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Florida Gulf Coast University · 1 day ago

Web Developer

Fort Myers, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$61K/yr - $68K/yr

7+ years exp

Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking a Web Developer to support its digital presence by developing, maintaining, and optimizing web properties. The role involves collaborating with marketing and IT teams, ensuring website functionality and performance, and managing web-based programming languages.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains dynamic web templates, modules, and integrations within Modern Campus and Cascade CMS environments

Collaborates with marketing, communications, and IT teams to gather requirements, prioritize needs, and advise on site architecture, UX, caching and performance optimization

Implements and manages data feeds (XML, JSON, API integrations) driving real-time or automated content updates across university sites

Ensures web performance and SEO optimization, including Core Web Vitals, structured data, accessibility (WCAG) compliance, GEO optimization, and AI based performance enhancements

Identifies issues from testing or user feedback, and resolves site or server problems directly, or coordinates with hosting providers and internal IT when needed

Maintains version control and deployment workflows in coordination with marketing and IT staff

Supports frontend development using HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript, and responsive design principles

Monitors and manages Bootstrap library features and options that impact the Modern Campus CMS, documenting code and processes to ensure long-term maintainability

Stays current with emerging web technologies and programming practices through ongoing education and professional development, and advise teams on best practices for CMS usage, site architecture, user experience, caching and performance optimization

Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualification

HTML5CSS3JavaScriptSEO principlesC#PHPRESTful APIsModern Campus CMSCascade CMSGitAttention to detailTime managementInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

This position requires either seven years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development, or related field and three years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions

Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development

Experience or familiarity with web configuration, server-side caching, and general hosting concepts

Experience or familiarity working with RESTful APIs, XML, or JSON data feeds

Experience with Modern Campus CMS, Cascade CMS, and/or WordPress

Proficiency with C#, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript

Understanding of SEO principles, site performance optimization, and analytics tracking (GA4, GTM)

Experience using a ticketing or issue-tracking system

Familiarity with Git, Azure, or other deployment workflows

Experience using REST API testing tools such as Postman or Bruno

Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or a similar database management tool

Familiarity in SQL and understanding of relational database concepts

Experience with Visual Studio, VS Code, or comparable code editors

Knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards and structured data (schema.org)

Experience in higher education or a complex organizational environment

Company

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Gulf Coast University is a school in Fort Myers.

Founded in 1991

Fort Myers, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.fgcu.edu/

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