Software Engineer- III

The State of Wisconsin is looking for one Software Engineer III


Candidates MUST be WI residents .


WordPress Web Developer


UW-Madison's College of Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Programs Office is looking for a short-term contractor, 6-12 months, for development upgrades to our WordPress multi-site, plugins, external API integrations, etc. and other customized projects. Our systems connect with on-campus software, an Oracle-based course management system, and serve thousands of professionals from registration on our website to receiving a final customized certificate. This includes helping internal teams and campus partners with WordPress, Google Analytics (Universal and/or G4), and proficiency with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platforms and web hosting management tools and protocols (Plesk, GIT, SFTP, etc.).


Job Summary:


Designs, develops, tests, debugs, and troubleshoots software and applications. Conducts system analysis and design, and provides technical leadership, training, and guidance to lower-level staff to support information technology business operations.


Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes enhancements to existing applications.
• Designs and implements test plans, and prepares systems test data.
• Develops, prepares, or modifies technical specifications for complex projects, system integrations, and upgrades.
• Conducts systems analysis, reviews, and interprets system requirements, and develops detailed system design specifications for system integrations and upgrades.
• Reviews application modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with application architecture standards
• Conducts analysis for the evaluation and selection of vendor software solutions and packages.
• Contributes to the development of data structure and systems performance strategies.
• Develop documentation for sustainability of the code base.

Unique Responsibilities:

• Manage WordPress sites for both internal and external teams including regular maintenance, upgrades, and feature enhancements.
• Engage with campus Web Hosting team as it pertains to WordPress website development and hosting.

Top Required Skills and 3+ Years of Experience:

• In-depth knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• WordPress and the technologies and platforms that support it (e.g. themes, plugins, Gutenberg editor, APIs, MySQL, LAMP, etc.)
• Experience working with Web Hosting Control Panels (Plesk/cPanel), GIT (version control systems), Secure FTP, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience administering and troubleshooting WordPress sites and/or Multisite installations.
• Experience with React JavaScript framework (or similar framework/library)
• Knowledge of best practices and use of vendor plugins for WordPress
• Understanding or knowledge of AWS
• Knowledge of Foundation or other similar front-end development frameworks (Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, Semantic UI, etc.).
• Ability to manage projects from start to finish, including scoping, planning, and execution.
• Experience with AWS cloud tools such as Route53 and CloudWatch
• Basic understanding digital marketing tools and concepts such as SEO, web analytics, and how they apply to websites.

Interview Process:

• Remote via MS Teams

Duration of Contract:

• 6 months with potential for extension

Onsite or Remote?

• This position can work 100% remote (within the state of WI).
• Candidates MUST be WI residents or willing to relocate to WI prior to starting the role at their own expense.