Drupal Developer Job at Inside Higher Ed

• Develop and maintain custom Drupal 10+ modules using modern APIs and Drupal best practices.
• Design and implement secure API integrations with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, Technolutions Slate CRM, and Workday.  
• Maintain, refactor, and modernize legacy PHP codebases to ensure long-term sustainability and compatibility with current architecture.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance Drupal backend solutions. 

Strategic Marketing Partnership (25%)

• Collaborate with the Marketing Director to implement analytics tracking, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) events, and server-side tagging.
• Design user-friendly administrative interfaces using Drupal Paragraphs to empower non-technical content editors.
• Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals, website speed, and overall performance to improve SEO and brand visibility.
• Translate complex technical requirements into effective digital marketing solutions. 

Systems Maintenance & DevOps (25%)

• Manage hosting environments such as Pantheon.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and configuration management.
• Perform regression testing, security updates, and version upgrades.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during high-traffic institutional events.
• Ensure application reliability, security, scalability, and performance. 

Documentation & Collaboration (10%)

• Document technical implementations, system architecture, and API integration patterns.
• Collaborate with the Marketing Director and Web Lead to evaluate the technical feasibility of new digital initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance during project planning and implementation.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management. 

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Drupal backend development and API integrations.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Drupal 10+ architecture
  • REST APIs
  • JSON
  • OAuth
  • Authentication workflows
• Proficiency in:
  • Drupal
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Composer
  • Git
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to marketing and non-technical stakeholders. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in:
  • Drupal development
  • WordPress development
  • API development
• Experience with:
  • Drupal 10+ architecture
  • WordPress architecture
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Workday
  • Technolutions Slate CRM
  • REST APIs
  • JSON
  • OAuth
  • Authentication workflows
• Advanced proficiency in:
  • Drupal
  • WordPress
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Composer
  • Git
• Extensive experience with:
  • Modern API development
  • ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
  • Enterprise system integrations