Role & responsibilities
JOB Title: IT Web Developer WordPress
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled and reliable IT Web Developer with strong WordPress experience to manage, maintain, update, and improve our company websites.
The ideal candidate should have hands‑on experience in WordPress development, website maintenance, troubleshooting, performance optimisation, website security, hosting, and responsive web design.
The role will involve regular website updates, technical maintenance, new page development, resolving website issues, and supporting the companys digital and marketing requirements.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and manage company websites using WordPress.
- Create and update website pages, landing pages, service pages, blogs, banners, and other website content.
- Customise WordPress themes and website layouts according to business requirements.
- Install, configure, update, and troubleshoot WordPress plugins.
- Ensure websites are fully responsive across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Monitor website performance, uptime, loading speed, and overall functionality.
- Troubleshoot website errors, broken pages, plugin conflicts, form issues, and technical problems.
- Perform regular WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates.
- Manage website backups and restoration procedures.
- Implement website security measures and monitor potential vulnerabilities.
- Manage hosting panels, domain settings, DNS records, SSL certificates, and website configurations.
- Create and maintain enquiry forms, contact forms, booking forms, and other website functionality.
- Integrate third‑party platforms, APIs, CRM systems, email tools, analytics, and payment systems when required.
- Optimise website loading speed and overall technical performance.
- Implement basic on‑page and technical SEO improvements.
- Work with Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
- Support digital marketing campaigns by creating campaign landing pages and implementing tracking codes.
- Test website updates before publishing them to the live website.
- Maintain website documentation and record significant technical changes.
- Coordinate with marketing, administration, management, and design teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve website usability, functionality, design, and customer experience.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of WordPress
- WordPress theme customisation
- WordPress plugin installation and configuration
- Elementor / Elementor Pro or similar page builders
- HTML5
- CSS3
- Basic to intermediate JavaScript
- PHP fundamentals
- MySQL / database fundamentals
- Responsive Web Design
- Website hosting and cPanel
- Domain and DNS management
- SSL certificate management
- Website backup and migration
- WordPress security
- Website performance optimisation
- Page-speed optimisation
- Basic technical SEO
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Website forms and integrations
- API integration fundamentals
- Troubleshooting and debugging skills
Preferred Skills
Experience with any of the following would be an advantage:
- WooCommerce
- Shopify
- Git / GitHub
- Cloudflare
- Google Tag Manager
- Canva or basic graphic editing
- Figma
- Email marketing integrations
- CRM integrations
- Payment gateway integrations
- Website accessibility standards
- Basic server administration
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development, or a related field is preferred.
- Previous professional experience managing WordPress websites.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating previous website development work.
- Ability to independently diagnose and resolve website issues.
- Good understanding of website security and performance best practices.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple websites and prioritise tasks effectively.
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who is proactive, technically capable, detail-oriented, and dependable, with the ability to take ownership of the company’s websites and ensure they remain secure, updated, professional, fast, and fully functional.
Candidates should be comfortable handling both day-to-day website maintenance and new website development requirements.