Technical lead responsible for architecting and delivering high-fidelity digital experiences for global brands. This role focuses on building scalable, component-based architectures using modern Drupal versions and Acquia’s enterprise suite within a fast-paced production environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise Drupal Engineering: Lead the development and maintenance of sophisticated web platforms using Drupal 9, 10, and 11, focusing on custom module development and seamless API integrations.
- Low-Code/Component Architecture: Architect and implement design systems using Acquia Site Studio (formerly Cohesion), enabling rapid, flexible page building while maintaining strict brand governance.
- Full-Stack Implementation: Develop dynamic, high-interactivity features using PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, and Ajax, ensuring a seamless blend of backend logic and frontend performance.
- Acquia Cloud Operations: Manage the full application lifecycle on the Acquia platform, including environment configuration, deployment workflows, and performance tuning for global traffic.
- Frontend Excellence: Build responsive, pixel-perfect, and accessible interfaces using HTML and CSS, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and adherence to modern UI/UX standards.
- Database & Optimization: Optimize MySQL database schemas and queries to ensure high availability and rapid content delivery for content-heavy brand sites.
- Technical Leadership: Drive production efficiency through code reviews, technical documentation, and the implementation of best practices in component-based development and CI/CD pipelines.
Serve as a technical lead focused on delivering high-impact, accessible, and secure open-source solutions. Responsible for architecting complex Drupal ecosystems and managing professional-grade DevOps workflows across diverse hosting and local development environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Enterprise Drupal Engineering: Lead the development and migration of enterprise sites across Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, specializing in custom module development and complex API integrations.
- DevOps & Containerization: Architect and maintain local development workflows using Docker, DDEV, Lando, and Vagrant to ensure environment parity and team efficiency.
- Platform Mastery: Manage high-scale deployments and server configurations on industry-leading platforms including Acquia, Pantheon, and Platform.sh.
- Full-Stack Development: Build responsive and accessible user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery, ensuring compliance with WCAG standards and modern design patterns.
- Database Architecture: Optimize MySQL databases for high-traffic applications, focusing on query performance, schema design, and data integrity during large-scale migrations.
- Technical Consulting: Provide strategic guidance on site architecture and security best practices, while mentoring junior developers through rigorous code reviews and collaborative problem-solving.
Lead technical architect and developer responsible for the delivery and maintenance of global, high-scale web platforms. This role focuses on implementing enterprise-grade solutions across the full Drupal lifecycle, from legacy support to cutting-edge versions, while optimizing performance within the Pantheon ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Full-Spectrum Drupal Development: Lead the architecture, development, and migration of multi-site ecosystems across Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, ensuring modern coding standards and security compliance.
- Custom Module Engineering: Develop complex, high-performance backend features and third-party API integrations using PHP and MySQL to meet global business requirements.
- Platform Operations: Orchestrate deployment workflows and environment management on Pantheon, leveraging multidev, automated testing, and advanced caching (Varnish/Redis) to ensure 99.9% uptime.
- Advanced Frontend Implementation: Create seamless, responsive, and accessible user experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax for high-interactivity components.
- Database & Performance Optimization: Architect and tune MySQL schemas and sophisticated queries to handle large-scale content distribution and high-concurrency traffic.
- Technical Governance: Drive technical excellence through rigorous code reviews, documentation, and the implementation of best practices in Headless Drupal and CI/CD pipelines.
Technical lead specializing in the end-to-end delivery and maintenance of enterprise-level Drupal ecosystems. Responsible for architecting scalable solutions, managing complex version migrations, and optimizing high-performance applications within the Pantheon hosting environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Drupal Architecture & Lifecycle: Oversee the full development lifecycle from legacy Drupal 7 maintenance to modern implementations in Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11, ensuring seamless migrations and architectural integrity.
- Custom Module & Backend Engineering: Develop high-performance backend logic using PHP and MySQL, creating custom modules and API integrations to meet specific business requirements.
- Frontend & UX Development: Engineer responsive, accessible, and dynamic user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax for enhanced client-side interactivity.
- Platform Management: Leverage Pantheon for streamlined DevOps workflows, managing multidev environments, automated deployments, and advanced caching configurations.
- Database & Query Optimization: Design and tune MySQL schemas and complex queries to ensure site stability and rapid data retrieval across large-scale content repositories.
- Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert for Drupal best practices, conducting code reviews and providing strategic guidance on security, scalability, and technical debt.
Technical lead responsible for architecting and developing high-concurrency enterprise applications, leveraging modern PHP frameworks and advanced search technologies to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Framework Specialization: Design and implement complex backend architectures using PHP Zend Framework and Symfony, ensuring modularity, security, and high performance.
- Search Engine Integration: Architect and optimize ElasticSearch implementations to provide high-speed, relevant search capabilities and real-time data analytics across large datasets.
- Full-Stack Engineering: Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS, ensuring seamless integration with PHP-based RESTful services.
- Legacy Management: Oversee the maintenance and transition of existing Perl/CGI systems, ensuring continuous operation and integration with modern application stacks.
- Database Architecture: Design and tune MySQL databases, focusing on schema optimization, complex query performance, and data integrity for enterprise-scale platforms.
- Technical Leadership: Lead architectural reviews and mentor development teams on best practices in design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
Acted as the lead technical architect for the digital presence of a major regional news organization, managing high-traffic web portals and overseeing the transition between different CMS architectures to ensure maximum uptime and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- CMS Architecture & Migration: Managed and optimized large-scale news platforms built on Drupal 6 and Drupal 7, overseeing site migrations, security patches, and complex version upgrades.
- Full-Stack Engineering: Developed robust backend features using PHP and MySQL, ensuring the system could handle rapid content publishing and massive concurrent user traffic.
- Performance Optimization: Tuned MySQL databases and implemented caching strategies to minimize page load times during breaking news events and peak traffic periods.
- Frontend Enhancement: Engineered responsive and interactive news layouts using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to improve mobile readability and user engagement.
- Custom Module Development: Designed and implemented custom Drupal modules to facilitate specialized newsroom workflows, including multimedia integration and digital archives.
- Technical Strategy: Provided expert consulting on infrastructure scalability, server-side security, and the integration of third-party advertising and social media APIs.
Led the development and optimization of high-traffic web applications and e-commerce platforms, utilizing a multi-framework stack to deliver scalable, cross-platform business solutions for the Australian market.
Key Responsibilities
- Framework Engineering: Developed and maintained robust web applications using CakePHP and native PHP, implementing MVC architecture to ensure modular and maintainable code.
- Legacy System Maintenance: Managed and optimized complex Perl/CGI environments, ensuring high availability and seamless feature integration for established business systems.
- Database Optimization: Designed and refined MySQL database schemas, focusing on performance tuning, indexing, and data security for enterprise-level applications.
- Frontend Development: Engineered responsive and interactive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to improve client-side performance and user engagement.
- System Architecture: Collaborated on the design of scalable backend infrastructures, integrating third-party APIs and managing cross-platform data synchronization.
- Technical Leadership: Provided expert-level troubleshooting and code reviews, maintaining high development standards and security protocols across all digital assets.