Senior Web Applications Developer

cFocus Software seeks a Senior Web Applications Developer to join our program supporting USDOT in Washington, DC. This role has remote capabilities.

This position requires an active Secret clearance and must meet 8570 requirements.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in a computer, engineering, or science field.
• Active Secret Clearance
• 8570 Compliant (Security+ CE)
• 5+ years of experience providing strategic direction and planning dictated by industry best practices and the needs of DOT and its OAs.
• 5+ years of experience supporting web governance by developing and maintaining documentation, attending and facilitating governance meetings, and providing logistical support.
• 5+ years of experience supporting web performance, best practices, OMB and DOT Web site policy and requirements.
• 5+ years of experience gathering requirements and needs analysis and current state assessment.
• 5+ years of experience with information architecture to improve external user experience (e.g., find content in minimal clicks, device agnostic, remove obsolete or low-value content)
• 5+ years of experience in a Testing environment (automated and functional)
• 5+ years of experience assisting in managing and enhancing the Drupal environment set-up and will work closely with the host provider of the content management solution.
• 5+ years of experience using Jira.

Duties :

• Proven in depth understanding of the fundamentals, technical and relationship management of Acquia and the Akamai Content Delivery Network for the Department's Drupal platform.
• Develop and maintain web template pages in adherence to DOT policies and standards including 508 compliance and WCAG 2.0 AA specifications.
• Offer consultation and advice for new processes / changes to the current system to create efficiencies and improve overall website performance.
• Maintain the platform Drupal CORE module as released into the Drupal community.
• Maintain updates to the Drupal contrib modules as released into the Drupal community.
• Monitor and track Drupal module updates so as to comply with the latest version.
• General platform performance improvements and related tasks.
• Maintenance activities pertaining to WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards platform wide.
• General platform security upgrades and implementation of new controls in consultation with the OCIO's Chief Information Security Office (CISO).
• Bug fixing of priority, newly introduced, and pre-existing functionality.
• Conduct functional and automated testing; resolve associated errors.
• Coordination with DOT ITSS on infrastructure changes, to include development, submission and maintenance of change requests.
• Coordination with third party vendors such as, but not limited to, Akamai, Acquia, and two factor authentication services.
• Maintenance of platform Personal Identity Verification (PIV) integration.
• Provide Google Analytics support, assist in providing ad hoc reports and implement best practices.
• Provide DigitalGov Search support and implement maintain search engine optimization (SEO) best practices whenever applicable on the platform.
• Development of initial high level and eventually detailed approaches and scope
• Translation of complex business requirements into system work flows to create a visually appealing, simplified, user experience while upholding federal government security controls.
• Implementation of all Acquia hosting environments
• Preparation and update of Project Management Plans
• Bi-weekly Status Reporting
• Monthly Project Cost Reporting
• Earned Value Management Reporting, where appropriate
• Participation in the development of a Risk Mitigation Plan
• Creation and management of the Project Risk Register
• Providing updates to the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
• Providing information as needed for information security solutions and certification.
• Analysis and consult on application problems as submitted from Tier 1 team.
• Analysis on issues to determine resolutions and communication to customers and users.
• Update on user manuals or videos, as needed.
• Assistance to annual security assessment inquiries
• Interface with business owners for assistance with system and reporting as needed.
• Interface with DOT ITSS and other DOT service providers to identify and troubleshoot issues.
• Coordination with DOT IT Shared Services (ITSS) on infrastructure changes
• Monthly reporting on O&M activities.
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