Lead Web Developer, Drupal Platform

## Lead Web Developer, Drupal Platform Apply:
Off-Campus:
Scottsdale:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 30, 2026 (13 days left to apply):
JR128361
** Job Profile:
** Applications Developer 4
** Job Family:
** IT Applications
** Time Type:
** Full time
** Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
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* Minimum Qualifications:

** Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
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* Job Description:

** The Lead Web Developer, Drupal Platform provides technical and people leadership for ASU’s enterprise Drupal web platform, Webspark, and related web services. This role leads a team of web developers responsible for building, maintaining, releasing, and improving Drupal-based websites, themes, modules, integrations, accessibility practices, and managed hosting workflows across ASU’s web ecosystem.  This is a hands-on web leadership role for someone with strong Drupal, PHP, CMS, accessibility, and enterprise web platform experience.

The position combines technical direction, code review, release coordination, team mentorship, platform improvement, and support for ASU’s broader community of site owners, editors, developers, and service partners.  The Lead Web Developer, Drupal Platform plays a critical role in sustaining the reliability, security, accessibility, and scalability of ASU’s web ecosystem while supporting continued modernization across Tech Ed services. This role also helps guide the responsible use of AI-assisted development practices to improve documentation, automate routine work, support testing and code review, accelerate troubleshooting, and create better digital experiences for students, faculty, staff, and the broader ASU community.  

As with all members of the Enterprise Technology team, this role carries core responsibilities, including fostering a sense of belonging and cultivating a culture that is relational, visionary, and empowering. With a strong emphasis on authenticity and compassion, this position is dedicated to embodying and advancing our culture.
** A cover letter is required with application to be considered for this position. Please briefly answer the questions below:
*** Describe experience you have with other CMSes and web application frameworks.
* Do you have full stack experience?
* What cloud providers have you worked with?  
** Pay Rate:** $94,300.00 - $; DOE  
** Essential Duties:**
* ** Lead Drupal and Webspark platform development:
** Provide technical leadership for ASU’s Drupal-based web platform, including Webspark, custom modules, themes, configuration, integrations, and related platform components.
* ** Coordinate web platform releases:
** Oversee and perform regular releases for ASU’s Drupal multisite codebases. Ensure releases are tested, documented, communicated, and coordinated with appropriate developers, site owners, service owners, and technical partners.
* ** Support enterprise web platform stability:
** Serve as a technical owner and escalation point for complex issues involving Drupal, Webspark, Acquia, managed hosting, integrations, performance, accessibility, code quality, and production support.
* ** Lead and mentor web developers:
** Supervise, coach, and support a team of web developers across varying levels of experience. Help establish development goals, support onboarding, guide priorities, review technical work, and promote consistent web development practices.
* ** Guide Drupal and web platform strategy:
** Contribute to the roadmap for ASU’s Drupal and web platform ecosystem. Identify opportunities to improve architecture, reduce…