Wordpress Developer Support Engineer

Does a career focused on changing the world's energy future intrigue you? If so, we might have just the opportunity you're looking for!

Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Information Management group is seeking forward-thinking professionals interested in exploring a career as a WordPress Developer Support Engineer

Our team works a remote 9x80 schedule with every other Friday off!

Responsibilities Include:

Maintain and secure WordPress environment and applications.

Administer INL’s WordPress environment. Work with DevOps team and WordPress vendors to troubleshoot WordPress applications by identifying and resolving the cause of WordPress errors.

Review WordPress applications for security, must both respond to identified WordPress vulnerabilities and proactively work to identify potential vulnerabilities. Actively maintain awareness of the off the shelf and custom developed WordPress plugins in our environment and any potential security weakness they present.

Collaborate with the INL DevOps team to adjust the configurations of our MariaDB, WordPress and Kubernetes environment to ensure it meets INL Architecture and Security standards.

Use knowledge in industry standards and solutions surrounding WordPress hosting and how to implement them to suggest and implement creative well-designed solutions consistent with the objectives provided by customers.

Take initiative in identifying organizational needs and works with lead to present those needs to customers. Take ownership of directives and tasks that have been assigned to him and follows them through to completion. Working to completion includes working with the testing organization and customers to validate those solutions meet needs and quality expectations.

Participate in working with customers and vendors to coordinate releases through the Information Management change approval process.

Provide design input and analysts on project milestones; analyzes weaknesses and recommends system improvements.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience with version control and change control processes.
• Experience using automated DevOps process.
• Experience with SQL or MySQL.
• Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining WordPress applications.
• Applicants are subject to the requirements of DOE O 142.3B, Unclassified Foreign National Access Program.
• Demonstrable experience supporting WordPress including developing custom WordPress components.
• Bachelor's degree plus 5-8+ years or Advanced degree or 3-6+ years or 13-16 years’ work experience in information technology or related field.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with containerization technologies.
• Experience deploying applications through an Azure DevOps Pipeline.

Job Information:

• Salary Grade: PR0300: 210 ($93,492 - $154,212) / Salary Grade PR0400: 220 ($107,520 - $177,336)
• Chosen applicants are required to show a demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.
• Multi-Level: This is a multi-level posting and the selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level dependent on depth and breadth of proven experience and skills.

INL Overview:

INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission in nuclear energy research, science, and national defense. With more than 5,000 scientists, researchers, and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to discover new science and development technologies that underpin the nation’s nuclear and renewable energy, national security, and environmental missions.

INL Mission:

Our mission is to discover, demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions, other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.

INL Vision:

Our vision is to change the world’s energy future and secure our nation’s critical infrastructure.

Selective Service Requirements:

To be eligible for employment at INL men born after December 31, 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see www.sss.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

INL is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide EEO to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Women and People of Color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation:

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Other Information:

When applying to positions please provide your resume and answer all questions on the following screens. Applicants, who fail to provide a resume or answer the questions, may be deemed ineligible for consideration.

INL does not accept resumes from third party vendors unsolicited.

Benefits & Salary:

We have an extremely competitive salary structure, robust relocation package, and a phenomenal benefits package. For more information, please visit: https://www.inl.gov/careers/benefits-overview