Senior Drupal Subject Matter Expert

Job Description:

• Lead the design, modernization, and implementation strategies for enterprise Drupal solutions aligned with DHS technical standards and cloud-hosted environments
• Define Drupal application architectures, including monolithic versus headless/decoupled approaches
• Establish architecture patterns, coding standards, and reusable modules
• Guide creation, enhancement, and maintenance of custom Drupal modules
• Review and validate contributed modules and third-party libraries
• Optimize Drupal performance through caching, content architecture, and page-rendering practices
• Architect integrations with identity solutions such as Okta SSO, data services, cloud hosting, and external APIs
• Ensure Drupal applications operate across DHS Headquarters and enterprise systems and databases
• Ensure compliance with DHS security directives, cloud security controls, and NIST-aligned safeguards
• Validate Section 508 WCAG 2.0 A/AA accessibility compliance and support Trusted Tester methodologies
• Oversee functional, regression, accessibility, usability, and integration testing
• Provide technical guidance for releases, migrations, deployments, and environment configuration with DevOps teams
• Evaluate emerging Drupal capabilities, frameworks, hosting models, and tools
• Advise leadership on Drupal roadmaps, platform consolidation, and enterprise reuse strategies
• Mentor developers, analysts, and architects
• Produce or oversee SELC documentation, architectural diagrams, data flows, module specifications, and user/developer guides
• Support governance reviews, change control, and technical assessments for Drupal enhancements and modernization initiatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 11 years of progressive technical or functional experience in a selected technical area or specialty skill
• US Citizen
• Ability to successfully complete a government-issued background investigation
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities
• Ability to motivate and guide technical teams
• Microsoft Certification preferred
• Prior Public Trust or Security Clearance preferred

Benefits:

• Remote work arrangement
• Public Trust clearance support/eligibility
• Microsoft Certification preferred
• Prior Public Trust or Security Clearance preferred