Senior Web Developer (Systems/Applications Analyst, Sr.)

Department Overview

The mission of the Information Technology Group (ITG) is to develop, implement and maintain technology-based services and solutions enabling OHSU to effectively manage information to accomplish its missions.

 

The web developer is part of Digital Strategy: a small, cohesive team of analysts, web engineers, customer support experts, and strategists who support OHSU’s web presence. Digital Strategy is responsible for two primary web experiences: the www.ohsu.edu public website and an internet. Digital Strategy creates and maintains a collection of content management systems, custom applications, and third-party integrations.

The senior web developer is responsible for advanced web development and maintenance. This work includes front-end development for new applications, maintenance and improvement of existing code, data integration with legacy systems, and extension of existing platforms. The web developer often works with analysts and project managers to ensure technology solutions meet business needs and are prioritized and scheduled appropriately. The web developer also collaborates with other developers and web engineers to continually improve the web infrastructure. The web developer plays an important role in Digital Strategy’s quality assurance process by writing and validating QA plans and doing testing.

This position will observe due care, objectivity and respect for confidentiality. All employees must keep confidential what they hear and what they see when handling, reviewing, or observing:  communications and records thereof (calls, email, pages, fax, etc.), data transmission, databases, or other forms of information.  Confidentiality extends to the identities of the parties of the communications, and even to the fact that the communication took place.  When sharing information, consider whether the recipient has a true “business need to know.” ITG employees are responsible for the security of OHSU technology.  In exercising their duties, ITG employees must follow OHSU security directives, incorporating security measures in the delivery of their everyday tasks, and are required to report security concerns to the OHSU Integrity Office and/or ITG Security Engineering team.

Function/Duties of Position

Web application development and maintenance

• The primary responsibility of this position is to architect, create, and maintain web applications. This may include documenting architecture, building web applications from scratch, maintaining code in legacy applications, extending the functionality of content management systems, and transitioning web-based experiences to a responsive design.
• For advanced troubleshooting and technical advice, this position may also provide direct support to internal customers. This position also evaluates the risks and opportunities of applications to inform the team’s priorities and to advise developers across OHSU.

Technical operations

• As a member of a small team of developers and web engineers, this position will contribute to a collaborative, develops culture that emphasizes continuous improvement. This includes contributing to coding standards, processes, and policies related to security, performance, long-term sustainability of applications, the code deployment life cycle, and other elements of OHSU’s web infrastructure.

Quality assurance: reviews and testing

• This position participates in the team’s collaborative QA process: reviewing and responding to code reviews, writing or reviewing test plans, identifying dependencies and risks, creating mitigation plans, and conducting testing.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, a related field, or a clinical field and four years work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR

   

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or a clinical field and six years work related experience in the information technology field  or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR

   

• Associate’s degree in computer science, a related field, or a clinical field and seven years work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR

   

• Eight years work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR

   

• Equivalent combination of education and experience where one year of experience will be substituted for an Associate’s degree and two years of experience will be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

Experience:

• 6+ years of progressive experience developing web applications with both front-end development responsibilities
• Experience with at least two application development languages
• Experience developing in a shared web environment with source control
• Experience evaluating and implementing web applications with MVC frameworks
• Experience with web services and APIs

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Advanced skills with at least two web application development languages
• Strong working knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3
• Working knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries (e.g. jQuery, Prototype, Angular JS, Backbone)
• Understanding of web infrastructure, including platform technologies, web servers, enterprise application deployment, and content routing.
• Working knowledge of how to develop and scale performant web applications
• Understanding of secure coding concepts, common vulnerabilities, and mitigation methods
• Solid understanding of user experience design principles
• Ability to translate requirements and mockups into user interfaces and interactions
• Desire to stay up on new web technologies, methods and standards
• Ability to work both independently – with little supervision – and as part of a team
• Commitment to support a culture of documentation – from comments in code to technical architecture to QA plans
• Comfort with collaboration and open communication
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including an ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing in PHP
• Experience in an enterprise IT environment
• Experience developing secure web applications for protected (e.g. HIPAA, FERPA) information

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Working knowledge of SASS CSS extension and related frameworks (e.g. Bourbon)
• Mastery of front-end development using HTML, CSS, object-oriented JavaScript, and JQuery
• Working knowledge of Bootstrap framework.
• Working knowledge of Twig

All are welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or [email protected].