Application Developer

Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Application Developer, in the Office of Information Technology ( OIT ) of Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences. This position is responsible for configuring and managing cloud hosted AI platforms providing various emerging capabilities to all university members, such as AI chat bots, AI agents, etc. This includes configuring access policies, monitoring resources, configuring AI agents, reviewing and configuring the latest vendor provided changes. Additionally, this position will be responsible for providing tier 3 support, monitoring the tools and agents for security related concerns, creating and maintaining documentation and reviewing the latest technology news in the field of AI and LLMs. Their responsibility includes the integration of AI tools in the existing messaging and collaboration ecosystem, including the existing tools and maintenance platforms, licensing, and support tools. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Gather requirements and business needs from key stakeholders and OIT to help design, develop, implement and maintain an efficient AI/ LLM platform that meets university standards. Maintain and administer all AI services for Rutgers University, ensuring its availability to all faculty, staff, students, and departmental units. This includes using various administrative tools and the administrator console to maintain a reliable and secure environment. Install and configure the service, integrating it with other university services, applications, and databases, and performing upgrades and maintenance. System monitoring will be an important aspect, along with the research and deployment of new releases and enhancements. Responsible for coding and scripting tasks, either independently or in collaboration with other developers to define and deploy new scripts, applications and tools, as well as making enhancements to existing ones. Manage 3rd party applications, integrating them with existing services, customizing solutions, working with cloud platforms, and assisting delegated IT administrators. Provide documentation to delegated administrators and communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including OIT staff and management.
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience of service administration of cloud services, using tools or administration consoles is a plus. Ability to deal with various vendors and their technical staff is also preferred. Having experience in working in a University environment is preferred. A solid understanding of ITIL principles and experience with Azure, AWS , or GCP is highly desirable. Knowledge of programming languages/scripting for service administration and application development tasks will be helpful as well. This includes knowledge of one or more of the following: PyTorch, CUDA , MCP (or any other AI/ML tools) as well as Docker, Kubernetes, PHP , Web Services, Database Technologies. Overall IT knowledge should be strong.