Complete Description:-
DC.Gov is the District's official, government web portal, consisting of over over 100 District agency and sub portal websites, 150 web forms, and 200 online applications. It has annual traffic of 14 million visitors making 29 million visits. The DC.Gov runs on the Drupal content management system.
OCTO recently implemented responsive design for the DC.Gov home page and associated resource pages and now intends to expand responsive design to the agency websites.
The project team needs analyst consultants who can act both as a business analyst helping to manage the implementation of responsive design on specific DC.Gov websites and also perform some basic project management. This person should be able to step in immediately and assist with requirements gathering, documentation and research on the issues involving the implementation of responsive design for any District agency website on DC.Gov. Deliverables include but are not limited to a practical strategy to implement responsive design for individual agency websites and new requirements for responsive design templates and content types needed for implementation. In addition, the candidate will also work with the web editors implementing responsive design on an agency by agency basis, meeting with individual agencies as sites are updated.
The candidate will work and coordinate with other business analysts, web editors, project managers, and web developers.
This phase of the project is expected to last through the fiscal year (approximately 4 months) but may extend into FY16, depending on the progress made this fiscal year.
Specific responsibilities include:
Meets with customers to implement responsive design; perform analysis of specific websites to determine the best strategy for implementing responsive design for that site; gather requirements, analyzes needs, identifies risks, proposes designs, documents, and carries out analysis.
Works within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer and with other District agencies to document websites, databases, and business processes and procedures for web maintenance and web content creation using Drupal. Analyzes and documents business processes to be supported with these websites.
Ability to analyze system processes and write user manuals for non-technical users to include step-by-step procedures and diagrams.
Analyzes content to improve 508 compliance, web usability, risk management, and integrity.
Works in close collaboration with web editors and developers in a fast paced deliverable driven environment to facilitate accurate translation of business requirements to web solutions.
Familiarity with Drupal, responsive design and with website conversions is required. Although the principal role is that of a business analyst, the ability to manage tasks and dependent tasks are contemplated as part of this position.
Familiarity with responsive design for websites will be given special consideration.
Behavior Characteristics:-
Able to work cooperatively as part of a team of approximately 15 people. Able to work effectively in a fast-paced IT environment while adapting to quickly changing priorities. Excellent people and communication skills.
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Expertise Rating
Analyze business & technical processes for websites
Required
10
Years
3 - Expert
Verbal and written communication
Required
10
Years
3 - Expert
Drupal site analysis, configuration and management
Required
3
Years
3 - Expert
Web information architecture
Required
10
Years
3 - Expert
Project management
Highly desired
5
Years
3 - Expert
Responsive design for websites
Highly desired
5
Years
3 - Expert
Search engine optimization and configuration (including meta-data and content driven websites)
Highly desired
5
Years
2 - Proficient
Website accessibility (Section 508)
Required
5
Years
3 - Expert
Drupal CMS
Required
5
Years
3 - Expert
Candidate must bring his own laptop and smartphone. Vendor or Client will not be providing it.
Are you available to work onsite during normal business hours (8:30 AM-5:30 PM) and remotely during non-business hours?
Software required for the job includes Windows Office and Photoshop (or its equivalent). Does your laptop include this software?
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