Web Solutions Architect – HigherEdJobs

Job Title
Web Solutions Architect

Agency
Texas A&M University

Department
Marketing & Communications

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
College Station, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are

The Division of Marketing & Communications tells the story of Texas A&M and promotes and protects the Texas A&M brand. We achieve our goals through:

• Messaging – We work with peers across campus to develop, distribute and assess messaging about Texas A&M’s global impact in preparing future generations of leaders and improving lives through discovery and outreach.
• Branding – We maintain the University Brand Guidelines and provide tools and resources for our campus partners.
• Brand Oversight – We oversee licensing, trademark management and corporate business development relationships to maximize their commercial benefit to the university.

For more information, please visit us at https://marcomm.tamu.edu/

What we want
The Web Solutions Architect will play a crucial role in web centralization and standardization at Texas A&M. This role will be responsible for analyzing requirements, crafting technical solutions, and ensuring the successful implementation of web projects. They will meet with units who have web-related needs to understand business requirements, then work with professionals in web development, design, technology and marketing to find appropriate solutions. They will coordinate across teams to implement, assist with organizational change management and then develop ongoing operational support, user support and training for these web systems. They will work to find opportunities for standardizing on common platforms, identify platforms for common business needs, help select the best solution for broad use across the university, then lead implementation and migration to new platforms. This role requires a deep understanding of web technologies, and architecture principles. They must be able to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

What you need to know
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience
• Eight years of experience in web development/programming, developing complex websites or web applications
• Experience in consulting, planning, and developing solutions for complex technology problems

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge and experience as a web developer including a strong understanding of HTML and CSS
• Ability to program in a modern web development language
• Strong communication, coordination and planning ability and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in web accessibility
• Ability to program in PHP, JavaScript or other modern web development languages
• Management or leadership experience, especially in a web, technology or marketing role
• Experience as a solutions architect, product manager or project manager
• Strong leadership ability and experience
• Customer service experience
• Experience planning, developing and implementing enterprise web sites, web applications and supporting products and services
• Experience and deep technical knowledge in development and administration for systems similar to those used at Texas A&M including Cascade, WordPress and/or Kentico, and Siteimprove
• Knowledge and experience in enterprise tools for web search, database tools or related products
• Ability to program in the Velocity scripting language

Responsibilities:

• Develops solutions for website needs – Meets with stakeholders to gather requirements, works with stakeholders and leadership to choose a solution, leads development and/or coordinates across teams to implement. Works with stakeholders and the web team to make sure websites and supporting systems align with both the strategy and needs of the unit and the university. Finds interim solutions for groups that need custom website functionality and supporting systems while long-term solutions are developed for the university.

• Supports University web centralization and standardization – Finds opportunities for standardizing on common platforms. Identifies platforms for common business needs such as website search, web forms, no-code web hosting, and authenticated access for files and web pages. Helps select the best solution for broad use across the university, coordinates implementation and migration to new platforms. Helps units migrate from separate systems to enterprise platforms provided by the university. Manages and coordinates with vendors providing web services supporting web centralization.

• Develops training resources, provides training and coaching – Trains users and web staff in content management systems, and other systems that support university websites. Promotes best practices for web content, design, usability accessibility, development and related disciplines. Coaches others to implement and maintain best practices.

• Departmental Support – Supports embedded web communications staff who support web content in the embedded MarComm teams. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Why Texas A&M University? 
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & identities. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.