Senior Drupal Developer

Senior Drupal Developer 

Are you a creative, innovative, and driven Tech Lead interested in helping to solve big problems? Do you enjoy helping teams succeed while delivering quality to clients? We have an opportunity for you. WebFirst is an award-winning web & mobile application development company that is building cutting edge technology solutions in the areas of health, environment and agriculture. Drupal is our specialty, where we have developed Drupal sites, integrations, profiles, platforms, and large migrations across the federal government and non-profits. If you can provide technical direction at all levels of the technology stack while motivating and supporting a team of developers, and if you are seen to be the thought leader in the technical space, please join us. 

Job Description 

• Easily work on critical path requirements
• Responsible for quality and performance 
• Assist in the identification of functional requirements for client projects, establish the development standards for project success 
• Understanding of technical support for large Government agencies 
• Ensure that coding standards are maintained and improved (Facilitate effective code review) 
• Troubleshoot issues in all areas of the application stack 
• Demonstrate strong technical leadership 
• Understanding of DevSecOps 

Requirements: 

• Proven technical leader 
• 6+ years of development experience (theming, JS, and backend), Drupal module development, and some Drupal architecture skills 
• Above-average knowledge and experience with the Drupal API 
• Experienceautomating manual tasks through the use of custom scripts andintegrating AI-assisted codingtools such as Gemini, ChatGPT/Codex, Claude/Claude Code, etc.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing automation frameworks that replace manual content, deployment, or administrative workflows using custom Drush scripts and CLI tooling. 
• Skilled in dependency management with Composer 
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid environments 
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively 
• Fluency with Drush and working with command line (Linux) 
• Knowledge of load testing and performance optimization strategies 
• Passion for building accessible applications (Section 508 compliance) 
• Experience with DevOps, source code repository (Git), and pipelines 
• Detailed knowledge of web server configuration (Apache and nginx) 
• Experience in Acquia and other Cloud offerings 
• Familiar with Docksal, Lando, or Docker-compose 
• Role is expected to be highly leveraged and may at times perform little to no coding. 
• Can troubleshoot very difficult project and environment issues. 
• Interacts with clients and easily gains client confidence. 
• Guidance on estimation through the project lifecycle to produce high quality projects with both happy clients and budgets. 
• History of delivering successful project solutions.   

Nice to have qualifications: 

• Experience with Apache Solr or ElasticSearch 
• Experience with code quality tools like PHPCS and PHPStan 
• Experience with testing frameworks Behat, PHPUnit 
• AWS certification or experience 
• Kubernetes certification or experience 
• Hands-on experience integrating AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub, Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Cursor) into development workflows to accelerate code generation, refactoring, and testing. 
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines with experience embedding custom Drush commands and automated scripts into build, test, and deployment processes. 
• Experience identifying high-effort manual processes across teams and translating them into repeatable, maintainable automated solutions with clear documentation and adoption plans. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead discovery sessions with stakeholders at all levels, translating ambiguous business pain points into clearly scoped technical requirements and actionable automation roadmaps. 
• Strong consultative communication style — listens actively to understand the "why" behind requests, asks targeted follow-up questions, and proposes solutions that address root causes rather than surface-level symptoms. 
• Track record of facilitating alignment across competing priorities by presenting multiple solution options with clear trade-offs, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions with confidence. 
• Ability to demystify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences without oversimplifying, building organizational buy-in and reducing resistance to change. 
• Involved with the Proposal process 

The position requires a Public Trust Clearance and willingness to take our Drupal 10 assessment.