Senior Drupal Developer Job at MetroStar Systems

• Design, develop, and maintain custom Drupal modules, integrations, and content models using modern Drupal engineering practices.
• Build and support headless CMS capabilities using JSON:API to deliver content to downstream applications and digital experiences.
• Develop automated testing, deployment, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable and secure software releases.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to deploy and operate Drupal applications in containerized cloud environments.
• Perform application updates, security patching, performance tuning, and ongoing platform maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application, integration, and production issues to maintain system stability and availability.
• Contribute to platform modernization initiatives, including cloud-native architectures, infrastructure improvements, and Drupal version upgrades.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable, user-centered technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and engineering best practices to ensure high-quality, maintainable software.
• Document technical designs, implementation approaches, and operational procedures to support long-term platform sustainability.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• 10+ years of Drupal development with strong production experience
• Demonstrated experience with with modern Drupal custom engineering practices Experience running Drupal in a containerized environment (Docker)
• Comfort with Kubernetes at an operational level (reading manifests, coordinating with a platform team on deployments)
• Experience with CI/CD as it applies to Drupal: automated config import, drush deploy patterns, database update hooks, cache strategy on deploy
• Ability to write PHPUnit and Functional tests for custom Drupal code and knowledge of efficient testing strategies
• Demonstrated experience with Drupal as a headless CMS serving content via JSON:API
• Understanding of entity normalization, resource types, includes, and filtering patterns in JSON:API
• Ability to write PHPUnit and Functional tests for custom Drupal code and knowledge of efficient testing strategies