Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Short Description:  This SDP5 position will be joining the Office of the Chief Information Officer Application Development team as a Drupal Content Management System developer.
Complete Description:  We support several websites created in Drupal, so extensive experience in the Drupal platform, including PHP and MySQL, is a must. The candidate will be taking on the Drupal workload, designing new websites, enhancing existing websites, and fixing defects. 
The candidate should also have a strong background in website design and development, and must be able to monitor industry trends, technologies, and standards and be able to research, recommend, and apply new technologies as necessary. Job responsibilities include creating design prototypes, site navigation, and architecture and layout of content.
It is expected that this candidate will be the department’s “goto” person for Drupal and website design, so taking initiative, managing workload, and working independently are a must. Technical skills will be tested during the interview.
Further job requirements:? Possess strong communications skills and the ability to work closely with a team? Ability to read, understand, and create design documents.? Technical understanding of infrastructure components, their dependencies, and interactions between servers, virtual systems, networks, databases, web applications, etc.? Ability to proactively participate in customer engagements, follow direction from lead technicians, work with customers, and participate in technical planning.

SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceDrupal development experience, with a clear understanding of how a Drupal site is built from the ground up. Drupal versions 7 & 8 experienRequired5YearsPHP version 5.3 (or newer) in Enterprise Environments or equivalent OO knowledgeRequired5YearsMySQL version 5, able to read, write, and troubleshoot SQL queriesRequired3YearsHTML/ CSS, JavaScript and jQueryRequired3YearsKnowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.)Required3YearsFull stack experience strongly desired, LAMP environment, as well as front-endDesired  Experience working with ORM tools a plus (Doctrine, Propel/Creole, etc)Desired  Experience with site/server optimization a plus (Memcached, Varnish, APC, etc)Desired  Working on an Agile Scrum development teamDesired