Remote Drupal Architect & Tech Lead

Labusa; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

LABUSA seeks a Senior Drupal Architect / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the design, development, modernization, security, and maintenance of enterprise Drupal websites. The role emphasizes architecture oversight, custom development, integrations, and secure deployment across multiple sites.

The position is remote and project-based, ideal for experienced contractors with hands-on Drupal expertise and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of professional Drupal development experience.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Drupal Technical Lead, Architect, or Senior Developer on complex projects.
• Strong hands-on experience administering, developing, and maintaining Drupal 10 websites.
• Demonstrated experience with Drupal migrations and major version upgrades.
• Advanced proficiency in PHP, Symfony, Twig, Composer, and Drush.
• Experience designing custom Drupal modules, themes, plugins, and integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Drupal configuration management, content architecture, and user permissions.
• Experience with MySQL, Linux, Apache and/or Nginx.
• Experience with Git, code reviews, automated testing, and structured deployment workflows.
• Understanding of Drupal security advisories, secure coding, and vulnerability remediation.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility requirements and accessible web development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development, modernization, and maintenance of Drupal 10 websites.
• Assess existing Drupal environments, modules, themes, configurations, integrations, and dependencies.
• Develop upgrade strategies for Drupal 11 and future versions.
• Design and implement custom Drupal modules, plugins, themes, and reusable components.
• Develop and maintain applications using PHP, Symfony, Twig, Composer, and Drush.
• Establish development standards, secure coding practices, and deployment procedures.
• Coordinate Git-based workflows and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
• Mentor developers and collaborate with distributed project teams.

Skills

Drupal Architecture

Technical Leadership

PHP / Symfony / Twig

Drupal 10 & migrations

Performance & Security

CI/CD & Git

WCAG Accessibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Git

Composer/Drush

AWS

Docker

Job description

LABUSA seeks a Senior Drupal Architect / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the design, development, modernization, security, and maintenance of enterprise Drupal websites. The role emphasizes architecture oversight, custom development, integrations, and secure deployment across multiple sites.

The position is remote and project-based, ideal for experienced contractors with hands-on Drupal expertise and leadership capabilities.