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# Senior Drupal Developer

- **Company:** NuAxis Innovations
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Drupal, Enterprise Content Management, MariaDB, MySQL, Performance Tuning, Acquia, Software Engineering, Apache Solr, Symfony, Systems Integration, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Software Modules, Phpunit, Caching, Behat, Twig (templating), Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Patch Management, Front End Software Development, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9229766/senior-drupal-developer

## About the Role

· Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Two (2) years of specialized experience may substitute for one (1) year of the academic requirement.

· Minimum Experience: Five (5) to eight (8) years of Drupal development experience, including at least one (1) major version upgrade or platform migration.

· Certifications - Required: Acquia Certified Developer - Drupal.

· Certifications - Obtainable After Hire: Acquia Certified Back End Specialist or Front End Specialist, within 180 days of assignment.

· Certifications - Preferred: Acquia Certified Cloud Pro; Acquia Certified Site Builder.

· Required Skills: PHP; Drupal 9/10; custom module development; theming (Twig); security hardening; Migrate API; Composer and Drush; caching and performance optimization.

· Preferred Skills: Headless and decoupled Drupal; accessible front-end development; federal web environments; content governance at scale.
Technical Environment

Drupal 9/10/11; PHP 8.x and Symfony components; Twig theming; Composer and Drush; Migrate API; Views, Paragraphs, and Layout Builder; Search API with Apache Solr; Acquia Cloud or Pantheon hosting; Varnish and CDN caching; MySQL and MariaDB; PHPUnit and Behat; GitLab CI or Jenkins; axe and WAVE accessibility tooling

## Description

Leads Drupal architecture, custom module development, theming, and site performance optimization for enterprise web properties. Owns platform upgrade strategy and security hardening.
Key Responsibilities

· Define Drupal site architecture, content models, and multisite or distribution strategy.

· Develop custom modules, services, and integrations; lead major version upgrades and migrations.

· Implement security hardening, patch management, caching, and performance tuning.

· Ensure front-end delivery meets Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements.

· Lead code review, CI/CD configuration, and mentoring of mid-level developers.