Senior Web Application Developer
- Employer
- University of Maryland
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Sep 30, 2020
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Computer Services & Information Technology
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Division of University Relations’ Business Applications team seeks a Senior Web Application Developer, who will play a key role at each stage of the software development cycle. This individual will develop and support mission-critical web applications for the division using modern web technologies and techniques including object-oriented PHP7. This person will be part of a small but fast-paced development team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing systems development life cycle from initial specification, development, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
As part of the team, the Senior Web Application Developer will have an opportunity to collaborate, work with clients, and solve unique challenges. Additionally, they will engage in peer code reviews to ensure processes support existing architecture and meet user requirements. This individual will identify and recommend improvements to existing processes to drive efficiency, as well as maintain documentation of processes and procedures.
Education (include licenses, certifications, etc.):
Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or
experience may be substituted for the degree.
Experience:
At least 6 years of experience developing and using corporate web
technologies. The successful candidate must also have experience
with multiple programming languages and technologies, web search
engines, analytics tools, multimedia support, and general website
and application utilities.
Substitution Experience Equivalency:
6 years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree; OR
8 years of experience with an Associate Degree or relevant
certification; OR
10 years of experience with a High School Diploma or GED.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of Section 508 / 504 and WCAG 2.0
accessibility standards and compliance relating to websites and web
applications.
• Ability to work proficiently in Apple and Windows environments,
knowledge of object-oriented design, template engines, HTML5, CSS3,
JavaScript, jQuery, Rest APIs, and AJAX.
• Ability to utilize the WAMP Stack (Apache/MySQL/PHP),
familiarity with development and collaboration tools.
• Exceptional skills in problem-solving, verbal and written
communication, and interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences,
as well as translate business requirements into technical
deliverables.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced
environment, being highly organized with extreme attention to
detail.
• Proficient knowledge of current web development trends, software
development methodology, software and hard architecture, software
requirements, security, and web standards and compliance.
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