Front-End Web Developer; term-limited

STATE OF COLORADO RESIDENCY REQUIRED

NOTE:

This announcement may be used to fill multiple openings.

This is a term-limited position with funding through June 30, 2027.

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) ensures the delivery of a comprehensive, community-informed, data-driven, high-quality, and equitable early childhood system that supports the care, education and well-being of all Colorado’s young children, their families, and early childhood professionals in all settings.

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• State paid life insurance policy
• Choice of 2 retirement plans (defined benefit or defined contribution)
• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans
• State paid short-term disability coverage
• Additional optional life and disability plans
• Credit Union membership
• Training and professional development

This position will have the opportunity for a hybrid schedule (a combination of in‑office and remote workplace). Equipment provisioning and certain onboarding tasks will take place in person on the first day of employment.

This position is an experienced front‑end web developer tasked with utilizing an Agile, iterative approach in unifying, aligning, and maximizing the entire CDEC web presence for the agency. The role is responsible for the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of the digital portfolio by ensuring all websites are accessible, visually appealing, easily navigable, responsive to all devices, and engaging.

This role will be primarily responsible for the agency achieving all necessary American Disability Act (ADA) and Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) required by law.

• Keep the CDEC services operating and ensure the digital portfolio is available, online, and accessible at all times.
• Manage the overall health of the digital portfolio by ensuring the front‑end of all assets are navigable, engaging, user‑friendly, and up‑to‑date through monitoring of UI/UX metrics (e.g., uptime).
• Address site performance issues by identifying issues and debugging all identified issues.
• Serve as the primary authority of website accessibility per Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Proactively ensure full compliance when WCAGs are updated.
• Ensure the digital portfolio and all web operations align with BITS, OIT, USWDS, and industry best practices.
• In partnership with the Business Operations Manager and BITS Director, ensure all web operations are in full compliance with BITS technology infrastructure and perform documentation and configuration changes as needed.
• Act as the operational lead in identifying and addressing UI/UX issues through tactical execution in collaboration with the Product team.
• Champion an Agile and iterative approach to all improvements, enhancements, and updates, prioritizing speed while maintaining security and WCAG compliance.
• Utilize identified metrics to measure, identify, and analyze the front‑end health of all CDEC websites and respond accordingly.
• Establish, maintain, and work to resolve the CDEC website backlog, using user stories and personas rather than requirements.
• Collaborate closely with the Product team and Back‑end Web Developer to ensure alignment of decisions, impacts to the entire portfolio, and proper release note distribution.
• Serve as the operational lead for in‑scope projects that advance the BITS Vision of rationalization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.

Class Code & Classification

Description:

(T1K4XX
) Webmaster IV

• Experience Only – Four (4) years of full‑time professional work experience in web‑based roles such as webmaster, web engineer, web developer, or web architect, including direct experience with a diverse population of end users; must have included:
  • At least two (2) years experience in enterprise‑level Content Management System (CMS) platforms.
  • At least one (1) year experience in comprehending, implementing, managing, and updating ADA and WCAG.
• Education & Experience – Bachelor's Degree in…