Makpar has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Web Content Developer to join our growing team. The Lead Web Content Developer is a senior technical and organizational lead of a government agency's enterprise web environment and modernization program. The role combines hands-on full-stack web engineering, Drupal and .NET expertise, enterprise integration, web performance and capacity management, accessibility leadership, and technical/team oversight.
The individual will be responsible for technical aspects of websites, including site performance, capacity, accessibility, and execution of contract requirements, while overseeing organizational management and technical staff. The position requires substantial federal website development experience and deep experience across .NET, Drupal, Appian, SharePoint, and DB2 integrations.
This role is especially important because the government agency is maintaining existing applications while potentially modernizing legacy web applications into newer architectures. Across the program, modernization involves Drupal, cloud and enterprise platforms, system integrations, user experience, accessibility, Agile/SAFe, and DevSecOps practices.
Role Specific Duties/ Role Responsibilities:
- Lead technical execution for agency Internet and Intranet website support and modernization activities.
- Oversee technical aspects of agency websites, including performance, capacity, responsiveness, and ability to support expected traffic.
- Provide hands-on full-stack technical leadership across Drupal and .NET-based web environments.
- Lead and coordinate integration work involving Appian, SharePoint, and IBM DB2.
- Oversee organizational management and technical staff supporting contract requirements.
- Serve as the responsible technical lead for Section 508 compliance of Internet and Intranet postings.
- Develop and maintain accessible federal websites using appropriate Section 508 knowledge and practices.
- Apply project-management concepts based on Agile, Lean, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles.
- Support WHD's broader web modernization objectives, including maintenance and modernization of public-facing and internal applications.
- Support integration of web applications with enterprise platforms, databases, APIs, cloud environments, and other government systems as applicable.
- Coordinate effectively in an integrated environment involving stakeholders, federal technical personnel, and other contractor teams.
- Support development and modernization practices consistent with federal cybersecurity, privacy, accessibility, and enterprise architecture requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of overall experience.
- Minimum 10 years of .Net experience.
- At least 5+ years of Drupal experience.
- 10+ years of federal-sector experience.
- Hands-on full-stack development experience.
- Experience serving as a team lead.
- Experience working with Appian, SharePoint, and DB2 database integration.
- Experience designing and creating websites for the Federal Government.
- Working knowledge of Agile, Lean, and SAFe concepts.
- Sufficient Section 508 expertise to develop and maintain accessible federal websites.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field.
Additional Requirements as per contract/client (Optional or Preferred)
- Candidates must be a US Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for 3 years and be Federal Tax compliant.
- Direct experience supporting DOL, WHD, or DOL OCIO environments
- Experience modernizing federal legacy web applications from .NET to Drupal.
- Experience supporting large-scale public-facing Drupal environments with meaningful performance and capacity requirements.
- Experience integrating Drupal with federal case-management, workflow, or BPM platforms.
- Experience with AWS/cloud environments in conjunction with Drupal and enterprise integrations.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps and CI/CD practices for federal web applications.
- Experience with federal UX/Human-Centered Design and U.S. Web Design Standards.
- Experience supporting federal Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security compliance.
- Experience operating in multi-contractor federal development environments.
- Experience supporting mission-critical applications through concurrent O&M and modernization.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of overall professional experience
- 10+ years of .NET experience
- 5+ years of Drupal experience
- 10+ years of federal-sector experience
- Hands-on full-stack development experience
- Experience serving as a team lead
- Experience integrating Appian, SharePoint, and DB2
- Experience designing and creating websites for the Federal Government
- Working knowledge of Agile, Lean, and SAFe concepts
- Section 508 expertise sufficient to develop and maintain accessible federal websites
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field
- U.S. citizenship or legal permanent resident status for three years and federal tax compliance
- Direct experience supporting DOL, WHD, or DOL OCIO environments
- Experience modernizing federal legacy web applications from .NET to Drupal
- Experience supporting large-scale public-facing Drupal environments with performance and capacity requirements
- Experience integrating Drupal with federal case-management, workflow, or BPM platforms
- Experience with AWS or cloud environments alongside Drupal and enterprise integrations
- Experience implementing DevSecOps and CI/CD practices for federal web applications
- Experience with federal UX, Human-Centered Design, and U.S. Web Design Standards
- Experience supporting federal Authority to Operate processes and security compliance
- Experience operating in multi-contractor federal development environments
- Experience supporting mission-critical applications through concurrent operations, maintenance, and modernization
What We Do
Makpar provides high level strategic and project management services based on over 10 years of experience in customer focused, cutting edge technology in product development, big data and analytics. With a principal office in Loudon County, Virginia, we have access to the best and the brightest people in the industry who have a passion for helping our clients. Our highly experienced consultants will work on your most pressing challenges day in and day out and will deliver results that will delight you. We value integrity, honesty, and open communications in all our dealings. We continually strive to improve ourselves through soliciting feedback and evaluating our results against the best in the industry.
