Job offered: PHP/Moodle Administrator with Development Experience
Type: Full-time
Contract
Location: Fairfax, VA
Vesa Health & Technology has been providing Healthcare,
Information Technology, Administrative and Logistics personnel to the armed
forces and civilian agencies since 2007.
We are looking
for an experienced PHP/Moodle Developer with 3 to 5 years' experience with
PHP/Moodle coding and backend administration. This person will review our
course catalogue, fix numerous functional problems, handle application
administration and establish a best practice LMS environment. We need someone
who enjoys investigating and resolving coding issues, has initiative,
flexibility and an excellent knowledge of systems architecture. This person
should be familiar with basic software algorithms and terminology and enjoy
auditing and fixing bad code. Experience customizing the software and code
against a list of client requirements. Experience with object-oriented design
including common patterns, interfaces, and inheritance. Experience with coding
for PHP/Moodle against 508 compliancy rules. Ability to stay focused and
detail-oriented in a fast-paced dynamic environment. This person will work
independently and on a team and have strong interpersonal and organizational
skills. One year contract with probable extension.
Requirements:
- 3
to 5 years of experience with Moodle development. Experience with Totara
LMS a plus.
- Familiarity
with object-oriented programming and have experience with Moodle's
development framework (Moodle 2 with 3rd party plugins)
- Experience
with Moodle Module / Block Development, and Moodle webservices
- A
seasoned understanding of multimedia platforms and LMS course development,
including Flash, and accessibility techniques such as 508 compliance and
SCORM courses.
- Experience
using PHP debugging tools
- Able
to handle a fast-paced work environment, deadlines and new challenge.
- Able
to deliver on time and on budget.
- Able
to support a LAMP Stack environment
- Able
to support a Windows IIS/PhP and mySQL Moodle\Totara LMS environment
- Knowledge
of different SSO solutions, including LDAP, SAML, e.t.c
- Previous
knowledge supporting frontend PhP applications
- Previous
knowledge supporting backend PhP applications - installation, updates,
patching and server monitoring
- Previous
knowledge of regression testing PhP applications
- Previous
knowledge supporting Moodle customization: template building and theme
functions.
- Previous
knowledge on mySQL query building - ETL processes and custom query
designs.
- Web
development experience including HTML, Javascript/JQuery, and CSS
- Experience
with data management in MySQL or other databases.
- Prior
experience working with Federal Government/DoD clients a plus.
- This is a minimum 1 year contract, with definitive plans to extend.
EDUCATION:
BS degree in
Computer Science or related field and 3 to 5 years' experience developing
PHP and Moodle-based systems. The candidate should be prepared to provide
samples or links to past projects.
Entry added by
Mark Evans -
10 Jan 2015 Last updated -
13 Jan 2015