Digital Experience Engineer (Web Development) – Military OneSource

DecisionPoint | Cortek•,

1d•Remote

About The Position

DecisionPoint seeks a Digital Experience Engineer to support the MODES III program and Military OneSource. This fully remote role develops, maintains, modernizes, and enhances secure, accessible, responsive websites and web applications serving military members and their families. The engineer translates business, content, design, and accessibility requirements into reliable digital solutions and supports production operations in a Federal environment. The role focuses on hands-on WordPress development and front-end engineering, including PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3; enterprise content management; RESTful API and database integrations; responsive design; accessibility; UX/UI implementation; and Agile delivery. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and Government stakeholders to improve digital experiences, support modernization initiatives, troubleshoot production issues, and deliver secure, reliable, mission-focused services. Candidates must hold an active Secret clearance or higher and have at least 10 years of professional website, front-end, or web-application development experience. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, although equivalent relevant education, certifications, and professional experience may be considered.

Requirements

Must hold an active Secret clearance or higher.
Minimum 10 years of professional website, front-end, or web-application development experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Web Development, Digital Media, or a related field; equivalent relevant education, certifications, and professional experience may be considered.
Demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, and supporting production WordPress websites.
Hands-on experience with PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
Experience translating UX/UI designs and business requirements into responsive, component-based web interfaces.
Experience developing or customizing WordPress themes, templates, plugins, and website functionality.
Experience supporting enterprise content management systems and content-publishing workflows.
Experience integrating websites with RESTful APIs, databases, third-party systems, or dynamic data services.
Experience with responsive web design, cross-browser compatibility, and accessible-development practices.
Experience applying Section 508 and WCAG requirements.
Experience troubleshooting complex website issues, investigating defects, and supporting production operations.
Experience using Git or another source-control platform and working within Agile or Scrum teams.
Ability to gather requirements and clearly communicate implementation options, risks, and recommended solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering quality work.
Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and identify issues before deployment.
Ability to translate stakeholder expectations into practical technical solutions.
Strong customer-service, collaboration, and stakeholder-communication skills.
Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools, standards, and technologies.
Ability to balance usability, accessibility, security, schedule, and technical requirements.

Nice To Haves

CompTIA Security+ certification.
IAAP accessibility certification, including CPACC, WAS, or CPWA, and/or DHS Trusted Tester certification.
Experience supporting Federal, DoD, or other regulated digital platforms and large-scale public-facing websites.
Experience with WordPress development in a Linux or LAMP environment.
Experience with Sass, NPM, Grunt, Gulp, or comparable front-end build tooling.
Experience with accessibility tools such as ANDI, axe, Lighthouse, or comparable testing solutions.
Experience with screen-reader, keyboard-only, and assistive-technology testing.
Experience developing search functionality, analytics integrations, interactive forms, calculators, or other custom features.
Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks such as Angular, React, or Vue.js.
Familiarity with C#, .NET, Java, SQL, JSON, or other supporting application technologies.
Experience with AWS-hosted websites, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment automation, or DevSecOps delivery.
Experience with Drupal or another enterprise content management platform.
Experience supporting website modernization, CMS migration, redesign, or platform-upgrade initiatives.
Experience with UX/UI collaboration, information architecture, visual design, SEO, analytics, or user-centered design.
Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
Commitment to improving digital services for military members and their families.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance responsive websites and web applications supporting Military OneSource.
Configure, customize, and maintain WordPress websites, themes, templates, plugins, and reusable components.
Develop custom website functionality using PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and related web technologies.
Translate UX/UI designs, content requirements, and interaction specifications into responsive, accessible front-end solutions.
Support enterprise content management systems and database-backed web applications.
Troubleshoot website defects, broken functionality, display issues, integration problems, and production incidents; investigate root causes and implement corrective actions.
Collaborate with UX specialists, designers, content strategists, publishers, and product owners to improve the digital experience.
Support content structures, templates, navigation, search, publishing workflows, and content presentation.
Develop reusable components that promote consistency, usability, accessibility, and efficient content publishing.
Support website modernization, redesign, migration, and platform-enhancement initiatives.
Use website analytics, user feedback, accessibility results, and quality findings to recommend improvements.
Develop websites and applications consistent with Section 508, WCAG, and WAI-ARIA requirements, incorporating accessibility across design, development, testing, remediation, and release.
Perform keyboard, screen-reader, and assistive-technology validation as appropriate, and use manual and automated accessibility tools to find, document, and remediate issues.
Participate in peer reviews, code reviews, functional testing, usability reviews, and production validation.
Develop and maintain integrations among websites, RESTful APIs, databases, analytics platforms, and third-party services.
Support authentication, search, forms, data exchange, and other integrated website capabilities.
Collaborate with back-end developers, architects, cybersecurity personnel, and DevSecOps engineers to resolve technical issues.
Support Git-based source control, structured development workflows, build tooling, deployment processes, and configuration management.
Assist with website monitoring, performance optimization, reliability, and production support.
Apply secure web-development practices throughout the software development lifecycle and support vulnerability identification, remediation, validation, and release activities.
Coordinate with cybersecurity personnel on RMF, Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53, privacy, CUI, and Authority to Operate requirements.
Follow applicable Federal and DoD development, security, privacy, records-management, and operational requirements.
Maintain technical documentation for application sustainment, security reviews, and knowledge transfer.
Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Gather and clarify requirements, identify implementation options, and provide level-of-effort estimates.
Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and provide implementation documentation, status updates, issue reporting, and knowledge transfer.