Judicial Council of California Looking for Senior Drupal Web Developer (Senior Application Development Analyst) at Sacramento, CA Full Time

JOB TITLE:                            Senior Drupal Web Developer (Senior Application Development            Analyst)

LOCATION:                           San Francisco or Sacramento 

JOB OPENING #:                  5476

OVERVIEW

The Judicial Council of California supports California’s court system, the largest in the nation, serving a population of more than 39.5 million people— about 12 percent of the total U.S. population. Our mission includes a commitment to providing fair and equal access to justice for all Californians.

The Information Technology office is responsible for assisting the courts in achieving the Judicial Council’s technology objectives. The office is directly responsible for the development, acquisition, implementation, and support of automated systems in the appellate courts, trial courts and the Judicial Council. This position manages the ongoing technological operational and maintenance support of the Phoenix application.

Senior Drupal Web Developer position in the Digital/Web Services unit provides specialized development support to ensure all JCC-maintained websites, web servers, and applications are operational. Examples of websites under the purview of this position include the Supreme Court; Courts of Appeal, and Courts.ca.gov. In addition to these websites, 20 new trial courts are hosting their Drupal websites on a managed hosting platform at Pantheon, and maintenance of this platform is a key responsibility for this position. The Senior Drupal Web Developer works with minimum supervision and plays a coordinating role with other IT technical teams to ensure network security and operability across the platform.

The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time.  In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the Civic Center BART station in downtown San Francisco. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in the San Francisco or Sacramento office. However, hybrid schedules may be available from a California residence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains and develops internet and intranet web sites and web site applications in HTML, CFML, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, XML, XHTML, XSLT, Perl, shell script.
• Migrates web sites and web site applications from multiple content management solutions, primarily OpenText Management Server/OpenText Delivery Server to Drupal platform.
• Maintain and modernize legacy web-based applications.
• Administers and maintains server farm for web sites.
• Monitor’s performance of web and application servers and troubleshoot issues.
• Develops next-generation Website and content management platform to support and integrate an evolving digital judicial ecosystem.
• Manages and maintains SiteMinder authentication server.
• Monitor’s performance of server farm.
• Maintains an active understanding of industry practices for securing servers, application software, and incident response.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

This position has a coordinating role with Data Center Operations and Network Security to coordinate patches, upgrades, and configurations and occasionally needs to work on weekends and beyond normal business hours to provide support. The position also attends weekly team meetings and contributes to the overall Digital/Web Services roadmap.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, information systems, or directly related field, and five (5) years of design and development experience including solid knowledge and proficiency in the software used in the assignment.   

Possession of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or directly related field may be substituted for one of the years of required experience. An additional four years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. 

OR

One year as an Application Development Analyst (utilizing the software used in the assignment) with the Judicial Council of California or one year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Application Development Analyst in a California Superior Court or California state-level government entity.

 Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of CSS frameworks and pattern libraries
• Intermediate Knowledge of Drupal module and theme development.
• Familiarity with Symfony framework.
• Familiarity with Linux
• Knowledge of enterprise Content Management Systems
• Knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Knowledge of database structures and core functions
• Knowledge of Cloud Hosting, Server Virtualizations and Containers
• Experience maintaining and supporting websites, web applications, and web servers

Other Information

As a condition of employment, employees must provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Proof of vaccination, if submitted, must be received before the start date. If you have questions about these requirements, you may confidentially submit them to Human Resources at [email protected].

Additionally, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

HOW TO APPLY

This position remains open until filled and requires the submission of our official application, a resume, and a response to the supplemental questions.

To complete the online application, please go to https://www.courts.ca.gov/careers.htm and search for JO# 5476.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation.  Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (415) 865-4272.

PAYMENT & BENEFITS

$8,153 – $12,229 per month

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)

The Judicial Council of California Is an Equal Opportunity Employer.