Are you a creative, innovative, and driven Lead Developer interested in helping to solve big problems on the web? We have an opportunity to run a Drupal development team against a number of client projects in the government and non-profit space. WebFirst is an award-winning web & mobile application development company that is building cutting edge technology solutions in the areas of health, environment and agriculture. Drupal is our specialty, where we have developed Drupal sites, integrations, profiles, platforms, and large migrations. If you can provide technical direction at all levels of the technology stack while motivating and supporting a team of developers, and you are seen to be the thought leader in the technical space, please join us.
Responsibilities: Lead teams of developersResponsible for quality and performanceAssist in the identification of functional requirements for client projects, establish the development standards for project successUnderstanding of technical support for large Government agencyEnsure that coding standards are maintained and improved (Facilitate effective code review)Troubleshoot issues in all areas of the application stack Demonstrate strong technical leadershipProven management experienceUnderstanding of DevSecOps
Requirements: Proven technical leader10+ years of development experience (theming, JS, and backend), Drupal module development, and some Drupal architecture skills 4+ years of Technical Lead experience2+ years of Technical Architecture experienceAbove-average knowledge and experience with the Drupal API Skilled in dependency management with Composer Experience working in Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid environments Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively Fluency with Drush and working with command line (Linux) Knowledge of load testing and performance optimization strategiesPassion for building accessible applications (Section 508 compliance)Experience with DevOps, source code repository (Git), and pipelines Detailed knowledge of web server configuration (Apache and nginx) Experience in Acquia and other Cloud offeringsFamiliar with Docksal, Lando, or Docker-compose Role is expected to be highly leveraged and may at times perform little to no coding.Can troubleshoot very difficult project and environment issues.Interacts with clients and easily gains client confidence.Guidance on estimation through the project lifecycle to produce high quality projects with both happy clients and budgets.History of delivering successful project solutions.Involved with the Proposal process
Nice to have qualifications:Experience with Apache Solr or ElasticSearch Experience with code quality tools like PHPCS and PHPStan Experience with testing frameworks Behat, PHPUnit AWS certification or experienceKubernetes certification or experience
The position will require Public Trust Clearance.Willingness to take our Drupal 10 assessment.