Senior Web Application Developer

Job Title : Senior Web Application Developer

Department : Information Technology

Reports To :    Development Lead

FLSA : Exempt

Grade : 13

The Senior Web Application Developer is a key resource on the IT team responsible for providing system solutions and frameworks for the MSBA websites and front-end interfaces that best meet the needs of the Authority. Responsibilities include analysis, architecture, development, testing, and implementation of the front-end applications which include complex and high-profile projects, ensuring accurate and positive overall user experience. This position requires overall business and technical expertise ensuring application interfaces reflect the Authority’s mission, while adhering to defined requirements, UI standards and best practices. The Senior Web Application Developer works closely with IT team members and provides supervision for the Web Application Developers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze user requirements and translate them into the application architecture and front-end design.
• Design, develop, test, and implement component-based applications (enhancements and new interfaces as defined) including more complex and objective laden projects, within defined schedules.
• Stay current on new and evolving technologies and provide recommendations to best meet business needs and ensure a scalable, maintainable, user-friendly platform.
• Stay current and continue to maintain a strong understanding of MSBA business processes and workflow in order to develop and align web applications appropriately with MSBA business goals and objectives.
• Provide recommendations and prototypes for new and enhanced front end designs and technologies to ensure the code base is current and to provide positive usability and intuitive user designs.
• Work with the Business Analyst and Database Development Team to design and develop cohesive solutions to support business needs.
• Write and maintain comprehensive documentation, including dependencies, UI standards, version control, basic troubleshooting, and daily operations documents. Maintain and reengineer existing Authority custom applications, as required.
• Provide continuous review of computer systems and applications.
• Maintain quality and version control of all applications, as they are updated and revised.
• Support the Authority’s and client users of web applications through problem solving and troubleshooting of various issues as they arise.
• Provide guidance and be a resource to other Web Application Developers on the team
• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of MSBA website, as required.
• Define and follow software release and archiving procedures.
• Follow policies, procedures, and Engineering standards and best practices.
• Adapt easily to changing technologies and support them, if required.
• Support the operational strategies and priorities of the Authority.
• Cross- train with colleagues on relevant services
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

$104,383 - $125,000 a year

This job description is intended to be general and will evolve over time.  The description is subject to periodic updating.  At management’s discretion, the employee may be assigned different or additional duties from time to time.