Deadline
Apr 11, 2027
Closing in 174 days
Location
N/A
United States
Employment
Permanent
Full time
Reference
N/A
Posted
Oct 13, 2026
Offered salary$130,000
About the role
Director of Web Applications Development
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Posting Details
Position Information| Job Title | Director of Web Applications Development |
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| Posting Number | S1724P |
| Pay Range | Compensation for this position is expected to range between $130,000.00 and $140,000.00 per year, in alignment with what California Baptist University (CBU) reasonably anticipates paying for this role. The final rate may vary depending on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and prevailing market conditions. In addition to competitive wages, CBU provides a comprehensive and generous benefits package to eligible employees. |
| Summary | Under the general direction of the Associate Vice President of Technology, the Director of Web Applications Development provides strategic and operational leadership for the University’s web application development function. The Director leads a team responsible for planning, designing, developing, integrating, securing, and maintaining enterprise websites, custom applications, application programming interfaces, automation services, and related platforms that support the academic and administrative mission of California Baptist University. |
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| Essential Duties and Responsibilities | include the following. Other duties may be assigned.1. Provide direction, leadership, coaching, and work coordination for developers and other assigned staff supporting web applications, enterprise websites, integrations, APIs, background services, and related solutions.2. Partner with University stakeholders to identify business needs, define scope, analyze requirements, establish priorities, manage expectations, and translate functional requirements into sustainable technical solutions.3. Develop and maintain a multi-year roadmap for web applications and development platforms aligned with institutional priorities, enterprise architecture, information security, accessibility, and service objectives.4. Plan and manage concurrent projects, including schedules, milestones, resources, risks, budgets, dependencies, testing, communications, implementation, and post-launch support.5. Perform and oversee solution architecture, business analysis, software design, development, code review, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and technical documentation as needed.6. Establish and enforce secure software development lifecycle practices, coding standards, source control, peer review, automated testing, release management, change control, and separation of development, test, and production environments.7. Ensure applications follow University information security requirements, including secure coding, identity and access management, least privilege, vulnerability remediation, logging, monitoring, data protection, and incident response support.8. Oversee application lifecycle management and technical debt reduction, including patching, upgrades, dependency management, performance tuning, capacity planning, modernization, and retirement of obsolete solutions.9. Design, develop, and maintain integrations among enterprise systems using APIs, web services, data exchanges, middleware, scheduled processes, and other appropriate technologies.10. Oversee database design and application data access involving platforms such as Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, including data integrity, performance, backup coordination, and appropriate handling of sensitive information.11. Coordinate the configuration, administration, monitoring, and support of web and application hosting environments, whether on premises, cloud based, or vendor hosted.12. Ensure websites and applications meet applicable accessibility requirements and University standards, including Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and current Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).13. Promote responsive design, usability, consistent user experience, mobile compatibility, and effective collaboration with communications, marketing, academic, and administrative stakeholders.14. Maintain current and accurate technical, operational, security, architectural, and support documentation for applications, integrations, environments, and key processes.15. Develop service metrics, project status reports, risk summaries, resource projections, and other analyses to support planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement.16. Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and contractors; participate in product evaluation, procurement, contract review, implementation, and ongoing vendor performance management.17. Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning for critical web applications, including recovery procedures, testing, and documentation.18. Evaluate emerging technologies, including cloud services, automation, artificial intelligence-assisted development, and modern software engineering practices, and recommend responsible adoption where beneficial.19. Representing ITS in committees, project teams, planning activities, and stakeholder meetings, and foster a collaborative, customer-centered, and service-oriented culture.20. Maintain professional currency through continuing education, conferences, workshops, professional communities, and relevant publications. |
| Supervisory Responsibilities | Directly supervises assigned employees and may supervise student workers, contractors, or project resources. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with University policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include participating in recruitment and selection; onboarding and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; setting expectations; providing coaching and feedback; supporting professional development; addressing concerns; and promoting accountability, collaboration, and high-quality service. |
| Other Knowledge Skills and Abilities | To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is normally performed in a typical interior office environment with a moderate noise level and minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. The position may require occasional work outside normal business hours to support implementations, maintenance, upgrades, or urgent service restoration. |
| Education and/or Experience | Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred. A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in web application development, systems integration, software engineering, or a related field is required, including at least three years of supervisory or technical leadership experience. Experience in higher education or another complex, service-oriented environment is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered. |
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| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| Nondiscrimination Statement | State and Federal law permit California Baptist University to discriminate on the basis of religion in order to fulfill its purpose. The University does not discriminate contrary to either State or Federal law. |
| Quick Link to Posting | https://jobs.calbaptist.edu/postings/10458 |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Are you a Christian?
- Yes
- No
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Do you attend church regularly?
- Yes
- No
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If no, please explain (required):
(Open Ended Question)
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Are you both familiar with and not in conflict with the fundamental doctrines and practices of the California Southern Baptist Convention as stated in the Baptist Faith and Message dated June 14, 2000? (Please see above link for more information)
- Yes (I am familiar and not in conflict)
- No (I am in conflict or not familiar)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents Optional Documents- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Letter of Reference 1
- Letter of Reference 2
- Other Document
- Other Document 2
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