Drupal and Integrations Developer

Job Summary

Maintain, manage and improve mission critical and/or complex enterprise applications and associated services and workflows. Support service requests and collaborate with stakeholders to deploy solutions using assigned application(s). Oversee troubleshooting from routine to highly complex issues and escalates to vendors. Maintain security within the application(s) and manage routine updates and patching, as well as coordinating more complex system upgrades. Contribute to the development of documentation and standards. Lead large size projects associated with service delivery or maintenance. Work closely with key stakeholders and supports continuous improvement, as well as providing input for strategic planning. May be called upon after hours and/or weekends to address urgent issues.

Essential Functions

• Technical Engineering & Core Development (40%): Develop and maintain custom Drupal 10+ modules using modern APIs and best practices. Design and implement secure API integrations with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, Slate, Workday). Maintain and modernize legacy PHP codebases to ensure long-term sustainability and compatibility with current architecture.
• Strategic Marketing Partnership (25%): Partner with the Marketing Director to leverage analytics tracking, GA4 events, and server-side tagging. Architect 'author-friendly' administrative interfaces (Paragraphs) to empower non-technical content managers. Monitor and optimize Core Web Vitals and site speed to support SEO and brand performance.
• Systems Maintenance & DevOps (25%): Manage hosting environments (e.g., Pantheon), including deployment pipelines (CI/CD), configuration management, regression testing, security and version updates. Act as primary technical troubleshooter for high-traffic institutional events.
• Documentation & Collaboration (10%): Document technical implementations and integration patterns to ensure team redundancy. Consult with the Marketing Director and Web Lead during planning phases to provide feasibility assessments for new digital initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, Field: Computer Science or Engineering
• 5 or more years experience. Area: Drupal backend and integrations development
• Knowledge of: Drupal 10+ architecture, REST APIs, JSON, OAuth, and authentication workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate Degree, Field: Computer Science
• 8 or more years experience, Area: Drupal, Wordpress and API development
• Knowledge of: Drupal 10+ architecture, REST APIs, JSON, OAuth, and authentication workflows, WordPress, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Workday, Technolutions Slate CRM

Skills

• Proficiency in Drupal, Javascript, PHP, Composer and Git
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements for marketing stakeholders

Compensation

In addition to a competitive benefits package, annualized pay for this role is typically between $97,972.09 - $132,550.47 covering the middle half of market compensation. Actual compensation will vary based on individual qualifications and work schedule if less than full-time.

About Smith College

Located in Northampton, MA, Smith College is one of the largest women’s colleges in the country and is dedicated to excellence in teaching and research across the liberal arts. A faculty of outstanding scholars interact with students in small classes, as advisors, and through student-faculty research projects. The College is a member of the Five College Consortium with Amherst, Hampshire and Mt. Holyoke Colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students cross-enroll and faculty cross-teach across the Five Colleges.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Smith College is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 151B, it is the policy of Smith College to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.