applicants

Requirements: *Minimum 10 years of experience in software design and development. *Minimum 5 years of experience in web application design and development. *Minimum 3 years of experience leading other developers. *Demonstrated ability to work within and simultaneously lead a team. *Current experience leading a team in a PHP environment. *Expert knowledge of CMS and PHP environments, preferably Drupal.

Education:
Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science or a related area of study, or other degree with additional 3 years of practical experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: *Lead team of 4 or more developers including employees, on-site consultants, and off-site consultants Design, develop and document technical requirements and solutions *Actively participate in software development, 80% hands-on coding expected *Participate in daily meetings and regular planning and review sessions (using Scrum/Agile methodology) *Lead regular design and code reviews *Interact with cross-functional teams to ensure complete delivery of web applications, including Web Operations, Database Administrators, and User Interface Developers *Interact with product owner(s) to ensure accurate requirements fulfillment *Interact with other Technical Leads to ensure development and adherence to standards *Report status of current projects and contribute to planning for future projects *Introduce new technologies, techniques, and best practices *Support testing and production installation efforts as well as debugging environment issues in all environments

Skills and Qualifications: *Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills *Strong analytical and problem solving skills *Familiarity with Agile Software Development Methodologies *Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) methodologies *Expert knowledge of traditional SDLC *Experience with software development management tools (eg JIRA) *Expert technical skills in Web Development using a content management system (CMS),preferably Drupal *Expert technical skills in PHP *Expert knowledge of web application security considerations Familiarity with AJAX techniques, RESTful protocols, and modern JavaScript libraries *Expert user skills in Linux, Unix, OSX, and shell scripting *Expert skills in SQL and database design *Familiarity with search engines *Understanding of functional languages