Senior Optimizely Developer

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States, serving over 360,000 students in 600 schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission we make three commitments to our students, their families and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership and continuous learning. Reporting to the Manager of Web Production and Front End Development, Ted Canji, the Senior Optimizely Developer is responsible for summary of the overall function of the position and the department it sits in. The Senior Optimizely Developer will be held accountable to the following responsibilities: ● CPS seeks to contract with a highly experienced .Optimizely developer to work with in-house developers to upgrade Optimizely, program custom templates and themeable blocks, analyze and troubleshoot existing code, and provide guidance on best practices In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Senior Optimizely Developer must possess the following qualifications: Type of Education Required: ● Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in computer science (or equivalent)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: ● Optimizely Digital Experience Cloud Platform, C#, ASP.NET MVC (Razor Engine), SQL Server, JavaScript, JQuery, React, CSS3, HTML 5, SASS, Webkit, Webpack, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Pipelines, Continuous Integrations, Automated Testing. Strong Front End skills required. ● Strong consulting and communication skills ● Team player with the ability to adapt to changing situations ● Work independently and manage technical requirements ● Excellent at both front and back end development ● Write clean, optimized, well-commented and easily digestible code ● Strong debugging, problem solving and investigative skills ● Write technical documentation, if needed.