7+ years of hands-on experience with drupal (drupal 8/9/10+).
strong expertise in php, drupal apis, custom module development, and theming.proven experience with drupal upgrades and migrations, including major version transitions.experience integrating drupal with external systems using restful apis and data feeds.deep knowledge of drupal content architecture (content types, views, taxonomy, paragraphs, workflows).
familiarity with cloud hosting for drupal and ci/cd pipelines.experience collaborating with devops and platform teams in managed hosting environments (e.g., pantheon).
leadership & soft skillsdemonstrated experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical lead.strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.ability to mentor developers and promote continuous improvement.comfortable working in agile or hybrid delivery models.responsibilities:lead the technical direction of drupal initiatives and services.provide architectural guidance and conduct code and solution reviews.mentor and guide drupal developers, promoting best practices and quality standards.act as the primary technical escalation point for complex issues.design, develop, and maintain custom drupal modules, themes, and configurations.ensure secure, performant, and maintainable drupal implementations and apply drupal coding standards and modern development practices.oversee ongoing drupal support activities, including incident resolution and root-cause analysis.ensure timely application of security updates and patches and support platform stability and availability in production environments.plan and lead drupal core and module upgrades (including drupal 9 to 10 to 11).
drive content and data migrations from legacy platforms (e.g., older drupal versions, wordpress) and validate compatibility, mitigate upgrade risks, and ensure data integrity.design, implement, and support resilient integrations with external systems and apis, including data synchronization and import/export processes with robust error handling.design and configure scalable content models, views, taxonomies, and workflows, enabling governed editorial experiences with appropriate permissions and supporting multilingual and multi-site content strategies.collaborate with pantheon administrators and devops teams to support hosting, deployments, and environment management, contributing to ci/cd processes and release validation while troubleshooting environment, performance, and platform-related issues.translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions, clearly communicating technical decisions and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders while supporting planning, estimation, and roadmap discussions.
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