Senior Drupal Developer

We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution.

Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose.

We know tech, but we love people. NuAxis is home to thinkers and feelers; engineers and artists. We work hard and support each other along the way. Teamwork is more than just a buzzword for us, it’s a state of mind.

We believe happy employees do amazing work, so join our team NOW! We are currently seeking a Senior Drupal Developer for a Full-Time position.

Job Summary:

Leads Drupal architecture, custom module development, theming, and site performance optimization for enterprise web properties. Owns platform upgrade strategy and security hardening.

Key Responsibilities

• Define Drupal site architecture, content models, and multisite or distribution strategy.
• Develop custom modules, services, and integrations; lead major version upgrades and migrations.
• Implement security hardening, patch management, caching, and performance tuning.
• Ensure front-end delivery meets Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements.
• Lead code review, CI/CD configuration, and mentoring of mid-level developers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Two (2) years of specialized experience may substitute for one (1) year of the academic requirement.
• Minimum Experience: Five (5) to eight (8) years of Drupal development experience, including at least one (1) major version upgrade or platform migration.
• Certifications — Required: Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal.
• Certifications — Obtainable After Hire: Acquia Certified Back End Specialist or Front End Specialist, within 180 days of assignment.
• Certifications — Preferred: Acquia Certified Cloud Pro; Acquia Certified Site Builder.
• Required Skills: PHP; Drupal 9/10; custom module development; theming (Twig); security hardening; Migrate API; Composer and Drush; caching and performance optimization.
• Preferred Skills: Headless and decoupled Drupal; accessible front-end development; federal web environments; content governance at scale.

Technical Environment

Drupal 9/10/11; PHP 8.x and Symfony components; Twig theming; Composer and Drush; Migrate API; Views, Paragraphs, and Layout Builder; Search API with Apache Solr; Acquia Cloud or Pantheon hosting; Varnish and CDN caching; MySQL and MariaDB; PHPUnit and Behat; GitLab CI or Jenkins; axe and WAVE accessibility tooling

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Our Profile:

We are an IT company with a unique mission—to make people the center of every federal IT solution. Our technologists have always gone the extra mile to help our federal clients succeed. And over the years, we saw a growing disconnect in how federal IT initiatives were built and managed. Time after time, programs failed because the focus was on the tools and products and not the people using them. Learn More.

NuAxis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Learn More about our Benefits and Culture!