Short’s Travel Management is a leading travel management company specializing in collegiate sports travel. Come join a small, dynamic team of developers building important applications that help power university team travel across the US, from regular season through championship travel. Inside or outside IT, we have a great team culture where we genuinely enjoy who we work with. The successful candidate for this role initially will dive in to learn and support existing ColdFusion-based web applications used by staff and clients, but will also in time be involved in learning other application development platforms that might extend or replace some legacy systems. So, if you’ve already got ColdFusion application development mastered and are looking for a fantastic place to develop new skills, we could be a great fit!

What you can expect in this role

Application Maintenance & Performance:

Ensure uptime for all internal and client-facing applications.
Maintain SLAs on bug detection to resolution.
Conduct regular code reviews and optimizations to ensure applications are running efficiently and securely.

Feature Development:

Successfully deploy significant new features or improvements each year, aligning with the product roadmap and stakeholder expectations.
Lead the development and integration of a major new module or service within the first year, enhancing the portal's value proposition to clients.

Team Collaboration and Leadership:

Collaborate effectively with the product management and customer service teams to align development work with user feedback and requirements.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

Introduce at least two significant process or technology improvements per year that increase development efficiency or product quality.
Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in web development technologies, evaluating their applicability to ongoing and future projects.
We are a team at Short’s Travel Management and as such, you may be expected to assist in other departments or handle tasks outside of your typical position scope for the benefit of our clients or company. Other responsibilities as assigned.

COMPETENCIES:

Analytical Thinker: Possesses the ability to sift through complex datasets to find actionable insights.
Problem Solver: Offers innovative solutions to BI challenges and business questions.
Self-Starter: Proactive and independent in identifying errors, gaps, and enhancement possibilities.
Technically Proficient: Able to learn and apply new techniques and technologies quickly.
Detail-Oriented: Ensures precision in both data transformation and analysis.
Collaborative: Effective in collaborating with different departments to understand and fulfill their data needs.
Articulate Communicator: Adept at translating complex data into digestible narratives for various leaders and SMEs.
Adaptability: Open to new ideas and technologies. Flexible in responding to shifting priorities and requirements.

Technical Skills:

Essential (Coldfusion Role):

Experience with other development languages, preferably .net or React front end development strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of Coldfusion, including CFML, CFCs, and CFScript.
Strong background in web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX) and SQL databases.
Experience with Coldfusion frameworks and tools, version control systems (e.g., Git), and web services (REST, SOAP).

Desirable:

Experience manipulating and analyzing travel agency data
Experience working with SQL Server & Salesforce as data sources
Experience implementing AI enabled features
Bachelor’s degree in data science, Computer Science, Information Systems or related fields.

Short’s Travel Management (STM) is a family-owned, women-owned, private corporation. We are sports travel experts specializing in team travel, recruiting travel, group hotels, bus charters and air charters servicing hundreds of athletic departments each year. We move more student athletes than any other travel management company. STM’s mission is to enhance the experience of getting there, being there, and coming home. When you win, we all win!

The STM team strives to drive innovation, provide excellent service, and display teamwork, passion and dedication throughout the lifetime of our relationships. STM works with clients to customize travel programs to create efficiencies and maximize the value of our products and services.

Compensation & Available Benefits:

Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) plan
Paid Time Off

Short’s Travel Management is an EOE employer.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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