We have an excellent 6 months contract opportunity for a Developer – Intermediate. The job will be remote initially. Ottawa and Toronto candidates will be considered.
Must haves:
- Reliability level Federal Security clearance is mandatory
- 3+ years using WordPress application framework for theme/plugin development
- Familiarity with upgrade paths & efforts between PHP 5.3 and PHP 7.4
- Familiarity with git and git-flow based development models.
- 2+ years working with WordPress multisite environments including demonstrated
ability to migrate single site environments.
- 1+ years working with Gravity Forms, its’ certified partner add-ons and related plugins
If you are available, please send your resume to [email protected] OR refer someone interested.
Job Posting Title: Developer – Intermediate
Job Posting Start Date: 04/12/2021
Job Posting End Date: 10/15/2021
DURATION
- 6-month contract
- Start date ASAP
Site: Ottawa
Location: March Road
LOCATION OF WORK
- The job will be remote initially. Ottawa and Toronto candidates can be considered.
HOURS OF WORK
- 37.5 hours per week.
INTERVIEWERS
- Hiring Manager & Technical Project Lead
BILL RATE • Open to market rates
SCOPE
Converting multiple WordPress single sites into a WordPress multisite environment. The conversion will also address PHP version updates as the hosting transitions onto a Kubernetes based platform.
DUTIES
- Sufficient technical ability to deliver on the following project requirements over a maximum 6-month period
- Ability to plan and lead the migration of 7 existing single WordPress instances into the same WordPress multisite environment including:
-Analyze and carry out code conversion related to PHP versions – 5.3 to 7.4
-Converting theme-specific functionality into site-specific plugins with unit tests.
-Address how custom user roles should convert into common multisite roles.
-Database/content migration activities
- Facilitate and execute environment performance testing.
- Support the end-user community during UAT and post-cutover stabilization period.
- Prepare post-transition support guides for application support teams.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES
Must Have:
- 3+ years using WordPress application framework for theme/plugin development
- Familiarity with upgrade paths & efforts between PHP 5.3 and PHP 7.4
- Familiarity with git and git-flow based development models.
- 2+ years working with WordPress multisite environments including demonstrated
ability to migrate single site environments.
- 1+ years working with Gravity Forms, its’ certified partner add-ons and related plugins
- Ability to communicate effectively in different technical contexts
- Ability to complete the tasks mentioned in the “Duties” section.
Nice to have:
- 1+ years working with a Docker/Kubernetes based deployment landscape
- Familiarity with Jenkins CI/CD or OpenShift (K8S) container platform