BACKGROUND
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) is revamping its intranet with a redesign and migration to a content publishing site on the Drupal 7 platform. Construction of the new intranet site is almost complete; only modifications are needed from this point forward. The intranet is a highâ€availability site with more than 50,000 visits per month, serving roughly 8,000 employees statewide.
PRIMARY ROLE:
This position will serve as the lead developer for the redesigned intranet, including code modifications, site launch, and improvements. Candidate will work on a content publishing site with multiple content types, roles, and workflows in Drupal 7 in a multiâ€stage Windows (WISP) environment. This individual will work closely with product owners and developers to define needs, evaluate alternatives, and analyze and solve problems.
POSITION DUTIES:
 Quickly come up to speed on the current state of development and be able to identify and implement system improvements proactively
 Modify existing or build new site features and support content migration
 Contribute to QA / QC planning and help perform QA / QC tasks efficiently
 Ensure appropriate continuity across multiple environments (e.g., development, staging, and 
production) throughout rolling build, test, and publish cycles
 Work with internal team to plan and execute a seamless site rollout in early 2013
 Facilitate site functionality that supports user objectives and site analytics
 Ensure code is optimized for site operation and content delivery in the WISP environment
 Provide guidance on best practices for content publishing sites and technical standards for Drupal 
7 and related technologies
 Contribute to mentoring other developers in content publishing skills 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
 3+ years of experience working on highâ€traffic, highâ€availability, complex Drupal sites; at least 1 year with Drupal 7
 2+ years of experience building content management and publishing sites with workflows and roles
 Custom module development and integration with core API, Views, Taxonomy, workflows and roles in a WISP environment
 Advanced PHP, SQL, and JavaScript skills
 Theming / CSS experience
 Clear and concise verbal and written skills
 Excellent interpersonal and customer relations skills
 Excellent organization and time management skills
 Comfortable working in a Microsoft Windows environment  Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
Desired Experience and Skills:
 Knowledge of industry standards and best practices for content management systems
 Experience configuring the Drupal Workbench module
 Experience optimizing Solr search engine with Drupal 7
 Knowledge of WISP stack administration skills, such as IIS configuration or SQL Server 
optimization
 Experience implementing and configuring JQuery
 Experience optimizing Drupal site for analytics 
Work