Sr Tech Lead - Drupal-52EA4DC06F

Senior Tech Lead - Drupal

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You’re only as good as your worst customer experience. This mantra is what drives our digital consultancy to think beyond the easy answers and instead create websites, apps, portals and other experiences that solve customer needs for Fortune 500 companies in intuitive and empathetic ways. And we make this lofty standard a reality by fusing strategy, data, design and technology together to arrive at solutions that set the bar higher for everyone.

We use these values to fuel superior results:

Lock arms

We forge relationships that make our impact 1,000x stronger. This means working across departments and engaging both our clients and our communities to deliver the greatest good.

Show hustle

We’re not ones to sit on our hands and wait. Instead, we anticipate opportunities, collectively roll up our sleeves and find ways to execute the exceptional.

Embrace change

From new technologies to workplace philosophies, we welcome the unexpected and constantly anticipate what’s next.

Elevate empathy

We listen before we take action. This means understanding a variety of perspectives and holding ourselves to a higher standard of accountability.

Never settle

We motivate each other to push past the easy answers and collectively arrive at bigger, more inspiring ideas.

But enough about us. Let us talk about you. 
 
As a Senior Tech Lead at Horizontal Digital, you will manage, develop, and implement technology solutions for clients. The Technology Lead is a critical role for the team and will own the full technology stack that supports our digital solutions. 

We are looking for a digital technology expert who is comfortable leading as a player/coach. In this role you will manage developer resources and work side-by-side with project teams as an active participant defining requirements, shaping technical solutions, and taking a hands-on approach to implementation and quality assurance. You will work across multiple projects with a diverse team consisting of a mix of front and backend developers, digital strategists, project managers, and the UX/creative team. Your goal is to manage a team to produce great work, expand our technical capabilities, and help clients meet digital objectives. 

 

What you’ll do:  

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of digital technology solutions such as website builds, systems integration, or application development. 
• Work closely with other departments and subject matter experts to architect lasting technology solutions. 
• Actively meet with clients to assess digital technology challenges and translate business needs into technical requirements. 
• Work closely with content entry specialists to ensure that the sites we build are easy to administer and manage. 
• Assign and oversee the daily tasks for a team of developers 
• Collaborate with the technical team to learn and leverage best practices and continuously improve the development process 
• Clear blockers, impediments, and act as an escalation point  
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff including performance reviews, training, and providing career development opportunities  
• Help win new business by actively participating in proposal development, estimating and client presentations 
• Communicate status, progress and risks to project team. 
• Work with Talent Acquisition to recruit, interview, select, and hire as needed 
• Participate and play a leadership role in sprint planning meetings to ensure that the team understands their objectives

 

What you bring:  

•  10+ years of hands-on development experience with digital content management systems, specifically Drupal, and proficiency in site-building, and PHP/module development. 
• 5+ years of experience leading design and implementation of digital technology solutions using Agile/Scrum methodologies. 
• Experience with CSS, HTML5, JavaScript and front-end development frameworks in web, mobile and social media environments. 
• Demonstrated management and communication skills. 
• Business development experience specifically with scoping projects, estimating, and presenting technical solutions to prospective clients. 
• Ability to gather and analyze business goals and translate them into technical strategy and roadmap. 

Plus if you have the following experience: 

• Agency experience 
• Experience with Acquia hosting and DXP offerings 
• A history of active participation on drupal.org and local communities