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Ensign College

Regular Faculty - Computer Science

Ensign College, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193

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Regular Faculty – Computer Science Reports to: Dean of Applied Sciences

Total Base Pay Range: $100,000 – $110,000 USD Annual

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Base Pay Range $100,000.00/yr - $110,000.00/yr

Position Overview Effectively help students acquire the knowledge and skills associated with the designated program objectives. The successful candidate will spend a significant portion of their time developing the curriculum and administering the program. In addition to fulfilling these purposes, the Regular Faculty member continuously strives to bring about the mission of Ensign College, to develop capable and trusted disciples of Jesus Christ.

Requirements For Employment Eligibility

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Worthiness to hold and hold a current temple recommend

Receive clearance from the Church Educational System Ecclesiastical Clearance Office

Strict adherence to company policies and procedures

Commitment to bring about the purposes of Ensign College

Resides in Utah

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution

Industry and teaching experience in the computer science field

Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, organizational, writing, and computer skills

Ability to apply field-related skills to the development and advancement of course content and delivery

Demonstrated ability to stay current in the industry

Able to learn on the fly

Preferred Qualifications

Documented examples of curriculum/course development and assessment

Essential Job Functions

Strives to become an architect of learning, including becoming a master teacher, a master mentor for adjunct faculty, and a master designer of the curriculum. Receives guidance from an assigned mentor and routinely develops Personal Development Plans. Keeps abreast of developments in the relevant field by reading current literature, counseling with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.

Serves as a mentor for assigned adjunct faculty by participating in regular peer classroom visits, conducting one‑on‑one developmental sessions, and providing guidance for completing Professional Development Plans. Serves on college‑wide committees as appropriate. Attends regularly scheduled faculty meetings and workshops.

Mentors students as they determine career goals and seek academic advice. Maintains regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.

Provide flexible, responsive, and high‑quality service to all students, staff, and community, and continuously assess processes and procedures and revise accordingly.

Bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His influence into everything you do.

Skills & Abilities

Passionate about serving the underserved population of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints

Must be eager for face‑to‑face, one‑on‑one advising opportunities (open door mindset)

Guide‑on‑the‑side (servant leader) mindset in the classroom with other teachers and with students

Bilingual is a plus, but not mandatory

Actively involved in the AI community (using tools, templates, frameworks, and documentation recently developed)

Leader in AI in their workplace – demonstrated a pattern of guiding the use of AI tools and technologies in a progressive, developed way

Extensive experience in “Vibe Coding” using Visual Studio Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot

Demonstrated historical experience of 10+ years in an automated test‑oriented software development environment

Extensive experience writing end‑to‑end integration tests that exercise the browser, the frontend, and the API tier

Extensive experience with CICD and automated deployments using quality gates

Comfortable reading and Vibe Coding in TypeScript

Very comfortable writing JavaScript

Comfortable writing Python

Comfortable doing ad hoc queries of databases (SQL and NoSQL)

Passionate about multi‑cloud architecture, and at least five years of experience in multiple clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Very comfortable deploying to Platform As A Service (Vercel, Render, etc.)

At least 3‑5 years of experience with cloud containerization (Kubernetes, Fargate, etc.)

At least 5 years of experience managing virtual machines (ProxMox, VSphere, AWS, GCP, Azure)

Comfortable reading and writing Terraform and/or Cloud Formation or Cloud Development Kit or similar

5‑10 years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (GitOps)

Can write React components easily. Can write backend APIs and design database schemas (ERDs) easily

Experience with mobile application development, either using React Native or native development

Ensign College is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, or veteran’s status. As an educational institution owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints, Ensign College gives lawful hiring preference to qualified, faithful members of the Church who are in good standing.

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Education and Training

Industries Higher Education

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