Senior WordPress Web Developer — Remote & Secure

Aretum; McLean (VA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & V​

Retirement Plan (401k)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long-Term Disability

Training & Development

Job summary

Aretum is seeking a Senior Web Developer to lead the design, development, integration, testing support, deployment, maintenance, and security compliance of client websites using WordPress CMS. The role requires adherence to OWASP standards and client privacy/security requirements, with responsibilities spanning from coding to production readiness.

This remote position carries federal-style expectations, including handling potentially sensitive information and working within secure environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Web Development, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of professional web development experience.
• Minimum 5 years of WordPress development experience.
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL.
• Experience implementing Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements.
• Experience implementing and maintaining CMS-based websites.
• Experience performing website integrations, form development, and content migrations.
• Experience working within secure or regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new and redesigned client websites using WordPress CMS.
• Configure and customize approved client plugins and components.
• Develop responsive website functionality and templates.
• Implement custom code within approved client guidelines and child-theme architecture.
• Support website branding and implementation of approved design mockups.
• Ensure compatibility with client-hosted infrastructure and content delivery services.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for project teams and client stakeholders.
• Provide technical recommendations, risk assessments, and solution alternatives.
• Review technical requirements and ensure compliance with client development standards.
• Support project planning, estimation, and implementation activities.
• Ensure OWASP security practices and mitigation requirements are followed.
• Support remediation of cybersecurity findings and vulnerabilities.
• Verify integrations, forms, and custom functionality comply with client privacy and security requirements.
• Develop and maintain constituent forms and email routing integrations.
• Ensure external IP address capture requirements are met.
• Validate plugin usage and integration performance.
• Develop technical test procedures and support testing.
• Resolve defects identified during testing and post-launch monitoring.
• Participate in readiness reviews and production deployment activities.
• Support accessibility, usability, performance, and functional testing; coordinate production releases and launch activities.
• Support post-launch monitoring and defect remediation.
• Provide website maintenance and end-user support.
• Implement content-related technical changes requested by client offices.
• Produce technical documentation and code documentation.
• Support training materials development for administrators and end-users.
• Assist with knowledge transfer activities for client office personnel.

Skills

Strong debugging and troubleshooting

Web security fundamentals

Accessibility compliance

CMS maintenance

Client collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Web Development

Tools

WordPress

HTML5

CSS3

JavaScript

PHP

MySQL

Adobe Analytics

Job description

Aretum is seeking a Senior Web Developer to lead the design, development, integration, testing support, deployment, maintenance, and security compliance of client websites using WordPress CMS. The role requires adherence to OWASP standards and client privacy/security requirements, with responsibilities spanning from coding to production readiness.

This remote position carries federal-style expectations, including handling potentially sensitive information and working within secure environments.