• Build and maintain a variety of high-traffic WordPress sites
• Develop effective, maintainable code in a timely fashion
• Write and maintain custom plugins and themes
• Follow established coding standards and techniques, assist with establishing standards
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and outside development/design agencies to complete projects
• Work with online marketing and marketing science team to make sure the website functions properly for SEO and SEM as well as the proper display of data
• Conduct code reviews with peers, agencies and management
• Work with internal IT groups including operations and security to ensure compliance and successful delivery
• Work with project managers and teams to deliver with quality and adhere to timelines
• Provide user friendly site administration, documentation, and guidance to content contributors
• Provide guidance and recommendations with Wordpress Core, plugins, theme updates and bug fixes
• Assist in the configuration of websites using the various administrative toolsets
• Troubleshoot issues with existing supported sites
• Assist in the conversion of designs to WordPress templates
• Provide proper status notifications to business stakeholders
• Effectively communicate the feasibility of requested deliverables and timelines to the Manager and/or Sr. Manager.
• Utilize design patterns that comply with security policies and guidelines
Qualifications
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field required
• 3+ years of software development experience required
• 3+ years of experience with WordPress and PHP
• Front-end skills - HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Other Javascript libraries, Bootstrap and Responsive Design
• Back-end skills - Experience building custom themes, plugins, widgets, WordPress filters, WordPress hooks and etc.
• Version Control (GitHub, Subversion, etc.)
• Experience working with APIs
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Strong organization skills to manage multiple projects, timelines, and complete tasks quickly
• Ability to grow professionally in a highly flexible and fast-moving environment
**Intake Notes** Currently managed and supported by one full-time developer and the team is looking to bring on an additional resource for the long haul. Primary activity for this team includes migrating architecture and design from on-premise servers to AWS. Qualified resources will have a wealth of knowledge and experience in Security vulnerability testing, code review, writing code, WordPress issues, updates, and code drops with high frequency.