Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

Job details

The Productivity Commission (PC) is seeking to engage an experienced Senior Drupal Web Developer on a contract basis.

Reporting to the Director Content and Design, the Senior Web Developer role combines proven technical ability in the development and maintenance of Drupal websites and a strong understanding of Australian government operating environments, including a best practice approach to security, performance and accessibility.

Working within a small web team, the Senior Web Developer contributes to increased capability across their work area and demonstrates strong communication skills, working effectively with key stakeholders to translate their problems into tangible results.

Role context

The PC is the Australian Government's independent research and advisory body on economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians. Further information is available on the website pc.gov.au

The role sits within the Strategic Communications and Engagement Group, which is responsible for providing strategic direction and professional advice on a range of communication activities, including media liaison, communication strategies and campaigns, social media, advertising, internal communication, stakeholder engagement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement, event management, publications, graphic design and digital production.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and development capability to support a small web team managing a complex, newly transitioned website project.
• Ensure the continuity and improvement of existing internal and external facing online platforms as well as being deeply involved in the development and release of new features and applications.
• Utilise a strong technical background in all facets of web development to assist with development of software, websites and web applications.
• Develop visuals and interfaces as well as backend actions on websites or web applications.
• Contribute to ad-hoc web issue tracking, response and rectification within a small internal web team.
• Liaise directly with key internal stakeholders to address issues and provide high-quality solutions within the limitations of the existing platforms.
• Support the development of procurement documentation for vendors including documenting technical requirements for the PC website.
• Support the preparation and publishing of website content in accordance with accepted Australian Government website standards and practices.

Criteria

The buyer has specified that each candidate must provide a response to each criterion. Each response is limited to 3000 characters.

Essential criteria

• 1.Proven ability to develop and maintain Drupal websites, including custom module development and maintenance.
• 2.Experience improving and managing a website's performance, security and analytics reporting.
• 3.Ability to uplift managed platforms to meet accessibility, usability and user-centred design requirements.
• 4.Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex incidents across performance, caching, background processing, and integrations, and provide technical advice to restore services quickly.
• 5.Demonstrated experience leading website handoff processes, and managing code review, source control, testing and quality assurance processes.
• 6.Ability to collaborate with technical specialists and service providers to ensure network and server architecture and configurations meet business requirements and appropriate technical standards.