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University of Virginia · 1 day ago

Senior Drupal Developer and Solutions Architect

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The University of Virginia is seeking a senior-level Drupal technologist to lead the design and development of a large-scale Drupal platform for the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. The role involves overseeing the architecture, operations, and continuous improvement of the Drupal environment, while also mentoring developers and collaborating with stakeholders to enhance the digital presence of the university.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead development and lifecycle management of the Arts & Sciences Drupal 10/11 platform, currently supporting 90+ departmental and program websites through a shared upstream architecture

Design and evolve the platform to accommodate a broader portfolio of faculty, lab, and research-related sites, many of which are currently hosted on other solutions within the College

Develop modular, reusable components and shared install profiles that balance consistency with site-level flexibility

Create and maintain custom modules, themes, and configuration patterns aligned with University standards, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and modern UX practices

Develop integrations with Airtable APIs or similar platforms to automate synchronization of faculty data and other academic content into Drupal

Define and implement caching, performance optimization, and deployment strategies that ensure reliability and scalability across a growing ecosystem

Maintain CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub Actions) with Composer-based builds, automated testing, and structured release management

Manage local development standards using containerized tools (e.g., DDEV) and document developer onboarding and workflows

Oversee hosting and deployment processes across cloud-based Drupal platforms, ensuring the solution remains portable and vendor-agnostic

Integrate SSO (SAML) and other University systems; implement secure migration and synchronization workflows between data sources

Establish code review practices, branching standards, and deployment governance across multiple sites and teams

Collaborate with security leads to maintain compliance with institutional and accessibility standards

Maintain configuration management systems and reliable rollback processes across development, test, and production environments

Mentor developers, perform code reviews, and guide technical decisions across multiple projects

Communicate effectively with stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains

Contribute to the strategic roadmap for modernizing A&S web platforms and data integrations

Qualification

Drupal 10/11PHP 8.xCI/CD workflowsAPI integrationsCloud-based hostingAccessibility standardsPerformance optimizationCode reviewMentorshipCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate specialty, or an equivalent combination of accreditation, education and experience required

5+ years relevant experience required