Senior Software Developer

Skills
Technical Expertise 80%

• Experience as a Senior Technical Consultant in large-scale enterprises and involvement in I&IT transformation projects.
• Understanding of the WordPress Client, architecture, and customizations
• Ability to develop or customize themes and plugins.
• Strong front end and back-end development skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Familiarity with MySQL and how WordPress interacts with databases.
• Experience in performance optimization - speed, caching, image optimization and code efficiency.
• Knowledge of securing WordPress installations against vulnerabilities
• REST API integration with third-party tools or services.
• Experience in implementation of WordPress solutions in Azure cloud stack (App Services, Database Service, Cloud Security, CI/CD Pipeline setup and maintenance).
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
• Ability to provide end-to-end solution design, offering recommendations to achieve business outcomes in alignment with business requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and support delivery of successful outcomes.
• Develop code following development standards, architectural governance principles, and design patterns, ensuring consistency and quality in end-to-end solutions.
• Incorporate security requirements into design, ensuring compliance with industry security standards and policies.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, including unit testing, to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Address defects and provide support to developers, testers, and end-users, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption.

Methodology, testing and troubleshooting. - 20%

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, complemented by excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and negotiation abilities.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, with the ability to provide comprehensive user and system documentation as needed.
• Contribute to effective risk and issue management related to solution designs, ensuring potential problems are identified and addressed proactively.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams, including designers, developers, architects, project managers, and QA, to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Promote industry standards and best practices within product teams to maintain high quality and consistency in development.

Must have Skills:

• Understanding of the WordPress Client, architecture, and customizations
• Ability to develop or customize themes and plugins.
• Strong front end and back-end development skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Familiarity with MySQL and how WordPress interacts with databases.
• Experience in performance optimization - speed, caching, image optimization and code efficiency.
• Knowledge of securing WordPress installations against vulnerabilities
• REST API integration with third-party tools or services.
• Experience in implementation of WordPress solutions in Azure cloud stack (App Services, Database Service, Cloud Security, CI/CD Pipeline setup and maintenance).