Remote Drupal Platform Lead: Modernization & Migration

Fearless Solutions; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 121,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Fearless is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead (Senior Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services) to guide a Maryland.gov migration from SharePoint to Drupal. This fully remote role bridges engineering, product, UX, content, and state agency stakeholders to deliver a secure, scalable platform transition for Maryland residents.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, align cross-functional teams, and produce actionable technical recommendations while ensuring quality and reliability

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in systems architecture, software engineering, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. An additional three (3) years of equivalent professional experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Proven expertise designing and implementing enterprise-level systems architecture.
• Proficiency with Drupal CMS and experience with system integration technologies, including REST APIs, messaging queues, and other enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience integrating enterprise applications and technologies to support scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Experience leading website migrations, legacy modernization, or platform transitions involving established public-facing systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including state agency stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Serve as Fearless's primary technical consultant, guiding migration and implementation decisions throughout the platform transition.
• Work closely with Fearless's multi-disciplinary team and various stakeholder groups within Maryland state government.
• Evaluate existing functionality of the current SharePoint website and determine how it can be supported within the Drupal and Maryland Web Design System ecosystem.
• Identify technical gaps between the existing implementation and the capabilities provided by Maryland's Drupal platform.
• Produce clear technical documentation consumable by both technical and non-technical audiences, including gap analyses, requirements, architecture documentation, and recommendations.
• Where appropriate, articulate viable technical approaches, communicate pros and cons of each, and deliver actionable recommendations aligned to project goals.
• Encourage design and implementation patterns that leverage reuse of Maryland Web Design System Drupal components and state technology capabilities.
• Define specifications for new Drupal components to be made available state-wide.
• Proactively identify technical risks, unresolved dependencies, and integration constraints that could impact delivery timelines or platform functionality.

Skills

Systems architecture

Software engineering

Documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Drupal CMS

SharePoint

REST APIs

Maryland Web Design System

Job description

Fearless is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead (Senior Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services) to guide a Maryland.gov migration from SharePoint to Drupal. This fully remote role bridges engineering, product, UX, content, and state agency stakeholders to deliver a secure, scalable platform transition for Maryland residents.

The successful candidate will mentor engineers, align cross-functional teams, and produce actionable technical recommendations while ensuring quality and reliability