Senior Web Platform Engineer - Drupal & DevOps Lead

Arizona State University; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 78,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona State University is seeking an Applications Developer 3 to design, develop, and troubleshoot moderately complex software supporting ASU's institutional tech infrastructure. The Senior Web Site Developer Engineer leads ASU’s managed web hosting ecosystem, including Drupal hosting, DNS, CDN/WAF, SSL, and deployment pipelines, driving reliability and developer experience across hundreds of sites.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted workflows, platform governance, and collaboration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience with backend or full‑stack web development and production environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, hosting platforms, and cloud services.
• Ability to monitor, secure, troubleshoot, and respond to incidents on web platforms.
• Experience with automated testing, Git, and collaborative development tools.
• Strong problem-solving and issue-resolution capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for ASU's managed Drupal hosting ecosystem.
• Support website launches, migrations, DNS/CDN/WAF, SSL, deployment pipelines and environment config.
• Monitor platform health, security, performance, and reliability; coordinate with teams to resolve issues.
• Improve deployment processes, platform tooling, and self-service capabilities.
• Create and maintain platform documentation and governance for reliability and security.
• Engage AI-assisted workflows where appropriate while ensuring privacy and security requirements.

Skills

Backend/full-stack development

DevOps practices

Managed hosting/cloud environments

Web performance/security/incident resp

Automated testing and Git

Troubleshooting and issue resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree and 5 years experience

Tools

Drupal

PHP

JavaScript

React

AWS

Azure

GCP

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Arizona State University is seeking an Applications Developer 3 to design, develop, and troubleshoot moderately complex software supporting ASU's institutional tech infrastructure. The Senior Web Site Developer Engineer leads ASU’s managed web hosting ecosystem, including Drupal hosting, DNS, CDN/WAF, SSL, and deployment pipelines, driving reliability and developer experience across hundreds of sites.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted workflows, platform governance, and collaboration with