Drupal Architecture Lead
Do you want to help support our team of 20+ Drupal Developers. As our Drupal Architect Lead you'll be heading up a plan for continiual improvement of our department helping to increase efficiency.
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As an Architecture Lead within our Drupal department you will provide support to the Technical Director in key areas of their role, as well as supporting the team with input into specific architectural issues through pre-sales and delivery.
Based in the heart of Manchester, CTI is now one of the largest digital transformation agencies outside of London with 220 Digital professionals working for us. Our journey is unique and we need dedicated and talented people to join us to help our continued growth and development. Not only will you have exposure to some exciting technologies but you’ll also get to know our various teams and departments.
Why our Drupal team?
We have a high-performing Drupal delivery team of 20+ developers split across tech lead, backend and frontend development. The team works with Drupal best practices and PHP coding standards with a mature DevOps architecture of local builds, feature branch delivery and a carefully controlled release procedure with a dedicated team of support developers.
What will my day look like?
We are looking to bring someone in who can work with the technical director to lead the team in day-to-day delivery, supporting the tech leads with project delivery and working with our resource management team to ensure we have enough and the right resources on projects.
A key part of the role will be leading a continual improvement plan to help us grow our technical capabilities to increase efficiency and cost on future projects. It is an exciting time to join CTI as we are growing through a period of growth driven by a focus on larger projects with more of an element of digital transformation with our clients. You will get the opportunity to architect large-scale enterprise solutions and see these through delivery to successful client results.
Delivery & Operations
Encourage continual improvement of technical/development processes within the team, coordinated with company-wide direction from the CTO
Provide guidance/assistance to the team on particular projects with specific technical challenges, for limited periods (e.g. during planning or to help deal with an escalation during delivery)
Act as a technical/architectural consultant to review client business processes/requirements to provide standalone documented advice and/or recommend appropriate solutions
Support the departmental Technical Director in identifying/developing and maintaining tech-specific platforms, processes and technical tooling which contribute to the successful service delivery
Input into company-wide delivery processes and technical tooling in collaboration with other departmental Technical Directors and the CTO
Contribute to centralised documentation, both team-specific and related to relevant areas of wider company processes
Coordinate the delivery of training to clients, including developing/maintaining standard training materials/processes and ensuring relevant members of the team are comfortable in delivering training sessions
Commercial
Occasionally work with clients directly to discuss requirements and proposed solutions at the pre-sales stage
Author and review/approve solution estimates to ensure an efficient approach is taken which meets client requirements and is in line with departmental delivery standards
Author and approve commercial delivery contracts, ensuring an adequate level of detail to enable a successful delivery, based on an overall understanding of our services
Coordinate with account managers/directors to input into client roadmaps in a timely and effective manner, ensuring security/maintenance requirements are covered while offering solutions that help deliver on their business goals
People management
- Assist the departmental Technical Director with:
Appraisal, skill tracking, training and performance improvement/disciplinary processes
Developing and maintaining interview and onboarding processes
Conducting interviews and related recruitment activity
Key Skills & Qaulities
Software delivery management with a large team of 10+ (min 2 years)
Understanding of web architecture and content management systems
Experience in continual improvement of software development
Experience working with enterprise architecture (solutions over £1 million in value)
Experience of working with critical web infrastructure (release processes)
Experience in technically planning large Drupal projects
Familiar with principles of modern technical architecture and enterprise architecture.
Proven track record delivering large-scale websites to an exceptional standard.
Experience in code-driven development using configuration management.
Software delivery aligned to coding standards and industry best practices around DevOps and quality control.
Knowledge of measures contributing to security to help prevent malicious attacks.
Good understanding of design systems, web page building and WCAG standards.
Familiar with project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
Good communicator with an ability to articulate technical solutions to varied audiences.
Location: Our head office is in Manchester city centre (Ancoats) - we adopt a hybrid working model (2 days in the office per week)
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Why CTI Digital?
Having recently received a £25 million investment, CTI is now on an accelerated path with growth in several areas across the business and its other brands. We are committed to ensuring our employees have the best possible opportunities to learn and develop along the way, offering continued professional development days for all levels of the business with a dedicated budget. We pride ourselves on providing high-quality services to clients and recognise the hard work that our staff do that's why we also offer many other benefits including:
- 28 days annual leave, in addition to the bank holidays
- Six days per year for your continuing professional development (CPD)
- Personal training and development fund
- Workplace nursery scheme
- Health cash plan
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Annual subscription to Leafyard, a mental wellbeing platform
- Pension 4% matched
- Free breakfast on a Monday (if in the office)
- Company socials
At CTI Digital, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equal and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds & communities to apply. If you are a skilled professional with a passion for digital transformation to help businesses succeed, we would love to hear from you. You can also find out more about our work with equality, diversity and inclusion here.
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- Drupal
- Locations
- Head Office
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Drupal Architecture Lead
Do you want to help support our team of 20+ Drupal Developers. As our Drupal Architect Lead you'll be heading up a plan for continiual improvement of our department helping to increase efficiency.
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