Drupal Technical Lead

Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum

1 Year FTC (view to perm)

Location: Remote (occasional travel to either Birmingham / London / Cardiff or Swansea)

My client is looking for an experienced Drupal Technical Lead to join their web development team and take a leading role in the technical development and architecture of their Drupal-based web platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Drupal developer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading technical projects and supporting the development of other team members. The successful candidate will work across a range of high-profile web projects, helping to deliver secure, scalable and high-performing digital solutions.

The Role As Drupal Technical Lead, the successful candidate will take ownership of the technical direction and development of enterprise-level Drupal applications. Working closely with stakeholders and the wider technical team, they will translate business requirements into robust technical solutions while maintaining high standards of development, security and accessibility.

The role will also involve mentoring junior developers, carrying out code reviews and providing technical guidance across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development and ongoing maintenance of enterprise-level Drupal applications

Design and develop complex backend systems using PHP and Drupal 10+

Develop modern front-end solutions using TypeScript, Twig and Tailwind CSS

Ensure applications are secure, scalable, accessible and optimised for performance

Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to junior developers

Conduct code reviews and promote development best practices

Work with internal stakeholders to understand

requirements and translate them into technical specifications

Manage source control and deployment processes using Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions and Jenkins

Utilise Composer, Drush and DDEV for dependency and development environment management

Support SEO and web accessibility best practices

Produce clear and comprehensive technical documentation

Contribute to an Agile development environment and continuous improvement of development processes

About You My client is looking for someone with strong commercial experience in Drupal development, ideally with experience working on complex or enterprise-level platforms.

You will have a strong technical background and be comfortable working across both backend and frontend development. You should also be confident providing technical leadership, mentoring colleagues and communicating technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong professional experience in Drupal development

Strong knowledge of Drupal 10+

Excellent PHP development skills

Experience using Composer and modern development pipelines

Strong front-end development experience with Twig, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS

Experience leading technical projects and/or mentoring developers

Good understanding of web security best practices

Experience with Git and modern CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with DevOps practices and Agile methodologies

Experience with cloud hosting platforms such as AWS or Azure would be advantageous

A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

Relevant Drupal or web technology certifications would also be beneficial.

What's on Offer?

Salary up to £40,000

The chance to take a leading technical role within an established web development team

Opportunity to work with modern Drupal technologies and development practices

Scope to mentor and develop other members of the technical team

A varied role involving technical leadership, architecture and hands-on development

If you're an experienced Drupal Developer, Senior Drupal Developer or Drupal Technical Lead looking for your next opportunity, my client would be keen to hear from you.

Apply now to find out more about this opportunity