GTECH Information Technology jobs

<p>At GTECH Information Technology , we deliver enterprise-level digital solutions that combine creativity, technical depth, and flawless execution. From government portals and large-scale websites to immersive event experiences, our team thrives on projects that truly make an impact. We are proud to be named a Great Place to Work in the UAE About the role GTECH builds and maintains a large portfolio of WordPress websites for brands across the Middle East. We're looking for a hands-on WordPress Specialist who can own a website from design to front-end to back-end, turning approved designs into pixel-accurate, responsive WordPress builds, and extending them with custom functionality where needed. Because so much of our work targets the Middle East market, this role requires a native Arabic speaker who can read and write Arabic, you'll be building and testing right-to-left (RTL) layouts, handling Arabic typography, and making sure bilingual (Arabic/English) sites look and read correctly. This is a delivery-focused developer role. You'll work closely with our designers, project managers, and SEO/marketing team to ship clean, fast, secure WordPress sites.</p><p>Convert approved designs (Figma / Adobe XD / PSD) into responsive, pixel-accurate WordPress themes.</p><p>Build and customize WordPress themes and child themes , front-end (HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript) and back-end (PHP, WordPress APIs).</p><p>Develop custom functionality: custom post types, taxonomies, and fields using ACF (Advanced Custom Fields); build or extend custom plugins.</p><p>Build and maintain Arabic / RTL and bilingual sites, correct RTL layouts, Arabic fonts/typography, and multilingual setups (e.g. WPML / Polylang).</p><p>Work with page builders where relevant (Elementor, Gutenberg / block editor) and know when to build custom instead.</p><p>Build and maintain WooCommerce stores where required.</p><p>Optimize sites for speed, Core Web Vitals, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.</p><p>Apply WordPress security best practices; keep core, themes, and plugins updated and safe.</p><p>Handle site migrations, staging-to-live deployments, backups, and basic hosting/DNS tasks.</p><p>Debug and resolve theme, plugin, and performance issues across the existing site portfolio.</p><p>Use Git for version control and collaborate with the team on a shared workflow.</p><p>Coordinate with designers, project managers, and the SEO team so builds are on-brief, on-time, and SEO-friendly.</p><p>3 5 years of hands-on WordPress development experience, ideally in an agency or multi-site environment.</p><p>Native Arabic (read &amp; write) with the ability to build and QA Arabic/RTL and bilingual websites; strong English for team communication.</p><p>Strong front-end skills: HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (and jQuery), responsive design.</p><p>Strong WordPress back-end skills: PHP, MySQL, WordPress theme &amp; plugin APIs, hooks/filters.</p><p>Hands-on experience with ACF, custom post types, and custom fields.</p><p>Experience taking a design file and producing a clean, faithful, responsive WordPress build.</p><p>WooCommerce experience.</p><p>Familiarity with page builders (Elementor and/or Gutenberg blocks).</p><p>Understanding of WordPress security, performance optimization, and Core Web Vitals.</p><p>Comfortable with Git and a collaborative development workflow.</p><p>Reliable remote worker , self-managing, communicative, and able to hit deadlines.</p><p>Nice to have</p><p>Multilingual plugin experience (WPML, Polylang).</p><p>Basic on-page SEO awareness (clean markup, schema, page speed).</p><p>Experience with headless WordPress or REST API / custom API work.</p><p>Familiarity with a broader stack (Node/React or Laravel), useful, but this is a WordPress-first role.</p><p>Experience with CI/CD or automated deployment tools.</p><p>A portfolio of live WordPress and Arabic/RTL sites.</p><p>Why Join GTECH?</p><p>Be part of a collaborative, curiosity-driven culture.</p><p>Recognized as a Great Place to Work in the UAE .</p><p>Opportunities to learn, grow, and shape the future of digital experiences.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>3 5 years of hands-on WordPress development experience, ideally in an agency or multi-site environment.</p><p>Native Arabic (read &amp; write) with the ability to build and QA Arabic/RTL and bilingual websites; strong English for team communication.</p><p>Strong front-end skills: HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (and jQuery), responsive design.</p><p>Strong WordPress back-end skills: PHP, MySQL, WordPress theme &amp; plugin APIs, hooks/filters.</p><p>Hands-on experience with ACF, custom post types, and custom fields.</p><p>Experience taking a design file and producing a clean, faithful, responsive WordPress build.</p><p>WooCommerce experience.</p><p>Familiarity with page builders (Elementor and/or Gutenberg blocks).</p><p>Understanding of WordPress security, performance optimization, and Core Web Vitals.</p><p>Comfortable with Git and a collaborative development workflow.</p><p>Reliable remote worker , self-managing, communicative, and able to hit deadlines.</p><p>Nice to have</p><p>Multilingual plugin experience (WPML, Polylang).</p><p>Basic on-page SEO awareness (clean markup, schema, page speed).</p><p>Experience with headless WordPress or REST API / custom API work.</p><p>Familiarity with a broader stack (Node/React or Laravel), useful, but this is a WordPress-first role.</p><p>Experience with CI/CD or automated deployment tools.</p><p>A portfolio of live WordPress and Arabic/RTL sites.</p>