ICT Team Leader (aka Senior Drupal Developer) - Western Cape Government

Department: Premier
Component: e-Government for Citizens, Cape Town
Salary: R 532 278 – R 627 000 per annum (Salary level 11) – all-inclusive salary package.
Enquiries: Luke van Blerk at (021) 483 9776 / Mushfieqah Salie at (021) 483 3387
Reference number: DOTP 2015/10
Closing Date: 6 February 2015 @ 16:00
Position Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 6 months
Drupal Jobs ad: ICT Team Leader (Senior Drupal Developer)

Job purpose:

Lead approved ICT projects and provide specialised IT development support for e-Government front office projects within the Drupal environment.
 
Requirements:

• A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification with 5 years' relevant experience.

Recommendations:

• Knowledge of best practice within a government-specific web environment
• Active participation in Drupal or Open Source communities will serve as an added advantage

Key performance areas:

1. Develop and co-ordinate ICT applications and systems
   1. Develop and maintain web and mobile applications using approved CMS standard (Drupal) including research, site building, module development, integration, theming, testing and debugging;
   2. Create standards-compliant Drupal themes based on signed-off wireframes and designs;
   3. Develop and extend modules to implement required functionality
2. Co-ordinate and manage the development of ICT architectures and specifications
   1. Analyse systems including developing Drupal site specifications (e.g. required modules, content types, taxonomy, views, user roles, etc.) to implement information architecture, wireframes and designs;
3. Plan for operationalisation
   1. Use and extend tools (e.g. Git, Features module) to ensure application configuration is managed as code;
4. Contribute to the ICT project specifications and ensure that the appropriate tasks are performed at the appropriate level of quality
   1. Apply and test updates to Drupal platforms and components (themes, libraries, core and contrib modules).
   2. Test developed solutions to ensure they meet the requirements

Competencies:

• Knowledge in Drupal CMS or equivalent Open Source CMS’s (Joomla, WordPress), PHP, Web standards, Agile, Open source, Databases, Usability, Accessibility
• Knowledge of modern systems of governance and administration
• Knowledge of global, regional and local political, economic and social affairs impacting on the Western Cape Government
• Skills include: PHP, Drupal module development, Drupal theming, MySQL, JavaScript & jQuery, HTML 5 & CSS 3, Mobile, Responsive Design
• Active participation in Drupal or Open Source communities will serve as an added advantage
• Excellent communication (verbal and written skills)
• Ability to work and make decisions under pressure, lead and be a team leader

How to Apply:

To apply, please complete an application form (Z83) and submit a current CV (5 pages maximum) together with certified copies of ID, Academic qualifications and proof of other requirements as indicated in the advertisement. The position being applied for and the reference number must be clearly indicated on the Z83 application form.

The candidature of applicants will be considered on the information as supplied in the submitted application documentation. Applicants who are considered for the interview and further selection processes may be required to submit documentation supporting such information with due regard to conditions that may be set. Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an interview and/or competency assessments/proficiency tests on a date and time as determined by the department.

Hand-deliver your application to, Attention: Director: Recruitment and Selection, Western Cape Department of the Premier, 5th floor at 4 Dorp Street, Cape Town, 8001. Applications not submitted on or before the closing date as well as faxed or e-mailed applications will not be considered. If you have not received a response within 3 months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.