Job Description

Compugen is one of Canada's largest privately-owned Information Technology (IT) Solution Providers. We help customers design, acquire, integrate and operate technology. Our mission is to help organizations realize new possibilities. Every day, our dedicated staff across North America focus on providing extraordinary customer service and support experiences to private and public sector organizations. We combine breadth of skill, depth of expertise, and commitment to operational excellence at scale to deliver exceptional, customer-focused experiences.

If you are driven to make a difference, relentlessly curious and collaborative at the core, we'd love to talk to you. Join us and help us make a difference.

Compugen is seeking a WordPress Developer for an initial 5 month contract working remotely. Candidate must currently reside in Canada.

Our client is undertaking to move their existing websited to WordPress. You will provide technical capability and leadership to adopt WordPress best practices while working with clientI, business owners and the Digital Experience team.

Initial scope is to provide technical leadership to adopt and transform products to WordPress headless architecture. Scope may evolve depending on project needs.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering WordPress Public website products
• Provide WordPress technical leadership
• Define and support code management
• Define and support quality management
• Define and support plugin design
• Define and support theme design
• Provide advice to support evolving security and compliance needs
• Work with the hosting provider to define hosting requirements, CI/CD and service integration
• Provide Cross Training to client's resources
• Participate in sprint planning, document and manage Work In Process

Qualifications

• Experience delivering WordPress headless architecture
• Experiences in programming, plugins and building fully custom themes
• Experience of the core JavaScript language, HTML5, CSS3 and PHP
• Experience with version controls tools such as Git and Azure DevOps
• Delivered projects that are WCAG 2.1 AA
• Experience delivering modern websites with a focus on user experience and accessibility
• Experience working in an agile team with defined sprints
• Experience with web analytics tools is an asset

Consistent with our commitments to equity and diversity, we actively recruit from all designated groups. We also provide employment accommodation upon request to current staff members and to applicants during the recruitment process. We aim to provide a work environment where excellence is allowed to flourish and diversity is prized. Compugen is committed to providing accommodation throughout the interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation, the hiring manager and the human resources contact will work with you to meet your needs.