Custom Web Development Lead
Datatel
Full-time Buffalo
Join our small team of talented designers and developers! Datatel is seeking a Custom Web Development Lead to join our Buffalo-based team. You will work with clients and first-rate technology to design and construct solutions. Great benefits, business casual office, and free event tickets offered to employees!
The jobYou will lead a team of Web Developers and QA specialists, while managing the technical side of multiple short term projects. Lead the team to improve performance, availability and scalability of services we provide. You will creatively resolve problems, overcome challenges, and participate in reviews providing input and feedback on performance.
- Overall development lead
- Through technical leadership ensure that applications are scalable, easy to manage, stable, optimized for maximum performance, and reliable
- Lead version control, conduct design and code reviews
- Manage multiple web development projects using departments standard project process and project management tools
- Guide and assist development team members to ensure on time, high quality production deliverables
- Communicate project status, resource constraints, and any open issues
- Ensure team members complete cross skill training and professional development as needed
- Recommend process improvements to management
- Maintain good rapport with other leads and team members
- Maintain state of the art knowledge of relevant industry tools, protocols, methodologies, and technologies
- Works with internal and external clients to develop and execute solutions to business problems
· Previous experience working as Senior Software Engineer or Senior Web Developer or experience leading a web development team.
· Ability to interface with both technical and non-technical audiences
· Experience designing and implementing in an SOA environment.
· Ability and eagerness to learn technology and applications that support and enhance the higher education industry.
· Commitment to providing high quality professional services to the higher education community.
· Is able to manage multiple clients, with multiple needs, in an efficient and effective manner.
· Works with internal and external clients to develop and execute solutions to business problems.
· Self Motivated with the ability to work in a fast pace environment.
- Thorough understanding and experience in:
o C# and ASP.NET
o Knowledge of web and development standards
· Understanding of:
o XHTML and HTML
o CSS (style sheets)
o JavaScript, jQuery, and ability to work with 3rd party libraries such as MooTools
o Integration of front-end code into a Content Management System
o Photoshop
o Flash, including Action Script 3.0
o eCommerce
o MS Sharepoint and Dynamics experience a plus
o XML and XSLT
o Experience with information architecture practices and deliverables
This position is located in Buffalo, NY and reports to the Manager of Professional Services. Relocation and remote status will not be considered.
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