Description
University of Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus
Office of Information Technology
Web Development Operations Manager
Position #672306 – Requisition #20281

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

The Office of Information Technology has an opening for a full-time University Staff (unclassified) Web Development Operations Manager position.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is a public research university serving more than 18,000 students. We award nearly 4,000 degrees each year, including more graduate and professional degrees than any other Colorado institution. With our solid academic reputation, award-winning faculty and renowned researchers, we offer more than 140 highly rated degree programs through 13 schools and colleges. The university receives over $400 million in research awards each year. In addition to the wide array of health-related programs and facilities offered at CU Anschutz in Aurora, Colo. a significant number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs are taught at CU Denver, our comprehensive campus in the heart of downtown Denver—one of America’s most vibrant urban centers. CU Denver is located steps from the Denver Center for Performing Arts and the LoDo District affording our students, faculty and staff access to a broad array of academic, professional, community, recreational and cultural outlets. Read CU Anschutz Quick Facts here.

The Office of Information Technology works to advance the University mission by providing innovative technology solutions and services to the CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campuses, their constituents and partners. Click here to find out more about the Office of Information Technology 

Through our six core values, Service, Professionalism, Leadership, Innovation, Community, and Excellence (SPLICE), we make a difference. Click here to find out more about OIT’s Culture 

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is looking for a Web Development Manager to oversee the architecture, development and administration of the University’s public-facing website, intranet and other services assigned to the web development team. The University’s public website receives over 1.5 million visits per month.
 
As a member of the web development team, this position will serve as the chief solution and technology architect for the content management system (Sitefinity), the intranet solution (SharePoint 2013), and collaborate with other teams on the SharePoint Online service. This person will manage the development team responsible for aligning development and administration efforts with the university’s business objectives and user needs.  The ability to specifically work closely with all enterprise application solutions teams, and generally with all other OIT teams will be critical to the success of this position. 

The role requires extensive knowledge of sustainable application development strategies and methodologies, .NET MVC design patterns and practices, CMS architecture and extensibility, public and intranet web strategies, application integration experience, CI/CD experience, and SharePoint administration experience. 

The person who fills this position must be a strategic thinker with a passion for building and leading a high-performing team committed to a common purpose that consistently produces superior results through high levels of collaboration and innovation. This person should possess excellent technical, organizational, interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills. 

Jobs in this career family develop, maintain, and support computer systems, software and networks.  Functions include enterprise operations, distributed computing, academic computing, research computing, computer hardware and software management, computer networking, telecommunications, systems development, database administration, server administration, website management, programming, desktop support, and help desk operations.
Managers are responsible for the day-to-day operation of functional work units, including the development and implementation of processes consistent with college, school or departmental strategies and processes and the supervision of professional and support staff.

Supervision Received
The Web Development Manager will report to the Director of Enterprise Application Solutions.

Supervision Exercised
This position supervises the members of the Web Development Team.

Examples of Work Performed
Application Architecture Planning and Development:

• Leading large, complex Application-Architecture Projects                     
• Analyzing, designing, developing, testing and documenting new applications and/or enhancements to existing applications.  
• Defining, reviewing and approving application design specifications, process models, architecture diagrams and/or data-flow diagrams                 
• Evaluating system-integration and compatibility
• Leading architecture-design reviews and/or peer reviews                      
• Facilitating server implementation tasks as part of application design and installation.
• Working with cross-functional networking and infrastructure teams responsible for managing hardware, network, storage, security and server virtualization systems that support web applications to resolve implementation or performance issues.          
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to application developers with expertise in .NET, MVC, C#, XML, JSON, JQuery, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Establishing development standards and processes that ensure the overall quality of system designs, applications designs, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing management.
• Working with business analysts, product owners, and scrum masters to transform business and functional requirements into technical requirements for developers.
• Providing leadership in project planning and technical design, estimating and obtaining resources, developing schedules, assigning work to technical staff members, coordinating work assignments and monitoring progress and results.
• Assisting with coding, integration, testing, de-bugging and peer reviews.
• Continuously learning new skills, development methodologies and approaches and helping integrate them into development efforts.  
• Keeping up to date on emerging programming methods, languages, and trends.     
• Creating design specifications and documenting application artifacts.
• Ensuring that business objectives and requirements are satisfied.                                     
• Assist with release planning, readiness and solution deployment through integration and acceptance testing, training material development, and post-implementation support. 
• Serve as a CMS subject matter expert to the university community as it adapts to new methods of collaboration, communication, business process automation and analysis using Sitefinity and other application services.

Staff Management

• Determining staffing needs, interviews candidates and makes hiring decisions.  
• Promoting and facilitating training and professional development of staff.  
• Coaching and counseling staff on career development. 
• Preparing and delivering performance counseling and reviews and makes salary recommendations.

Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position has been established at $73,102 to $98,000 and is commensurate with skills and experience.

The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package.  Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at https://www.cu.edu/employee-services.

Diversity and Equity:
The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@ucdenver.edu.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. 
The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. 

Questions should be directed to OIT Human Resources at ucd-oit.HumanResources@ucdenver.edu

Conditions of Employment:
This position is currently remote with the expectation to return to in-person work post COVID -19. Must be willing and able to travel between campuses (Denver Campus and Anschutz Medical Campus) when returned to in-person work.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be responsible for travel expenses related to the interview process and any relocation expenses, if applicable.

Parking expenses for employees are not covered by the university. To review parking options please visit the link below and select your appropriate campus: Facilities Management Permit Parking 

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in information technology
• 2+ years’ experience of previous management experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or closely related field

Substitutions: 4 years of professional or high-level technical experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the degree.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to design, develop, and test workflows and integrations to automate business processes.
• Experience using JIRA, and Confluence for requirements, project, testing, and release management.
• Experience with CI/CD and SDLC processes.
• Experience with Git code repositories.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience working with or for a higher education institution.  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Self-motivation/management and be able to adjust priorities while maintaining productivity.
• Ability to facilitate, recommend and negotiate consensus among cross-functional teams including business analysts, development staff and project managers.    
• Excellent analytical and verbal/written communication skills.                 
• Excellent presentational skills and ability to communicate complex designs to staff and management.  
• Attention to technical details.    
• System architectural background including coding, data management, data integration, data analysis. 
• Experience developing in .NET, MVC, C#, XML, JSON, JQuery, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
• Knowledge of project-management and SDLC processes and methodology.
• Knowledge of application-system concepts, practices and procedures.
• Experience training end-users and troubleshooting issues.
• Knowledge and experience with Sitefinity CMS and SharePoint 2013/Online.
• Strong English written/verbal communication. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, tactfulness, customer-service ethic and follow-through.
• Ability to multitask and remain flexible as priorities change.
• Ability to work closely with team members where ongoing collaboration across various projects is necessary. 
• Must be comfortable making decisions independently as well as within a team framework.
• Must be a confident self-starter who possesses tenacity, curiosity, and a penchant for detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, detail-oriented environment.
• A passion for learning the latest web technologies.
• Personal commitment to help your teammates and contribute to a great working culture. 

Job Category: Information Technology
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: Feb 26, 2021
Unposting Date: Mar 5, 2021, 12:59:00 AM