Web Operations Specialist , Division of Marketing & Communication

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Apply now Job no: 501280
Work type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey
Categories: Professional

This position will specifically and comprehensively support the infrastructure and operations for the Rowan University website(s). This role requires a high degree of technical autonomy and deep knowledge of server administration.

The position reports to the Director of Web Strategy and Development in the Rowan University Division of Marketing & Communication. Some evening, weekend, and holiday work is to be expected. Candidates must follow the residency requirements outlined by the New Jersey AFT .

Essential Position Responsibilities/Functions

• Configure and perform routine maintenance to ensure optimal performance of Rowan's CMS and web server cluster.
• Remediate server performance or outage notices in a timely fashion.
• Build and maintain reliable development, staging, and test environments to support the Web Services team, ensuring parity with production systems.
• Implement industry web standards and best practices throughout the Rowan University website, with particular awareness for performance.
• Work collaboratively on various projects with developers, other departments, and external vendors/service providers.
• Serve as the team's liaison for university-wide operations. Regularly attend Change Management meetings to align with upcoming maintenance, network outages, and current technology events.
• Work with Rowan’s Information Security Office to address and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Create and maintain technical documentation regarding back-end processes.
• Manage several projects simultaneously.
• Provide support for other, various Rowan University projects and initiatives.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in web development, computer science, information technology, or related degree.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of professional experience working as an web or dev ops specialist, full-stack developer, programmer, or similar role.
• Familiarity with LAMP web application stack development.
• Knowledge administering Linux web servers running Apache, PHP, MySQL and other backend server technologies.
• Comfortability with regular expressions.
• Experience supporting the CI/CD pipeline utilizing Git and Git Hub.
• Understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, testing, and deployment).
• Familiarity with content management systems such as Cascade, Drupal, or Word Press.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Be able to work independently to solve problems with minimal supervision.

• Experience with Alma Linux, CentOS, or RHEL
• Experience with Linux shell scripting to automate server…