Drupal Developer

Role : Drupal Developer with Location : Woodlawn, MD (Hybrid) / Need Only Locals.Duration : Long term Key Required Skills : Drupal, PHP, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle), Agile Development, SOA / Microservice Architecture Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.

Position Description : Architect, design, develop, and implement next-generation web application using software engineering best practices in the latest technologies : o Content Management System (Drupal, WordPress)o PHPo Custom API development using DrupalProvide software expertise in one or more of these areas : PHP application integration, Drupal, service oriented architectures (SOA), security, business process management / business rules processing, module integration, user experience (UX) and accessibility (Section 508 / WCAG / USDS Web Standards)Senior Level experience in development and maintenance of multiple enterprise websites using CMS like Drupal.

Investigate and repair application defects regardless of component : front-end, business logic, middleware, or database (PL / SQL and Data Modeling).

Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audienceAll other duties as assigned or directed Skills Requirements : FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field.

Master's or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience8+ years of combined experience with modern software development using Drupal and PHP8+ years of combined experience web development and building responsive UIs with modern front-end technologies5+ years of combined experience with Content Management Systems (Drupal, WordPress)Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

Contract requirement. FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)These skills will help you succeed in this position : Solid understanding of modern PHP frameworks (Drupal, Laravel, Symfony, Zend).

Basic knowledge of PHP's type system (typed properties and union types).Basic experience with concurrent programming (pthreads, pcntl, ReactPHP).

Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, and Oracle), SQL, and ORM technologies (RedBeanPHP, Doctrine, and Eloquent).

Solid experience with automated unit testing, TDD, BDD, and associated technologies (PHPUnit, PHPSpec, Mockito, Behat / Cucumber, Selenium, and Karma / Jasmine).

Development experience with building responsive UIs with modern front-end technologies such as React, or Angular.Solid knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, Modern JavaScript, Typescript, JQuery, and CSS).

Basic understanding of DevOps and tools (Git / Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube).Experience with API development & monitoring tools (Ready API, Swagger, Splunk, Dynatrace)Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skillsPreferred experience with AWS cloud technologies or other cloud platforms;

AWS cloud certifications.Experience with PaaS (Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes) and Docker containers.Delivery (CI / CD) best practices and use of DevOps to accelerate quality releases to Production.

Preferred experience integrating / establishing advance search capabilities (AWS Kendra).Basic understanding of Enterprise Integration Patterns.

An in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA). Education : Bachelor's and 8+ years of experience, Master's and 5+ years of experience or 12+ years of experience in lieu of a degreeMust be able to obtain a public trust clearance.