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Senior Drupal Developer/Admin

IT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Recruitment #23-004488-0010

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Introduction


Reimagine a career in public service. At WCC, we are collaborative and team oriented, innovative in our approach, and passionate about our work. We thrive on initiative, creativity and challenges to the status quo. Our employees are valued and empowered. We are proud of our achievements and consider excellence a continuous journey…not a destination end point. If you've got the right stuff and a passion for your work, come journey with us.

OUR MISSION

The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission seeks to secure the equitable and timely administration of the provisions of the Maryland Workers' Compensation law on behalf of its customer, the injured workers and their employers, by providing an efficient forum for the resolution of individual claims.

OUR VISION

The Workers' Compensation Commission envisions a state wherein injured workers and employers are empowered to create an equitable partnership to facilitate prompt and fair resolution of workers' compensation matters.

ABOUT US

Together we profoundly touch the lives of so many people and have enormous responsibility to the community by fulfilling our mission of securing equitable and timely administration of the law. The Commission continues to provide services to our constituent partners at a level rarely met throughout the United States.  The professionalism, work ethic, and technological acumen manifest in our operations allows us to smoothly and effectively manage the challenges which invariably arise.  Every division within the agency plays a vital role in keeping us in the forefront nationally...ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND PURSUE YOUR CAREER PASSION WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER?

GRADE

19

LOCATION OF POSITION

Baltimore City

Main Purpose of Job

Senior Drupal Developer is to design, develop, and implement high-quality Drupal solutions that meet the business requirements of the Agency. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that Drupal environments are optimized for performance and that the solutions they develop are scalable, maintainable, and secure. Maintain up-to-date documentation on Drupal disaster recovery and high availability procedures, including recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO), and communicating these to stakeholders and other IT team members. The incumbent should also develop and maintain Drupal-based websites and applications. The incumbent is responsible for creating, customizing, and configuring Drupal-based websites to meet the specific needs of the agency. Improve the overall productivity and efficiency of an organization by providing customized Drupal solutions that meet the unique needs of the business in support of the Agency’s mission.

POSITION DUTIES

§  Developing and maintaining high-quality, secure, and user-friendly Drupal-based websites by customizing and configuring Drupal modules, themes, and plugins.

§  Write code in PHP that adds new features, modifies existing functionality, integrates with external systems, and enhances the capabilities of Drupal websites.

§  Implementing responsive and user-friendly themes for Drupal websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

§  Managing and optimizing the Drupal database (MySQL/MariaDB/Percona Server), including data modeling, performance tuning, and security. 

§  Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to Drupal-based websites, such as fixing bugs, addressing security vulnerabilities, and optimizing website performance.

§  Utilizing version control systems like Git to manage code repositories and collaborating with other team members.

§  Analyzing and optimizing the performance of Drupal websites, including caching, database queries, and code optimizations. 

§  Implementing security best practices, monitoring, and addressing security vulnerabilities, and performing routine maintenance tasks such as updates and backups. 

§  Creating technical documentation, including code comments, installation guides, and user manuals, to facilitate future development and maintenance.

§  Conduct thorough testing to ensure the functionality, usability, and compatibility of Drupal websites across different browsers and devices.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Seven years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and thirty credit hours from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology for four years of the required experience. 

2. Candidates may substitute graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate and one year of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for four years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute experience operating computer systems; or scheduling, controlling input and output to process data on computer systems; or evaluating, implementing and maintaining computer hardware and software; or converting data from project specifications by developing program code using generally accepted computer programming languages on a year-for-year basis for a high school education.

4. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, Management Information Systems or other information technology-related field to include coursework in application, communication, database or operating systems software technology and three years of experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining application, communication, database or operating systems software for the required experience.

5. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Computer Systems Operations classifications or Computer Systems Operations specialty codes in the Information Technology field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

SELECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate MUST have the following:

 

A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Drupal development and in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other relevant web technologies and backend technologies like MySQL/MariaDB and PostgreSQL. This experience should include working on multiple Drupal projects and demonstrating a strong understanding of Drupal's architecture, best practices, and Drupal development, including Drupal 8, Drupal 9, and/or Drupal 10. The experience should include creating custom modules, theming, site building, and configuring complex Drupal environments.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible (employment) list for at least one year.

BENEFITS

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Workers' Compensation Commission at 410-864-5230.

TO APPLY: Please include your resume along with your completed online employment application.  During the online application process, use the Resume tab to select a method for including your resume (Upload Your Resume or Type or Copy/Paste Your Resume).  Submission of a resume is strongly recommended.

If you are unable to apply online, or encounter difficulty attaching required or optional documentation, you may submit via mail or deliver in person.  Please be sure to include your name, identification number (Easy ID#) and job announcement number on any documentation to ensure timely processing.  Please include your resume along with your completed employment application and supplemental questions.

PLEASE DO NOT FAX OR EMAIL UNSOLICITED DOCUMENTATION

Completed applications, required documentation, and any required addendums may be mailed to:

Workers' Compensation Commission Attn: 23-004488-0010
E. Baltimore Street, Personnel Division 
Baltimore, MD 21202

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

WCC is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of WCC that all persons have equal opportunity and access to employment opportunities, services, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.



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