Drupal Developer

Job Title: Drupal Developer

Duration: 12 Months

Location: New York, NY

Overview:The Drupal Developer will support in maintaining, enhancing, and upgrading the Drupal-based Street Design Manual (SDM) website and related digital tools. This includes developing new features, improving performance, migrating to the latest Drupal version, creating custom modules, managing content workflows, improving search tools, building database tools, enhancing mobile layouts, integrating gamification features, and supporting long-term maintainability of Drupal platforms.

Responsibilities:

A. Requirements & Analysis

Identify functional and non-functional requirements

Document specifications, workflows, and business processes

Work with business analysts, SMEs, and IT teams

Identify system deficiencies and propose solutions B. Drupal Development

Custom Drupal module development

API integrations

Content workflows

Versioning, moderation, and audit logging

Implement Drupal best practices and security standards C. SDM Website Enhancements

Build a Revision Tracking system

Build a Content Upload module (Word Drupal)

Content Export tool (Drupal Word)

Improve Spec & Detail Finder search tool

Create Siting Guidelines & Furnishing database

Enhance public-facing pages (tables, media, PDF viewer)

Implement mobile layout improvements

Build Case Study database

Build gamification-test environment

Create a Process Decision Tree feature D. Drupal Migration

Move SDM website to the latest supported Drupal version

Pre-migration audit of modules, content types, custom code

Resolve deprecated components E. Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

Documentation of architecture, workflow, modules

Administrative guides

Training sessions for editors and admins

Technical handover to IT teams Required education and experience:

8+ years of experience in specifying, analyzing, and documenting requirements for mission critical business applications in a web/client-server environment.

Minimum 5 years of experience as a Full-stack PHP Developer with a demonstrable portfolio.

Minimum 5 years of Drupal development experience with a demonstrable portfolio.

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills Preferred Skills/Experience:

BA/BS Degree or equivalent, in a technology-related field or other degree preferred.

Drupal module contributor is strongly preferred

Experience in leading medium to large size Drupal site migration is preferred

Python development skills

Familiarity with Geo Mapping

Familiarity with Game engine design and implementation

Effective presentation and leadership skills. Knowledge of different application development environments, tools, and methodologies.

Expertise using Microsoft Office applications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally and confidently with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts.

Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to interpret business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.

Strong facilitation skills and proven experience in driving consensus across multiple stakeholder groups.

Process-driven analysis skills and a background in various requirements elicitation methods.

Proficiency with Waterfall, RUP, and Agile SDLC processes.

Ability to accurately estimate level of work to be provided for delivery commitments to stakeholders.