Senior WordPress Administrator

Svitla; Argentina; Remote; ARS 52,161,000 - 73,026,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Bonuses for referrals

Learning program

Job summary

Svitla Systems is seeking a Senior WordPress Administrator for a part-time role (20 hours per week) based in Argentina. You will manage WordPress and WP Engine environments, ensure security and stability, and support content/SEO teams with development and automation.

The ideal candidate will troubleshoot complex issues, implement updates, and collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure, and marketing teams. Flexible remote/workspace options available.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience administering and developing WordPress sites.

Responsibilities

• Administer production, staging, and development environments in WP Engine.
• Maintain WordPress core, themes, and plugins across all properties.
• Manage deployments, backups, user access, configuration, and environment health.
• Identify and remediate WordPress vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, and other security issues.
• Test updates, resolve plugin and theme conflicts, and remove obsolete components.
• Diagnose and fix site errors, rendering problems, and performance issues.
• Build and modify pages, templates, themes, plugins, and site features.
• Perform technical SEO work, including sitemaps, redirects, metadata, schema, canonicals, and robots.txt.
• Support content teams with page builds, publishing workflows, and WordPress configuration.
• Maintain and extend integrations using APIs and the WordPress REST API.
• Support AI-assisted development, content, and publishing workflows.
• Coordinate with client engineering/security/infrastructure/marketing teams when needed.

Skills

WordPress administration

WP Engine

Security & maintenance

Troubleshooting

APIs

SEO tools

AI-assisted development

Communication

Tools

WordPress themes

WordPress plugins

WordPress REST API

Job description

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Senior WordPress Administrator for a part-time position (20 hours per week) in Argentina. Our client is a comprehensive tax filing software that offers a wide range of features.

You will serve as the client’s primary WordPress expert, covering WordPress and WP Engine administration, security and maintenance, troubleshooting, feature development, and technical support for the content and SEO teams. This is a high-ownership role: you will identify problems, determine the right solution, and carry the work through to production without substantial oversight.

Requirements

• Deep hands-on experience administering and developing WordPress sites.
• Experience working directly with WordPress themes, plugins, and APIs.
• Hands-on experience administering multiple sites and environments in WP Engine.
• Solid knowledge of WordPress security, access control, vulnerability remediation, and plugin risk.
• Ability to troubleshoot unfamiliar problems independently and take work from diagnosis through production.
• Familiarity with technical SEO and common WordPress SEO tools.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and integrating AI services into content or publishing workflows.
• Clear communication and good judgment when balancing security, stability, effort, and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Administer production, staging, and development environments in WP Engine.
• Maintain WordPress core, themes, and plugins across all properties.
• Manage deployments, backups, user access, configuration, and environment health.
• Identify and remediate WordPress vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, and other security issues.
• Test updates, resolve plugin and theme conflicts, and remove obsolete components.
• Diagnose and fix site errors, broken forms, rendering problems, and performance issues.
• Build and modify pages, templates, themes, plugins, and site features.
• Perform technical SEO work, including sitemaps, redirects, metadata, schema, canonicals, and robots.txt.
• Support content teams with page builds, publishing workflows, and WordPress configuration.
• Maintain and extend integrations using APIs and the WordPress REST API.
• Support AI-assisted development, content, and publishing workflows.
• Coordinate with the client’s engineering, security, infrastructure, and marketing teams when needed.

We offer

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
• Competitive compensation based on skills and experience.
• Regular performance appraisals to support your growth.
• Flexibility in workspace, either remote, our welcoming office or local coworking.
• Bonuses for recommendations of new employees.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, other activities.
• 15 vacation days, 10 national holidays, 10 sick leaves.
• Personalized learning program tailored to your interests and skill development.
• Free tech webinars and meetups organized by Svitla.
• Fun corporate online\offline celebrations and activities.
• Awesome team, friendly and supportive community!

Why join Svitla

Svitla Systems is a global digital solutions company headquartered in the U.S. and operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and APAC. Since 2003, we have served a wide range of clients - from innovative start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Our success is built on partnership. By integrating seamlessly with clients' teams, we create lasting collaborations that drive real results. We are strong advocates of workplace flexibility, remote culture, individual approach to professional and personal growth.

Our global mission is to build a business that contributes to wellbeing of our partners, personnel, and their families, improves our communities, and makes a lasting difference in the world. Together, we are coding a brighter tomorrow - and living it.