Solution Architect - Drupal

Immediate contract opportunity for Solution Architect with direct client in New York, NY.

The solution architect’s role is to develop and maintain the high-level target state design for technology architecture for the organization's website and portal platforms. The role will work closely with business users, technical leaders, counterparts on other applications, project managers, and Drupal developers to design and architect Drupal applications.

The architect is expected to design and architect large-scale Drupal applications, communicate effectively, and work efficiently with multiple teams and systems. This role requires a key individual who understands business functions and requirements and translates those to a working application, integrating and customizing where necessary.

Responsibilities and duties:
• Deliver high-quality code and documentation in a timely manner with little supervision.
• Accurately report issues and status to senior management.
• Participate in technical requirements, including gathering, design and testing.
• Assist/mentor junior developers.
• Develop digital consumer experiences based on the foundational Drupal application.
• Direct the design and delivery of highly customized components, provide integration to other platforms or environments, and/or significantly extend the functionality of the base Drupal CMS platform, including expertise with data architectures, security architectures, operational architectures, etc.
• Diagnose and solve technical problems related to content management implementation.
• Adopt and utilize iterative/Agile methodology as needed or requested.
• Lead the technical team in the installation, configuration and implementation of the designed Drupal product suite solution.
• Ensure financial targets are met by meeting budget goals and objectives.
• Coaches, mentors, delegates and provides technical leadership to developers to facilitate their development. Fosters high-performing technical teams.
• Coordinates cross-functional facilitation to resolve issues.
• Obtains more effective overall operations by recommending best practice technical solutions.
• Working with IST management team, ensures application development and task durations are appropriately assigned.
• Proposes changes to improve work and process flows and be a change catalyst. Constantly considers new ways of operating and actively leads appropriate sustainable change initiatives consistent with the ICT strategy. Adapts priorities and actions to changing business situations.
· Ensure that security, information, business, Integration and application architecture interests are taken into account.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education/training:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• PRINCE2 and ITIL certifications preferred.
• Agile/SCRUM certification strongly preferred. · Drupal certification is strongly preferred

Work experience:
• 12+ years of experience in Drupal architecture with experience in PHP and MySQL programming.
• 8+ years of experience architecting and implementing solutions using Drupal CMS platform.
• Proficient in the maintenance and administration of Drupal modules and sites.
• Knowledge of CMS platform configuration and optimization.
• An understanding of typical design patterns and use cases.
• Proficiency with Drupal 7 and 8 architecture and back-end technology.
• Experience with MySQL database design and integration.
• Object-oriented programming skills and advanced understanding of APIs.
• Mastery of all core web technologies including XML, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Web Services development using RESTful implementations.

Skills and languages
• Active participation in the Drupal community.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and production diagnostic skills.
• Able to interpret special business needs and apply them to the design and architecture of the CMS platform.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English; working knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.

TRIGYN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

About Trigyn: Trigyn is an IT Services Company that has been in business for 30 years with more than 1,500 resources deployed today. Trigyn is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013 (ISMS) and CMMI Level 5 Certified. Trigyn is an E-Verify® Employer.