Senior Drupal Developer

Ziva0103; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Dubai seeks an experienced Drupal Technical Lead to oversee architecture and implementation for medium to large projects. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years of Drupal development experience, strong PHP and front-end skills, and proven leadership in managing a team. Responsibilities include defining architectures, leading development efforts, enforcing code quality, and mentoring developers. This role offers a great opportunity to drive improvements in the Drupal platform and tooling.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of hands-on Drupal development experience.
• Strong front-end skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Twig.
• Experience with scalable content architectures and multilingual setups.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the architecture for Drupal sites.
• Lead development of custom modules, themes, and integrations.
• Enforce coding standards and best practices in security and performance.
• Collaborate with teams to refine requirements and plan sprints.
• Mentor and coach developers on best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Drupal development

PHP

Symfony

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Role summary

• Owns technical architecture and implementation for medium to large Drupal projects, acting as the primary technical contact for stakeholders


• Leads a small team of Drupal engineers (backend, frontend, site builders), ensuring delivery quality, timelines, and adherence to coding standards.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain the architecture for Drupal sites, including module strategy, content model, and integration approach with external systems.


• Lead development: custom modules, custom themes/Twig, configuration, Views, and API integrations (REST/JSON, SSO, search, etc.).


• Enforce code quality via reviews, automated testing, coding standards, and CI/CD workflows; ensure security and performance best practices (updates, caching, profiling).


• Collaborate with PMs, designers, content, and DevOps to refine requirements, estimate work, plan sprints, and unblock the team.


• Mentor and coach developers, run technical grooming, contribute to documentation, and drive continuous improvement of the Drupal platform and tooling.

Skills

Required skills and experience

• 5–7+ years hands-on Drupal development (Drupal 8/9/10), including custom modules, theming, configuration management, and site building.


• Strong PHP, Symfony, Composer, and Drupal APIs; solid front-end skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Twig, and responsive theming.


• Experience designing scalable content architectures, roles/permissions, workflows, and multilingual setups in Drupal.


• Proven leadership: leading a dev team, doing estimations, participating in Agile ceremonies, and communicating with non-technical stakeholders.


• Proficiency with Git, branching strategies, and CI/CD; familiarity with cloud hosting (Acquia, Pantheon, or similar) and performance optimization.