Drupal Lead Developer

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies Limited in the United States seeks an experienced Drupal Technical Lead to architect, develop, and deliver scalable Drupal-based web applications while leading a team of developers toward technical excellence.

You will define architecture, coding standards, and best practices, conduct code reviews, and drive upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, and security compliance in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 8 years of web application development experience.
• Strong Drupal 8/9/10/11, PHP, Symfony, Composer expertise.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and MySQL.
• Experience leading development teams and customer-facing technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of Drupal 9/10/11 solutions.
• Develop custom modules, themes, and integrations.
• Define architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor development teams.
• Drive Drupal upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, and security compliance.
• Integrate Drupal with external systems using REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Support CI/CD, cloud deployments, and production issue resolution.

Skills

Drupal 8/9/10/11

PHP

Symfony

Composer

REST APIs

GraphQL

MySQL

Git

CI/CD Pipelines

AWS/Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Drupal security

Performance tuning

Leadership

Agile collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Gitlab CI/CD

Job description

ob Description

Drupal Technical Lead | 8-12 Years

Location: United States/ Remote

12 Months Contract

Role Summary

Seeking an experienced Drupal Technical Lead to architect, develop, and deliver scalable Drupal-based web applications while leading a team of developers and driving technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of Drupal 9/10/11 solutions.
• Develop custom modules, themes, and integrations.
• Define architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor development teams.
• Drive Drupal upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, and security compliance.
• Integrate Drupal with external systems using REST APIs, GraphQL, and third-party services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product owners, and cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Support CI/CD, cloud deployments, and production issue resolution.

Required Skills

• 8 years of web application development experience.
• Strong expertise in Drupal 8/9/10/11, PHP, Symfony, Composer.
• Experience with custom module development, Drupal APIs, Twig, Views, and Configuration Management.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, MySQL, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of AWS/Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of Drupal security, caching, and performance optimization.
• Experience leading development teams and customer-facing technical discussions.

Preferred Skills

• Headless Drupal with React/Angular.
• Drupal migration and upgrade experience.
• Drupal Certification is a plus.

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Mandatory Skills
Drupal
| PHP
| CI/CD Pipelines
| Gitlab CI/CD
Desirable Skills
REST API, Mysql, AWS, Azure