Architect, Digital Engineering; Drupal Architect

Position: Architect, Digital Engineering (Drupal Architect)

Merge Storytelling and Technology

We bring together the minds and passions of creative pioneers, tech innovators, and data explorers to help ambitious clients solve business challenges and rise to the top. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T‑Mobile, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, and Morgan Stanley.

With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. MERGE uses a talent‑to‑task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.

Promote Health, Wellness & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose‑driven clients in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade‑long partnerships with our top clients.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.

As our Architect, Digital Engineering, you will…

Play a crucial role in our technology practice, reporting directly to a Technical Director. In this position, you will take full ownership of architecting and building world‑class, enterprise‑grade digital experiences on the Acquia Digital Experience Platform. You will be responsible for transforming complex business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure solutions, leading projects from high‑level technical design through to hands‑on implementation and deployment.

In this role, you will work with the latest technologies in the Drupal ecosystem and champion best practices in architecture, development, and security. You will be accountable for the technical integrity of your projects, mentor junior developers, and engage directly with clients and stakeholders to translate their needs into powerful and effective technical solutions.

Solution Architecture & Technical Strategy

• Independently lead the technical design and architecture for large‑scale Drupal projects, defining the technology stack, module selection, and integration strategies to meet long‑term business goals
• Design and document robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions built for high‑traffic, enterprise environments, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
• Develop, enforce, and evangelize Drupal coding standards and development best practices across the team
• Lead technical discovery workshops with clients and stakeholders to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and architectural blueprints
• Ensure all solutions adhere to enterprise‑grade security protocols and meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards

Full‑Stack Drupal Development & Implementation

• Develop, customize, and extend custom and contributed Drupal modules, demonstrating expert‑level knowledge of Drupal’s core APIs (Entity, Form, Render, Database, etc.)
• Build and maintain sophisticated, component‑based Drupal themes using Twig, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, translating UI/UX designs into fully responsive and accessible user interfaces
• Architect and execute complex third‑party integrations with enterprise systems such as CRMs, ERPs, and payment gateways using REST and Graph
  
  QL APIs
• Act as the final escalation point for troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving the most complex technical issues, and optimize application performance through advanced caching strategies and database tuning

Acquia Platform Management & Dev Ops

• Own the end‑to‑end development lifecycle on the Acquia Cloud Platform, managing code deployments, and database/file synchronization across development, staging, and production environments
• Mature and manage CI/CD workflows using Acquia Pipelines and Git/Git Hub to automate testing, builds, and deployments
• Perform and support Drupal and Acquia core, module, and security updates, ensuring the ongoing…