LEAD WEB DEVELOPER
Req #: | 175937 |
Department: | UW MEDICINE STRATEGIC MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS |
Posting Date: | 01/10/2020 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: |
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
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UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for six consecutive years.
UW Medicine Strategic Marketing & Communications has an outstanding opportunity for a Lead Web Developer.
The Lead Web Developer for UW Medicine Strategic Marketing & Communications is a skilled web development professional who provides technical leadership, strategic, creative, custom development and support services. This position will report to the Director of Product for UW Medicine Strategic Marketing and Communications, and will help support new feature development and improvements for the Drupal Content Management System used and participate in the development lifecycle for web sites and applications that serve both external and internal users. The Lead Web Developer is responsible for technical leadership, technical design, documentation, development, and maintenance of web applications. This person will play a critical role in modernizing the infrastructure of the UW Medicine website, features and services offered, and overall online presence.
Position Complexities
With direction from Strategic Marketing & Communications (SMC) leadership and in partnership with the marketing team, the Lead Web Developer:
This role requires strong technical skills utilizing clean and solid programming techniques, web security practices, and design patterns. S/he must be a collaborative, progressive thinker skilled at developing customer-centric web experiences. Leading by example and growing the capabilities of the development team and those involved is vital; this person must be a strong team member.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Web Development: Achieve a deep understanding of UW Medicine’s enterprise business goals and competitive landscapes to implement strategic web applications. Develop web-based tools that incorporate consumer response data, trends and marketing. Strategize with internal teams to develop integrated marketing solutions and achieve marketing goals. Collaborate with front-end developers, web designers, business analysts and project managers. Integrate internal and third-party web tools and applications.
Leadership and Influence: Provide thought and technical leadership, mentor team members and build a collaborative and high functioning development team. Define best technical practices which contribute to the success of the team and the organization. Collaborate closely with the creative, web, editorial, and media relations teams to bring strategic insights to life. Actively contribute to and support website technical initiatives. Code review team members to ensure standards are met.
Project Management: Work smart by setting effective goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work. Execute effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals. Help set project scopes, objectives, resources, budgets, and timelines. Consolidate information from various sources including feedback from others.
Quality Assurance and Automation Testing: Ensure quality assurance and production consistency by developing and enforcing technical standards and processes; contributing to strategic plans and reviews; implementing standards; problem solving; completing audits; determining system improvements; and implementing change. Perform User Acceptance Testing — root-cause analysis and problem resolution — pre and post production. Work with the development team to create automation testing processes for a highly optimized production workflow.
Change Management: Identify and act upon opportunities to improve and expand web efforts at UW Medicine. Involve and influence others in the accomplishment of worthwhile organizational goals. Challenge the status quo, champion change and influence others to change. Use business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgement in the solution of problems or pursuit of opportunities. Maintain flexible viewpoints and positions that can change as additional information becomes available.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Technical requirements include:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except where there are legal requirements such as license/certification/registration.
DESIRED REQUIREMENTS
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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