Drupal Architect Job at Americaneagle.com

• Own the technical architecture of complex Drupal implementations.
• Translate business objectives and functional requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Lead solution-design discussions and document key architecture decisions, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Design integrations between Drupal and external platforms, and other third-party services.
• Enforce standards for code quality, security, accessibility, performance, maintainability, and documentation.
• Guide development of custom Drupal modules, themes, components, content models, workflows, and integrations.
• Provide technical guidance to clients and stakeholders.
• Partner with project teams on implementation approaches, estimation, risks, and planning.
• Evaluate application performance and recommend improvements involving caching, database queries, and Drupal configuration.
• Lead technical troubleshooting and support the resolution of complex or urgent production issues.
• Conduct code and architecture reviews, providing clear and actionable feedback.
• Mentor developers, encourage knowledge sharing, and help establish consistent engineering practices across teams.
• Define and promote responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Drupal development experience, including demonstrated architecture or technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong solution-estimation skills, including the ability to identify assumptions, dependencies, risks, and implementation complexity.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations with third-party services and enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and their application to solution architecture and development.
• Proficiency with PHP, Composer, Git, dependency management, and modern Drupal development workflows.
• Experience with Git-based platforms and CI/CD tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Buddy.
• Experience deploying and supporting Drupal applications on platforms such as Acquia or Pantheon.
• Ability to communicate technical recommendations clearly to clients, vendors, project stakeholders, and team members.
• Experience leading code reviews, defining development standards, and providing constructive technical feedback.
• Sound judgment when using AI-assisted development tools, considering security, privacy and risk.