Web Services Team Lead

Position Title :

Web Services Team Lead

Job Group :

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelors degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Proven skill in front-end development using HTML CSS / SCSS and JavaScript with experience creating and maintaining design systems reusable UI components and themes that ensure visual and functional consistency.

Working knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and the ability to design and code for inclusive access.

Experience providing technical leadership and mentorship within a web development team.

Proficiency with version control and collaborative workflows using GitHub or similar tools.

Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI / CD) processes and cloud-hosted environments.

Job Description : Summary

The Iowa State University Library is hiring a Web Services Team Lead (Web Developer III). Based in the beautiful Parks Library at the center of campus this position provides technical leadership for the Librarys web platforms. The role focuses on front-end development and user experience across the Librarys web ecosystem including the universitys Drupal website vendor-hosted systems and custom applications that connect people to collections and services.

At Iowa State University Library youll join a collaborative team that manages and improves the web platforms that connect people to knowledge in an environment that values shared problem-solving and steady improvement. Youll help shape how students researchers and the public find and use information working with colleagues across the Library and campus to support one of the universitys most visible and trusted resources.

The Team Lead will develop and maintain code build shared frameworks and help ensure platforms are reliable and accessible. They will supervise web development staff and student employees lead user experience projects informed by testing analytics and audits and serve as a technical liaison with vendors to coordinate front-end changes integrations and accessibility improvements.

The successful candidate will have a user-centered focus be skilled in organization and time management and possess the ability to interact effectively with library staff and the university community work independently as well as collaboratively in a rapidly changing team-based environment.

What Youll Do

Lead and mentor web development staff and student employees.

Develop and maintain front-end code (HTML CSS / SCSS JavaScript) for responsive accessible and consistent interfaces.

Build shared frameworks and reusable components to support sustainable consistent design.

Lead user experience improvements through usability testing analytics and interface audits.

Collaborate with Library colleagues campus IT and vendors on front-end changes integrations and accessibility updates.

Partner with backend developers on API integrations and data-driven features.

Document development practices to ensure continuity and maintainability.

Level Guidelines

Senior-level position possessing high-level professional and / or technical skills working independently under minimal supervision to support ISUs mission and department or work unit goals

Applies senior-level professional knowledge and expertise to work requiring greater latitude

Solves moderately complex problems and regularly exercises judgment to determine appropriate action

Regularly exercises judgment to resolve problems and determine appropriate action on a broad set of issue and problems. May provide recommendations regarding problems / issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices

Responds to complicated inquiries provides training and provides direction to lower-level staff

May provide supervision for one to two other staff (i.e. leads a small work team)

May lead projects for which well-defined practices and procedures may not exist

Provides guidance to students

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

This posting will be open until filled. However to receive full consideration please apply before November 17 2025.

The selected candidate must reside in the state of Iowa at the time of hire .

Appointment Type : Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year :

12 Month Work Period

Time Type : Full time

Pay Grade : PS811

Application Instructions :

To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following : 1) Resume / Curriculum Vitae 2) Letter of Application / Cover Letter If you have questions regarding this application process please email or call or Toll Free : 1-. Why Choose ISU Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as : Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa) Life insurance and long-term disability Flexible Spending Accounts Various voluntary benefits and discounts Employee Assistance Program Wellbeing program Iowa State offers WorkFlex options for some positions. WorkFlex offers flexibility on when where and how you do your work. For more information please speak with the Hiring Manager.

Original Posting Date :

November 10 2025

Posting Close Date : November 20 2025

Job Requisition Number :

R18069

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1