Senior Drupal /WordPress tech Lead

About This Job

(PHP – Humanitarian & Impact-Driven Projects)

As a Senior Drupal & WordPress Tech Lead, you will play a key technical and strategic role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable digital solutions for international humanitarian organizations. Beyond hands-on development, you will guide technical decisions, ensure code quality and best practices, and mentor developers while contributing directly to meaningful, real-world impact.

Relief Applications delivers multiple projects in parallel, requiring a strong architectural mindset, adaptability, and leadership. You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, humanitarian experts, and developers to deliver robust, secure, and high-performance platforms used by global institutions such as UN agencies, Red Cross societies, and international NGOs.

Requirements

Core Technical Skills

• 5+ years of PHP development, with strong expertise in Drupal and/or WordPress
• Deep understanding of Drupal core, contributed modules, and custom module development
• Strong knowledge of CMS architecture, content modeling, and configuration management
• Advanced experience with Git, branching strategies, and code reviews
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices
• Solid understanding of security, performance, and scalability

Strong Plus

• Experience with Symfony and/or Laravel
• Headless or decoupled CMS architectures
• Experience working with international organizations or NGOs
• Exposure to data collection platforms, dashboards, or mobile integrations
• SOFT SKILLS & MINDSET
  • Proven ability to lead by example and take ownership of technical outcomes
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Comfortable working in multicultural, distributed teams
  • Passion for technology with social and humanitarian impact
  • Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• LANGUAGES
  • English: Mandatory
  • Spanish and/or French: Strong plus

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (Drupal-Focused)

• Act as Technical Lead for Drupal and WordPress projects
• Define and enforce Drupal best practices, coding standards, and architecture
• Lead Drupal 9/10 site architecture, multisite setups, and complex content models
• Design scalable solutions using custom modules, APIs, and integrations
• Review code, provide technical feedback, and mentor junior/mid-level developer

Hands-On Development

• Develop and maintain custom Drupal modules and WordPress plugins
• Build secure, performant, and maintainable PHP solutions
• Implement advanced theming using Twig, Tailwind/Bootstrap, and modern frontend practices
• Integrate third-party services, REST/JSON APIs, and external data sources
• Optimize performance, security, and accessibility (WCAG)

Architecture & DevOps

• Design CMS architectures aligned with humanitarian workflows and data needs
• Work with Symfony components, and optionally Laravel for microservices or APIs
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, Docker-based environments, and Git workflows
• Ensure database integrity and performance using MySQL
• Support cloud and server environments (Linux-based)

Collaboration & Delivery

• Work in an agile, fast-paced, multi-project environment
• Translate functional and humanitarian requirements into technical solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in technical planning, estimations, and roadmap discussions