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This is a full-time, newly created position with NatureBridge. Founded in 1971 as Yosemite Institute and based in San Francisco, NatureBridge is a leader in residential field science and environmental education for America’s youth. Our mission is to inspire a personal connection to the natural world and responsible actions to sustain it.
A signature partner of the National Park Service, NatureBridge currently operates campuses in Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Olympic National Park, and Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Each year, we engage more than 30,000 people from ethnically and economically diverse backgrounds in environmental education, youth leadership, and teacher training programs. Over the past 40 years, we have introduced approximately one million students to the wonder of our national parks and inspired them to engage in conservation and service.
NatureBridge prioritizes recruiting and retaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of those we serve. NatureBridge is a 501(c)3 organization. For more information, visit www.naturebridge.org
Summary
The Junior Developer is tasked with support of the users and administration of the information systems in use at the NatureBridge national offices, and campuses. This new position reports to the Director of Information Technology and is located in San Francisco, CA.
Duties & Responsibilities
Development (30% - 40%)
- Experience developing Drupal sites: building views, custom blocks, and content types, optionally customizing modules
- PHP programming: experience with constructs as data validation, caching, session management, and performance optimization
- Solid HTML and CSS skills, preferably with some Javascript/JQuery experience
- Experience with web administration
- Experience with iPhone/iPad/Android development a plus
- Familiarity with source control systems such as Subversion
- Experience working with RDBMS such as MySQL and SQL Server
- Experience with testing methodologies such as Test Driven Development (TDD), automation, regression, unit and system testing
Support (40% - 50%)
- Administer and support the information systems in use at NatureBridge including the telecommunications systems and Internet connections
- Ensure that information systems at each NatureBridge site runs at full optimization as well as, monitoring and supporting the work of in-house staff
- Develop basic training tools for end users
- Document processes, tools and procedures
- Identify equipment and software needs of the organization and, make recommendations to the Director of Information Technology
- Be a resource to NatureBridge staff for all things relating to technology and information systems
- Travel as needed to other NatureBridge locations
- Any other duties as assigned
Project Management (20%)
- Lead the planning and implementation of project
- Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
- Effectively manages resources, scheduling and deliverables through the entire project life cycle
- Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
- Identifies project resources needed and assigns individual project responsibilities
- Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
- Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
- Provide direction and support to project team members
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
- Ensures that issues are escalated and flagged immediately
- Arranges and attends relevant technology group meetings
- Prepares meeting materials including agendas, handouts, or reports as required
Qualifications
- Patience and teaching ability to train and calm NatureBridge staff
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in computer science/information systems from four-year college or university; A-Plus or MSCE training certification plus three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least one year experience in development including HTML, SQL, PHP and JavaScript, Drupal experience would be a plus
- At least six months project management experience
- Ability to learn new and ever evolving information systems tools and procedures
- Three or more years with Windows system administration including Windows Server and Active Directory administration
- Three or more years experience in IP network administration including support of T1 lines, routers and VPNs
- Solid understanding of underlying networking concepts, including TCP/IP, routing, Ethernet, WiFi, VPN, and others
- Comfort with configuring and troubleshooting iPhones, Android, Blackberrys, and other PDAs, specifically with regard to email/address book/calendar integration and desktop syncing. Experience with tablets such as iPads would be a plus
- Experience in computer hardware maintenance including hard drive replacement, power supply replacement, disk imaging, and printer maintenance
- Experience in training and assisting end-users with productivity applications such as Microsoft Office
- Comfort with cloud-based services such as Google Apps or Salesforce.com
- Experience with or knowledge of administration of Microsoft SQL Server
- Be proficient with the Google suite of enterprise applications, including Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and others; be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of applications; be proficient with multiple web browser applications, including Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox
Full benefits will be provided and salary will be commensurate with experience.
Application Process
Interested individuals are encouraged to submit a cover letter and resume (listing at least two references).
Submissions should be sent as a single attachment (in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format) to:
juniordeveloper
@naturebridge.org
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