Lead Drupal Developer

Title: Lead Drupal Developer (Enterprise Web Platform)
Location: Remote (U.S.-based)
Terms: Proposal with intent of Full-Time Employment upon Award
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Security Clearance
Travel: 0–10%

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Program Overview

RIVA Solutions is pursuing a highly visible federal digital transformation initiative focused on the modernization, governance, and continuous improvement of an enterprise Drupal-based web platform. This mission-critical platform supports large-scale public engagement, content operations, and integrated digital services within a complex federal environment.

The program emphasizes scalable CMS architecture, accessibility compliance (Section 508), secure DevSecOps practices, performance optimization, and sustainable digital governance. The Lead Drupal Developer will play a key technical leadership role in ensuring the platform remains secure, compliant, scalable, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Position Overview

RIVA Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Lead Drupal Developer to provide technical leadership for an enterprise Drupal digital platform supporting a federal program.

This individual will lead Drupal architecture, complex content migrations, system integrations, and CI/CD implementation efforts. The ideal candidate has deep experience designing and executing enterprise Drupal migrations (including on-prem to cloud transitions), building custom Migrate API plugins, and integrating Drupal with third-party systems.

This role requires hands-on technical depth combined with architectural vision, DevSecOps collaboration, and the ability to mentor development teams while maintaining enterprise-level security, performance, and scalability standards.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise Drupal CMS architecture.
• Design and execute on-premises to cloud Drupal content migrations.
• Design and create custom Migrate plugins using the Drupal Migrate API and non-Drupal data sources.
• Work directly with clients to identify source data, define transformation logic, and map data to Drupal destination structures.
• Develop and maintain custom Drupal modules and reusable components.
• Design and maintain Drupal integrations with third-party applications via APIs.
• Maintain system integrations between Drupal and external systems using RESTful APIs and web services.
• Conduct peer code reviews and establish development best practices across the team.
• Oversee Drupal core and module security updates, patch management, and vulnerability remediation.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment workflows.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Acquia Cloud Actions.
• Optimize performance, caching strategies, and scalability for high-traffic enterprise environments.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level developers.
• Participate in backlog refinement and technical planning sessions with Product Management.
• Maintain technical documentation for architecture, integrations, migrations, and deployment processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 6+ years of professional experience developing websites in Drupal, including enterprise implementations.
• Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining enterprise Drupal CMS architecture.
• Proven experience executing complex Drupal migrations, including on-premises to cloud transitions.
• Hands-on experience building custom Migrate API plugins.
• Experience integrating Drupal with third-party systems via RESTful APIs.
• Experience leading peer code reviews and mentoring development teams.
• Strong understanding of Drupal security best practices and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience working within CI/CD environments.
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale federal web modernization initiatives.
• Experience with Drupal 9/10 and legacy version migrations.
• Experience with Acquia Cloud hosting environments.
• Experience implementing GitHub Actions and Acquia Cloud Actions.
• Familiarity with containerized or cloud-based infrastructure.
• Experience ensuring Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Acquia or Drupal certifications.

Salary Range

Up to $150,000 per year based on experience

RIVA Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Benefits / 401K with company matching
• HSA/FSA Spending Accounts
• Long- and short-term disability
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Program Initiatives
• RIVA Flex
• Additional Workplace Benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

RIVA Solutions is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected class.

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