GLA Digital Estate Rebuild (Drupal 7 to Drupal 8/9) (D)

Closing date for applications: 01/12/2020
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
Developer
Summary of the work
GLA current digital estate is built using Open Source Technology which will not be supported post November 2022. Alongside that, the digital landscape for users and our administration has changed significantly since our last major site update six years ago. So this needs to be either upgraded/replaced before then.
Latest start date
12/02/2021
Expected contract length
Initial 12 months + Further 12 month extension option
Location
London
Organisation the work is for
Greater London Authority
Maximum day rate
Please specify required day rate
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with
Existing team: Technical Lead Cloud System Engineer DevOpsDelivery Managers Testers Content Managers BA Performance Analyst Product Owners
What the specialist will work on
We have been working with an agency on the discovery phase for this project and we are now looking to work with a digital agency to help us implement the recommendations, come up with solutions to address the pain points of users and stakeholder raised during the discovery and rebuild our digital estate from Drupal 7 into Drupal 8/9.
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
We expect the work to be carried out from both the GLA’s location at City Hall as well as from the supplier location remotely. Regular meetings, workshops, show and tells should be held at City Hall or if not applicable, remotely and the chosen agency would need to fully integrate with our team, share their knowledge and insight; work in an open and transparent way and demonstrate good agile product delivery practice.
Working arrangements
-Carry out the work using Agile methodology (GLA works in accordance with the GDS Service Manual whenever possible).-Ensuring all development work delivered is accessible. It must meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 AA standard.-Working within the customers standard terms &conditions for software delivery, including compliance with standards and regulation applicable to security and data protection (with the Supplier being the data processor).-Be able to act as part of the GLA team, in an adaptable &agile way aiming to meet the outcomes we are working towards, testing, gaining learnings and adding value to the process.
Security clearance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
5
Cultural fit criteria
-work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers -be transparent and collaborative when making decisions -have a no-blame culture and encourage people to learn from their mistakes -take responsibility for their work -share knowledge and experience with GLA team members -challenge the status quo -be comfortable standing up for their discipline
Assessment methods
Interview
Evaluation weighting
Technical competence 60% Cultural fit 20% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • Delivering large-scale content sites built with Drupal 8/9, using cloud technologies to deliver scalable, secure, reliable and performance optimisation for web applications
  • Using 3rd party modules to accelerate development and reduce costs
  • Using reusable/robust estate wide features and shared code to build a maintainable system
  • Developing custom modules to deliver bespoke functionality
  • Delivering a content editing experience that is both flexible and friendly to content editors
  • Using digital pattern libraries to deliver a consistent & responsive website front-end
  • Minimizing technical debt and ensuring that a site remains maintainable as it grows in scale and feature-set
  • Implementing content personalisation
  • Integrating Drupal with other services and technologies
  • Experience in Java and when it’s a more suitable tech to use than Drupal
  • Optimising user experience in response to data and user testing
  • Optimising code for search.
  • Using Infrastructure as code technologies to quickly provision idempotent environments
  • Experience using Test Driven Development model for delivery
  • Experience of migrating content/data from a multi-platform web estate
  • Experience in meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 to AA standard
  • Experience in working within the customers standard terms and conditions for software delivery, including compliance with regulation applicable to security and data protection (with the Supplier being the data processor)
  • Experience in automating workflow tasks such as testing and deployment with CI/CD processes
  • Experience in using agile methodologies for delivering time sensitive and complex digital services to deadline and budget
  • Creating and maintaining technical documentation
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Experience working with local or national government
  • Demonstrable experience of risk assessment and future-proofing of legacy systems
  • Experience in supporting complex, large organisations through programmes of digital change
  • Experience of migrating content/data from a multi-platform web estate

Closing date for applications: 01/12/2020

GLA Digital Estate Rebuild (Drupal 7 to Drupal 8/9) (D)

Closing date for applications: 01/12/2020


Specialist role:

Developer

Location:

London

Organisation:

Greater London Authority

Maximum day rate:

Please specify required day rate

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