Drupal Developer

Salary: Competitive per annum plus bonus, car allowance and Veolia benefits

Location: Flexible with some travel to Cannock

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. 

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you;

• Access to our company pension scheme

• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers

• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to

• 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household

• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community 

• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What will you be doing?

The Drupal Developer will be at the forefront of Veolia’s transition to an in-house development model, focusing on customer-facing portals. This role will be crucial in enhancing, maintaining, and innovating across multiple Drupal-based platforms, including multi-language implementations. Working closely with business stakeholders and the existing contracted development team, the Developer will take ownership of technical solutions, security upgrades, bug fixes, feature development, and overall platform improvements.

The Drupal Developer's deep understanding of the company's products and close collaboration with the wider team will drive efficiency, innovation, and stronger alignment between customer needs and technical delivery. By improving business knowledge, fostering a culture of ownership, and enhancing team collaboration, they will play a key role in ensuring greater continuity, dedication, and expertise in the development processes.

• Demonstrate an extremely proactive and autonomous approach, utilising Drupal frameworks and infrastructure specialised in Drupal 10 & 11 to support the product roadmap and ensure efficient product continuity and problem-solving.

• Define and implement best practice technical solutions, proposing customer-first approaches while collaborating closely with colleagues to determine optimal outcomes.

• Act on problems without excessive guidance, showcasing strong problem-solving skills and initiative.

• Conduct code reviews for colleagues across the Websites team portfolio, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Provide support to other developers in areas involving complex solutions and code, despite not having direct management responsibilities.

• Regularly engage with the wider DB&T team, product engineers, developers, security teams, legal teams, product owners, product leads, and key business stakeholders across the UK and Northern Europe.

• Participate in customer workshops to identify key product end-user frustrations across the Websites team portfolio, subsequently debugging code, writing new code, and applying patches as necessary.

• Conduct data reviews to inform meaningful development that positively impacts the Veolia customer base.

• Deliver technical demonstrations and collaborates with the wider DB&T team on ongoing work programs.

• Maintain regular communication with the immediate product team regarding in-flight work and future scope.

• Liaise with security teams for penetration testing, vulnerability reports, and general security updates.

• Collaborate with legal teams on GDPR, data, and compliance matters across the portfolio.

• Innovate to reduce paper usage and drive digital interactions, resulting in paper savings, CO2 emission reductions, and decreased costs associated with in-person contact where digital service is feasible.

• Promote business sustainability by reducing dependencies on external and third-party workers.

• Streamline systems required to achieve product best practices, leading to savings in server and team costs.

What are we looking for?

• Significant hands on Drupal backend and front-end development experience

• Extensive development experience with Drupal versions 10 and above

• Experience and a good understanding of working with Docker

• Proficient in custom code creation / updates adhering to Drupal standards

• Hands on experience using Solr Search & web services in Drupal

• Sound knowledge of both AWS & Acquia cloud hosting

• Awareness of working with Acquia pipelines and GIT Webhooks

• Creation and application of security and custom patches

• Drupal maintenance and platform upgrades

• Good understanding of custom code and ability to review custom code

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.