Lead Front-End Web Developer
SUNY Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY
Full-time
Information Services / Technology (IT)
Posted on April 9, 2024
About Empire State University:
Founded in 1971 as the innovative campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State University empowers learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. We have decades of experience providing educational access through online teaching and learning, individualized instruction, mentoring, and prior learning assessment. We build on our students' experiences to promote their growth and drive upward mobility and economic development in New York state and beyond. SUNY Empire's 97,000 alumni are teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.sunyempire.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire.
SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that having diverse faculty and staff is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.
Job Description:
Empire State University is currently seeking a full-time Lead Front-End Web Developer (State Title: Lead Programmer-Analyst) in the Office of Information Technology Services to support the university's enterprise administrative systems. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Development, this position requires ongoing communication and interaction with professional and support staff distributed across the state of New York. The selected incumbent will be a team player who is curious about new digital technologies as the university aspires to create a positive user experience for employees and students.
Responsibilities include:
- Employing technical and functional skills to ensure creation and responsive design of web-applications.
- Writing functional requirement documents, guides, and mockups or wireframes.
- Collaborating with Enterprise Application and Architecture (EAA) team to build the best possible digital environment.
- Ensuring university's branding and style guide are applied consistently to all projects.
- Reviewing and analyzing user specifications in writing programming code.
- Designing, developing, modifying and documenting front-end of complex applications on major interactive and/or administrative systems, under the general direction of higher- level computer professionals.
- Verifying program logic by preparing data for trial runs and by implementing tested changes.
- Assuming responsibility for less complex systems analysis projects, involving development of subsystems, enhancement of existing systems, and formulation of proposals.
- Performing well in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience; or an Associate's degree and five years of relevant experience.
- Prior experience with Web development tools (CSS, HTML), Content Management Systems, and version control.
- Ability to write functional requirement documents, guides, and mockups or wireframes.
- Experience with UX and UI and an understanding of layout aesthetics.
- Familiarity with accessibility and WCAG 2.1.
- Experience with higher education and responsive design.
- Understanding of PHP or Twig.
- Prior work experience as a Front-End Web Developer.
- Experience with one or more frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap, ReactJS).
- Experience programming in Terminal Four, Omni, or Drupal.
- Experience with Figma and Git.
- May involve occasional travel.
- Occasional weekend and evening work.
- VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
- SUNY Empire provides employees with robust remote and flexible work options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff in a dispersed work environment. University locations that may be considered include Saratoga Springs, Rochester and Selden, NY.
Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: SL3/ $60,000-$70,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Empire State University is an EOE employer.
We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes; NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer professional-development activities for professionals and support staff.
IF YOU NEED A DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CALL THE ADA COORDINATOR AT (518) 587-2100, ext. 2240. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TITLE II CRIME AWARENESS AND SECURITY ACT, A COPY OF OUR CRIME STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING (518) 587-2100, ext. 2800. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED ON-LINE AT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY WEBSITE AT www.sunyempire.edu/safety-security.
Application Instructions:
Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Name and contact information of three references
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