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DecisionPoint is currently looking for a Drupal & PHP Developer / Engineer to develop, maintain, upgrade, migrate existing and new Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) websites based on Drupal CMS platform. The Developer will support our team and our government customer in the Arlington, VA area. 

Remote work eligible.

• Evaluate existing Office of Inspector General (OIG) website hosted in a Drupal environment.
• Create a plan for migrating the existing website with no data loss and minimal downtime from Drupal version 7 to Drupal version 8 or higher version.
• Create a plan for setting up and configuring new hosting environment for the Drupal 8 environment in conjunction with the OIG infrastructure team.
• Integrate and modify existing and new Drupal modules based upon OIG website design requirements to achieve required functionality.
• Create a design and implement integration of external components and/or cloud services such as website search  services,  content  subscription  services,  reporting  services,  analytics  and  business  intelligence  services in the Drupal environment.
• Perform website migration with no data loss and minimal downtime while following industry best practice IT security requirements. 
• Meet with stakeholders to gather requirements for enhancing and/or modifying existing and migrated websites.
• Provide continuous ongoing operational support (including performance issues such as website slowness, website availability, break fix) for existing and future Drupal environments including minor/major version upgrades, security patches, module updates and new module installations.
• Test new software in development environment and follow OIG processes to promote new code/software to production environments.
• Research, test and recommend implementation of new versions of Drupal as they are released and recommend upgrade path to OIG management.
• Kickoff project, provide and manage schedule and complete upgrade within defined time.
• Utilize a mature process to manage the software development and operations tasks by using various industry standard tools and processes such as software source code repositories, bug/issue tracking software and automated build/release and deployment tools.

Required:

• Active Secret clearance required.
• Mid-level expert with demonstrated strong and current skills with website architecture design, development, upgrade and migration.
• Deep understanding of Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 architectures and concepts such as Drupal core and modules.
• Knowledge of Drupal 9.
• Experience with selecting web hosting software with content management system (CMS).
• Deep understanding of Section 508 compliance requirements.
• Abiility to build mobile responsive websites.
• Familiarity with the DevOps methodology.

Candidates should have knowledge of at least some of the following:

• Hands-on current experience with Drupal CMS, Drupal headless, Azure hosting, web server configuration, database integration, public website security, DNS, integration with other applications and/or plugins, organizational branding.
• Development and management with Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP stack.
• Architecting Drupal solutions for data, display and information architecture.
• Drupal modules such as CTools, Views, Panels etc.
• Skills with integrating Drupal with other external services such as social media tools, search engines, web analytics, reporting services and other tools.
• Migrating existing Drupal content from one environment to another including between different Drupal versions.
• Project management for complex web projects.
• Ability to create wireframes for user interface (UI) and user experience design (UX) for websites, experience using graphical design tools to create/manipulate images, PowerPoint presentations, posters, handouts, brochures etc.
• Writing code using HTML/HTML5, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, XML/JSON and similar web technologies.
• Creating code using web frameworks such as but not limited to Bootstrap, Zurb, LESS, SASS etc.
• Web tools such as Fiddler, Firebug, Chrome Inspector and similar tools.
• Web app, JavaScript and CSS libraries to create compelling website designs.
• Troubleshooting skills to support operations for the Drupal websites including slowness or other performance issues.
• Analyzing and implementing independent government IT infrastructures.
• Ability to deploy new infrastructure requirements in government IT offices.
• Experience planning new programs and initiatives to address problems identified in situational assessments.
• Understanding of enterprise, platform, industry, and solution architecture best practices related to web technology stacks.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise reports to and present to senior leadership.
• Ability to provide logical and consistent recommendations for change based on industry best practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge of statutes, standards, guidance, mandates, and regulations governing Federal IT systems and networks.
  
• Subject to all federal and state laws, rules and regulations, DecisionPoint requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start date.  DecisionPoint will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who are legally entitled to an exemption under applicable laws so long as it does not create an undue hardship for DecisionPoint and/or does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of the employee or others in the workplace.

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
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