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Junior Drupal Engineer

Job Description:

Junior Drupal Engineer Summary:

Signature Consultants is seeking a Junior Drupal Engineer for an opportunity in Reston, VA. The Junior Drupal Engineer will build content-focused Drupal theme solutions using PHP, Javascript and CSS, Drupal data management and business logic solutions using the Drupal API and PHP on Drupal version 7 and 8 sites hosted on the Acquia enterprise hosted platform. He or she will be a contributing member on the Content Management team, working with other engineers in web and content management design and development. Ideal Junior Drupal Engineers will have experience working on small agile teams doing large enterprise software projects, from development and delivery, to testing. Successful candidates will have good communication skills and a collaborative team spirit.

Responsibilities:

  • Build, test, deploy and maintains code for web pages, services and applications in Drupal 7.x and 8.x using PHP, HTML5, CSS3, javascript and jQuery
  • Work with MySQL databases managed on the Acquia platform
  • Work with senior technical leadership in primary areas of competence, and task management and project leadership support
  • Manage the assignment and coordination of technical activities and the delivery of technical artifacts throughout the project, utilizing appropriate tools and protocols to effectively communicate this information to the Project Manager, the Architects, and the software development support services
  • Develop increasing expertise in Drupal, HMTL 5, CCS3, javascript and Jquery. Develop experience and expertise in problem definition, requirements analysis and the general design of systems
  • Assist in maintaining all system administration, development, support and user documentation
  • Assist with the planning, requirement analysis, and testing of all security updates, Drupal core patches and upgrades
  • Support production issues and activities, as necessary, by researching, analyzing issues, and identifying and/or delivering solutions

Requirements:

  • Minimum 4 + years’ experience in web development preferable with 2+ in Drupal and PHP
  • Experienced level understanding of the PHP programming language, related optimization techniques, and design patterns
  • Experienced level understanding of the Drupal and Drupal API of version 6.x and 7.x
  • Experienced level understanding of LAMP system environment
  • A good understanding of common service implementation technologies such as: SOAP, REST, XML, JSON, and dependency management
  • Must have comfortable knowledge in one or more of the following: HTML, JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, CSS/CSS2, XML, XHTML, DHTML, JQuery
  • Must have good knowledge of PHP, Drupal, , SQL/PL-SQL
  • Good problem solving and analytic skills
  • Experienced in the Drupal version 7, 8, HTML 5, CSS 3, Javascript and jQuery, are comfortable in PHP 5.x, and have exposure with custom SQL queries and the Drush command line
  • Effective communication skills are a must along with a strong customer service orientation, and the ability to clearly discern client needs

Preferred Skills:

  • Familiarity with Acquia cloud solution a plus
  • Familiarity with Configuration Management toolsets
  • Test-driven development and continuous integration experience is preferred
  • Experience working in an iterative development environment (familiarity with RUP and/or Agile/Scrum is a plus)
  • Familiar with Continuous Delivery and its tools pipeline
  • Familiar with tools i.e. Jenkins, SVN, Artifactory, Jira/Fisheye/Cruciable/confluence etc.
  • Ability to effectively coordinate multiple responsibilities simultaneously, with fast, flexible work style.
  • Passion for staying abreast of new/emerging technologies, tools, platforms and API's
  • Good and evolving competence in several programming languages and technologies, mastery of one or more tools sets, technologies and implementation environments
  • Exposure to modern software engineering principles and practices as well as modern/Web 2.0/3.0 tools and frameworks
  • Good writing and communication skills

About Signature Consultants, LLC

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the seventh consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” and is now the 14th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 26 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients’ technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com.

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