WordPress Specialist (Arabic)

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.

• Convert approved designs (Figma / Adobe XD / PSD) into responsive, pixel-accurate WordPress themes. • Build and customize WordPress themes and child themes ,  front-end (HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript) and back-end (PHP, WordPress APIs). • Develop custom functionality: custom post types, taxonomies, and fields using ACF (Advanced Custom Fields); build or extend custom plugins. • Build and maintain Arabic / RTL and bilingual sites,  correct RTL layouts, Arabic fonts/typography, and multilingual setups (e.g. WPML / Polylang). • Work with page builders where relevant (Elementor, Gutenberg / block editor) and know when to build custom instead. • Build and maintain WooCommerce stores where required. • Optimize sites for speed, Core Web Vitals, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility. • Apply WordPress security best practices; keep core, themes, and plugins updated and safe. • Handle site migrations, staging-to-live deployments, backups, and basic hosting/DNS tasks. • Debug and resolve theme, plugin, and performance issues across the existing site portfolio. • Use Git for version control and collaborate with the team on a shared workflow. • Coordinate with designers, project managers, and the SEO team so builds are on-brief, on-time, and SEO-friendly.