Experis is looking for a Senior Drupal Web Developer for a contract to hire position with one of our clients in Washington, DC. Client requires a F2F interview so candidates must be local to the area. REQUIRED SKILLS: -5+ years of Web development related experience -2+ years of Drupal/PHP experience (minimum of Drupal 6) -Strong knowledge of MySQL -Solid experience of ColdFusion -Experience with Web Technologies, including (but not limited to) LAMP stack, Drupal, WordPress -Good written and verbal communication skills -Organized and detail oriented -Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, and Visio -Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, SQL, XML, Web Services, DNS -Good understanding of development methodologies including Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall NICE TO HAVE SKILLS: -Experience migrating from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 -Experience with multiple Web Content Management Systems such as Drupal, Alfresco, Percussion, TeamSite, WordPress, WordPress MU -Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay-for-Performance, Website Usability, Information Architecture -Experience with Google Search Appliance -Federal Government experience is preferred RESPONSIBILITIES: - Senior Web Developer to join a team of developers to support a major federal public facing website utilizing Drupal on a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP) stack based open source technologies and web 2.0 features. -Web 2.0 features such as bulletin boards, RSS Feeds, Twitter, blogs and wikis provide a rich medium for the stakeholders to interact with the department. -The senior developer will follow industry standard PHP and Drupal coding practices and write efficient MySQL code that can be unit tested using frameworks such as HttpUnit and PhPUnit. -The successful candidate will have experience working with various content types, the CCK and experience in or knowledge of writing custom Drupal modules. -Best practices are employing including coding standards, configuration management and release engineering. -The senior developer will keep up with the latest in technology such as Drupal 7, PhP5 & OOAD, OpenId among others, and will use this knowledge to propose compelling features that drive up user satisfaction or provide innovative solutions to old problems. -This position may also support maintenance and operations of legacy sites utilizing ColdFusion technology as needed (minor percentage of workload).