Research Web Developer

The Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, seek candidates to apply for the Research Web Developer position.

Since its inception in 1996, the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering has brought innovative, real-world engineering education to Central Virginia. Comprised of five different departments plus the Dean's office, the College of Engineering enrolls more than 2,000 undergraduate and 450 graduate students in several degree programs supported by more than 600 full-time, part-time, and student employees. As part of a premier research university known for tenacity, love of the city of Richmond, and commitment to respect and access, the College of Engineering values the significant and positive impact of our people and ideas in the promotion of regional and global prosperity involving research and life sciences.

Position Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for improving the web presence of the Security and Forensics Engineering (SAFE) lab, including articulating research activities and creating and maintaining web content, applications, and pages.

Duties include:
-This position will develop, test, and maintain websites and web applications. It involves collaborating with the lab's faculty and students to update web contents periodically.
-The Web Developer will collaborate with designers, stakeholders, writers and others to create accessible, clean, well functioning front-end code, and manage content for websites
-The ideal candidate will show initiative in solving problems, and will work well as a member of a team or as a lead
-Collaborate with designers, stakeholders, writers and others to create accessible, clean, well functioning front-end code
-Build and maintain mobile-first landing pages and websites in the Adobe Experience Manager content management system (CMS)
-Be a creative thinker, approaching projects with the end user in mind
-Develop responsive website themes and wireframes utilizing content management systems such as Develop functional databases, applications, and servers to support websites on the backend
-Develop and design RESTful services and APIs
-Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions
-Report back to the team on website development, maintenance, and server health
-Maintain and update processes and procedures regarding web design, development, and maintenance

Required Qualifications:

-The ideal candidate is a creative thinker, who approaches projects with the end user in mind
-Experience in developing websites on content management systems
-Knowledge of Apache Tomcat, Java, Oracle, SQL / PLSQL, REST, SOAP, Interfaces and APIs
-Knowledge of DevOps and Full Stack design and development
-Experience working with Git and GitHub
-Strong problem solving, organizational, prioritization skills
-Experience with Agile methodologies and workflow for development
-Experience developing websites, UI/UX development
-Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a employee at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications:

-5 years of IT industry experience

About the College of Engineering:

Additional information about the department's programs and faculty may be found at

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
ORP Eligible: No