Web Services Administrator (Part-Time)

Position Summary

DESCRIPTION: Responsible for oversight, development and maintenance of York College Drupal-based environment. This role is critical to ensuring our site remains secure, up-to-date, and functions optimally while working within our Pantheon hosting environment.

OUTCOMES: A reliable and robust website service and an effective content management process. A professional public web presence that is functional, secure, and accessible for all visitors and is effective in attracting new students.

Essential Functions

Pantheon Host and Drupal Core Management (30% - appx. 8 hours per week)

• Perform regular Drupal core and module updates, with particular attention to security patches
• Perform, review, and evaluate visual regression testing of site and Drupal core updates
• Manage any upcoming major Drupal version upgrades (Drupal 10 reaches end-of-life December 2026)
• Configure and optimize Pantheon tools and integrations such as, but not limited to, Redis and New Relic

Security Management (25% - appx. 6 hours per week)

• Research detected scripts, cookies, iframes in Osano platform
• Publish cookie banner configurations to ensure compliance with regulation, law, and security
• Implement and maintain security headers (CSPs) and other security best practices

Drupal CMS Technical Support (15% - appx. 4 hours per week)

• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues within the Drupal environment
• Frontend administration: configurations, file system management, URL redirects
• Handle formatting issues, broken links, and other miscellaneous corrections within Drupal content

Repository & Version Control (15% - appx. 4 hours per week)

• Manage code repository and version control workflows
• Coordinate repository migration from current vendor upstream to internal ownership
• Maintain documentation of site architecture, customizations, and deployment processes

Front-End Development & Theming (15% - appx. 4 hours per week)

• Maintain and update Drupal themes using Twig templating
• Implement responsive design changes and ensure cross-browser compatibility
• Work with Tailwind CSS framework for styling and layout adjustments
• Troubleshoot front-end issues and optimize user interface components
• Develop custom JavaScript solutions for site

Performance & Optimization (5% - appx. 1-2 hours per week)

• Monitor site performance and implement caching strategies
• Manage CDN and performance optimization tools within Pantheon
• Configure and troubleshoot third-party integrations (chat tools, forms, analytics)

Experience and Education Required

• 3 years of hands-on Drupal or similar development experience (Drupal 9/10/11 preferred)
• 3 years’ experience with Git version control and deployment workflows
• 3 years’ experience with performance optimization and caching strategies
• Previous experience in higher education or similar institutional environments, preferred
• Experience migrating Drupal sites between major versions, preferred
• Background in troubleshooting third-party integrations and APIs, preferred

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong understanding of PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
• Familiarity with Pantheon or similar managed hosting platforms
• Understanding of web security best practices and implementation
• Knowledge of web cookie management, regulations, and best practices
• Ability to manage website in vendor-hosted environment
• Ability to work independently without direction
• Ability to maintain productive external vendor relationships
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2)
• Excellent customer service and team-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills.