Drupal Developer
WHO WE ARE
At Abacus, we specialize in technology, outsourcing, and people solutions, bringing nearly 40 years of experience shaped alongside the organizations we support. As a global professional services leader, our focus remains on providing bespoke solutions that enable organizations to create the future of business and embrace change for sustainable growth, powered by a global team of over 5,000 people.
WHAT WE DO
Across digital transformation, emerging technologies, SAP enterprise solutions, outsourcing, and human capital, we support organizations in building environments that operate effectively and scale with the business. Today, this extends to more than 1,500 enterprise clients, where the focus remains on creating systems that are not only functional, but ready to adapt and evolve over time.
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Drupal Developer with 3 to 4 years of hands-on experience in developing, customizing, and maintaining Drupal-based websites and web applications.
The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Drupal 10 and Drupal 11, custom module development, theme development, API integrations, configuration management, security, and performance optimization. The role involves building scalable, secure, and high-performing web solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, customize, and maintain websites and web applications using Drupal 10 and Drupal 11.
- Design and develop custom Drupal modules based on business and technical requirements.
- Create and customize Drupal themes using Twig, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and responsive design principles.
- Configure and manage content types, fields, views, taxonomies, menus, blocks, workflows, media, and user roles.
- Implement Drupal hooks, plugins, services, controllers, forms, entities, events, and dependency injection.
- Integrate Drupal with third-party applications using REST APIs, JSON:API, SOAP, and other web services.
- Develop and maintain secure custom APIs and integration endpoints.
- Perform Drupal core, module, and security updates along with version upgrades.
- Support migration projects from legacy Drupal versions or other CMS platforms to Drupal 10 and Drupal 11.
- Manage configuration using Drupal configuration export, import, synchronization, and environment-specific settings.
- Utilize Composer for dependency management and Drush for administration and deployment.
- Troubleshoot application issues including PHP errors, database problems, integration failures, and configuration issues.
- Optimize application performance through caching, database tuning, image optimization, and code enhancements.
- Implement Drupal security best practices and secure coding standards.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to Drupal coding standards.
- Use Git-based version control while following branching, merge request, and code review workflows.
- Collaborate with frontend developers, backend developers, QA engineers, architects, and business stakeholders.
- Prepare technical documentation for modules, configurations, integrations, and deployment procedures.
- Support testing, defect resolution, user acceptance testing, production releases, and post-deployment support.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Drupal 10 and Drupal 11.
- Deep understanding of Drupal architecture, APIs, entities, plugins, services, hooks, events, and configuration management.
- Experience in custom module development and custom theme development.
- Strong proficiency in PHP and object-oriented programming.
- Practical knowledge of Symfony components used within Drupal.
- Hands-on experience with Composer and Drush.
- Good understanding of Twig, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and responsive web development.
- Experience integrating third-party systems using REST API, JSON:API, and other web services.
- Experience working with MySQL or MariaDB.
- Proficiency with Git, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
- Knowledge of Drupal caching, debugging, security, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Drupal modules including Views, Webform, Paragraphs, Layout Builder, Media, CKEditor, and access control.
- Understanding of multilingual websites, content moderation, and publishing workflows.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments.
Preferred Skills
- Experience upgrading Drupal 9 or Drupal 10 applications to Drupal 11.
- Experience with headless or decoupled Drupal architecture.
- Familiarity with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue.js.
- Experience implementing SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, LDAP, or other Single Sign-On solutions.
- Experience with Apache Solr or Elasticsearch.
- Knowledge of PHPUnit, Behat, or Drupal automated testing frameworks.
- Familiarity with Acquia Cloud, Pantheon, Platform.sh, or similar Drupal hosting platforms.
- Understanding of WCAG accessibility standards.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated Drupal deployments.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Equivalent professional experience may also be considered.
Required Experience
- 3 to 4 years of professional Drupal development experience.
- Proven hands-on experience delivering Drupal 10 projects.
- Practical knowledge of Drupal 11 development and upgrade processes.
- Experience delivering at least two end-to-end Drupal implementations.
- Strong experience with custom modules, themes, integrations, and configuration management.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
- Ability to understand both business and technical requirements.
- Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as within cross-functional teams.
- Commitment to code quality, security, maintainability, and performance.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines.