Web Software Engineer — Build Secure Campus Web Apps

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites a Web Software Engineer to join the Application & Data Services team in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. You will design, develop, and maintain campus web software applications, focusing on performance, security, accessibility, and user experience.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in a related field and at least two years of web development experience with languages like ColdFusion, Java and SQL; knowledge of databases, security practices, and

Qualifications

• Two (2) years of relevant work experience in web development with technologies commonly in use at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
• Experience in procedural and object-oriented languages (such as ColdFusion, Java, SQL), web programming tools and version control software.
• Knowledge of relational database design concepts, data models and SQL scripting.
• Understanding of internet security issues like firewall, SSL encryption, secure coding and authentication (LDAP).

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced technical skills needed to design, develop, modify, test and maintain code in software systems that make up the campus web services including database and digital media integration, user experience design, and accessibility.
• May be assigned as lead engineer on projects.
• Codes, tests, debugs and implements or modifies web applications with focus on performance, security, accessibility and ease of use by utilizing enterprise development frameworks, tools and methodologies.
• Designs, develops and maintains dynamic websites and web applications in the Content Management System and/or Portal for the campus community by writing standards based web code including front end design, navigation structure and integration with existing University Systems.
• Interacts with customers to document business requirements, translate them to technical specifications, conduct business process analysis and create conceptual designs while fitting into the overall context of existing IT systems and processes.
• Collaborates with other web engineers, web developers and members of the project team to design systems, prioritize needs, communicate requirements, develop content criteria, choose solutions and provides timelines and estimates for project completion.

Skills

Web development

Java

SQL

LDAP authentication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related field

Tools

ColdFusion

JQuery

REST APIs

IIS/Apache/Tomcat

Git

Job description

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites a Web Software Engineer to join the Application & Data Services team in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. You will design, develop, and maintain campus web software applications, focusing on performance, security, accessibility, and user experience.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in a related field and at least two years of web development experience with languages like ColdFusion, Java and SQL; knowledge of databases, security practices, and