Drupal Developers (Dubai)

Seeking an experienced Drupal 6/7 developer to work alongside our online production team, which includes designers, information architects, and content developers. Responsibilities for this position include module implementation and web application development, troubleshooting, contributing ideas and efforts toward internal projects and working as part of a team to find solutions to various problems (i.e. development platforms, documentation etc.). The ideal candidate should enjoy working in a creative, challenging, and fast-paced team environment.

Job description

• Turning design and user interface mockups into functional websites
• Work with product owner(s) and technical leads to estimate development effort
• Interact with cross-functional teams to ensure complete delivery of web applications
• Participate in design and code reviews
• Assist in release management activities of web sites built with Drupal
• Assist with end-user support needs and perform troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Monitor web servers for performance and communicate with network personnel or web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting web site.
• Possible routine maintenance - both module and core updates for multiple web sites
• Develop and document technical requirements and solutions
• Participate in daily meetings and regular planning and review sessions (using Scrum / Agile Methodology)
• Work with internal business owners and IT to assess the usability, features & functionality of internally managed tools & applications and ensure a seamless flow from the web to the application(s).
• Project Management: Active ownership and accountability for all assigned projects through final delivery, meeting all timeline milestones and delivering within the approved budgets.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a relevant technical field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in web application development
• Minimum 4 years of Drupal web content management solution (WCMS) and at least 1 year with Drupal 7. Samples of enterprise-level applications are required.
• Proficient in the maintenance and administration of Drupal 7 modules and sites
• Experience integrating open source and third-party applications into existing systems
• Experience implementing or working with content approval and staging workflows.
• Familiarity with source control systems such as GIT
• Strong technical skills in PHP, Drupal, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Knowledge of web application security considerations
• Strong user skills in various operating systems
• Experienced with MySQL and database designs
• Results-oriented, reliable, able to work under pressure
• Ability to communicate technical ideas to business users and other teams
• Ability to both collaborate with team members and to work independently
• Eager to embrace current and emerging web technologies
• Experience with software development management tools
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and interpret technical journals, specifications, international technical standards, etc.
• Knowledge and experience using PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, MySQL