Job Opening: Senior Web Developer

[Mark Gunn]

The University of Texas School of Law is seeking a Web Developer (official title - Sr. Software Developer/Analyst) to join our small team of developers and designers to help us design, implement, and maintain our suite of in-house web applications.

This position deals mostly with back-end development (we are primarily a PHP / Oracle / MySQL shop), but having front-end experience with modern, semantic HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript would be icing on the cake.

A formal job description and directions on how to apply can be found at  https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/hr/jobs/nlogon/151208019358 .  This is for job #151208019358, a full-time position working at the Austin campus of the University of Texas.

Essential Functions

• Define and translate business and client requirements into highly usable web applications thatfurther the educational mission of the School of Law for our faculty, staff, and students as well as the wider community.
• Help maintain and extend our existing web applications, and plan for the migration of legacy systems to newer technology.
• Actively collaborate with our small team on the design, user experience, and structure of these web applications and our web content management system.
• Work on multiple facets of the web development stack: from the back-end (database and application layer) to the front-end (template design and client-side JavaScript) with assistance from others on the team.
• Seek opportunities to improve technical skills, business knowledge, and coding best practices, for personal development as well as to serve as a technical expert able to recommend directions for future development.
  

Required Qualifications

• At least two years of experience designing, developing, and implementing web applications with PHP or a PHP framework.
• Solid knowledge of front-end web technologies (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and/or other JS libraries and frameworks).
• Experience working with a relational database such as MySQL or Oracle.
• Knowledge of web accessibility and security considerations.
• Experience working with clients and stakeholders to convert their requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, a sense of humor, and an ability to work well with others on a small team.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for front-end technologies (HTML5, CSS, Sass, JavaScript) in addition to back-end expertise.
• Experience with open source web content management systems like WordPress or Drupal, and with developing plugins or themes for those systems.
• Familiarity with other web application development languages (e.g. Python, NodeJS)
• Familiarity with Unix-like operating systems and working with command line tools.
• Comfort with using version control systems like Git, especially in a team setting with multiple collaborators.
• Familiarity with modern development tools like task runners (e.g. Grunt, Gulp), preprocessors (e.g. Sass, PostCSS, Autoprefixer), automated testing, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of responsive web design principles.
• A passion for web standards, usability, and accessibility best practices.
• Knowledge of the requirements of Section 508 accessibility law, and ideally familiarity with the requirements of the WCAG 2.0 accessibility guidelines.
• Comfortable working either independently or closely with collaborators, depending on the nature of the project.
• Previous higher education work experience.