Drupal Lead Developer

Drupal Technical Lead | 8-12+ Years

Location: United States/ Remote

12 Months Contract 

Role Summary
Seeking an experienced Drupal Technical Lead to architect, develop, and deliver scalable Drupal-based web applications while leading a team of developers and driving technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of Drupal 9/10/11 solutions.
• Develop custom modules, themes, and integrations.
• Define architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor development teams.
• Drive Drupal upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, and security compliance.
• Integrate Drupal with external systems using REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Support CI/CD, cloud deployments, and production issue resolution.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of web application development experience.
• Strong expertise in Drupal 8/9/10/11, PHP, Symfony, Composer.
• Experience with custom module development, Drupal APIs, Twig, Views, and Configuration Management.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, MySQL, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of AWS/Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of Drupal security, caching, and performance optimization.
• Experience leading development teams and customer-facing technical discussions.

Preferred Skills

• Headless Drupal with React/Angular.
• Drupal migration and upgrade experience.
• Drupal Certification is a plus.

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Mandatory Skills