Senior Web Developer, Texas McCombs

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, UT

22h•Remote

About The Position

As a member of the McCombs School of Business Marketing and Communications team, the Senior Web Developer serves as the school's lead web developer. The role is responsible for daily maintenance, operations, security, custom web development, accessibility, and analytics across multiple WordPress sites hosted in Pantheon. The developer works with Marketing and Communications, Technology Solutions, stakeholders at McCombs and The University of Texas at Austin, and external web developers and designers as needed. The position develops, maintains, enhances, and troubleshoots websites; creates custom themes, content modules, and integrations; and contributes to improved release, testing, documentation, and operational practices. It ensures accessibility, quality, browser and device compatibility, and compliance with university policies, security standards, and brand guidelines. The role also manages web analytics and reporting, contributes to SEO and AI search optimization, and provides technical guidance and customer support to stakeholders. This is an Austin, Texas-based position eligible for remote work. It works in a standard office environment with repetitive keyboard use at a workstation. Some evening and weekend hours may be required during peak periods and special events. The position is expected to continue, with an earliest start date of immediately. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and five or more years of experience developing comprehensive, usable webpages; relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
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 with search engine optimization best practices and tools.
Experience using project management tools to track and document project status and progress.
Ability to work collaboratively and independently with strong attention to detail.
Effective communication and problem-solving across technical and non-technical teams.
Exceptional customer service skills and ability to engage multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to communicate technical information clearly and respectfully to lay audiences in a client-focused manner.
Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to identify and resolve technical and user issues.
Understanding of troubleshooting methodologies for common operating systems, software, and hardware.
Legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States; the position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the Divi WordPress Theme and Page Builder.
Experience with digital governance in higher education 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.
Comfort working across multiple projects and stakeholders in a deadline-driven setting.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary WordPress web developer for the McCombs School of Business.
Develop, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot McCombs websites.
Oversee day-to-day maintenance, administration, and security of McCombs websites.
Develop custom themes, content modules, and integrations for McCombs websites.
Keep up with Developer Operations and contribute to code-release, testing, workflow, and infrastructure practices.
Contribute to and refine internal documentation.
Align with university and McCombs Technology Solutions teams on site governance and security.
Monitor, repair, and maintain websites to meet federal and university accessibility and quality-assurance standards.
Ensure sites work with modern browsers, devices, and operating systems, and comply with applicable usage policies, security standards, and brand guidelines.
Participate in iterative quality assurance during staging and after deployment.
Set up and maintain site analytics tools for benchmarking and assessment; create custom reports and dashboards for internal clients.
Contribute to search engine optimization and AI search optimization for McCombs sites.
Provide customer support and communicate with stakeholders and clients.
Research and evaluate technologies and practices, recommending tools, processes, and workflows.
Work with freelance web developers and designers.
Collaborate with creative and content teams to meet brand and editorial standards and improve representation of the brand and voice across sites.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and serve as a technical resource to non-technical team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.