Senior Drupal Architect for Federal Web Solutions

OpenTalent; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis, a federal IT company, seeks a Senior Drupal Developer to lead the re-platforming of legacy high-code applications onto a configurable, low-code Drupal foundation. You will design Drupal 10 sites, build custom modules, and ensure compliance with federal security and WCAG 2.1 AA.

You will implement complex forms with Webform, integrate with enterprise services, and promote use of contributed modules where possible.

Qualifications

• 7+ years web development with 5+ years Drupal (Drupal 9/10 required).
• Strong PHP, Symfony components, Twig theming, and Drupal APIs (Entity, Form, Plugin, Services).
• Demonstrated Webform module expertise for complex public-facing forms.
• Custom module development and contributed module evaluation/hardening.
• REST/JSON:API development and third-party system integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Drupal 10 sites: content types, fields, views, custom entities, custom modules, and theming.
• Implement complex multi-step forms, conditional logic, file uploads, and submission handling using the Webform module and custom form APIs.
• Favor marketplace/contributed modules over custom code; evaluate, harden, and configure OOTB capability before building.
• Develop custom connectors and integration modules to enterprise case management, document, identity, and messaging services.
• Build reusable component libraries and configuration-driven patterns intended for reuse across future initiatives.
• Implement caching, performance tuning, and scalability patterns for containerized Drupal running on Kubernetes.
• Maintain configuration management, deployment configuration, and update/patch discipline including Drupal security advisories.
• Ensure all delivered themes and components meet Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA.
• Develop and operate Drupal 10+ applications with MySQL on the DOL PACE container platform, using configuration-driven and OOTB/contributed capabilities before custom code wherever feasible.
• Implement integrations with Login.gov, Appian/WISE/CAPS/PWRS, Kafka, document scanning/file services, analytics, and DOL identity/access management as required.
• Support release evidence, vulnerability remediation, immutable audit logging, records-retention requirements, and ATO/security authorization activities.

Skills

Drupal

PHP

Symfony

Twig

Webform

REST/JSON:API

Tools

Kubernetes

MySQL

Job description

NuAxis, a federal IT company, seeks a Senior Drupal Developer to lead the re-platforming of legacy high-code applications onto a configurable, low-code Drupal foundation. You will design Drupal 10 sites, build custom modules, and ensure compliance with federal security and WCAG 2.1 AA.

You will implement complex forms with Webform, integrate with enterprise services, and promote use of contributed modules where possible.