Lead Web Developer 

Job Description

This role requires strong hands on skills in PHP, Drupal APIs, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Twig, configuration management, and integration patterns, as well as the ability to lead technical discussions, estimate work, define implementation strategies, and collaborate effectively with client and internal delivery teams.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

The Drupal Team Lead will be responsible for:
. Leading Drupal delivery from planning through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancement.
. Providing technical direction for Drupal architecture, module development, theming, integrations, and content modelling.
. Guiding the use of Drupal core and contributed modules, including Paragraphs, Layout Builder, Views, Media, Entity Reference, Fields, Blocks, Taxonomy, Menus, and configuration management.
. Designing and implementing custom Drupal modules using hooks, plugins, services, event subscribers, Form API, custom entities, route controllers, and Drupal APIs.
. Leading front end implementation using Twig templates, Drupal theme layer customizations, responsive design practices, HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
. Translating wireframes, design systems, and style guides into maintainable Drupal templates and components.
. Ensuring consistent styling, accessibility, responsiveness, and cross browser compatibility across Drupal sites.
. Advising clients on solution design, technical options, architecture decisions, tools, risks, and implementation approaches.
. Reviewing code, technical designs, and configuration changes to ensure quality, maintainability, performance, security, and alignment with Drupal standards.
. Coaching and mentoring Drupal developers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and best practice development.
. Collaborating with client stakeholders, product owners, UX/design teams, developers, QA, DevOps, and delivery leads.
. Supporting planning, estimation, backlog refinement, technical discovery, and definition of delivery approaches.
. Troubleshooting complex technical issues across Drupal, front end implementation, integrations, environments, and deployment workflows.
. Supporting CI/CD, containerized development environments, configuration management, release processes, and DevOps practices.
. Ensuring solutions align with accessibility requirements, security standards, performance expectations, and government digital delivery practices.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

. Proven experience as a Senior Drupal Developer, Drupal Technical Lead, or Drupal Team Lead.
. Strong experience leading Drupal site builds end to end, including planning, estimation, technical approach definition, development, deployment, and support.
. Deep understanding of Drupal core architecture, Drupal APIs, hooks, plugins, services, event subscribers, routing, configuration management, and entity systems.
. Expertise with Drupal core and site building features, including Fields, Views, Blocks, Taxonomy, Menus, Media, Layout Builder, Paragraphs, Entity Reference, content types, view modes, form displays, and field formatters.
. Extensive experience creating custom Drupal modules from scratch while following Drupal coding standards and best practices.
. Advanced Drupal theming experience, including Twig templates, theme functions, template suggestions, preprocess functions, and custom theme layer implementation.
. Strong proficiency with PHP 8+, HTML5, CSS/CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, and responsive web development.
. Ability to convert wireframes, design systems, and comprehensive layouts into Drupal templates and reusable components.
. Strong understanding of responsive and adaptive design, browser compatibility, accessibility, and user experience considerations.
. Experience integrating Drupal with external systems using RESTful APIs, JSON:API, API development patterns, and integration best practices.
. Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, DevOps practices, containerized development environments, and Drupal deployment processes.
. Strong hands on debugging, performance optimization, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills.
. Ability to work closely with clients to understand business needs, guide solution design, and influence technical direction.
. Demonstrated ability to mentor developers, review code and designs, promote development standards, and foster technical excellence.
. Strong collaboration skills with client stakeholders, internal teams, designers, QA, DevOps, and delivery leadership.
. Familiarity with BC Government digital standards, accessibility requirements, media handling, and style guide expectations is an asset.

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