Sr. Drupal Developer

$120,000 - $140,000/Yr

Hendall - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Rockville, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Sr. Drupal Developer will be responsible for both front-end and back-end development within the Drupal CMS framework. This role requires a blend of programming skills and aesthetic sensibility to create visually appealing and functional web solutions. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of industry trends, modern frameworks, and responsive design, along with a comprehensive understanding of the web development process from design to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features and functionality for Drupal websites.
• Establish and guide the website's architecture to ensure high performance and availability.
• Manage all technical aspects of a Drupal CMS.
• Collaborate closely with front-end developers and customers for effective implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience developing web solutions in Drupal 9/10 and PHP in a LAMP environment.
• Experience with Drupal custom entities and the Drupal Form API.
• Experience with theming, views, and custom plugins and blocks in Drupal 10.
• Ability to architect enterprise Drupal solutions including data, display, and information architecture.
• Experience building responsive websites using Drupal CMS, SCSS/SASS, CSS, and JavaScript/TrueScript.
• Extremely fluent with HTML5/XHTML and CSS.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript.
• Comfortable working with web tools including Git, Drush, Composer, Gulp/Grunt, Firefox Developer Tools, Chrome Dev Tools, etc.
• Experience creating UI and Unit testing.
• Experience with information architecture and taxonomy development and implementation.

Nice-to-haves

• Successfully containerized Drupal 10 using Docker.
• Implemented Drupal solutions on AWS, with services such as ECS, EFS, RDS, and S3.
• Maintained CI/CD pipelines incorporating automated unit testing and component patch updates.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs using JSON:API.
• Experience integrating Solr and Nutch for search functionality in Drupal.
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing search solutions using Solr, Elasticsearch, Kibana or similar search solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to search infrastructure.
• Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes into working HTML pages.
• Experience as Node.js and Express.js developer, with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, Next.js) is a plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401k plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities