Frontend Engineer

• Support the migration of AOML’s locally hosted website to AWS.
• Plan and execute cloud migration activities including environment coordination, content/asset transfer, DNS/hosting cutover support, testing, and post-launch validation.
• Refactor and modernize legacy codebases to improve performance, maintainability, accessibility, security, and responsiveness.
• Convert older page structures into scalable, standards-based patterns.
• Build and maintain WordPress themes, templates, and reusable components.
• Create modular page layouts and templating systems that speed publishing and ensure brand/visual consistency.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize AOML’s public-facing website and digital products to clearly communicate NOAA science to non-technical audiences.
• Partner with scientists and comms staff to ensure content accuracy, clarity, and usability.
• Implement web-first storytelling and interactive content such as feature pages, storytelling, embedded media, and data-driven displays, ensuring cross-browser and cross-device compatibility.
• Develop digital visualizations and web graphics (charts, maps, infographics, UI assets) for integration into articles, landing pages, and interactive modules.
• Establish and enforce front-end standards including information architecture, navigation patterns, component styling, and version-controlled workflows for consistent delivery across the site.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve site health using analytics, performance tools, and engagement metrics; deliver weekly reports and recommend technical/content enhancements.
• Collaborate across agencies and teams on digital engagement initiatives, virtual exhibits, and web-based outreach campaigns.
• Stay current on NOAA/AOML programs and continuously identify opportunities to improve site UX, functionality, and the discoverability of scientific content.

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