Full Stack Drupal Developer Job at NuAxis Innovations

• Serve as hands-on technical lead and architect for the Drupal team, leading analysis, design, development, testing, and administration of WHD’s modernized applications. 
• Own the target Drupal solution architecture on DOL PACE and keep it aligned with the product roadmap and DOL enterprise, platform, and solution architecture; obtain DOL OCIO technical guidance and approvals. 
• Design event-driven integrations between Drupal and Appian (WISE/CAPS) using Kafka (e.g., Form Submitted, Document Uploaded, Status Changed), backed by versioned, API-first REST services. 
• Integrate Drupal with federal systems on premises and in the cloud: Login.gov, DOL SSO, SharePoint, Amazon S3 document exchange, and the OCIO AI chatbot module. 
• Architect a configuration-driven enterprise form framework on the Drupal Webform module, supporting dynamic and multi-step forms, conditional questions, reusable validation, document upload, and multilingual content. 
• Build reusable enterprise components (Kafka framework, API framework, authentication, notifications, audit logging, error handling) that future DOL projects can reuse. 
• Evaluate and select contributed Drupal modules and marketplace plugins before writing custom code; design and develop custom modules and connectors where needed. 
• Create and oversee technical process models, data models, and user interface designs; plan and execute data migration from DB2 to MySQL and data reporting activities. 
• Ensure solutions meet federal standards: OWASP Top 10, NIST SP 800-53 controls, FISMA ATO requirements, externalized secrets (Secrets Manager / Pod Identity), and Section 508 / WCAG AA. 
• Review and verify implementations against design best practices, performance (≤3-second load, ≥99.9% uptime), and security; lead code reviews each sprint. 
• Lead the team’s AI-assisted development practice using DOL-approved tools (Microsoft Copilot) to meet the contract’s requirement of up to 50% AI-generated code, with human review, security scanning, and CI/CD validation of all output. 
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and requirements gathering; mentor developers from requirements through delivery; keep design sessions, scrums, and other Agile/SAFe ceremonies running smoothly. 
• Work directly with WHD end users, SMEs, Product Owners, and Federal Project Managers to confirm that application functionality meets business needs. 
  
   

Required Qualifications
 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). 
• 10+ years of hands-on full stack development experience as a team lead or architect, including a minimum of 5 years of Drupal experience. 
• Experience with the Drupal Webform module, custom module development, and integrating Drupal with federal systems (on premises and cloud). 
• Deep proficiency in PHP, Symfony/Drupal APIs, MySQL, JavaScript, Twig, and REST API design. 
• Experience with .NET (C#, ASP.NET) sufficient to analyze and migrate legacy applications. 
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure and container-based deployments (Docker, Kubernetes). 
• Experience delivering solutions that meet federal security and Section 508 standards. 
• Agile/SAFe and related developer certifications, or demonstrated equivalent experience; experience leading Agile/SAFe teams, preferably in the federal space. 
• Substantial experience with AI-assisted programming tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, or other DOL-approved tools). 
• Strong communication skills for working directly with federal stakeholders and mentoring developers. 
• U.S. person; must obtain and maintain a favorable NACI / HSPD-12 background investigation. 
  
  Preferred Qualifications
   
• Acquia Certified Drupal Developer, Back End Specialist, or Grand Master certification. 
• Experience with Kafka event-driven architecture and Appian integrations. 
• Experience hosting Drupal on AWS EKS with Aurora, EFS, S3, CloudFront, and Secrets Manager. 
• Experience leading legacy .NET-to-Drupal modernization or large-scale content and data migrations. 
• Experience integrating AI services (chatbots, OCR, document classification) into Drupal applications.