Technical Lead, Drupal

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🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $130k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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For People is dedicated to building people-first data ecosystems that focus on understanding user needs and creating positive impact in society. They develop data programs that prioritize the human experience, ensuring that technology addresses the real challenges faced by individuals. Their services include designing applications, uncovering actionable insights from large datasets, and collaborating with communities to enhance wellbeing, all while balancing cutting-edge technology with practical implementation.

📋 Description

• Lead engineering for the agency's public data website, built on Drupal with a separate React front end • Own architecture decisions, keep Drupal and its modules current, and establish team coding standards • Maintain site reliability and security with a 99.5% uptime target • Manage release processes, monitoring and alerts, incident response, and security documentation required to keep the site's ATO current • Research new hosting and content delivery options • Lead migration to new platform architectures without interrupting the site's ATO • Enable CMS data-owning offices to publish and update data themselves in Drupal • Set engineering standards for code reviews, agentic coding tools, automated tests, security scans, and accessibility testing before every release • Lead migration of data from other CMS websites onto the platform • Identify responsible uses of AI • Collaborate with CMS product owners, agency data owners, other CMS contractors, and partner-firm teammates • Explain technical trade-offs in plain language

🎯 Requirements

• Humble and caring attitude aligning with For People's values: passion, fun, curiosity, sustainability, humility, and respect • 6+ years of Drupal development • 3+ years on managed Drupal hosting such as Acquia • 3+ years building custom Drupal modules • 3+ years with MySQL and SQLite databases • 6+ years of web development overall • 3+ years of React • 3+ years connecting React front ends to Drupal • Experience building and running software for the federal government, including work on CMS systems • Experience maintaining a codebase in line with federal security requirements (FISMA) • Knowledge of the CMS Authority to Operate (ATO) process • Experience with content delivery networks such as Akamai and cloud hosting • Experience planning and carrying out a move between hosting environments • Experience owning functional, performance, security, and accessibility testing practices • Experience building websites meeting Section 508 requirements • Experience leading engineers on an agile team for a public-facing data or content platform • Working knowledge of open data standards • Must physically perform all work within the United States • Must be a United States citizen • Must be able to pass a government-performed public trust background check

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% remote work • Flexible work-life balance and healthy expectations • 100% of Gold-tier employee health insurance premiums paid by For People • Annual company profit sharing • Infrequent, scheduled travel to CMS headquarters in Baltimore, MD (2–3 times per year)

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