Drupal Technical Lead: Architect & Mentor

ICF Olson; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Next in Washington, DC is seeking a senior Drupal Architect to design, build, and maintain accessible, secure Drupal websites, and to drive automated testing and deployment strategies. You will mentor engineers and partner with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver projects.

This on-site role requires 7+ years of web app experience, 5+ years Drupal, 3+ years leadership, and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; familiar with Drush, Composer, migrations; DC remote office with DC99.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building secure, accessible, responsive web applications.
• 5+ years building Drupal solutions, including module development, theming, migrations, writing automated tests, Drush and Composer
• 3 years of leadership experience
• All work must be conducted within the U.S.
• Must be capable of receiving a Public Trust level clearance per the contract
• 7 + years of the fundamental technologies of the web: HTTP, SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain secure, high-performing Drupal websites that meet industry standards for accessibility, usability, security, and design excellence.
• Design, implement, and execute automated testing strategies to ensure the delivery of reliable, high-quality software solutions.
• Support the full application lifecycle, helping define deployment strategies and ensuring smooth, efficient releases to production environments.
• Mentor and collaborate with engineers across varying experience levels, fostering technical growth and promoting development best practices.
• Partner directly with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to establish priorities, manage expectations, and deliver successful project outcomes.
• Contribute to an Agile development environment, actively participating in planning, sprint execution, continuous improvement, and team collaboration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges while identifying opportunities to enhance application performance, scalability, and user experience.
• Champion quality, innovation, and continuous learning to help drive project and team success.

Skills

Drupal development

Web accessibility

Security best practices

Leadership

Web performance

Tools

Drush

Composer

Drupal migrations

AWS

Acquia

Symfony

Job description

ICF Next in Washington, DC is seeking a senior Drupal Architect to design, build, and maintain accessible, secure Drupal websites, and to drive automated testing and deployment strategies. You will mentor engineers and partner with clients and cross-functional teams to deliver projects.

This on-site role requires 7+ years of web app experience, 5+ years Drupal, 3+ years leadership, and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; familiar with Drush, Composer, migrations; DC remote office with DC99.