Supervisor, Web Development @ UMass Global - Irvine, CA

Please Note: Internal Employees, please access the Career app on the Workday Dashboard homepage to apply for the position.

The University of Massachusetts Global (UMass Global) is a private, nonprofit affiliate of the University of Massachusetts. Accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges), the university offers undergraduate, graduate, credential, and certificate programs designed to be relevant to more than 90 career paths. UMass Global has ranked consistently among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.

At the University of Massachusetts Global, we value the personal health and financial well-being of our employees. With our affordable and flexible benefit packages we aim to provide peace of mind to allow employees to focus on important aspects of their lives. Our benefits include:

Healthcare

Medical, dental, and vision plans - including health and flexible spending accounts - that cover you and your family.

Work-Life Balance

We encourage a healthy work-life balance, that’s why we offer flexible schedules and remote work opportunities. In addition, we provide generous vacation and sick time and 13 paid holidays which includes a winter break.

Financial Protection

For life's unexpected surprises - we provide life and disability insurance, prepaid legal, identity theft, critical illness, accident, and travel assistance. We also have programs to help you manage student debt offered through SAVI. Employees are also eligible for Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

Tuition Remission

We support the educational goals of you and your family by providing tuition discounts at UMass Global and Chapman University.

Wellbeing

24/7 counseling support, through our Employee Assistance Program, and free premium subscription to Calm for you and your dependents! In addition, our Wellness program provides year-round events that bring together our community and promotes employee well-being.

Retirement

Pre-tax and Roth options with a generous match of 6% and additional employer contribution of 3% - totaling 9%!

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities related to web portals, web sites, and web services. Provide supervision of web development maintenance through code standards, code documentation and the use of a code repository. Lead a team of developers in design, development, and training of a wide range of custom web solutions. Perform all duties in accordance with the University’s policies and procedures, all US state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the University operates.

New hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any boosters recommended by the CDC) and demonstrate proof of vaccination upon hire unless you are exempt from this requirement under state law or have an approved medical or religious accommodation.

UMass Global employees are eligible to participate in a voluntary hybrid flexible work arrangement benefit (remote work) with approval of their supervisor, through the University’s Voluntary Flexible Work Arrangement Program.

The hiring range for this position is $107,161.00 - $134,027.00 per year. Offers are determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: geographical location, knowledge, skills, years & depth of experience, and equity with internal team members.

TYPE OF SUPERVISION:

Receive direction from the Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Systems

Direction – indicates that the incumbent attains specific goals and objectives in a broad area of work. Only the final results of work done are typically reviewed. Incumbent typically develops procedures within the limits of established policy guidelines.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 100% of time

Percentage

• Work collaboratively with functional departments to develop, implement, and maintain web solutions to meet the University’s objectives
• Develop ASP.NET C# applications, JavaScript, jQuery UI, and other scripting languages to provide support to public facing UMass Global site using Sitecore technology
• Create SharePoint sites, sub-sites, forms, custom lists, reports, site navigation, site search and workflows to support functional requirements
• Develop and document standards, design patterns and perform code reviews to ensure that team members are following standards, documenting projects and checking code into the code repository
• Work with other development teams to leverage web services and API integration with other systems, including Banner, Salesforce, Regent, ImageNow, Self Service, and other custom solutions
• Administer and maintain a source code repository for the Information Systems team
• Lead routine performance reviews and security reviews of all web applications
• Perform other duties, as assigned

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

Special Conditions of Employment: Working conditions are normal for an office environment. Position may be required to work flexible hours particularly given campuses’ extended hours of operation and may require occasional weekend and/or evening work. Applicants for this position are subject to a background check and a criminal history review

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Strong technical knowledge of web technologies and frameworks such as ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, SharePoint, Photoshop, HTML tools, MS Office, MS Visio, Adobe Connect, search engines and content management packages
• Managing relationships with vendors and partners
• Excellent customer service skills
• Strong verbal and written communication, design, and listening skills
• Strong creative and design skills to prepare user-friendly web solutions
• Strong project management skills. Strong client consultation and interpersonal skills
• Management/supervisory experience and organizational skills
• Ability to learn new computer applications and technologies
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of constituents
• Plan, organize, and negotiate with vendors to facilitate acquisition of necessary technology hardware and software
• Assist and mentor team on .NET design patterns, best practices, tools, and frameworks

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION AND/OR LICENSES:

• Bachelor’s degree, related credential, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of web development and content management experience for both public-facing websites (Sitecore) and internal portal systems (SharePoint).
• 5+ years of web programming experience with HTML, stylesheets, JavaScript, and ASP.NET, Web API.
• 3+ years of experience with relational database systems, such as Oracle, SQL Server or MySQL.
• 3+ years of creating web services, SOAP, REST, and Service Oriented Architecture.
• 3+ years leading a team of web developers.
• Experience with the latest versions of .NET.
• Experience with SharePoint Online and PowerApps
• Sitecore experience in design, coding, testing, implementation, and documentation of Sitecore Content Management solutions.

Desired:

• Sitecore 10.3 certified
• Familiar with Octopus, Jenkins, Solr (Searchstax)
• Understand CD/CI architecture
• Familiar with AWS, Azure, SSO, & Active Directory
• Familiar with monitoring tools: Cloudflare, AppDynamics, or Splunk
• Familiar with web accessibility (ADA standards)
• Experience working with JavaScript libraries, such as jQuery UI, and Knockout preferred.
• Experience with responsive design and stylesheet coding preferred.
• Extensive experience with Atlassian products and git

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICES and SOFTWARE: Web based systems and installed software packages, including web tools and software such as: ASP, ASP.NET, SharePoint, Photoshop, HTML tools, MS Office, MS Visio, search engines and content management packages. Personal computer and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including word, excel, and outlook.

Contact with Students: Occasional

Contact with Faculty and/or Staff: Frequent

Contact with Community and Vendors: Occasional

Please Note: Internal Employees, please access the Career app on the Workday Dashboard homepage to apply for the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity – UMass Global is committed to providing an educational and work environment free of unlawful discrimination and harassment in any form. UMass Global prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), disability (mental and physical), marital status, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, national origin (including language use restrictions), race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and/ related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation – UMass Global provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the recruitment department at [email protected]