Director of Applications Development

APPLICATIONS PRG SUPV 2 (000664)

UCPath Position ID: 40048583

Position Description History/Status

For Reference ONLY - PeopleAdmin JA Number:

1001160

Approved Date:

4/14/2026 7:51:23 PM

Date Last Edited:

4/14/2026 7:51:21 PM

Last Action Effective Date:

10/10/2016

Organization Details

Business Unit (Location):

LACMP

Organization Code:

1140O

Organization:

SCHOOL OF LAW

Division Code:

1141D

Division:

LAW DIV

Department:

025000 - LAW

Position Details

UCPath Position Number:

40048583

Position Description ID

170350

UC Payroll Title:

APPLICATIONS PRG SUPV 2 (000664)

Personnel Program

Management and Senior Professional (MSP)

Salary Grade:

Grade 25

Job Code FLSA:

Exempt

Union Code (Collective Bargaining Unit):

99: Non-Represented (PPSM)

Employee Relations Code:

C: Supervisor - Not Confidential

Employee Class (Appt Type):

2 - Staff: Career

Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

1

SUPERVISION

UCPath Reports to Position Number:

40036572

Reports to Payroll Title:

INFO SYS MGR 1

UCPath Department Head Position Number:

40905279

Department Head Payroll Title:

INFO SYS MGR 2

GENERAL DIRECTION - Indicates that the incumbent receives guidance in terms of broad goals and overall objectives and is responsible for establishing the methods to attain them. Generally the incumbent is in charge of an area of work, and typically formulates policy for this area but does not necessarily have final authority for approving policy.

7300

APPLICATIONS PROGR 3

2.0

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Applications Development serves as the technical expert and functional leader for the application, database and web development unit in a large multi-server complex computing environment at the UCLA School of Law under the general direction of the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The incumbent provides consultation, technical expertise and analysis to the Dean and senior Law School leadership regarding application and system needs. Incumbent identifies opportunities, defines requirements, conducts cost-benefit analysis, develops proposals, and seeks funding for business-critical applications and systems that cross organizational lines and impact all units within the school. The Director's project management duties include managing project requests, prioritizing team activities, and assigning tasks across the team of application developers while adhering to full software development life cycle principals. This includes leading multidisciplinary teams which include all levels of personnel including high-level managers, vendors, and clients in the creation and deployment of enterprise-wide programs. Incumbent must possess and demonstrate technical expertise, leadership, effective application of risk assessment, decision making, relationship building, execution, accountability and have proven experience in cross functional and diverse business areas.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS

1. Provides enterprise technical leadership for major initiatives, ensuring architectural integrity, cloud‑forward design, and alignment with long‑term institutional strategy. (E)

2. Establishes and enforces engineering and delivery standards that strengthen governance, risk posture, and change‑management across the project portfolio. (E)

3. Sets the architectural direction for applications, integrations, and data ecosystems, defining standards for security, scalability, interoperability, and sustainability. (E)

4. Leads cross‑organizational governance to prioritize system investments, coordinate dependencies, and drive cohesive implementation across academic and administrative units. (E)

5. Advances data architecture and analytics maturity, strengthening governance, modeling, and BI capabilities to support institutional planning and faculty research. (E)

20%

PROJECT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

1. Designs and governs modern, scalable systems that integrate across Law School, campus, vendor, and hybrid‑cloud environments, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards. (E)

2. Sets technical direction for complex, multi‑component systems, establishing architectures that ensure performance, reliability, data integrity, recoverability, and secure, modern practices. (E)

3. Extends and optimizes University‑provided applications through interfaces, APIs, and integration layers that enhance usability, and accessibility. (E)

4. Evaluates emerging software, platforms, and infrastructure changes to assess performance, scalability, accessibility, and security impacts, ensuring system resilience. (E) 5. Leads proactive security architecture, including vulnerability mitigation, monitoring, and response strategies that strengthen institutional risk posture. (E)

30%

STRATEGIC PLANNING

1. Serves as the Law School’s principal technical leader, ensuring that instructional, research, and operational systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with institutional goals. (E)

2. Oversees short‑ and long‑range technology roadmaps for applications, data systems, and digital services, ensuring alignment with DTS strategies and emerging trends. (E)

3. Drives innovation and modernization, identifying opportunities, shaping solutions, and guiding feasibility, cost, and requirement analysis for major initiatives. (E)

4. Represents the Law School in DTS governance, advocating for the school's needs and ensuring enterprise decisions support interoperability, accessibility, and long‑term sustainability. (E)

5. Manages staffing strategies to support operational continuity, modernization efforts, and adoption of advanced development and integration practices. (E)

6. Defines technology adoption and migration strategies, including cloud, automation, AI‑assisted development, and modern integration frameworks to reduce risk and improve service delivery. (E)

40%

MANAGEMENT

1. Leads the development and performance of engineering staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning while shaping growth paths aligned with organizational and technology needs. (E)

2. Aligns staffing and team capacity with strategic priorities, setting expectations and providing architectural and technical direction that advances modern engineering practices. (E)

3. Oversees project and operational execution at a portfolio level, monitoring progress, risks, and dependencies while ensuring timely, high‑quality delivery and removing organizational obstacles. (E)

4. Ensures adherence to institutional policies, security standards, and engineering best practices, strengthening operational reliability through resilient processes, documentation, and governance. (E)

10%

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Performs other duties as assigned.

