Senior WordPress Engineer: Enterprise Intranet Integrations

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 9,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted, an Upwork Company™, seeks a Senior WordPress Engineer for an enterprise intranet project. You will build secure, scalable WordPress intranet with custom Gutenberg blocks and seamless Microsoft integrations.

You will implement SSO with Microsoft Entra ID, develop multilingual RTL support, and create a robust notification and search system. Join a hands-on team delivering a high‑security, high‑availability solution.

Qualifications

• Extensive PHP development experience in enterprise WordPress plugins/themes.
• Deep knowledge of WordPress core APIs, custom post types, REST APIs, and WP-CLI.
• Strong React experience building Gutenberg blocks and patterns.
• Experience with OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect SSO, preferably with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Graph, SharePoint, and Power BI integrations.
• Security-minded development and OWASP-aligned protections.

Responsibilities

• Implement OpenID Connect SSO with Microsoft Entra ID, including MFA and provisioning.
• Build a library of custom React-based Gutenberg blocks for homepages and portals.
• Develop responsive components: news cards, event grids, and portals with RTL support.
• Ensure multilingual content and RTL Arabic layouts across frontend components.
• Create a notifications plugin with DB, REST endpoints, and email alerts.
• Develop an intranet search using ElasticPress/Elasticsearch/SearchWP.
• Implement protected downloads with authorization checks and logging.
• Sync employee data to a read-only table and cache profiles with Azure storage.
• Integrate read-only feeds for new joiners and internal vacancies; ensure fallback flows.
• Deliver technical handover: documentation, runbooks, and endpoint mappings.

Skills

WordPress

OpenID Connect

SSO

React

Gutenberg blocks

PHP

Microsoft Graph

SharePoint

Azure

Elasticsearch

Tools

Azure Key Vault

Power BI

ElasticPress

WP-CLI

Redis

Job description

Lifted, an Upwork Company™, seeks a Senior WordPress Engineer for an enterprise intranet project. You will build secure, scalable WordPress intranet with custom Gutenberg blocks and seamless Microsoft integrations.

You will implement SSO with Microsoft Entra ID, develop multilingual RTL support, and create a robust notification and search system. Join a hands-on team delivering a high‑security, high‑availability solution.