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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Photon, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!
We are seeking an experienced WordPress Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, high-performance WordPress solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strategic insight to architect robust websites, themes, and plugins while ensuring security, performance, and maintainability.
Core WordPress Expertise
Deep knowledge of WordPress core architecture (hooks, filters, REST API, database schema).
Multisite setup & management domain mapping, shared users, centralized vs. brand-specific themes.
Theme & Plugin architecture ability to build enterprise-grade custom themes/plugins that comply with WP VIP coding standards.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) / Gutenberg designing flexible, scalable content models.
WP VIP Hosting Knowledge
Familiarity with WordPress VIP platform (VIP Go, VIP CLI, and CI/CD pipelines).
Code review and performance standards strong grasp of WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS), linting, and VIP Go requirements.
Caching strategies: page/object caching, Advanced Post Cache, Redis, and VIP built-in caching layers. Security compliance secure coding practices, restricted plugins, data handling, GDPR compliance.
Performance & Scalability
Large-scale traffic handling query optimization, scaling multisite databases, use of transient/APIs.
Front-end performance asset concatenation/minification, lazy loading, Core Web Vitals optimization. CDN/Edge delivery integration with Cloudflare or VIP edge caching for global sites.
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Solution architecture design multisite brand hierarchy, shared vs. isolated codebases, content modeling, headless CMS hierarchy.
Integration expertise REST APIs, GraphQL, headless/decoupled options, external CRMs/marketing tools.
DevOps awareness Docker, Lando, WSL, GitHub/GitLab workflows, CI/CD pipelines for VIP.
Monitoring & observability New Relic, Logstash, VIP logs, debugging performance bottlenecks.
Collaboration & Best Practices
Agile project collaboration Jira, Confluence, Git workflows (PRs, code reviews).
Documentation technical architecture docs, coding guidelines, onboarding resources.
Mentoring developers setting coding standards, ensuring compliance with VIP review processes.
Virginia Beach, VA
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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Photon, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!
We are seeking an experienced WordPress Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable, high-performance WordPress solutions. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strategic insight to architect robust websites, themes, and plugins while ensuring security, performance, and maintainability.
Core WordPress Expertise
Deep knowledge of WordPress core architecture (hooks, filters, REST API, database schema).
Multisite setup & management domain mapping, shared users, centralized vs. brand-specific themes.
Theme & Plugin architecture ability to build enterprise-grade custom themes/plugins that comply with WP VIP coding standards.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) / Gutenberg designing flexible, scalable content models.
WP VIP Hosting Knowledge
Familiarity with WordPress VIP platform (VIP Go, VIP CLI, and CI/CD pipelines).
Code review and performance standards strong grasp of WordPress Coding Standards (PHPCS), linting, and VIP Go requirements.
Caching strategies: page/object caching, Advanced Post Cache, Redis, and VIP built-in caching layers. Security compliance secure coding practices, restricted plugins, data handling, GDPR compliance.
Performance & Scalability
Large-scale traffic handling query optimization, scaling multisite databases, use of transient/APIs.
Front-end performance asset concatenation/minification, lazy loading, Core Web Vitals optimization. CDN/Edge delivery integration with Cloudflare or VIP edge caching for global sites.
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Solution architecture design multisite brand hierarchy, shared vs. isolated codebases, content modeling, headless CMS hierarchy.
Integration expertise REST APIs, GraphQL, headless/decoupled options, external CRMs/marketing tools.
DevOps awareness Docker, Lando, WSL, GitHub/GitLab workflows, CI/CD pipelines for VIP.
Monitoring & observability New Relic, Logstash, VIP logs, debugging performance bottlenecks.
Collaboration & Best Practices
Agile project collaboration Jira, Confluence, Git workflows (PRs, code reviews).
Documentation technical architecture docs, coding guidelines, onboarding resources.
Mentoring developers setting coding standards, ensuring compliance with VIP review processes.
Virginia Beach, VA
#J-18808-Ljbffr