Position: Drupal Developer/Administrator
Location: Denver, CO 80203
Duration: 6 Months

Brief Description

This position is primarily focused on administering and managing a Drupal platform. Working with others to make necessary content updates and helping others learn the platform as needed. Experience with ColdFusion is also a plus. We are looking for a technical expert in Drupal and a good communicator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains internet and intranet portals, forms, and structures by the organization s needs; collaborates closely with divisions and teams across the Judicial Department.
• Serves as the primary contact for all aspects of the organization's public website(s).
• Performs backups and ensures site reliability.
• Ensure website(s) are accessible per Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standards.
• Encourages and facilitates consistent, creative, and unified web design across the organization s web properties.
• Collects and analyses web analytics and similar data; identifies opportunities to improve search engine optimization (SEO), time on site, web traffic, and other relevant metrics.
• Improves the portal's efficiency and designs the look and feel of the site. Keeps the design of the website standardized and current. Monitors for drift from established standards and implements corrections.
• Monitors site traffic and helps scale site capacity to meet traffic demands and performance expectations.
• Maintains and documents ownership of the company s internet domains.
• Assists employees with the use of company websites through one-on-one support, user guides, and training sessions.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethical standards; software licenses; and applicable state and federal laws and regulations including data security, privacy, and intellectual property laws.
• Maintains current knowledge of best practices and emerging developments in web design, web development, and technology.

Required Skills

• Extensive knowledge of website management, analytics, design, and SEO best practices and standards.
• Experience with the latest version of the Drupal platform. Ability to create new content and integrate it with other services in the Drupal platform. Ability to administer the Drupal platform. Ability to help others learn about the Drupal platform. We are looking for someone with extensive experience in Drupal who understands the platform well.
• Working knowledge of the latest design web design standards. Experience with doing web design on larger-scale websites. Ability to be creative in designing solutions.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and integration of APIs with websites.
• Working knowledge of or ability to quickly learn web content management systems, applications, and tools used by the organization.
• Highly proficient with HTML/CSS; working knowledge of PHP, XML, SQL, JavaScript, and other programming languages.
• Experience working with ColdFusion is a plus.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field required; coursework in digital media, web design, and/or computer programming is highly preferred.
• Equivalent progressive professional experience may be substituted for education experience.
• At least five years working with the Drupal platform in an administration and content management capacity.

Place of Performance

The ideal candidate should reside within the Denver, CO vicinity, and will be expected to be present in the office one day per week. The workplace is located at 1300 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80203.