Drupal Developer

Oceaneast is seeking experienced Drupal Developers (Frontend and Backend) for a new contract in Arlington, VA. The selected consultants will support a federal client that is responsible for all of their Agency’s external communications and provides overall coordination for all aspects of legislative and public affairs. Additionally, they direct their Agency’s communications strategy and policies; is responsible for communicating positioning, messaging, and branding; develop outreach and educational programs; leads the Agency’s online marketing strategy and manages the external website; and produces events and promotional publications and products to generate support for the agency mission.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain the site pages and Portal content using the content management system (CMS) Drupal and tibbr. Activities include: adding, deleting, and modifying pages and photos; verifying and publishing.
• Architects Drupal solutions by researching and recommending modules; guiding staff in defining taxonomies, content types, permissions and groups.
• Ensures sites maintain optimum performance and security Designs, builds, and develops websites for clients in Drupal, including adding contributed modules and customizing themes.
• Oversees and upgrades the Drupal infrastructure including internal Drupal sites.
• Ensure content and branding consistency and compliance throughout the entire platform(s).
• Ensure that all design elements and templates work within a variety of browser types and screen settings.
• Provides on-the-job training and support to project staff involved with web projects including the development of an internal Drupal training library and knowledge sharing system.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years’ experience leading the development and implementation of enterprise technology solutions, such as content management systems, collaborative websites, or social networking tools.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a PHP Web Developer, with a minimum 2 years’ experience with Drupal development.
• 3-5 years of solid experience in the use of Javascript, PHP, HTML, CSS, JQuery, Ajax, and MySQL database.
• Demonstrable experience in full lifecycle website development using Drupal.
• Significant experience with Drupal 6.x and 7.x
• Experience independently developing, or working with designers, to create custom themes that support the unique needs of different projects.
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge to technical and non-technical audiences; development of training resources and teaching experience a plus.
• Federal Government experience, experience with content migration and site upgrades a plus.