Web Developer III (On-Site)

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Houston is seeking a Web Developer/Administrator to support on-site website development, maintenance, and deployment for the UH World Wide Web site. The role involves working with Azure/AWS cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices to enhance UH web services.

The ideal candidate will have experience with modern web frameworks (ASP.NET Core, FastAPI, Django/Flask), JavaScript frameworks, and relational databases.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of building web applications with modern web frameworks.
• Experience with React, Angular, or Vue.
• Knowledge of Python or C# (ASP.NET).
• Experience with ORM databases and relational systems.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements applications, database interfaces and services for the website, using programming languages such as Perl, CGI, HTML, Java, XML, PHP, or Apache.
• Assists with management of the University of Houston Web server, including testing and upgrades, CGI-BIN administration and file system management.
• Creates and maintains web analysis tools or other web services.
• Coordinates with division contacts and updates information on the website to ensure that the university is well represented.
• Researches and evaluates new techniques and software for use on the UH web site.
• Coordinates assigned projects and leads the work of other Web staff assigned to the projects.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

ASP.NET Core

FastAPI

Django/Flask

React/Angular/Vue

Python

C#

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

MySQL

MS SQL Server

PostgreSQL

ORM

Job description

Department: Education Innovation & Tech Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Description

This position is 100% on-site at the University of Houston- Main Campus in Houston, TX. Performs administrative, development, maintenance and other technical duties in support of the University of Houston World Wide Web site and server. Assists the Web Administrator in maintaining efficient operation of the university Web services. Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure. This position requires personnel be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

• Develops and implements applications, database interfaces and services for the website, using programming languages such as Perl, CGI, HTML, Java, XML, php, or Apache.
• Assists with management of the University of Houston Web server, including testing and upgrades, CGI-BIN administration and file system management.
• Creates and maintains web analysis tools or other web services.
• Coordinates with division contacts and updates information on the website to ensure that the university is well represented.
• Researches and evaluates new techniques and software for use on the UH web site.
• Coordinates assigned projects and leads the work of other Web staff assigned to the projects.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Duties

Maintain departmental websites within the University CMS, coordinating with the content owners to ensure that the University is well-represented, and that content is updated in a timely fashion.

Use Github, CI/CD pipelines, DevOPs workflows to manage application development and deployment.

Deploy and maintain applications using Azure, AWS, or other cloud environments provided by the University.

The Ideal Candidate for this position should possess the following:

• At least one year of experience building web applications utilizing a modern web framework such as ASP.NET Core, FastAPI, Django, Flask or similar
• Experience using React, Angular, Vue, or similar JavaScript framework
• Enthusiasm for learning on the job

Preferred Skills

• At least one year of experience building web applications utilizing a modern web framework such as ASP.NET Core, FastAPI, Django, Flask or similar.
• Experience using React, Angular, Vue, or similar JavaScript framework.
• Demonstrate knowledge of programming languages Python or C# (ASP.NET)
• Experience using an ORM Database system to build data objects with underlying MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or similar.
• Experience using Software Version Control with a team and ability to adapt to the SVC system in use.

MQ: "Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience. "

• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.