Web Applications Developer I
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Job Description
Job Title
Web Applications Developer I
Agency
Texas A&M University
Department
Marketing & Communications
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff by promoting a culture that embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and
accountability.
Diverse perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our
mission
and living our
core values
.
Who we are
The Division of Marketing & Communications tells the story of Texas A&M and promotes and protects the Texas A&M brand. We achieve our goals through:
- Messaging - We work with peers across campus to develop, distribute and assess messaging about Texas A&M's global impact in preparing future generations of leaders and improving lives through discovery and outreach.
- Branding - We maintain the University Brand Guidelines and provide tools and resources for our campus partners.
- Brand Oversight - We oversee licensing, trademark management and corporate business development relationships to maximize their commercial benefit to the university.
For more information, please visit us at
https://marcomm.tamu.edu/
What we want
Develops new and current web functionality and applications. Provides support and maintenance on the new and current applications. Gathers requirements from university departments, faculty, and staff. Ensures all web functions are accessibility compliant. Incorporates responsive web design and technology into all site development. Supports web development using revision control software. The selected candidate will subscribe to and support our commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability as stated above. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.
What you need to know
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Two years of experience in web development/programming with relational databases to produce dynamic web-based applications.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of ASP/ASP.NET (or similar language), SQL Server (or similar), MS Server 2008/IIS 7, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery, JSON, XML, HTML, CSS, SCSS.
- Knowledge of debugging web including Chrome/Android and mobile Safari.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
Responsibilities
- Web Support - Develops new web functionality/applications. Gathers and analyzes requirements from university departments, faculty, and staff. Develops locally created tools that facilitate the use of the university website, including plan, research, code, test, and deploy. Provides support and maintenance on the new applications. Serves as point for new application and/or update launches. Ensures all new web functions are accessibility compliant. Incorporates responsive web design and technology into all site development. Maintains current web functionality/applications. Corrects arising issues within web functionality/applications as needed. Enhances web functionality/applications through regular communication with university personnel. Provides support and maintenance on all current functionality/applications. Provides instruction and troubleshooting to faculty, staff, and student. Performs usability and user-experience testing. Researches and implements new web technologies as deemed appropriate in the effort to improve and enhance the university’s web presence. Performs other duties as assigned.
Instructions to Applicants:
Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
