Drupal Developer

Drupal Developer Public Sector / Government Outside IR35

Rate: £350-£375 per day

Location: UK Remote

Contract: Initial 2 years, with potential to extend by a further 2 years

Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Security Clearance: BPSS baseline; SC clearance required only for specific assignments

We are seeking an experienced Drupal Developer to support a public sector / government client in maintaining and enhancing an established public-facing digital platform.

This is a hands-on contract combining Drupal development, live service support, security maintenance and accessibility improvements. You will work alongside UX, user research, content and accessibility specialists to improve the user experience while ensuring the existing platform remains secure, stable and reliable.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance an existing Drupal CMS, including custom modules, themes, templates and front-end functionality
• Manage Drupal core and contributed module updates, security patches, dependency checks and controlled releases
• Troubleshoot production issues, investigate incidents and implement preventative measures
• Develop and maintain accessible, maintainable code using PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Support WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, identifying and resolving accessibility issues across navigation, forms, templates and published content
• Build and maintain REST APIs and third-party integrations, including authentication, error handling and monitoring
• Manage version control, code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD processes using Git and modern development practices
• Monitor website performance, availability, response times, errors and security patching
• Maintain backup, restoration, disaster recovery and operational documentation
• Collaborate with UX designers, user researchers and content specialists to translate user feedback into prioritised technical improvements
• Support user acceptance testing, knowledge transfer and technical documentation
• Provide technical estimates, manage dependencies and communicate delivery progress, risks and resource requirements

Essential Experience

• Extensive, recent hands-on experience developing and supporting Drupal websites in live production environments
• Strong PHP development skills, including custom Drupal modules, themes, templates and configuration
• Proven experience managing Drupal upgrades, security patching, regression testing, deployments and rollback procedures
• Experience maintaining secure and resilient web services, including monitoring, logging, incident management, performance optimisation and backups
• Practical understanding of WCAG 2.2 AA, accessible HTML, keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility
• Experience with Git, pull requests, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Experience integrating REST APIs and third-party web services
• Understanding of web security, vulnerability management, access controls and secure development practices
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams, managing technical backlogs, estimates and dependencies
• Strong communication skills and the ability to report progress clearly to stakeholders

Desirable Experience

• Previous Drupal development experience within central government, local government or other public sector organisations
• Familiarity with Composer, Drush, PHPUnit, Behat, Cypress, Docker or Jenkins
• Experience with cloud hosting environments, particularly Google Cloud Platform or AWS
• Knowledge of CDN, caching and website performance optimisation
• Experience with analytics, service-level reporting and performance dashboards
• Understanding of open-source governance and software supply-chain security

Working Arrangements

• Fully remote working within the UK
• 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Core contactable hours of 10:00-16:00 UK time
• Initial two-year contract with the potential for a further two-year extension
• BPSS baseline, with valid SC clearance required only where assigned duties necessitate it

Interested?

If you have strong hands-on Drupal development experience and want to contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of public-facing government digital services, we'd like to hear from you.

Please get in touch to discuss the opportunity.