Mid Level Drupal Developer

Perform operations, maintenance, and development of the federal agencies' public-facing
websites utilizing digital service techniques to identify and solve core user needs through the development and
release to end users of a functional and regularly updated site on the DRUPAL platform.

General Position Description:

The Drupal Developer will be responsible for leading deliverables, including:

• Drupal upgrades and migrations

• System design and architecture

• Custom module development and implementation

• Issue resolution and troubleshooting

• Operations and maintenance tasks

  
  

Position Qualifications/Experience/Education:

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Drupal and PHP development.

• Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Proficiency in Drupal 10, including custom module and theme development.

• Hands-on experience with Drupal development and administration, including patching Drupal core and managing Cloud environments (Acquia and/or AWS).

• Strong knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.

• Experience in troubleshooting web applications, addressing security vulnerabilities, and maintaining website uptime and performance.

• Familiarity with Acquia Cloud tools and services, including Acquia Cloud Site Factory, Acquia Search, and Acquia Dev Desktop.

• Knowledge of Drupal theming, custom module development, and content architecture.

• Basic Theming Concepts: The candidate should understand the basic concepts of theming in Drupal, including how themes work, what template files are, and how to override default templates.

• Template Files: The candidate should know how to create and modify template files.

• Theme Functions: The candidate should be familiar with theme functions, which are PHP functions used to generate HTML markup for various parts of the site. Understanding how to modify or override these functions is important for theming.

• CSS and Styling: The candidate should have a grasp of CSS and how to use it to style different elements of the site. This includes understanding CSS classes and IDs output by Drupal and how to target and modify them.

• Responsive Design: Basic knowledge of making themes responsive is valuable so that the website looks good and functions well across different screen sizes and devices.

• Theme Configuration: The candidate should know how to configure theme settings through the Drupal admin interface. This might include options for logo, favicon, color schemes, and other theme-related settings

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)

• Understanding of SDLC and development best practices

• Experience working in Agile teams

• Strong research and analytical skills

• Capability to determine, understand, and document the business case and project scope

  
  

Desired Qualifications

• 3 years of experience with JavaScript

• Experience with responsive design

• Experience in CI/CD

• Experience using Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes

• Experience with issue/change management software (i.e. JIRA)

• Experience using Angular and/or ReactJS

  
  

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate and present complex technical concepts and analysis to technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated attention to detail

• Proven time management skills to ensure that tasks and documents are delivered according to schedule

• Works well in a team environment

Clearance Required:

• Candidate must be eligible for a Public Trust clearance with the U.S. government.