Director of Web Applications Development

California Baptist University; Riverside (CA); Vor Ort; USD 130.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Benefits package

Professional development

Zusammenfassung

California Baptist University seeks a Director of Web Applications Development to provide strategic and operational leadership for the university’s web applications portfolio. You will guide a team responsible for enterprise websites, APIs, automation services, and related platforms supporting academic and administrative missions.

Responsibilities include setting a multi-year roadmap, overseeing architecture, security, accessibility, and integration efforts while partnering with stakeholders to

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS, or Software Engineering.
• Minimum seven years in web app development or systems integration.
• At least three years in a supervisory or technical leadership role.
• Experience in higher education or a complex service environment preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provide direction, leadership, coaching, and work coordination for developers and staff supporting web applications, enterprise websites, integrations, APIs, and related solutions.
• Partner with university stakeholders to identify needs, define scope, analyze requirements, and translate into sustainable technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for web applications and development platforms aligned with priorities and security.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Software development

Security best practices

Requirements analysis

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Software Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Visual Studio

C#/.NET

REST APIs

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Git/Jira/Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title

Director of Web Applications Development

Posting Number

S1724P

Pay Range

Compensation for this position is expected to range between$130,000.00 and $140,000.00 per year, in alignment with what California Baptist University ( CBU ) reasonably anticipates paying for this role. The final rate may vary depending on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and prevailing market conditions. In addition to competitive wages, CBU provides a comprehensive and generous benefits package to eligible employees.

Summary

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President ofTechnology, the Director of Web Applications Development providesstrategic and operational leadership for the University’s webapplication development function. The Director leads a teamresponsible for planning, designing, developing, integrating,securing, and maintaining enterprise websites, custom applications,application programming interfaces, automation services, andrelated platforms that support the academic and administrativemission of California Baptist University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Provide direction, leadership, coaching, and work coordinationfor developers and other assigned staff supporting webapplications, enterprise websites, integrations, APIs, backgroundservices, and related solutions.
2. Partner with University stakeholders to identify business needs,define scope, analyze requirements, establish priorities, manageexpectations, and translate functional requirements intosustainable technical solutions.
3. Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for web applicationsand development platforms aligned with institutional priorities,enterprise architecture, information security, accessibility, andservice objectives.
4. Plan and manage concurrent projects, including schedules,milestones, resources, risks, budgets, dependencies, testing,communications, implementation, and post-launch support.
5. Perform and oversee solution architecture, business analysis,software design, development, code review, testing, deployment,troubleshooting, and technical documentation as needed.
6. Establish and enforce secure software development lifecyclepractices, coding standards, source control, peer review, automatedtesting, release management, change control, and separation ofdevelopment, test, and production environments.
7. Ensure applications follow University information securityrequirements, including secure coding, identity and accessmanagement, least privilege, vulnerability remediation, logging,monitoring, data protection, and incident response support.
8. Oversee application lifecycle management and technical debtreduction, including patching, upgrades, dependency management,performance tuning, capacity planning, modernization, andretirement of obsolete solutions.
9. Design, develop, and maintain integrations among enterprisesystems using APIs, web services, data exchanges, middleware,scheduled processes, and other appropriate technologies.
10. Oversee database design and application data access involvingplatforms such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, including datatype ntegrity, performance, backup coordination, and appropriatehandling of sensitive information.
11. Coordinate the configuration, administration, monitoring, andsupport of web and application hosting environments, whether onpremises, cloud based, or vendor hosted.
12. Ensure websites and applications meet applicable accessibilityrequirements and University standards, including Section 504, theAmericans with Disabilities Act, and current Web ContentAccessibility Guidelines ( WCAG ).
13. Promote responsive design, usability, consistent userexperience, mobile compatibility, and effective collaboration withcommunications, marketing, academic, and administrativestakeholders.
14. Maintain current and accurate technical, operational, security,architectural, and support documentation for applications,integrations, environments, and key processes.
15. Develop service metrics, project status reports, risksummaries, resource projections, and other analyses to supportplanning, prioritization, and continuous improvement.
16. Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and contractors;participate in product evaluation, procurement, contract review,implementation, and ongoing vendor performance management.
17. Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning forcritical web applications, including recovery procedures, testing,and documentation.
18. Evaluate emerging technologies, including cloud services,automation, artificial intelligence-assisted development, andmodern software engineering practices, and recommend responsibleadoption where beneficial.
19. Representing ITS in committees, project teams, planningactivities, and stakeholder meetings, and foster a collaborative,customer-centered, and service-oriented culture.
20. Maintain professional currency through continuing education,conferences, workshops, professional communities, and relevantpublications.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises assigned employees and may supervise studentworkers, contractors, or project resources. Carries out supervisoryresponsibilities in accordance with University policies andapplicable laws. Responsibilities include participating inrecruitment and selection; onboarding and training; planning,assigning, and directing work; setting expectations; providingcoaching and feedback; supporting professional development;addressing concerns; and promoting accountability, collaboration,and high-quality service.

Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to live and uphold theUniversity’s Christ-centered mission and values.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing softwaredevelopment teams, technical projects, and application portfoliosin a complex organization.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, securesoftware development lifecycle practices, object-oriented design,design patterns, application architecture, database design,integration patterns, and testing methodologies.
• Experience with contemporary Microsoft-centered developmenttechnologies such as Visual Studio, C#, . NET /. NET Core, ASP .NET, MVC, Entity Framework, SQL, REST APIs, and relatedframeworks.
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies and frameworkssuchas HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and responsive webdesign.
• Experience with source control, work tracking, documentation,continuous integration and delivery, and release management tools.Experience with Git-based platforms, Jira, and Confluence isbeneficial.
• Knowledge of web and application hosting, Windows Server, cloudplatforms, identity and access management, certificates, DNS,networking fundamentals, monitoring, and application security.
• Knowledge of accessibility, privacy, security, and complianceconsiderations relevant to higher education web applications andinstitutional data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, develop realistic plans,identify risks and dependencies, communicate status, and deliverreliable solutions within established scope and timelines.
• Ability to analyze complex information, evaluate alternatives,exercise sound judgment, and communicate technical concepts clearlyto technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal, written, presentation, facilitation, andcustomer service skills, with the ability to work effectively witha diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships, manage conflictconstructively, and lead change across organizationalboundaries.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise appropriatediscretion when working with sensitive institutional and personalinformation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here arerepresentative of those that must be met by an employee to performthe essential functions of this position. While performing theduties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit,stand, walk, communicate, and use hands and fingers to operate acomputer and other office equipment. The position requires visualacuity sufficient to read detailed information on screens and indocuments and hearing and speaking ability sufficient tocommunicate in person and through electronic means. The employeemay occasionally lift or move up to 15 pounds. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Work is normally performed in a typicalinterior office environment with a moderate noise level and minimalexposure to health or safety hazards. The position may requireoccasional work outside normal business hours to supportimplementations, maintenance, upgrades, or urgent servicerestoration.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college oruniversity in Computer Science, Information Systems, SoftwareEngineering, or a related field is required; a master’s degree ispreferred. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsibleexperience in web application development, systems integration,software engineering, or a related field is required, including atleast three years of supervisory or technical leadershipexperience. Experience in higher education or another complex,service-oriented environment is preferred. An equivalentcombination of education and relevant experience may beconsidered.

Nondiscrimination Statement

State and Federal law permit California Baptist University to discriminate on the basis of religion in order to fulfill itspurpose. The University does not discriminate contrary to eitherState or Federal law.

Quick Link to Posting

https://jobs.calbaptist.edu/postings/10458

Supplemental Questions

1. * Are you a Christian?
   • Yes
   • No
2. * Do you attend church regularly?
   • Yes
   • No
3. If no, please explain (required):
4. * Are you both familiar with and not in conflict with thefundamental doctrines and practices of the California SouthernBaptist Convention as stated in the Baptist Faith and Message datedJune 14, 2000? (Please see above link for more information)
   • Yes (I am familiar and not in conflict)
   • No (I am in conflict or not familiar)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Optional Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Letter of Reference 1
4. Letter of Reference 2
5. Other Document
6. Other Document 2