Web Developer

In University Advancement, we believe in equity, not just equality. We understand that in order to develop a fully engaged constituency; individuals must receive equitable treatment instead of equal treatment. Establishing equality means treating everyone the same. Equity necessitates transforming our community to meet the needs, interests and cultural norms of our University Advancement staff.

The Web Developer will provide hands-on custom development for the University WordPress instance. In addition to producing well-documented, SOLID code, this position will partner with clients, project managers, and highly technical subject matter experts to manage, secure, and evolve WordPress at Wake Forest. The position will also implement maintenance and security releases while also developing new feature requests and applying bug fixes. The Web Developer will have significant growth opportunities with many technologies, platforms, and managerial concepts.

This position has the option to be a fully remote work arrangement.

This Job Is For You If You Are Able To….

• Help ensure a stable WordPress environment; improves WordPress functionality.
• Understand business challenges and leverages or creates web-based, internally developed solutions.
• Support vendor applications and uses APIs to interface with WFU custom applications.
• Interact with databases and understand data concepts, including querying and editing records while adhering to business processes and best practices.
• Participate in the WordPress Governance group.
• Maintain well-documented, reusable, and transferable code; uses GIT.
• Ensure appropriate change management, including communication.
• Assist in implementing deployment and upgrade schedules.
• Provide backup for other developers of related skills; help administer code reviews, test and perform maintenance and support.
• Have high standards for your work and are proud to contribute to a mission-driven organization.
• Contribute to a transparent and equitable organizational culture where ethical and equity policies and practices are understood and lived out by all staff.
• Have a passion for workplace diversity and inclusion.
• Get excited about the prospect of joining a team that is making a difference in people’s lives every day.

What Skills do you Need?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field (or equivalent experience) and two years or more of web development experience.
• Knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Intermediate WordPress experience including custom plugin development, custom theme development, and building solutions to business needs using ACF.
• Must be able to work well in a collaborative development environment.
• Must show a growth mindset. Willingness to learn new skills, frameworks and programming languages.
• Must demonstrate ability to see and understand problems and opportunities, then be able to apply technical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to see the big picture, understanding goals and functions of departments across Wake Forest University to see how development work impacts the University as a whole, not just each specific piece.
• Ability to define and communicate a technical vision with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to think creatively and problem solve using data and technology.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Commitment to the mission and values of University Advancement and a commitment to equity, particularly racial equity, with a willingness to proactively learn about it and integrate it into all aspects of the work.
• Respect for the dignity and abilities of all people.

Desired Skills and Abilities: As the incoming Web Developer you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:

• Experience with agile development, GIT version control.
• Experience with Docker is desired but not required.
• Experience with jQuery, MySQL, SQL, APIs, JSON, XML is desired but not required.
• Experience with AWS infrastructure including S3, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, and CloudWatch desired but not required.
• Experience with building Gutenberg blocks is desired but not required.
• Node JS experience is desired but not required.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for own work.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all requirements listed in the job description. In University Advancement at Wake Forest University, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If this role appeals to you, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification on the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Additional Job Description

Wake Forest University requires proof of full vaccination with an FDA approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine for all positions posted on or after September 13, 2021. Wake Forest University requires that you provide satisfactory proof of full vaccination status to Human Resources within three days of your hire date. You must also maintain full COVID-19 vaccination status, as classified by the CDC, during your employment at Wake Forest University.

Consistent with federal, state and local law, Wake Forest University will consider accommodations for disability- and religious-based reasons unless providing an accommodation would result in an undue hardship to the University.

If you seek an accommodation from the vaccination requirement for disability- or religious-based reasons, you should contact Human Resources.

New employees who are hired into positions posted prior to September 13, 2021, offers of employment made to new employees prior to that date, and employees for positions at Graylyn Conference Center are generally exempt from the vaccination requirement unless the employee’s position is otherwise subject to a vaccination requirement due to the essential components of the position as described in Policy.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. ​