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Complies with all policies and standards.

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Complies with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Principles of Community.

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This position description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree

in computer science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; or equivalent experience/training.

Required

Master's Degree

in related area for advanced architectural and leadership responsibilities.

Preferred

Experience guiding cross‑functional teams through the design, prototyping, and delivery of complex, onsite and cloud‑enabled solutions across diverse business units.

Required

Experience architecting and developing enterprise applications using modern .NET (Core/6/7+), RESTful APIs, microservices, and event‑driven architectures, with an emphasis on hybrid‑cloud and cloud‑native patterns.

Required

Experience and proficiency with modern JavaScript ecosystems, including React, component‑based UI development, state management frameworks, and integration with backend APIs and cloud services. Experience modernizing legacy front‑end stacks into responsive, accessible, mobile‑ready interfaces.

Required

Experience designing and delivering mobile applications or progressive web apps aligned with institutional security, accessibility, and user‑experience standards.

Required

Expertise in integrating legacy systems with cloud platforms using API gateways, message queues, webhooks, and transformation pipelines (JSON, XML/XSLT). Ability to modernize older application stacks while maintaining operational continuity.

Required

Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and infrastructure‑as‑code deployments that support cloud‑native and mobile application delivery.

Preferred

Experience implementing modern identity and access management solutions using SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, ADFS, Shibboleth, AD/Entra ID, or equivalent enterprise identity platforms.

Required

Experience with cloud‑native DevOps practices, including Git‑based workflows, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure‑as‑code, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).

Preferred

Experience modernizing legacy data structures into cloud‑ready data models.

Preferred

Six or more years of professional experience building enterprise‑grade applications using the Microsoft development ecosystem, including .NET with increasing emphasis on cloud‑native or hybrid‑cloud a

Required

Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high‑performing engineering teams in a hybrid‑cloud environment, fostering a culture of inclusion, continuous learning, and operational excellence.

Required

Excellent interpersonal skills enable effective collaboration with faculty, students, staff, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.

Required

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present application architectures, develop proposals, and produce clear technical documentation.

Required

Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools and practices that accelerate prototyping, code generation, testing, and modernization efforts.

Preferred

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online, including governance, automation, SPFx, and integration with cloud identity and collaboration services. Experience with PowerShell, PnP modules, and modern administrative tooling is required.

Required

Strong background in secure coding, DevSecOps practices, threat modeling, penetration testing, and cloud‑based security controls aligned with zero‑trust principles.

Required

Deep understanding of distributed systems, caching strategies, asynchronous processing, serialization, and secure directory integrations (LDAP/Active Directory).

Required

Demonstrated expertise designing and optimizing large‑scale relational databases, including schema design, normalization, performance tuning, and distributed transactions across SQL Server or cloud‑hosted equivalents.

Required

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND/OR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.

Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

Occasional Evening and/or Weekend Work.

Required

This role follows a hybrid work model requiring incumbent to be based in the Los Angeles area. As responsibilities evolve or organizational hybrid policies are updated, up to two on site days per week may be required to support collaboration, team alignment, and operational needs.

Required

LOCATION AND PHYSICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, MENTAL (PEM) REQUIREMENTS

Environment and Work Location Information

Environment Type:

Non-Clinical Setting

Location Setting:

Campus

Location:

385 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles CA 90095

Standing/Walking

X

Sitting

X

Bending/Stooping

X

Squatting/Kneeling

X

Climbing

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull 0-25 lbs

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull 26-50 lbs

X

Lifting/Carrying/Push/Pull over 50 lbs

X

Physical requirements other

X

Chemicals, dust, gases, or fumes

X

Loud noise levels

X

Marked changes in humidity or temperature

X

Microwave/Radiation

X

Operating motor vehicles and/or equipment

X

Exposures other

X

Sustained attention and concentration

X

X

Complex problem solving/reasoning

X

X

Ability to organize & prioritize

X

X

Communication skills

X

X

Numerical skills

X

X

Mental demands other

X

X

Classification 3:  Position in which exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues is not part of the position description. The normal routine task involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues and the employee can decline to perform tasks which involve a perceived risk without retribution.