CMS Implementation Engineer; Drupal & Wagtail; Contractor

• Contract

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RESPEC is seeking a CMS Implementation Specialist that will lead the end-to-end technical implementation of the new Geo Info website (https://geoinfo.nmt.edu), working closely with RESPEC’s project, product management, and design teams, an embedded Content Strategist, the agency’s Product Manager, and the agency’s Data Services and Security staff. This role transforms approved digital strategy, sitemaps, front-end templates, and structured content models into a robust, high-performance CMS implementation (leveraging Drupal and/or Wagtail) that meets the Q2 2027 launch milestone for L0–L1 and priority L2 content.

The CMS Implementation Specialist will configure CMS core structures, modules/packages, and publishing workflows; build out approved reusable templates and page models; execute automated and assisted migration of priority text, relational data, and static digital assets; and establish comprehensive redirect and navigational pathways between the legacy system and the new platform. This role also owns technical testing, defect resolution, launch readiness, and external systems integration.

Responsibilities:

• Implement approved, responsive CMS page models and structured content types using Drupal (Twig, custom modules, blocks) and Wagtail (Stream Field, Page models, Django templates).
• Support the full structural build-out and taxonomy alignment of the website information architecture from Level 0 through Level 2 and beyond.
• Coordinate with the agency’s technical, infrastructure, and security stakeholders to ensure all architecture decisions align with institutional compliance, accessibility, hosting, and security standards.
• Support the execution of priority content migration workflows in close alignment with the finalized Content Migration Plan.
• Lead the technical extraction, cleaning, and ingestion of legacy static assets—including technical PDF reports, scientific images, and downloadable datasets—into structured CMS media libraries.
• Implement robust URL routing, 301 redirect mappings, menu navigation, breadcrumbs, and cross-site transition pathways connecting legacy Geo Info content to the new web environment.
• Lead and support technical testing, including template rendering, responsive UI, editorial workflows, access control permissions, search indexing, and launch-critical functionality.
• Support the technical integration of third-party institutional systems, APIs, and enterprise databases (e.g., Higher Ed ERP / Ellucian Banner).
• Actively track, estimate, and document implementation deliverables, backlog stories, bugs, and future-phase technical debt using Jira.
• Deliver a fully tested, secure, and production-ready live website populated with validated, migrated Level 0 through Level 2 content by target deadlines.

Time Required

This is anticipated as a full-time…