This is a unique opportunity to lead the delivery of exciting website, 3D and virtual reality projects for a world class museum. Australian War Memorial is seeking an experienced Full Stack Developer to lead the Memorial’s website development team, reporting to the Head of Digital Experience.
The Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. Our Memorial’s website is accessed by over 12,000 users daily seeking information on Australia’s military history, researching people and conflicts through our online collections, and researching commemorative events and activities.
The Lead Full Stack Developer will be highly skilled in the Drupal environment and be able to perform and oversee both front end and back end developer roles. The Lead Full Stack Developer is responsible for delivering further enhancements to the Memorial’s website, including collection search and online shop, the staff intranet, as well as the technical delivery of projects such as the Memorial’s On Closer Inspection series of interactive digital experiences. The successful candidate will also have line management responsibility for staff and contractors with varied specialist skills.
The role will work closely with a range of stakeholders across the Memorial, in particular the IT team, and must be able to clearly articulate technical requirements and outputs to a wider staff audience.
This position requires a combination of programming skills (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, etc.) and aesthetics as well as the ability to complete back end module development. Experience with React VR or other related frameworks will be highly regarded.
People management and project management experience are essential.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead the Memorial’s development team to ensure high quality delivery of the website, intranet and digital projects. This includes hands-on programming (front and back end development), security updates, and providing strategic direction for team members to deliver on their work.
- Oversee the design and further development of features and functionality for the Memorial website and intranet.
- Work with content creators to deliver technical development for 3D, VR and 360 degree projects, using a combination of in-house skills and contract staff.
- Manage contracts and relationship with website hosting provider.
- Lead the delivery of live streaming for internal and external audiences.
- Report regularly on performance analytics and use these to drive improvements, with a focus on user experience.
- Work with the team and stakeholders to guide and review the websites architecture and all technical aspects of the CMS.
- Line management of staff, including providing strategic direction, managing performance and delegating work.
