WordPress Developer

WordPress Developer

Remote

12+ months

Skills Required:

The Programmer will possess knowledge and experience in applications software development principles and methods sufficient to participate in the design, development, testing and implementation of new or modified applications software; operating systems installation and configuration procedures; organization’s operational environment; software design principles, methods and approaches; principles, methods and procedures for designing, developing, optimizing and integrating new and/or reusable systems components; pertinent government regulations; infrastructure requirements, such as bandwidth and server sizing; database management principles and methodologies, including data structures, data modeling, data warehousing and transaction processing; functionality and operability of the current operating environment; systems engineering concepts and factors such as structured design, supportability, survivability, reliability, scalability and maintainability; optimization concepts and methods; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; and speak and write effectively and prepare effective reports.

Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in electronic data processing systems study, design, and programming. At least three (3) years of that experience must have been in a lead capacity.

Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related or Engineering field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Skills Preferred:

Expertise in the WordPress Platform

Expertise in WordPress Custom Theme and Plugin Development

Expertise in WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, SASS/SCSS, JAVASCRIPT

Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues

Strong understanding of responsive web design techniques

Experience with WordPress REST API

Experience with common WordPress Plugins/Features such as Advanced Custom Fields, Custom Post Type, and Duplication or Backups

Experience with migrating websites from other platforms to WordPress

Experience with migrating websites from one WordPress hosting service to another hosting service

Experience with optimizing performance of WordPress sites

Experience with Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Experience with converting mockups to pages

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in WordPress administration, development, migration, and optimization. At least (3) years of that experience must be in a lead capacity.

Regards

Naresh Damagalla

West Advanced Technologies, Inc

Remote