Editor

The editor is responsible for the development of curriculum materials used in congregational education programs, and for providing leadership in their articulation. This individual partners with other developers who are also charged with responsibilities for curriculum development. The essential functions of this position are as follows:

1. Provide leadership for the development of overall plans for CPH curriculum resources, including comprehensive scope and sequence, course outlines, and specifications for individual courses.
2. Work cooperatively with team members to ensure timely production of theologically sound and pedagogically excellent materials.
3. Identify writers, and orient, counsel, and supervise development of manuscripts.
4. Carry out periodic reevaluation and, when necessary, revision, and/or supplementing of extant materials.
5. Perform substantive edit of manuscripts.
6. Develop technology applications associated with curriculums to teach the faith and also to help those who use CPH curriculums.
7. Prepare and present workshops to equip and encourage teachers and other congregational staff in their educational ministry.
8. Develop and/or edit music engravings for curriculum resources, applying proper music theory and style utilizing Finale software.

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge and experience:

• Solid background in curriculum, educational trends, philosophical underpinnings, current research in education, curriculum technologies, and child development.
• Knowledge of Christian education, especially as it pertains to the Christian Day School and/or Sunday School.
• Effective writing and editing skills, particularly as it pertains to curriculum development, planning, and organizing.
• A minimum of five years of experience in Lutheran education and demonstrated competencies in current technology as it pertains to curriculum (required).
• Bachelor's degree in theology or education required, master's degree or its equivalent in theology or education is desired.
• Active on the official roster of the LCMS.

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Lead Developer II

Developers in Emerging Products contribute to the creation and maintenance of web applications. Developers are responsible for the internal and external quality of our source code. They work well as a team and are dedicated to learning and improving their craft. Lead Developers hold responsibility for projects they maintain.

The essential functions of this position are as follows:

1. Develop new features guided by automated tests.
2. Resolve alerts in the target time.
3. Refactor source code to clarify its intent.
4. Contribute to the design (visual and architectural) of our projects.
5. Learn new techniques or languages to grow as a developer.
6. Determine when changes are ready to deploy and perform releases.
7. Review coworkers' pull requests to oversee architecture decisions and to provide coaching.
8. Participate in project planning.

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or comparable experience.
• Two years of experience programming in Ruby and have experience maintaining a Web application in Production.
• Solid understanding of Web development (HTTP, DNS, Client-Server architecture, etc.)
• Competency writing HTML and CSS.
• Experienced with Ruby, Rails, Javascript, and Coffeescript.
• Competency with Git, with Git-based workflows, and with deploying from version control.
• Competency with the Linux command line.
• Working knowledge of relational databases; read and write SQL queries.
• Writing unit and integration tests and using test doubles.
• Application of the principles of object-oriented programming.

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Manager, Web Development

The Manager, Web Development, is responsible for leading a team that performs planning, development, production, and maintenance support for all web-based CPH business systems.

The essential functions of this position are as follows:

1. Work with vendors and others as needed to continually enhance the functionality, and maintain peak operability, of our corporate website.
2. Participate in, and/or lead, project teams as requested, providing knowledge of various applications, and participating in the development of functional and detailed design specifications. Provide support for the development of project timelines and budgets.
3. Analyze the needs of CPH and its customers, and determine how these needs can be met through innovative web-based software solutions.
4. Maintain and manage web infrastructure essential to support critical ecommerce operations.
5. Implement security procedures to manage information and data security.
6. Lead, train, and develop staff for maximum effectiveness in support of corporate goals.
7. Provide technical assistance for the users of CPH.org as such needs arise.
8. Assist in evaluating the technology services offered by CPH technology partners.

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Computer Science required. (Master's degree in an applicable field preferred.)
• Five years of experience.
• Broad knowledge of managing ecommerce operations, including managing server environments, application (regular and mobile) development, and database operations.
• Knowledge of web hosting, cloud environment, and IIS administration.
• Knowledge of application-development life cycle, support, and maintenance.
• Coding in .NET, AJAX, web services, jQuery, JavaScript, and SQL Server.
• Thorough understanding of web operation and application/data security measures.
• Hands-on experience in .NET and web technologies, including C#, ASP, .NET, jQuery, AJAX, web services, and mobile development platforms.
• Experience with relational database design and normalization using SQL Server.
• Knowledge of web-related data vulnerabilities and remediation methods.
• Skill in managing multiple IT projects using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid models.

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