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
Company
Relief Applications
Job Type
Part Time
Location
Remote
How to Apply
Via web form
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