unit IT facilitators.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master's degree and at least two years of relevant experience OR
• Bachelor's degree with at least three years of relevant experience OR
• An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience

Other Required Qualifications

• Effective interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate clearly and knowledgeably.
• Time and project management skills.
• Ability to teach students and postdocs with little or no knowledge of applications development.
• Experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role.
• Knowledge of front end frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue) and UI/UX design.
• Knowledge of databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB) and familiarity with web servers (e.g. Nginx, Apache).
• Experience with writing clean structured code and implementing good practices for software performance and code readability, maintainability and scalability.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix command line interface.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role Knowledge of user-centered design practices.
• Knowledge of front-end languages (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML).
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. C#, Java, Python, JavaScript) and their respective frameworks, especially Node.js and Express.js.
• Experience with cloud computing (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc).
• Experience with agile software development.
• Knowledge of research process, data lifecycle, and data workflows.
• Experience developing automated processes for integrating data.
• Experience with database schema development, implementation and administration.
• Experience writing technical documentation.
• Good problem solving skills.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

N/A

Valid NC Driver's License required
No

Commercial Driver's License required
No

Recruitment Dates and Special Instructions

Job Open Date
02/04/2026

Anticipated Close Date
Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should upload a cover letter, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references

Position Details

Position Number
00046122

Position Type
EPS/SAAO

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)
1.00

Appointment
12 Month Recurring

Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather
Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events
Non Mandatory - Emergency Event

Department ID
517001 - Research Computing

EEO

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