Drupal Developer

Position: Drupal DeveloperLocation: 100% RemoteDuration: 6 Month Contract to Hire

ONLY US CITIZENS We are looking for a Drupal Developer to join our team to support our USDA contract. This position will be involved with full life cycle software development/DevOps for a federal agency. This is a large-scale IT software development effort implementing Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). The primary objective of this project is to facilitate small-scale application migration to a Drupal cloud instance. Additionally, the initiative seeks to identify opportunities for the development of compact applications utilizing Drupal, with a focus on achieving rapid deployment within short turnaround times. As a member of the team the Drupal Developer will be designing new and enhanced Drupal-based websites for the company and its customers, activities would include but not be limited to:ResponsibilitiesDevelopers will be using Drupal and PHP on LAMP stack to create sites and move data from other applications which will be in .Net, Drupal, PHP, WordPress but not limited to the above.Integrate with existing systems via APIs and REST endpoints and other data feeds.Work on analyzing existing applications for data and attributes and provide insightful guidance on the level of effort required for successful migration and implementing the same features in Drupal.Will be utilizing the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) in maintaining the branding as per agency style guide.Validate apps meet deliverable and functional requirements including cross-browser capability, usability, and 508 compliant per agency requirements for accessibility.Collaborate with systems analysts and project managers to evaluate application migration paths.Will be packaging and deploying the changes from development to staging and production environments and collaborate with operations teams.Performing code reviews, enforcing coding standards defined by the organization and teams as well as document and develop clean code.Collaborate effectively with business analysts to streamline the migration of data from diverse small applications developed across various technology stacks or static web pages. QualificationsBachelors degree in computer science or related field.A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in developing substantial applications utilizing Drupal.Proficient in PHP, HTML, CSS, SASS, JavaScript, MYSQL,GIT/SVN, REST endpoints and JSON.Ability to work independently and recommend the team in best ways to move data to Drupal and provide level of effort.Candidates must be able to pass a US Public Trust background check for badging and to access client systems.Experience in using style guide based on USWDS in Drupal CMS.Experience in 508 compliance and standards and knowledge of making Drupal site fully compliant with 508 guidelines.Additional Information:In order to meet the clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the US.All candidates will be subject to a complete background check to include, but not limited to Criminal History, Education Verification, Professional Certification Verification, Verification of Previous Employment and Credit History.Public Trust background investigations can take approximately four to eight weeks and requires fingerprinting.

Key Skills

• CSS
• PHP
• Wordpress
• JavaScript