Application Developer
Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
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.
Keywords: Rutgers University, Stamford , Application Developer, IT / Software / Systems , Piscataway, Connecticut
