Technical Lead (Drupal & Wordpress)

RRD Global Delivery Centers; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company is seeking a Technical Lead for their Creative Communications team in Chennai. This role entails owning technical architecture for various projects, defining technical standards, and leading a distributed development team. Candidates should have over 7 years of development experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in both Drupal and Wordpress. The position requires rotational shifts and is strictly onsite. Relevant candidates can apply by sending their resumes to the provided email.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or architect role.
• Proven track record leading offshore or distributed development teams.
• Strong communicator able to translate technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrable full‑stack proficiency — capable of reviewing and unblocking work at every layer.
• Strong communicator able to translate technical complexity for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience defining and enforcing technical standards across a multi‑developer team.

Responsibilities

• Own technical architecture decisions for all projects.
• Define and document technical standards for deliverables.
• Conduct code reviews and remove technical blockers.
• Personally remove blockers related to environment access, integrations, or complex build decisions.
• Lead RRD pod standups; provide technical status updates to Delivery Managers and elevate risks proactively.
• Triage technical defects surfaced by QA; classify root cause, assign remediation, verify fixes.
• Build alongside the team when capacity requires it (approximately 60% leadership / 40% direct contribution).
• Partner with client leadership on standards alignment, tooling decisions, and team architecture.
• Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and automation opportunities; present recommendations with clear rationale.
• Own onboarding for new technical hires — ensure ramp and productivity within the first week.

Skills

Hands-on development experience

Proficient in Drupal

Proficient in Wordpress

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Technical standards enforcement

Job description

RRD GO CREATIVE is currently seeking Technical Lead for Creative Communications team to join in Chennai

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical architecture decisions for all RRD-delivered projects CMS builds, front-end experiences, web apps, emails, banners, interactive experiences and kiosks.
• Define and document technical standards for each deliverable type (platform choices, coding conventions, repo structure, deployment protocols)
• Conduct code reviews for all RRD developers before deliverables advance to QA enforce standards consistently
• Personally remove technical blockers: when a developer is stuck on environment access, integration issues, or complex build decisions, this person resolves it
• Lead RRD pod standups; provide technical status updates directly to Delivery Managers and elevate risks proactively
• Triage technical defects surfaced by QA — classify root cause, assign remediation, verify fixes
• Build alongside the team when capacity requires it — this is a hands‑on role with a target of 60% leadership / 40% direct contribution
• Partner with client leadership team on standards alignment, tooling decisions, and team architecture
• Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and automation opportunities; present recommendations with clear rationale
• Own RRD onboarding for new technical hires — ensure every new developer is properly set up, trained on client standards, and productive within their first week.

Requirements for this role include

• 7+ years of hands‑on development experience, with at least 3 years in a technical lead or architect role
• Equally proficient in both Drupal and Wordpress
• Proven track record leading offshore or distributed development teams in an agency environment
• Demonstrable full‑stack proficiency — not a generalist who dabbles; someone who can review and unblock work at every layer
• Experience defining and enforcing technical standards across a multi‑developer team with diverse skill sets
• Strong communicator — able to translate technical complexity for non‑technical Delivery Managers and stakeholders
• Healthcare, pharma, or regulated industry experience strongly preferred; familiarity with MLR review process a major plus
• Experience with the full deliverable mix (CMS, banners, emails, interactive, apps) preferred over deep specialization in one area

Job terms

Shifts - Rotational including night shifts

Work mode - WFO / Onsite only

Relevant candidates can share their resume with us at [e-mail]