Web Developer III (On-Site)

About the role

Performs administrative, development, maintenance and other technical duties in support of the University of Houston World Wide Web site and server. Assists the Web Administrator in maintaining efficient operation of the university Web services.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements applications, database interfaces and services for the website, using programming languages such as Perl, CGI, HTML, Java, XML, php, or Apache.
• Assists with management of the University of Houston Web server, including testing and upgrades, CGI-BIN administration and file system management.
• Creates and maintains web analysis tools or other web services.
• Coordinates with division contacts and updates information on the website to ensure that the university is well represented.
• Researches and evaluates new techniques and software for use on the UH web site.
• Coordinates assigned projects and leads the work of other Web staff assigned to the projects.
• Maintains departmental websites within the University CMS, coordinating with the content owners to ensure that the University is well-represented, and that content is updated in a timely fashion.
• Uses Github, CI/CD pipelines, DevOPs workflows to manage application development and deployment.
• Deploys and maintains applications using Azure, AWS, or other cloud environments provided by the University.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.
• This position is 100% on-site at the University of Houston- Main Campus in Houston, TX.

Qualifications

The Ideal Candidate for this position should possess the following:

• At least one year of experience building web applications utilizing a modern web framework such as ASP.NET Core, FastAPI, Django, Flask or similar
• Experience using React, Angular, Vue, or similar JavaScript framework
• Enthusiasm for learning on the job

Preferred Skills

• At least one year of experience building web applications utilizing a modern web framework such as ASP.NET Core, FastAPI, Django, Flask or similar.
• Experience using React, Angular, Vue, or similar JavaScript framework.
• Demonstrate knowledge of programming languages Python or C# (ASP.NET)
• Experience using an ORM Database system to build data objects with underlying MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar.
• Experience using Software Version Control with a team and ability to adapt to the SVC system in use.

Required application materials

• Cover letter delineating the manner in which your work experience applies to the posting
• Resume
• Salary History
• Transcript
• 3 work references (current or past supervisors expected; references contacted only after interviewing process completed, with advance notice)