Web Developer

Description

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact?

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

**If this sounds like th

e kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

In this role you will** work closely within a

business environment provides quality visualization and publishing services in support of corporate communication requirements for a community–wide client base. The ideal candidate will have full stack web development support specializing in user experience design, user interface design, development, and maintenance of Joomla and WordPress websites. As the Web Developer, you will work independently to maintain systems, workflows and project schedules and collaborate with in-house team members and client subject matter experts (SMEs) to assess requirements and provide creative and robust website experiences that are technically sound and cost recoverable. The Web Developer should have experience developing tailored Joomla and WordPress websites. They will manage task workloads , elicit requirements for website user experience design and development from the community–wide client base, and design user interfaces (UI) and employ industry standard user experience (UX) methodologies to design and develop intuitive user experiences. The Web Developer will provide properly structured and tested websites that are Section 508 compliant, and apply Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2\.1 standards, provide recommendations on multimedia and communication design, content, and features based on the target consumer audience(s); and conduct focus groups and user testing to define requirements. They will document website requirements; develop interactive website conceptual wireframes and prototypes; develop, test, and manage the deployment of new websites; and maintain new and existing websites. They will also manage the maintenance of new and existing websites; participate in biweekly team meetings that focus on project status and progression, team member engagement and utilization, and identification and resolution of project inhibitors; and provide regular verbal and written status reports and submit written reports on significant deliverables. They will also apply business acumen to provide cost effective solutions, monitor expenditures, and provide production data to contribute to a full cost recovery business model; regularly interface directly with the customers as a creative and technical SME; and be supported by an in-house Infrastructure Team and Project Manager with whom extensive coordination is required.

Required Security Clearance:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 15\+ years of experience
• Demonstrated experience in Joomla and WordPress site information architecture design, visual design, and site administration.
• Demonstrated experience with end user-focused UX methodologies including conducting focus groups and user testing, building intuitive information architecture, and developing conceptual wireframes and prototypes.
• Demonstrated experience designing and supporting Joomla Extension or Module creation.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and supporting Joomla websites.
• Demonstrated experience in development of custom Joomla modules and components (e.g. news, login, search, filtering).
• Demonstrated experience in development of custom Joomla plugins to override core functionality (e.g. contact forms, events, appointments).
• Demonstrated experience in Joomla extension development (i.e. components, modules, plugins, and templates).
• Demonstrated experience in generating template creation and integration.
• Demonstrated experience with Gantry, Helix, and T4 Joomla frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and supporting WordPress websites.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, implementing, and supporting database-driven websites.
• Demonstrated experience developing websites and applications meeting Section 508 standards for accessibility and usability as well as privacy and copyright compliance.
• Demonstrated experience testing with multiple forms of assistive technology tools (JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText) and browser specific technologies (Lighthouse, JAWS Inspect, WAVE, ARC Tool)
• Demonstrated experience with Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) and its proper use, understanding and implementation of WCAG 2\.1 standards, web accessibility auditing and remediation, and understanding impacts of accessibility on disabled users.
• Demonstrated experience developing, debugging, maintaining and enhancing code such as HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and YAML.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple web development projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with graphic, interactive, UX, and UI designers to translate designs into “pixel-perfect” responsive websites, apps, HTML emails, and interactive experiences.
• Demonstrated experience to quickly customize out of the box plugins to meet the User Interface design intent.
• Demonstrated experience testing, debugging, evaluating, and