Senior WordPress Developer — Custom Theme B2B GovTech Website Repositioning

Senior WordPress Developer — Custom Theme B2B GovTech Website Repositioning AikiTech is a U.S.-based generative AI technology company repositioning its existing website from an enterprise AI orchestration story to a solutions-led public-sector story. Our two flagship solution areas are: • Public Safety / 911: AI-assisted emergency call classification and threat assessment, including swatting detection • K-12 Education: AI-TA, our AI Teacher Assistant supporting IEP/504 accommodation workflows Our underlying platform, ELLY, remains important but is now positioned as the secure enterprise AI engine powering those solutions rather than as the primary product story. The Project This is an update to our existing professionally developed custom WordPress website, not a redesign or new website build. The current visual design, branding, component system, animations, and overall design language should remain intact. We need an experienced senior WordPress developer who is comfortable taking over an existing custom WordPress implementation, understanding how it was built, and then implementing a defined content and structural repositioning without unnecessarily replacing the existing architecture. The selected developer will receive a detailed Scope of Work covering the required changes page by page. Major Work Includes • Update the Home page to reflect our new public-sector positioning • Reorganize the Solutions section around Public Safety / 911 and K-12 Education • Create dedicated Public Safety and Education solution pages within the existing design system • Reposition ELLY as the AI engine underlying AikiTech solutions • Update Services, Use Cases, About, and Contact content • Add/expand trust and compliance elements • Update global calls to action and navigation where required • Add an inquiry-interest field to the existing Contact form • Preserve existing branding, animations, responsive behavior, and design system • Perform desktop and mobile QA • Deploy approved changes to production Technical Discovery Is Required First Before making material changes, the selected developer must review the existing environment, including: • Active WordPress theme / child theme • Custom templates and code • Reusable modules, blocks, and components • Advanced Custom Fields or other custom-field architecture, if present • Installed plugins and dependencies • Existing form implementation • Staging/deployment process • Backup and rollback process We do not want the existing theme, page builder, plugins, animations, or component architecture replaced simply because the developer prefers another tool. If technical discovery reveals anything that materially changes the quoted scope, we expect that to be raised before implementation proceeds. Important Constraints • No redesign • No CMS migration • No hosting migration • No new analytics, tracking pixels, beacons, or third-party tracking scripts • Do not replace existing technologies without approval • Public-facing messaging should remain at the solution level; detailed threat-detection methodology and sensitive architecture should not be exposed publicly Timing This project is time-sensitive. We are looking for someone who can: • Begin immediately • Complete technical discovery immediately upon access • Show meaningful staging progress within approximately 3–5 business days • Target final completion and production deployment within approximately 7–10 business days, assuming prompt feedback from AikiTech Ideal Candidate Strong candidates should have substantial experience with: • Existing custom WordPress websites • Custom themes / child themes • PHP • CSS / HTML • Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) or comparable modular WordPress architectures • Responsive implementation and QA • Staging and production deployment • Taking over websites originally built by professional agencies Experience with B2B technology, SaaS, GovTech, public-sector, or regulated-industry websites is a plus. When Applying Please include: 1. 2–3 examples of existing custom WordPress sites you have taken over or materially modified rather than built entirely from scratch. 2. A brief explanation of how you approach technical discovery before modifying an unfamiliar custom WordPress site. 3. Your experience with custom themes, ACF/custom blocks, PHP, and existing component systems. 4. Confirmation that you can begin immediately and work toward the 7–10 business-day schedule. 5. Confirmation that you are comfortable working within the existing architecture rather than rebuilding the site in your preferred page builder. A detailed project Scope of Work is attached.