Drupal Lead Developer

Cognizant; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 2,600,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in WordPress and Drupal to architect, develop and optimize secure, scalable web solutions for global clients in a hybrid work environment.

Candidate will apply CMS experience to deliver stable platforms supporting long-term digital strategy and financial domain requirements.

Qualifications

• Lead role requiring deep expertise in WordPress and Drupal architecture.
• Experience with secure, scalable web solutions and hybrid work environments.
• Exposure to finance and accounting domains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimize WordPress and Drupal based applications for global clients.
• Architect reusable themes, plugins, and modules with high code quality.
• Integrate APIs and third-party services into CMS solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Hybrid teamwork

Communication

Architectural design

Technical mentoring

Tools

WordPress

Drupal

PHP

JavaScript

MySQL

WPEngine

Job description

Job Summary

Serve as a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Wordpress and Drupal to architect develop and optimize secure scalable web solutions for global clients in a hybrid work environment. Apply experience in complex content management systems and finance and accounting domains to deliver stable platforms that advance business outcomes and long term digital strategy.

Location - Pan India

Exp - 6 to 12 years

Job Summary

Serve as a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Wordpress and Drupal to architect develop and optimize secure scalable web solutions for global clients in a hybrid work environment. Apply experience in complex content management systems and finance and accounting domains to deliver stable platforms that advance business outcomes and long term digital strategy.

WordPress CMS developer PHP JavaScript MySQL WPEngine.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and optimize complex Wordpress and Drupal based applications that deliver secure scalable and resilient digital experiences for global stakeholders.
• Architect reusable themes plugins and modules in Wordpress and Drupal that improve development efficiency while maintaining strict code quality and performance standards.
• Integrate enterprise grade APIs and third party services into content management solutions to enable seamless data exchange and robust business workflows.
• Review refactor and harden legacy Wordpress and Drupal implementations to reduce technical debt improve maintainability and increase platform reliability.
• Implement rigorous security practices across all Wordpress and Drupal components to protect sensitive information and comply with internal controls and industry regulations.
• Optimize front end rendering and backend processing for high traffic sites by tuning queries caching strategies and content delivery configurations.
• Collaborate with product owners business analysts and architects to translate complex functional requirements into detailed technical designs and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with quality engineering teams to define test strategies support automation coverage and validate that new features meet acceptance criteria and non functional requirements.
• Mentor engineering peers on content management best practices coding standards and debugging strategies to elevate overall team capability and consistency.
• Partner with infrastructure and DevOps teams to refine deployment pipelines automate routine tasks and ensure reliable releases across development test and production environments.
• Analyze production incidents perform root cause investigation and implement durable fixes that prevent recurrence and enhance long term system stability.
• Collaborate with finance and accounting domain experts when applicable to design solutions that align with compliance expectations and improve accuracy of financial data flows.
• Document technical decisions solution architectures and operational runbooks so that hybrid teams can efficiently support and extend delivered platforms.

Qualifications

• Apply extensive experience in Wordpress to build custom themes extend core capabilities and manage complex plugin ecosystems for enterprise deployments.
• Use deep Drupal expertise to configure content types views custom modules and user permissions for large scale multisite environments.
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in languages and frameworks commonly used with Wordpress and Drupal such as PHP relational databases and modern front end stacks.
• Exhibit solid understanding of finance and accounting processes to design content and integration flows that support financial reporting and operational transparency.
• Show proven experience with performance tuning caching strategies and monitoring tools that keep content management solutions responsive and observable.
• Display strong communication and collaboration skills to operate effectively in hybrid teams and coordinate work with cross functional partners across time zones.
• Apply disciplined engineering practices including version control code review and structured documentation to maintain high standards of quality and traceability.