Software Engineer

The Worker is responsible for leading the technical design, architecture, and implementation of Drupal based solutions on Acquia Cloud, Site Factory, and related Acquia products. This role works closely with cross functional teams to ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, accessibility, and security requirements. The Worker must have recent experience as a Drupal Technical Lead or Drupal architect.

Duties may include:

• Define technical standards, coding best practices, and development workflows.
• Oversee module selection, custom module development, theming, and integration patterns.
• Lead and participate in hands on Drupal development (Drupal 8/9/10).
• Build and maintain custom modules, themes, APIs, and integrations.
• Optimize site performance, caching, and content delivery strategies using Acquia tools (e.g., Varnish, Cloud Edge, CDN).
• Manage code deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and environment configurations.
• Configure and manage Acquia Cloud, Site Factory, Acquia Search, Lift/Personalization, and other DXP components.
• Collaborate with Acquia support and TAMs to resolve platform level issues.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and guide technical decision making.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Years	Required/Preferred	Experience
8	Required	Experience with RESTful APIs, integrations, and decoupled/Headless Drupal.
8	Required	Experience in website design.
8	Required	Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Acquia Pipelines, Jenkins, etc.).
5	Required	Hands-on experience in Drupal development, including Drupal 8/9/10.
4	Required	Proficient in PHP, Symfony, Composer, Drush, Git, and modern front end technologies.
4	Required	Expert knowledge of caching, performance tuning, and cloud hosting.
4	Required	Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and translating complex technical concepts for non technical stakeholders.
4	Required	Experience in a technical lead or architect role.
4	Required	Experience with Acquia Cloud Platform, Site Factory, and Acquia DXP tools.
2	Required	Experience developing and\or testing for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and knowledge of WCAG 2.1 (AA).
1	Preferred	Acquia certifications (Drupal Developer, Site Studio, Cloud Pro, etc.).
1	Preferred	Experience with Site Studio, Acquia Personalization, or Acquia DAM.
1	Preferred	Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
1	Preferred	Experience in government, higher education, or enterprise scale digital platforms.

***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen s client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***