GA TECH Webmaster

Position Overview

Supports GA TECH's Client's Web Modernization initiative by facilitating the migration of websites from the legacy Plesk hosting platform to Georgia Tech's centralized web hosting service, Sitess role works closely with Georgia Tech web customers, the Client Web Hosting team, and the Campus Press vendor to ensure smooth, efficient, and accessible website transitions that align with institutional standards and best practices.

Local candidates only; selected candidate must come to the office 2-3 days a week. Schedule TBD.

• Intake & Tracking:
  Design, maintain, and manage an intake process to capture and monitor customer requests for migrating sites from Plesk to Sites@GT.
• Customer Engagement & Migration Planning:
  Assess readiness, prioritize migration requests, plan and execute site transitions in alignment with project timelines and standards.
• Vendor & Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Liaise among Campus Press vendor, Client Web Hosting team, and end users to coordinate migration activities, troubleshoot issues, and ensure successful outcomes.
• Documentation & Reporting:
  Document migration processes, customer communications, and site status to ensure transparency, continuity, and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Functional Requirements & Solution Mapping:
  Assess site functionality requirements and recommend appropriate solutions using comparable plugins or native features available within the Sites@GT platform, including identifying alternatives when custom or unsupported plugins are in use.
• Customer Engagement & Communication:
  Gather and clarify requirements, recommend solutions, explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences, guide on web accessibility best practices, DNS & domain configuration fundamentals, and promote effective communication throughout the process.

• 3-5 years experience in building, managing, and migrating Word Press-based websites.
• Word Press CMS expertise.
• Experience with SEO preservation (e.g., redirects), content integrity and validation, accessibility considerations during migration.
• Working knowledge of WCAG guidelines and accessible web design standards.
• Understanding of DNS concepts and domain configuration.
• Ability to prioritize and sequence migrations based on site visibility, technical complexity, and institutional impact.
• Strong customer engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to assess site functionality requirements and recommend solutions.

• Familiarity with Git or similar version control systems for managing web code and supporting deployment workflows.

Work Arrangement:
Hybrid.