Drupal System Administrator

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Drupal Administration
Ansible Automation
Relational Databases (PostgreSQL
DB2
or Oracle)
Agile Development
and Modern Development Support (PHP
Java EE with Spring Boot
Python
C# with .Net Core)

Job Details

Welcome to Sky Solutions, LLC, a dynamic Digital Transformation Firm nestled in the vibrant heart of the Washington D.C. Metro Area. We specialize in empowering leading organizations in the Financial Services and Healthcare sectors, achieving remarkable business outcomes through cutting-edge Digital Process Automation (DPA) and innovative Low-Code/No-Code Application Development. As a certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) with Minority Owned certifications, diversity and equal opportunity are integral to our mission. Embark on our journey of innovation and transformation, where your skills align seamlessly with our commitment to excellence.
Position Title: Mid-Level Drupal Administrator
Duration: Long Term
Location: Woodlawn, MD
*** Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD
*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site at least 2 days a week.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
Key Required Skills:
Drupal Administration, Ansible Automation, Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, or Oracle), Agile Development, and Modern Development Support (PHP, Java EE with Spring Boot, Python, C# with .Net Core)
Position Description:

  • Design, develop, and implement next-generation content management using system/software engineering best practices and the latest technologies:
    • Content Management System (Drupal, WordPress)
    • DevOps (Jenkins, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker, SonarQube, UrbanCode)
    • Infrastructure-as-Code and Configuration-as-Code (Ansible, CloudFormation / Terraform, Scripting)
  • Co-administer Drupal including installing, migrating, upgrading, deploying, troubleshooting, and configurating on Linux.
  • Provide software expertise in one or more of these areas: Drupal administration, PHP application integration, service-oriented architectures (SOA), security, business process management/business rules processing, module integration, user experience (UX) and accessibility (Section 508/WCAG/USDS Web Standards), orchestration, or auto-scaling & application reliability engineering.
  • Investigate and repair system defects regardless of component: front-end, business logic, middleware, Ansible automation, or database (PL/SQL and Data Modeling).
  • Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
  • All other duties as assigned or directed.

Skills Requirements: FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field.
  • Master's or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience.
  • 4+ years of combined experience with system administration of Content Management Systems (Drupal, WordPress), and/or RHEL Linux
  • 2+ years of experience with Ansible automation
  • 1+ years of combined experience with modern software development support (PHP, Java EE with SpringBoot, Python, C# with .Net Core)
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)
These skills will help you succeed in this position:

  • Solid experience with Ansible Automation and authoring playbooks and roles for installing, maintaining, or upgrading platforms.
  • Solid experience using version control software such as Git/Bitbucket including peer reviewing Ansible playbooks.
  • Hands-on experience with Drupal administration
  • Experience analyzing, researching, maintaining, and integrating Drupal modules/plugins.
  • Basic experience configure cache (Redis, Memcached, MongoDB)
  • Solid experience triaging and monitoring complex issues, outages, and incidents.
  • Experience in automating tasks with scripting languages like Shell, or Python
  • Solid foundation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration
  • Basic Knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, DB2, and Oracle), SQL, and ORM technologies (RedBeanPHP, Doctrine, and Eloquent)
  • Basic networking skills
  • Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

  • Basic understanding of DevOps (CI/CD) best practices and tools (Jenkins, SonarQube, CloudFormation / Terraform)
  • Preferred experience with AWS cloud technologies or other cloud platforms; AWS cloud certifications.
  • Preferred experience integrating / establishing advance search capabilities (AWS Kendra)
  • Basic knowledge with modern PHP frameworks (Drupal, Laravel, Symfony, Zend)
  • Experience with automated unit testing, TDD, BDD, and associated technologies (PHPUnit, PHPSpec, Mockito, Behat / Cucumber, Selenium, and Karma/Jasmine)
  • Knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, Modern JavaScript, Typescript, JQuery, and CSS)
  • Experience with API development & monitoring tools (Ready API, Swagger, Splunk, Dynatrace)
  • Experience with PaaS (Red Hat OpenShift/Kubernetes) and Docker containers.
  • An in-depth knowledge of Social Security Administration (SSA)

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field with 3+ years of experience
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.