CAREER OPPORTUNITY
WEB DEVELOPER [INTE-08]
American Civil Liberties Union
Information Technology Department, NY


For more than 93 years, the American Civil Liberties Union 
Foundation (ACLU), has been at the forefront of virtually every 
major battle for civil liberties and equal justice in this 
country.  Principled and nonpartisan, the ACLU has offices in all 
50 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico, and brings together 
the country's largest team of public interest lawyers, lobbyists, 
communication strategists, embers and activists in the 
advancement of equality, fairness, and freedom, especially for 
the most vulnerable in our society.

The Information Technology Department (IT) of the National office 
in New York City is seeking applicants for the full-time position 
of Web Developer.

OVERVIEW

The Web Developer will be jointly responsible for providing 
technical support of the ACLU's websites and related internal and 
external systems used for advocacy, email marketing, and online 
fundraising, including both in-house development and coordination 
with vendors as appropriate.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


  *   Develop, configure, integrate, test and troubleshoot 
web-based tools and functionality for the ACLU websites and 
integrated CRM and email marketing technologies;
  *   Perform technical maintenance of and on-going development 
for the ACLU's websites, including projects related to 
implementation and trouble-shooting for CMS and CRM applications;
  *   Research, propose, plan, estimate and develop solutions for 
new website needs;
  *   Conduct website maintenance (e.g., control user accounts, 
access rights, and passwords) and develop security models as 
required;
  *   Track and resolve front- and back-end technical problems 
and manage technical projects;
  *   Administer and enhance the ACLU's web analytics solution, 
including implementing new features, generating and analyzing 
both regular and ad hoc reports, and identifying trends;
  *   Develop and support custom ACLU micro-sites as required, 
based on ACLU technical practices and internal client 
requirements;
  *   Monitor ACLU websites for compliance with ACLU security and 
privacy policies, and perform technical updates as necessary, 
including responding to new or changing systems with development 
of custom solutions for privacy or security;
  *   Technically design, code and review automated tests of 
website functionality, and monitor CI environments;
  *   Participate in peer-to-peer code reviews;
  *   Manage vendors relationships and on-going projects;
  *   Assist in evaluation and selection of website consultants;
  *   Other IT projects as required.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS


  *   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field such 
as Mathematics or Engineering preferred;
  *   Minimum 3 years' experience with website development and 
related technologies;
  *   Best-practice Drupal development experience, or experience 
with similar content management technologies;
  *   Knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML5, XML, CSS, 
JavaScript/jQuery, and ability to adapt to emerging web 
technologies;
  *   Ability to troubleshoot cross-compatibility issues for 
supported browsers;
  *   Familiarity with Linux/Unix/BSD command-line tools and 
shell scripting;
  *   Familiarity with Yii or other PHP frameworks preferred;
  *   Experience with responsive front-end technologies and CSS 
authoring frameworks preferred;
  *   Experience with CRM and e-commerce applications preferred;
  *   Experience and community involvement with open-source 
applications is preferred;
  *   Experience working with development vendors and 
interdepartmental teams;
  *   Excellent organizational and communication skills.

COMPENSATION

The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and 
benefits package, commensurate with experience and within 
parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.


HOW TO APPLY

Please send a cover letter (with salary requirements), Drupal.org 
username/GitHub (or similar) account for code review, a resume 
and phone numbers of three references to 
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.  Reference 
[INTE-08/INCL] in the subject line.  Please note that this is not 
the general ACLU applicant email address.  This email address is 
specific to the Information Technology department postings.  In 
order to ensure your application is received, please make certain 
it is sent to the correct e-mail address.  You can expect to 
receive an automatic response that acknowledges the submission of 
application materials.

Applications can also be sent by mail to:

Human Resources
RE: [INTE-08/INCL]
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled

Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this 
career opportunity.

This job description provides a general but not comprehensive 
list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications 
required.  It does not represent a contract of employment.  The 
ACLU reserves the right to change the description and/or posting 
at any time without advance notice.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer.  We value a diverse 
workforce and an inclusive culture.  The ACLU encourages 
applications from all qualified individuals without regard to 
race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national 
origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran 
status.

The ACLU undertakes affirmative action strategies in its 
recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with 
disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all 
positions.

We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need 
accommodations in the application process to contact: 
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.  
Correspondence sent to this address that is not related to 
requests for accommodations will not be reviewed.  Applicants 
should follow the instructions above regarding how to apply.

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American 
Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation.  Both the American 
Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national 
organizations with the same overall mission, and share office 
space and employees.  The ACLU has two separate corporate 
entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil 
liberties.  This job posting refers collectively to the two 
organizations under the name "ACLU."



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