ROAD SCHOLAR SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER Job in Boston 02111, Massachusetts US

ROAD SCHOLAR SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER

 

Title:                            Senior Web Developer

Status:                        Full-time professional position

Reports to:                Associate Vice President, Information Services

Location:                   Boston, MA

 

Road Scholar provides educational travel programs to thousands of travelers each year.  With programs in over 100 countries and all 50 states, we are busy!  Check us out at http://www.roadscholar.org.

 

Summary of Responsibilities:

The Senior Web developer will collaborate with designers and other marketing staff to create sophisticated website solutions for our customers.    This hands-on developer will have the creative talent, technical knowledge, and project management skills to lead a small web development team to complete new initiatives and projects on established deadlines.

 

A thorough understanding of user experience design, cross-browser capabilities, and website architecture is important to this position.  The candidate will be passionate about staying current with the latest web developments, trends, and technologies and applying that knowledge to advance our website.

 

Specific Responsibilities:

§         Design and develop new web functionality and enhancements

§         Work with business leaders to understand and analyze business requirements and define application design

§         Provide leadership and mentoring to web development team

§         Support and administer production applications

§         Provide unit testing and systems documentation for all delivered work

§         Develop project plans, communicate progress, and deliver on established deadlines

§         Responsible for adhering to procedures for problem tracking/resolution and change control

§         Actively seeks to deliver and improve website performance

 

Required Skills, Background and Education:

§         Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with at least 5 years of experience

§         Must be able to work for any US employer indefinitely without sponsorship

§         Expert level skills in C# .net development and HTML/CSS/JavaScript.

§         Strong experience with database technology, including stored procedures, SQL, and SQL tuning, preferably in an Oracle environment; experience with SEO, a plus

§         Knowledge of object orientated programming and design concepts

§         Understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues

§         Knowledge of social API’s, such as the Facebook Graph API

§         Working knowledge of Photoshop or graphic design tools a plus

§         Familiar with enterprise content management systems

§         Motivated to stay current with new technologies and learn new skills

§         Excellent verbal and written communications skills

§         Proven analytic and problem solving skills

§         Passionate about developing high-quality software solutions while maintaining implementation best practices

 

QUALIFIED applicants – please email your cover letter with salary expectations (a must for consideration; a range is fine) and resume to humanresources@roadscholar.org .  No calls, please.  Thank you!