This position is 100% remote.

Our direct client has an opening for a WordPress Web Developer 115489

This position is up to 15 months with the option of extension, and the client is in Madison, WI.

If you are interested in this position. Please send us your rate and resume

WordPress Web Developer

Software Engineer/Developer III

Position Description

UW-Madison’s Web Platforms/Services group is looking for a short term contractor, 6-12

months, to backfill the development of ongoing WordPress projects. This position will work

across our service portfolio to provide support for existing websites using our campus-wide Web

Hosting and central CMS services. This includes helping internal service teams and external

campus partners with WordPress, Google Analytics (Universal and/or G4), and proficiency with

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platforms and web hosting management tools and

protocols. (Plesk, GIT, SFTP, etc.)

Job Summary

Designs, develops, tests, debugs, and troubleshoots software and applications. Conducts

system analysis and design, and provides technical leadership, training, and guidance to lower

level staff to support information technology business operations.

Job Responsibilities

● Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes

enhancements to existing applications

● Designs and implements test plans, and prepares systems test data

● Prepares program documentation and training requirements

● Develops, prepares, or modifies technical specifications for complex projects, system

integrations, and upgrades

● Conducts systems analysis, reviews and interprets system requirements, and develops

detailed system design specifications for system integration and upgrades

● Reviews application modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with

application architecture standards

● Conducts analysis for the evaluation and selection of vendor software solutions and

packages

● Leads sub-functional team for application development or enhancement

● Contributes to the development of data structure and systems performance strategies

● Trains and provides technical guidance to lower level staff

Unique Responsibilities

● Manage WordPress sites for both internal and external teams including regular

maintenance, upgrades and feature enhancements.

● Engage with hosting platforms as it pertains to WordPress website development and

hosting.

Required Qualifications - (5 max)

• Extensive professional experience developing websites on WordPress, including

demonstrated experience developing child themes and plugins

• Knowledge of best practices and use of vendor plugins for WordPress

• Demonstrated experience with MySQL as it is connected to WordPress websites

• Experience working with Web Hosting Control Panels (Plesk/cPanel), GIT (version

control systems), Secure FTP, etc.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with WordPress multi-sites or willingness to learn

• General experience working with Google Analytics (Universal and/or G4) and Google

Tag Manager to make data driven decisions

• Understanding or knowledge of AWS

• Ability to work independently and part of a team

• Experience with gathering and evaluating user and/or customer needs

• Knowledge of Foun

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This is a remote position.