Remote Drupal Enterprise Architect

Cognizant; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 130,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Drupal Architect to define and govern enterprise Drupal solutions ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing digital experiences. You will collaborate with customers, stakeholders, architects, developers, QA, and delivery leaders to drive platform implementations and modernization.

The role requires 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in Drupal architecture leadership, and hands-on work with Drupal 9/10/11, ACSF, and cloud-hosted environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT experience including 5+ years leading Drupal architecture.
• Strong expertise with Drupal 9, 10, and 11 architecture, development, custom modules, and integrations.
• Hands-on experience with Acquia Site Factory (ACSF) and enterprise-scale Drupal ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of multisite architecture, deployment strategies, platform governance, and cloud-hosted Drupal environments.
• Experience leading technical teams as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or Technical Lead while engaging with client stakeholders.
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices, release management, and modern software delivery methodologies.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, technical consulting, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern end-to-end Drupal architecture for enterprise and multisite platform implementations.
• Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance to development teams, ensuring alignment with best practices and standards.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions and roadmaps.
• Drive architecture reviews, code reviews, and governance activities to ensure quality, security, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support project delivery, platform modernization, release planning, and issue resolution.

Skills

IT leadership

Drupal architecture

Drupal 9/10/11

Acquia Site Factory

Multisite deployments

Cloud-hosted Drupal

CI/CD practices

Client stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Drupal Architect to define and govern enterprise Drupal solutions ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing digital experiences. You will collaborate with customers, stakeholders, architects, developers, QA, and delivery leaders to drive platform implementations and modernization.

The role requires 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in Drupal architecture leadership, and hands-on work with Drupal 9/10/11, ACSF, and cloud-hosted environments.