WordPress Website Developer

Veer Steel Mills (pty) Ltd.; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Veer Steel Mills (pty) Ltd. seeks a WordPress specialist to build, update and maintain multiple group websites. You will apply updates, test on staging, and keep sites secure with firewalls, 2FA, malware scans and SSL.

You'll also run backups, optimise performance, monitor uptime, and manage SEO basics, Analytics and Search Console. Knowledge of POPIA compliance and site documentation is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional WordPress experience with live sites to show
• PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL
• Custom themes and plugins, plus Elementor or the block editor
• Git, staging and production setups, cPanel or Linux hosting, DNS and Cloudflare
• Basic web security knowledge

Responsibilities

• Build, update and maintain all group WordPress websites
• Apply core, theme and plugin updates, testing on a staging copy first
• Keep sites secure: firewall, two-factor login, malware scans, SSL
• Run daily backups and test a restore regularly
• Speed up the sites (caching, image compression) and monitor uptime
• Handle SEO basics, Google Analytics and Search Console
• Connect website forms to company email so enquiries are not lost
• Keep sites POPIA-compliant (privacy policy, cookie notice)
• Document each site: hosting, plugins, logins, renewal dates

Skills

WordPress

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

MySQL

Elementor

Git

Staging

cPanel

DNS

Cloudflare

Web security

Education

IT Diploma

Tools

Git

Staging environments

cPanel

Linux hosting

DNS management

Cloudflare

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Build, update and maintain all group WordPress websites
• Apply core, theme and plugin updates, testing on a staging copy first
• Keep sites secure: firewall, two-factor login, malware scans, SSL
• Run daily backups and test a restore regularly
• Speed up the sites (caching, image compression) and monitor uptime
• Handle SEO basics, Google Analytics and Search Console
• Connect website forms to company email so enquiries are not lost
• Keep sites POPIA-compliant (privacy policy, cookie notice)
• Document each site: hosting, plugins, logins, renewal dates

Preferred candidate profile

• 2+ years of professional WordPress experience, with live sites to show
• PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL
• Custom themes and plugins, plus Elementor or the block editor
• Git, staging and production setups, cPanel or Linux hosting, DNS and Cloudflare
• Basic web security knowledge

Nice to have

• Diploma or degree in IT
• Experience with Microsoft 365 email, SPF, DKIM and DMARC
• Corporate or industrial website experience
• Basic design skills (Figma, Canva)

Soft skills

• Clear communicator
• Reliable and detail-focused
• Works with little supervision

Terms

• Reports to the Group IT Head of Department
• 3-month probation
• Signs an NDA
• All code, content and accounts belong to the company