Sr Drupal Developer

The role also carries the site’s security and compliance posture: monthly Drupal core and security patching, module upgrades, bug fixes, and ongoing remediation of security and Section 508 accessibility findings. Every release moves through a controlled Change Request (CR) process that this developer manages from request to deployment., * Post new content, statistical reports, and data visualizations to the website in HTML and Drupal.

• Design and build new Drupal templates, content types, views, and layouts as expanded content needs are identified.
• Make minor information architecture changes (menus, taxonomy, navigation, page structure) in coordination with stakeholders.
• Partner with content owners to turn draft reports and visual assets into accessible, web-ready pages.

Drupal Platform Operations & Maintenance

• Apply monthly minor security patches and Drupal core updates to maintain the system’s security posture.
• Monitor Drupal core, contributed modules, themes, and PHP dependencies; plan and execute upgrades and enhancements, including major-version upgrades.
• Manage all required software updates and dependency changes using Composer and version control.
• Triage, troubleshoot, and resolve bugs and site issues reported by users, scans, or monitoring.

Change Request & Deployment Management

• Manage the Change Request (CR) process for all deployments: prepare CRs, document scope and risk, and present changes for approval.
• Plan and execute deployments across development, test/staging, and production environments.
• Maintain release notes, rollback plans, and deployment documentation for every change.

Security & Accessibility (508) Compliance

• Remediate security findings from vulnerability scans, code reviews, and assessments; support POA&M tracking.
• Remediate Section 508 / WCAG accessibility findings across templates, content, and visualizations.
• Test for security and accessibility on an ongoing basis, not only before releases.

Quality Assurance

• Perform functional, regression, cross-browser, and responsive testing before each release.
• Validate new content and visualizations for accuracy, rendering, links, and accessibility before publishing.
• Document test results and defects, and verify fixes before closing them out.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Drupal developer who is as comfortable shipping a content release on deadline as running a patch cycle or closing out a scan finding. They work well with federal statisticians and communications staff and explain technical tradeoffs in plain language., * 5+ years of web development experience, including 3+ years building and maintaining production Drupal sites (Drupal 9/10 or later).

• Hands-on experience applying Drupal core and contributed module security updates on a recurring schedule.
• Strong PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and Git experience.
• Experience building custom content types, views, templates, and themes, and making information architecture changes.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA, with experience remediating findings from tools such as ANDI, axe, or WAVE.
• Experience remediating security vulnerabilities from scan results.
• Experience working within a formal change management / Change Request process, including deployment across dev, test, and production environments.
• Experience performing QA: functional, regression, cross-browser, and responsive testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal websites, ideally a statistical or data-publishing agency.
• Experience embedding accessible data visualizations (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, D3, Highcharts) in Drupal pages.
• Experience leading a Drupal major-version upgrade or migration.
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum delivery with Jira or a similar tool.
• Acquia Certified Drupal Developer, CPACC, or Trusted Tester (DHS Section 508) certification.
• Active DHS suitability / Public Trust.