Lead Web Developer (Drupal Full Stack) - Remote Work Option

About Wealth Enhancement Group

Wealth Enhancement is an independent wealth management firm with an endless passion for enriching the lives of our clients. We continually seek to perfect our craft of personalized financial planning with our team-based Roundtable and UniFi processes that go far beyond the standard approach. We proudly provide unique financial plans and investment management services to over 61,000 households from our over 100 offices - and growing - nationwide.

Since 1997, Wealth Enhancement has tirelessly raised the standard of wealth management with specialized knowledge and more attentive service that helps every client craft their future. For more information, please visit www.wealthenhancement.com.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Lead Web Developer at Wealth Enhancement. This individual will spearhead the development of various technical solutions to create compelling brand experiences for our prospects and clients. Collaborating with our product and business user teams, you will utilize Drupal and Acquia CMS to translate complex UX and design into exceptional interaction design, build automation scripts, manage workflows, and more. Additionally, you will integrate third-party systems to add new features and work on innovative internal projects. You will also support the Agile lifecycle by managing releases and assisting team members throughout the process.

In this role, you will help build our Drupal and Acquia skills from the ground up. We are looking for someone with experience and desire to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment as a part of a small, nimble team.

The salary target for this role is $145,000.00 - $165,000.00 depending on experience; this role is also eligible for our corporate bonus plan.

We select our initial compensation target using national compensation survey data. When we make an offer, we then factor in things like tenure, performance, and geographic location to come up with the most accurate numbers. We encourage you to apply and provide us with your compensation expectations when you do. We’re big on open conversations, so, let’s have one. 

Primary Job Functions

Manage and develop complex technology implementations in a fast-paced environment

• Solve complex business problems with simplified, elegant solutions that can evolve with our business.
• Articulate the differences between competing architecture designs and the rationale for selecting one over another.
• Architect and maintain the overall system implementation using diagrams, prototyping, and proof of concepts.
• Manage Drupal data feeds and other integrations, specifically with Salesforce.

Drive rapid, iterative, development

• Develop standard and custom solutions using Drupal and Acquia CMS.
• Effectively communicate test plans related to solutions.
• Write complex programs, analyze code changes and make suggestions to improve code complexity for maintainability and scalability.
• Manage individual workload for Growth product team and communicate level of effort (story points; ongoing discussion on web backlog stories).
• Participate in review meetings with management to demonstrate functionality.

Partner with product manager and business stakeholders

• Work with the Product owner to develop product roadmaps and measurable technical success criteria.
• Clearly communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at every level.
• Translate marketing and web site needs into Drupal specific recommendations and solutions.

Define, manage, and evolve development and deployment processes

• Maintain detailed documentation related to code and configuration.
• Clearly identify deployment steps for feature branches.
• Create version control branches.
• Actively resolve code collisions and SDLC define processes.
• Maintain development sandbox.

Provide leadership and management expertise for leading technical staff

• Provide guidance and mentorship to front end developer.
• Help technical team to resolve tech challenges (coding, performance, security, etc) towards completion of Jira tasks.
• Support product owner in articulating development complexities to business users.
• Design and improve internal development methodologies around Drupal solutions.

Education/Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in software engineering or related
• 5+ years’ experience working with Drupal
• 3+ year’s work experience in web and application development
• 2+ years working with Agile methodologies
• Acquia Certified Drupal 10 Developer preferred
• Expert experience with Acquia hosting platform
• Experience in JavaScript, Bootstrap, HTML5, jQuery, Backbone.js, Ember.js, D3, PHP, Angular, React.js, HTML, CSS as well as integration of consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with Jira
• Experience with AWS Cloud
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

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Comprehensive Benefits Offerings

Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. You may participate in the following benefits & development opportunities:

• Training and professional development

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (Available to employees and their families)

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent, and transit expenses

• Life and AD&D insurance – employer paid and voluntary options

• Short-term and long-term disability, workers compensation – employer paid

• 401k with match and profit sharing

• Wellness programs and resources

• Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance

• 18 days of paid time off (PTO), accrued annually (25 PTO days after 4 years of service)

• 12 paid holidays each year (10 pre-determined and 2 floating days)

• Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave (Caregiver leave available after 6 months of tenure)

• Reimbursement for tuition, licensing, and other credentials (Available after meeting service requirements)

Should you need reasonable accommodation when completing the application form or during the selection process, contact the Human Resources Department at 763-417-1700

Information provided on this application will be kept confidential and only be shared with those involved in the selection process.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. This organization participates in E-Verify.

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OSHA Requirements: This position requires the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, file documents in high or low cabinets, to use the telephone and to use the computer systems.