Web Developer IV

University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa (AL); Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama is seeking a Web Developer IV to lead platform and deployment for the Division of Strategic Communications. You will write and maintain front-end and back-end code for enterprise-level websites and web applications, reporting to the Associate Director of University Web Strategy.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, write production PHP/JS across WordPress and modern frameworks, maintain multisite hosting, and guide other developers on performance and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree plus six years of web development experience or a Master's with four years.
• Strong production PHP in WordPress (plugins, blocks, themes) and modern JavaScript with React/Next.js.
• Proficient HTML/CSS, CLI, Git workflows, npm/Node.js tooling, DNS, WCAG 2.1 AA.

Responsibilities

• Lead CI/CD with GitHub Actions, self-hosted runners, and build tooling for WordPress, React, Next.js, and static sites.
• Write production PHP and JavaScript across WordPress plugins, components, templates, and internal apps.
• Maintain WordPress multisite and hosting environments; administer accounts and environments.
• Own deployment path, patch scheduling, rollbacks, and release readiness; manage access requests.
• Monitor site performance and uptime; diagnose cross-layer issues and train other developers.

Skills

PHP in WordPress

React

Next.js

HTML/CSS

Git workflows

npm/Node.js

DNS fundamentals

WCAG 2.1 AA

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years experience

Master's degree + 4 years experience

Tools

WordPress

Pantheon or similar hosting

GitHub Actions

Storybook

Redis/Varnish caching

Job description

University of Alabama is hiring a Web Developer IV. The developer serves as the platform and deployment lead for the Division of Strategic Communications, writing and maintaining the front-end and back-end code behind the university's enterprise-level websites and web applications. The role reports to the Associate Director of University Web Strategy and works with developers, strategists, and designers.

Highlights

• Author and maintain the continuous integration and deployment infrastructure, including GitHub Actions workflows, self-hosted runners, and build tooling that deliver WordPress, React and Next.js, and static sites to on-premises and managed hosting.
• Write and maintain production PHP and JavaScript across the division's web properties, including custom WordPress plugins, components for the university's digital design system, theme templates, and internal web applications.
• Maintain the WordPress portfolio across on-premises multisite and managed single-site environments, and administer hosting platform accounts and environments.
• Own the deployment path and hosting platform layer, deciding patch and update scheduling, rollback and hotfix response, release readiness, and approval of administrative access requests.
• Instrument and monitor site performance, uptime, and load, diagnose issues that span code, platform, and network layers, and provide guidance and training to other developers.
• Bachelor's degree plus six years of web development experience, or a master's degree plus four years.
• Required skills include production PHP in WordPress (plugins, blocks, theme templates), modern JavaScript with React and Next.js, HTML and CSS, command line and Git workflows, npm and Node.js build tooling, DNS fundamentals, and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility.
• Preferred experience includes platform engineering or systems administration, self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, Pantheon or similar managed WordPress hosting, WordPress multisite, static site generators such as Astro, Hugo, or Eleventy, Storybook, and caching layers such as Redis or Varnish.
• Pay grade starting at $62,800 with a $81,700 midpoint, on a Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm schedule; remote work is allowed subject to university policy, with a once-per-month in-person divisional staff meeting.