[Hiring] Web Specialist @Alpha Omega

Role Description

Alpha Omega is seeking a qualified Web Specialist in support of our Department Of Commerce customer. In this role, this individual will be responsible for:

• Developing web sites and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Coordinating with the Development team on different layers of the infrastructure.
• Maintaining existing sites and developing new websites using Drupal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance on the strategy for the NESDIS web presence, including content hierarchy, taxonomy, and content organization.
• Gather and write requirements for modifications, improvements, and bug fixes for the website.
• Create, edit, and categorize content in Drupal.
• Manage the archive process following government requirements.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on Sprints for the website.
• Build and maintain efficient, accessible, and reliable web sites using Drupal.
• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and meet project deliverables and milestones.
• Provide constant communication with stakeholders and colleagues to develop and deploy requested content.
• Ensure websites meet Federal, DOC, and NOAA web policy requirements.
• Ensure the websites meet accessibility (Section 508) requirements.
• Provide website accessibility information to meet the yearly Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment.
• Create and maintain a website content management plan with communications professionals.
• Improve website user experience through Human Centered Design (HCD) and analytics-informed performance enhancement.
• Update users/URLs on Site Improvement.
• Create and manage Jira tickets as needed for self and other contractors.
• Provide SEO Optimization and Content Management.
• Provide high-level reporting utilizing Atlassian Jira.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in web development using Drupal.
• 2+ years experience with Google Analytics.
• 2+ years’ experience directly supporting stakeholders in requirements gathering, design, and coordination.
• Ability to interact well with others and multi-task, excellent communication skills, and good problem-solving capabilities.
• Basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Familiarity with MySQL, experience with older versions accepted.
• Thorough understanding of Jira.
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Basic familiarity with Google Suite products.

Requirements

• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (Git Hub).
• Familiar with Photoshop.

Benefits

• Salary range: $90,000 - $125,000 (not a guarantee of compensation).
• 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave.
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays.
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan).
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums.
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after two years of service.
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans.
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit.
• Regular reviews of Total Rewards package to ensure competitiveness.