Drupal Architect
Location: Chennai, India
Type: Full-time
Experience Level:Â Senior (10+ years)
Start Date: Immediate
Do you have deep expertise in Drupal development and architecture? Are you passionate about designing scalable, high-performance digital experiences in a cloud-native environment?
Data Design is looking for a highly experienced Drupal Architect to lead enterprise-grade web platforms built on Drupal 9/10, with advanced deployment on Acquia Cloud and AWS infrastructure.
About the role
As a Drupal Architect, you will be responsible for end-to-end technical leadership of our Drupal-based digital platforms. You will design architectural solutions that integrate custom development, headless frameworks, caching, search, and cloud-native deployment—while maintaining best-in-class performance, scalability, and security.
You will work closely with UI/UX, backend, DevOps, and cloud engineering teams, and guide developers in implementing robust and reusable components, modules, and microservices.
What You’ll Need
- 10+ years of experience in Drupal development and architecture, including Drupal 9/10.
- Strong PHP development background, including Symfony and modern frameworks.
- Deep expertise in Acquia Cloud Platform tools.
- Extensive experience with API-first architecture and RESTful integrations.
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.).
- Proficiency in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices-based deployment.
- Advanced knowledge of caching, search technologies, and cloud security best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of Drupal 9/10 solutions with performance, security, and scalability in mind.
- Architect and manage solutions on Acquia Cloud Platform, including Acquia Site Factory, Cloud Site, and Acquia CD.
- Design headless and decoupled Drupal solutions using GraphQL, JSON:API, and modern front-end integrations.
- Optimize application performance through caching strategies (Redis, Varnish, Memcached) and search technologies (Solr, Elasticsearch).
- Leverage AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, CloudFront, API Gateway) for high-availability, cloud-native deployments.
- Deploy and manage containerized services using Docker and Kubernetes within a CI/CD DevOps pipeline.
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