Description
This is a 3 months Contract
You Must have 3 - 5 years experience in the work envioroment NO SCHOOL EXPERIENCE ACCEPTED
Working in a fast-paced, deadline driven, collaborative and dynamic environment, the experienced Web Designer/Developer researches and implements web technology to create and/or maintain web sites and oversees/manages the creation and development of a re-launchedweb site centered in preventive healthcare. In addition, the Web Designer/Developer manages and oversees all aspects of the state's existing public health web site and additional web properties and social media platforms. With unique visits topping 100,000 monthly, this role is vital in providing accurate, timely and relevant preventive healthcare information to visitors in an engaging, easy to understand, informative format.
Reporting directly to the Director, Communications, the Web Designer/Developer provides and authors codes for complex websites and applications and employs and assesses security standards. He or she works closely with principals in various Department of Public Health (DPH) programs to update content, design elements, widgets and the like on each of DPH's web properties and employs project management techniques to ensure timely completion of projects. The successful candidate will be able to manage current, live web updates as required by specific programs or units in addition to managing and overseeing the rapid development of a re-launched DPH web site complete with new taxonomy, layout, design and customer-focused content.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter able to protect sensitive information including that protected by HIPAA regulations, be able to work with others, possesses exceptional writing and editing skills and the ability to digest complex and clinical/academic messages and repurpose those messages for public consumption without assistance, if necessary.
To be successful in this role, the Web Designer/Developer must be willing to interface with various Public Health divisions and programs as well as external partners and other government agencies to build lasting and vital partnerships. This position may require 24-hour on-call availability in the event of emergency.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of Windows Server 2008 IIS7 or UNIX/Linux OS X, Apache or Microsoft IIS web server
Knowledge of databases including MySQL and Microsoft SQL - Server or Oracle
Self-starter who requires minimal supervision
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of professional web development experience with a solid understanding of graphic design
o Knowledge of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) and other Web based application languages
o Expert knowledge and experience hand-coding HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript and/or PHP, ASP, ASPX, ColdFusion
o Experience creating and maintaining custom/contributed/core modules for the Drupal 7 CMS platform
o Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Flash, IIS and/or WebSphere
o Ability to create dynamic pages utilizing database integration, particularly within the Drupal 7 environment
o Knowledge of web standards (ie HTML5/XHTML, ECMAScript, CSS) and browser compatibility issues
o Understanding of SEO best practices
o Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines
o Experience planning and executing QA procedures even under tight deadlines (unit testing, browser compatibility, cross-platform issues, non-English character rendering, etc)
o Exercises excellent judgment in analysing and resolving complex issues
o Exceptional attention to detail
o Effective oral and written communication skills
o Experience with MS Office applications
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge in SQL databases, Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Dreamweaver, Drupal or similar content management systems
Familiarity with the principles, practices and techniques involved in public health, emergency management and risk communication
Extensive experience developing custom modules for Drupal 7
Exposure to Omniture, Google Analytics or similar web analytics solution
Experience with eCommerce integration preferred
Mobile website development experience highly desirable
High-level LAMP administration experience highly desirable
.NET Developer experience, C#, CSS, HTML, PHP, jQuery, SQL, any CMS experience in Sitefinity, Wordpress, Kentico and others Mobile experience is a plus
Strong understanding of frameworks and best practices Strong understanding of web architecture concepts
Web 2.0, social networking API experience highly desirable
Working knowledge of Subversion and AJAX