University Web Developer – HigherEdJobs

Requisition Number: RE42853

Department Name: 3R150:Marketing and Brand Strategy

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Grade Level: 45

Salary Range: $46,806-77,226/year

Type of Position: Staff

Required Education: BS

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Required Related Experience: 3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification

None

Physical Requirements

Sitting for long periods of time.

Shift

Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-5:00 pm.

Job Summary

We’re seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic frontend Drupal developer to join our central web communications team at the University of Kentucky. Located within Marketing and Brand Strategy, our remote team provides excellent professional development opportunities and allows for a significant contribution to the university’s technical web strategy.

As part of our collaborative team, you’ll primarily focus on building and extending the university’s Drupal-based web platform. This includes implementing design mockups into responsive components and templates using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and integrating these components within the Drupal ecosystem using site-building skills.

You will also work closely with the Web Operations Manager to ensure a consistent and stable workflow for regular code deployments to the hundreds of websites on the university platform, while promptly addressing any issues related to stability, security, or accessibility.
In this role, you’ll work alongside both our tight-knit central team and a wider network of technical and communication staff across campus. As an expert guide, you will contribute to the web platform architecture and the technical roadmap. In addition, you’ll act as a resource for distributed web teams across the university, helping them utilize or contribute to web platform projects through conducting code reviews and approving pull requests.

Required Skills:

• Proficiency in basic web technologies: HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and JavaScript
• Solid experience in the current version of Drupal, including Drush, Twig templating, and relevant Drupal APIs.
• Familiarity with Linux CLI, Git, and Composer
• Knowledge of WCAG2AA and related testing tools
• At least two years of experience working with Drupal

We’re looking for candidates who demonstrate:

• A strong work ethic and passion for front-end drupal development
• Experience in developing responsive websites
• Confidence in producing cross-browser-compatible code
• Experience with semantic and accessible markup
• Expertise in using Git, CI tools, and containerized environments

The ideal candidate would also possess:

• An understanding of and experience with delivering accessible websites.
• Familiarity with component-based development using PatternLab or Storybook.
• Experience working with design tokens for css development.
• Familiarity with frontend/build/testing tools such as vite, webpack, gulp, cypress, or playwright.
• Experience with Decoupled Drupal sites, using frontend frameworks such as React or Vue.

Join us as we create more engaging and accessible web experiences for the many user communities at the University of Kentucky.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Proficiency in basic web technologies: HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, and JavaScript
• Solid experience in the current version of Drupal, including Drush, Twig templating, and relevant Drupal APIs.
• Familiarity with Linux CLI, Git, and Composer
• Knowledge of WCAG2AA and related testing tools
• At least two years of experience working with Drupal

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: No

Preferred Education/Experience

5 years of related experience preferred.

University Community of Inclusion

The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.