Director of Web Applications Development

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Summary: Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President of Technology, the Director of Web Applications Development provides strategic and operational leadership for the University's web application development function. The Director leads a team responsible for planning, designing, developing, integrating, securing, and maintaining enterprise websites, custom applications, application programming interfaces, automation services, and related platforms that support the academic and administrative mission of California Baptist University. Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned. Provide direction, leadership, coaching, and work coordination for developers and other assigned staff supporting web applications, enterprise websites, integrations, APIs, background services, and related solutions. Partner with University stakeholders to identify business needs, define scope, analyze requirements, establish priorities, manage expectations, and translate functional requirements into sustainable technical solutions. Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for web applications and development platforms aligned with institutional priorities, enterprise architecture, information security, accessibility, and service objectives. Plan and manage concurrent projects, including schedules, milestones, resources, risks, budgets, dependencies, testing, communications, implementation, and post-launch support. Perform and oversee solution architecture, business analysis, software design, development, code review, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and technical documentation as needed. Establish and enforce secure software development lifecycle practices, coding standards, source control, peer review, automated testing, release management, change control, and separation of development, test, and production environments. Ensure applications follow University information security requirements, including secure coding, identity and access management, least privilege, vulnerability remediation, logging, monitoring, data protection, and incident response support. Oversee application lifecycle management and technical debt reduction, including patching, upgrades, dependency management, performance tuning, capacity planning, modernization, and retirement of obsolete solutions. Design, develop, and maintain integrations among enterprise systems using APIs, web services, data exchanges, middleware, scheduled processes, and other appropriate technologies. Oversee database design and application data access involving platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, including data integrity, performance, backup coordination, and appropriate handling of sensitive information. Coordinate the configuration, administration, monitoring, and support of web and application hosting environments, whether on premises, cloud based, or vendor hosted. Ensure websites and applications meet applicable accessibility requirements and University standards, including Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).Promote responsive design, usability, consistent user experience, mobile compatibility, and effective collaboration with communications, marketing, academic, and administrative stakeholders. Maintain current and accurate technical, operational, security, architectural, and support documentation for applications, integrations, environments, and key processes. Develop service metrics, project status reports, risk summaries, resource projections, and other analyses to support planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement. Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and contractors; participate in product evaluation, procurement, contract review, implementation, and ongoing vendor performance management. Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning for critical web applications, including recovery procedures, testing, and documentation. Evaluate emerging technologies, including cloud services, automation, artificial intelligence-assisted development, and modern software engineering practices, and recommend responsible adoption where beneficial. Representing ITS in committees, project teams, planning activities, and stakeholder meetings, and foster a collaborative, customer-centered, and service-oriented culture. Maintain professional currency through continuing education, conferences, workshops, professional communities, and relevant publications.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises assigned employees and may supervise student workers, contractors, or project resources. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with University policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include participating in recruitment and selection; onboarding and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; setting expectations; providing coaching and feedback; supporting professional development; addressing concerns; and promoting accountability, collaboration, and high-quality service.

Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Demonstrated ability and willingness to live and uphold the University's Christ-centered mission and values. Demonstrated leadership experience managing software development teams, technical projects, and application portfolios in a complex organization. Strong knowledge of software engineering principles, secure software development lifecycle practices, object-oriented design, design patterns, application architecture, database design, integration patterns, and testing methodologies. Experience with contemporary Microsoft-centered development technologies such as Visual Studio, C#, .NET/.NET Core, ASP.NET, MVC, Entity Framework, SQL, REST APIs, and related frameworks. Working knowledge of front-end technologies and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and responsive web design. Experience with source control, work tracking, documentation, continuous integration and delivery, and release management tools. Experience with Git-based platforms, Jira, and Confluence is beneficial. Knowledge of web and application hosting, Windows Server, cloud platforms, identity and access management, certificates, DNS, networking fundamentals, monitoring, and application security. Knowledge of accessibility, privacy, security, and compliance considerations relevant to higher education web applications and institutional data. Ability to manage multiple priorities, develop realistic plans, identify risks and dependencies, communicate status, and deliver reliable solutions within established scope and timelines. Ability to analyze complex information, evaluate alternatives, exercise sound judgment, and communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Strong interpersonal, written, presentation, facilitation, and customer service skills, with the ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Ability to build collaborative relationships, manage conflict constructively, and lead change across organizational boundaries. Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise appropriate discretion when working with sensitive institutional and personal information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, communicate, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and other office equipment. The position requires visual acuity sufficient to read detailed information on screens and in documents and hearing and speaking ability sufficient to communicate in person and through electronic means. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is normally performed in a typical interior office environment with a moderate noise level and minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. The position may require occasional work outside normal business hours to support implementations, maintenance, upgrades, or urgent service restoration. Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field is required; a master's degree is preferred. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in web application development, systems integration, software engineering, or a related field is required, including at least three years of supervisory or technical leadership experience. Experience in higher education or another complex, service-oriented environment is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered. Posting Detail Information Open DateRemove from WebOpen Until Filled Special Instructions to Applicants Nondiscrimination Statement State and Federal law permit California Baptist University to discriminate on the basis of religion in order to fulfill its purpose. The University does not discriminate contrary to either State or Federal law. Quick Link to Postinghttps://jobs.calbaptist.edu/postings/10458