Web Developer/Wordpress

State of Montana • Helena, MT

7h • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources (HR) system. Each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection. This position is with the Justice Information Technology Services (JITS) team, which provides vital Information Technology (IT) infrastructure that Montanans rely upon to support state and local law enforcement. Our dynamic team manages IT systems, services, and interfaces to support approximately 900 DOJ employees, and over 3,000 Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN) customers. We directly support DOJ staff involved with legal cases concerning the State and its people, Montana missing persons, victim services, children’s justice, consumer protection, criminal investigations, highway safety, motor vehicle licensing, gambling control, and forensic laboratory services. This challenging, exciting, and rewarding position involves web development (WordPress) and maintenance, developing, designing, and administering websites for the Montana Department of Justice. The primary focus will be on our WordPress based external website, with secondary duties of UX/UI design input for internal web-based applications.

Requirements

• Four years of education in an Information Technology-related field.
• Four years of experience with software programming and software modification.
• Proficient in WordPress platform/framework, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Solid knowledge and experience in web and UX/UI design principles.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Web development or related field, or relevant experience.
• Solid knowledge and experience in web development frameworks (preferably WordPress) and other web-based applications.
• Experience building sites that are compliant with WCAG 2.1
• Able to work well as part of a team and individually.
• Solid ability in both written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge of programming language and technical terminology.
• Able to develop ideas and processes and clearly express them.
• High degree of independent judgment.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Secondary skills in graphic design or a similar skillset will be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Website designing, building, maintaining, and administration.
• Train editors on how to edit their content.
• Managing plugins and licensing requirements.
• Using scripting or authoring languages, management tools, content creation tools, applications, and digital media.
• Conferring with teams to resolve conflicts, prioritize needs, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
• Directing or performing Website core and plugin updates.
• Developing or validating test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
• Editing, writing, or designing Website content, and consulting/conferring with team members who produce content.
• Maintaining an understanding of the latest Web applications and programming practices, tools, and security practices.
• Back up websites and databases as applicable from external and internally hosted sites and ensure availability for rapid recovery.
• Identifying issues identified by customer testing and correcting or referring problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
• Evaluating code to ensure it meets industry standards, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
• Determining user needs by analyzing technical requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement plans
• Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
• Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree