Word Press Engineer

Role Summary

We are looking for a skilled Word Press Engineer to join our team on a full-time contract basis. This role focuses on ongoing Word Press site maintenance and development across a portfolio of client websites, as well as contributing to new builds and occasional platform migration projects.
Our clients span education, nonprofit, defense, and other industries adaptability across different business contexts is valued.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who communicates clearly, works independently, and is comfortable collaborating with project managers and other engineers in a structured development workflow.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom Word Press themes using PHP, CSS, and Java Script
• Develop ACF Flexible Content layouts, custom fields, and reusable content blocks
• Manage and troubleshoot Word Press multisite (Word Press Network) environments
• Create and maintain custom post types, taxonomies, and template hierarchies
• Implement responsive designs from provided mockups or HTML/CSS assets
• Build accessible, semantic navigation systems including mega-menus with keyboard support
• Configure and troubleshoot Word Press plugins, cron jobs, and email/newsletter automations
• Integrate forms solutions (e.g., Gravity Forms) across client sites
• Manage Word Press security hardening, plugin/core updates, backup and recovery procedures, and uptime monitoring across client sites
• Follow established development workflows: pull requests, code reviews, and staging/production deployments via Azure Dev Ops
• Communicate progress, blockers, and questions clearly and proactively to project managers and team members

Required Skills

• Word Press Development Strong experience building custom themes from scratch or extending existing themes; comfortable with page builders and the block editor
• Word Press Multisite Hands-on experience managing Word Press Network installations
• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Solid experience with Flexible Content fields, repeaters, custom field groups, and ACF blocks
• PHP Confident writing custom template logic, hooks, filters, and functions
• CSS/SCSS Able to implement responsive designs and match provided mockups/assets
• Java Script Basic to intermediate JS for frontend interactivity, carousels, menu behavior, and DOM manipulation
• Azure Dev Ops Familiar with Git-based workflows including pull requests, code reviews, and staging/production deployment pipelines
• Plugin Management Able to evaluate, configure, troubleshoot, and extend Word Press plugins
• Security & Maintenance Experience with Word Press security best practices, plugin/core updates, backup/recovery procedures, and site health monitoring
• Communication Works well with project managers and other engineers; responsive and proactive

Preferred Skills

• Accessibility (WCAG) Familiarity with accessibility standards and remediation techniques (ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, semantic HTML)
• CMS Migration Experience migrating websites from other CMS platforms (e.g., Sitefinity) to Word Press, including use of migration tools such as WP All Import or custom scripting (SQL, CSV, XML imports)
• SSO Integration Experience integrating single sign-on with Word Press
• Gravity Forms Experience building and customizing forms
• WP-CLI Comfortable with command-line Word Press management for efficient multi-site operations
• Performance Optimization Experience with caching strategies, image optimization, and Core Web Vitals tuning
• Gutenberg Block Development Experience building native Gutenberg blocks using React/JSX