What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Libraries Web Developer position at The University of Oklahoma?
The University of Oklahoma Libraries seeks to recruit a Senior Libraries Web Developer. Working as a member of the University Libraries’ Digital Strategies & Innovation division and reporting to the CID Technical Manager, the Senior Web Developer is responsible for the development and maintenance of the libraries’ websites, including libraries.ou.edu, which supports over 1.3 million views per year from users with a wide variety of information and research needs and provides access to many of the core research tools used on campus.
The Senior Libraries Web Developer is the libraries’ primary Drupal ecosystem expert, tracking product features, security vulnerabilities, possible alternatives, and the overall upstream roadmaps for our key web platforms. This position is a contributing expert on web accessibility and usability measures for all library platforms, ensuring compliance with legal ADA, WCAG 2.1 AA, and Section 508 requirements and best practices. This position and the required expertise are critical to ensuring the libraries’ website serves as a functional and easy-to-navigate gateway to the libraries’ online resources, and ensuring the websites are compliant with accessibility standards.
Position responsibilities include :
- Collaborates in creating, maintaining, and updating our web sites and related applications.
- Directs or performs website updates and edits, writes, or designs website content.
- Confers with OU Libraries teams to resolve conflicts, prioritize needs, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
- Maintains and understands the latest Web applications and programming practices through education, study, and participation in conferences, workshops, and groups.
- Identifies problems uncovered by customer feedback and testing and corrects or refers problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
- Determines user needs by analyzing technical requirements and working with stakeholders to identify user and system requirements for new sites, features, or applications.
- Designs, builds, and maintains website and software applications.
- Uses scripting or authoring languages, management tools, content creation tools, applications, and digital media including PHP, JavaScript, HTML, web services, APIs, databases, etc. to customize, automate, and extend OU Libraries Drupal sites.
- Evaluates code to ensure it meets industry standards, including those for accessibility and security, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
- Develops or validates test routines and schedules.
- Ensures test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
- Performs unit and system testing.
- Performs related duties as assigned to successfully fulfill the functions of the position.
This position may have the ability to work partially or fully remote pending university administration approvals.
Special Instructions to Applicants :
Applications must attach the following documents in pdf format :
Hire will be contingent on submission of academic transcripts.
Best consideration date for applications is January 20, 2025.
