Senior Web Applications Developer

at  Texas AM University

WHO WE ARE

The Division of Mar ke ting & Communications tells the story of Texas A&M and promotes and protects the Texas A&M brand. We achieve our goals through: Messaging, Branding, and Brand Oversight. For more information, please visit us at https:// mar comm.tamu.edu/

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Salary: Commensurate on selected candidate’s experience

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or closely related field, or, an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Eight years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.
• Experience in consulting and/or strategy of web development/programming and in responsive web development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated knowledge, experience and ability in –

• Developing code for enterprise websites, web applications and mobile applications.
• Developing accessible websites following current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
• Security principles for web development, CMS administration and web hosting.
• Integrating systems through APIs, RESTful web services, and data formats like JSON, XML or GraphQL.
• Leading web development projects or functional areas.
• Collaborative development projects as part of a team or community of developers.
• CMS theme and plugin development.
• Administration for enterprise technology products - especially websites, web content management systems, web search platforms, web applications and supporting products and services.
• Cloud platform configuration and administration (For example: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.).
• API-driven development and web integrations.
• PHP, JavaScript, Velocity, or modern web development languages and frameworks.
• Enterprise tools for web search or related products.
• Customer service, user support.
• Effective written and interpersonal communication.
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
• Relevant, industry-standard tools, software and technologies, including version control systems for source code, web quality assurance tools, web accessibility tools, code analysis tools, web application security tools, CI/CD platforms, website analytics, design systems, web component libraries, design, UI/UX prototyping, image and graphics editing, etc.