DUTIES: The Web Services Developer position will provide Web design and development implementation expertise for a new Web site design and development service for campus divisions, departments, colleges, and schools that will take the university's Web presence to the next level of technology integration, interaction, and creative information dissemination. The goal of this new organization is to leap the university's Web presence ahead of other implementations. Service offerings of this program will include, but not be limited to, Web design, Web development, and customization of Web sites and inclusion of new, innovative functionality not previously used in university Web sites. This position will create and implement the best way to organize, characterize, and visualize the vast amount of information on university Web sites and interact with Web site clients to exchange information in the most appealing, innovative, and useful way possible using a variety of tools drawn from locally written code, licensed programs, and open source. The Web Services Developer will build excellent Web sites for a wide range of projects for digital, Web, and mobile platforms based on university client requirements, and university policies, guidelines, standards, and needs. This individual will possess outstanding creative programming and technical implementation capability and will work as a member of a cross-unit university team.

QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field are preferred. At least five years of professional experience in Web development, Web and content production, and/or relevant Web programming experience required, including a proven track record in launching successful interactive Web sites/applications. Advanced skills in Web based technologies required. Experience in writing automation scripts required. Experience working in multiple scripting languages, such as ColdFusion, ASP, PHP, Python, and JavaScript a plus; experience with content management systems a plus; knowledge of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) preferred; knowledge of Apache and Tomcat a plus; knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver a plus; and knowledge of UNIX a plus.

TO APPLY: Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please send resume and/or experience profile by e-mail (rtf attachment preferred) to oit-resume@umd.edu or to:

Web Services Developer - Comm Search
Office of Information Technology
University of Maryland
3317 Computer and Space Sciences Bldg. (224)
College Park, MD 20742-2411

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental handicap, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.