[Hiring] Mid Level FullStack Developer @Lean Solutions Group

Role Description

We are seeking a FullStack /CMS / Squiz Matrix Developer to build, operate, and continuously improve a portfolio of client websites and digital experiences. The role combines hands-on CMS development, front-end engineering, platform administration, integrations, accessibility, and operational support.

The successful candidate will work closely with client stakeholders, content editors, and platform support teams to ensure the CMS environment is secure, reliable, accessible, maintainable, and easy to use. Squiz Matrix experience is not required. We are looking for a developer with strong underlying web development and CMS engineering skills who can become productive on the Matrix platform within one to two months of training.

Responsibilities

• Build on the platform
• Develop and maintain designs, paint layouts, nested content, asset listings and keyword replacements across the client's sites
• Build reusable front-end components, including through the Squiz Component Service
• Design metadata schemas, triggers and workflows that let editors publish safely and consistently
• Integrate Matrix with the client's systems, such as single sign-on, search, forms, analytics and external APIs
• Run the environment
• Manage the release path across development, test and production, including change records and rollback
• Manage users, groups and permissions, and run periodic access reviews
• Respond to incidents and service requests within agreed service levels, including the agreed cover of Australian business hours, and work with Squiz support on platform issues
• Keep sites accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA and fix what audits and Content Health checks find
• Improve it over time
• Keep a prioritised backlog of platform debt and agree priorities with the lead
• Document how the environment is built and run, so another engineer can pick it up
• Train and support content editors, and spot where a template change would save them repeated effort
• Give the lead estimates for new work and flag anything outside the agreed scope early

Qualifications

• [3+] years building and supporting production websites
• Solid HTML, CSS and JavaScript, including responsive layouts and modern front-end tooling
• Templating and content modelling in any CMS, such as WordPress, Drupal, Sitecore, Adobe Experience Manager, Umbraco or a headless CMS
• Experience setting up user roles, permissions and publishing workflows for content editors
• Some server-side scripting in PHP or Node.js, and working with REST APIs and JSON
• Git, multiple environments, and a disciplined release and change process
• Production support: diagnosing faults from logs, handling incidents and writing them up
• Practical accessibility skills against WCAG 2.2 AA
• Familiarity with single sign-on concepts such as SAML or OpenID Connect
• Willingness to work [agreed overlap hours] with Australian clients

Nice to Have Skills

• Squiz Matrix experience

Soft Skills

• Clear written and spoken English, and the ability to explain technical trade-offs to stakeholders in another time zone
• Problem-Solving: Utilize agile methodologies to identify complex issues and implement effective solutions in a timely manner

Benefits

• Join a powerful tech workforce and help us change the world through technology
• Professional development opportunities with international customers
• Collaborative work environment
• Career path and mentorship programs that will lead to new levels