Senior Web Developer, Texas McCombs

University of Texas at Austin; Utah; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business seeks a Senior Web Developer to lead WordPress development, maintenance, and operations across multiple sites hosted in Pantheon. You will ensure accessibility, security, and analytics while collaborating with Marketing & Communications and Technology Solutions teams.

You will develop custom themes, modules, and integrations, stay current with DevOps practices, and guide others for efficient workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with five or more years of experience developing comprehensive, usable webpages.
• Proficiency with Wordpress and the ability to work with Wordpress themes and plugins.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Understanding of and experience with web accessibility standards.
• Experience with Google Analytics
• Experience working with project management tools to track and document project status and progress.
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to identify and resolve both technical and user issues, understanding of troubleshooting methodologies for common operating systems, software, and hardware.
• Experience working with the Divi WordPress Theme and Page Builder.
• Experience with digital governance in higher ed or other large institutions.
• Experience with AI search optimization best practices and implementation.
• Experience using web monitoring tools such as Acquia and Siteimprove.
• Experience working within or closely with a marketing, brand, and/or communications team.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary WordPress web developer for the McCombs School of Business. Develop, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot McCombs websites.
• Oversee the day-to-day maintenance, administration, and security of McCombs websites.
• Develop custom themes, content modules, and integrations for McCombs websites.
• Keep up with the latest in Developer Operations. Contribute to new practices and procedures for code release cycles, testing, and help develop more efficient team workflows and infrastructure.
• Align with UT Austin and McCombs Technology Solutions teams on site governance and security.
• Monitor, repair, and maintain McCombs websites to ensure accessibility and QA standards.
• Ensure sites are compatible with modern browsers, devices, and operating systems.
• Ensure compliance with policies on website usage, security standards, and brand guidelines.
• Work with the team to QA sites in an iterative process, during staging and after deployment.
• Set up and maintain analytics tools on sites for benchmarking and assessment.
• Contribute to SEO and AI search optimization for McCombs sites.
• Provide excellent customer support and communication to stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate with freelance web developers and designers.
• Collaborate with content teams to ensure brand and editorial standards are met across sites.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as a technical resource.

Skills

WordPress

HTML/CSS/JS

Accessibility standards

Google Analytics

Project management

Customer service

Stakeholder engagement

AI search optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Divi Theme

WordPress plugins

Acquia

Siteimprove

Job description

Senior Web Developer, Texas McCombs

Red McCombs School of Business

Immediately

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The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging.

As a member of the McCombs School of Business' Marketing and Communications team, the Senior Web Developer serves as the lead web developer for the McCombs School of Business, responsible for the daily site maintenance, operations, security, custom web development, accessibility, and analytics across multiple WordPress sites hosted in Pantheon.

The senior web developer will work collaboratively with Marketing and Communications, Technology Solutions, and other key stakeholders at the McCombs School of Business and The University of Texas at Austin. They will also work with external web developers and designers on various projects as needed.

WordPress Development, Maintenance, and Operations

• Act as the primary WordPress web developer for the McCombs School of Business. Develop, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot McCombs websites.
• Oversee the day-to-day maintenance, administration, and security of McCombs websites.
• Develop custom themes, content modules, and integrations for McCombs websites.
• Keep up with the latest in Developer Operations. Contribute to new practices and procedures for code release cycles, testing, and help develop more efficient team workflows and infrastructure. Contribute to and help refine our internal documentation.
• Align with The University of Texas at Austin and McCombs School of Business Technology Solutions teams on site governance and security.

Accessibility and Quality Assurance

• Monitor, repair, and maintain McCombs websites to ensure they meet federal and university accessibility and quality assurance standards.
• Ensure sites are compatible with modern browsers, devices, and operating systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies on website usage, security standards, and brand guidelines.
• Work with the team to QA sites in an iterative process, during staging and after deployment.
• Set up and maintain analytics tools on sites to ensure successful benchmarking and assessment.
• Contribute to the optimization of McCombs sites for SEO and AI search.
• Provide excellent customer support and communication to stakeholders and clients.
• Work and collaborate with freelance web developers and designers.
• Collaborate with creative and content teams to ensure brand and editorial standards are met and to optimize how we represent our brand and voice more effectively across sites.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a technical resource to non-technical team members.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with five or more years of experience developing comprehensive, usable webpages
• Proficiency with Wordpress and the ability to work with Wordpress themes and plugins
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Understanding of and experience with web accessibility standards
• Experience with Google Analytics
• Experience working with project management tools to track and document project status and progress
• Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated analytical skills and the ability to identify and resolve both technical and user issues, understanding of troubleshooting methodologies for common operating systems, software, and hardware
• Experience working with the Divi WordPress Theme and Page Builder
• Experience with digital governance in higher ed or other large institutions
• Experience with AI search optimization best practices and implementation
• Experience using web monitoring tools such as Acquia and Siteimprove
• Experience working within or closely with a marketing, brand, and/or communications team
• Comfortable working across multiple projects and stakeholders in a deadline-driven setting
• Works in a standard office environment with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Some evening and weekend hours may be required during peak periods and special events.

This is an Austin, TX-based position and is eligible for remote work.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.

Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.

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Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report.