Technical Architect, PS

Acquia

10h

About The Position

Acquia empowers the world’s most ambitious brands to create digital customer experiences that matter. With open source Drupal at its core, the Acquia Digital Experience Platform (DXP) enables marketers, developers, and IT operations teams at thousands of global organizations to rapidly compose and deploy digital products and services that engage customers, enhance conversions, and help businesses stand out. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Acquia is a Great Place to Work-CertifiedTM company, is listed as one of the world’s top software companies by The Software Report, and is positioned as a market leader by the analyst community. We are Acquia. We are building for the future and we want you to be a part of it! Career Exploration at Acquia Our recruitment process is designed to empower you in making the most informed decisions. Acquia is committed to providing an inclusive, transparent, efficient, and educational interview experience that cultivates exploration into career opportunities at Acquia You will discover the opportunity to grow your career here and learn from a global team that empowers you to exceed boundaries and achieve the extraordinary. Summary: You get to guide and drive technical application design for Acquia customers and lead technical teams of some of the best talent in the Drupal and web development communities (from both Acquia and from our outstanding partners around the world). You will help Acquia’s clients across all vertical industries including government, consumer goods, pharma, gaming and media to make the most of the power of Drupal, open source, and emerging AI-driven web techologies. Job Requirements: Acquia’s team of Drupal rock stars is helping our customers build stunning web experiences, migrate to Drupal, and integrate intelligent automation to tune and improve their Drupal implementations. With the rapid adoption of Drupal as a flexible web platform, and the increasing demand for AI-enhanced content workflows and personalized user journeys, our Technical Architects are in high demand. They work with some of the most talented technologists and some of the hottest web properties on leading-edge projects. Engagements vary by customer and can include anything from custom coding and mentoring to architecting AI-powered search and metadata solutions through development and application launch.

Requirements

Rapidly onboards to projects, including local / cloud environment setup for personal use
Familiar with common development tools such as Git, Composer, Drush, Drupal VM / Lando / DDev / Cloud IDEs, AI-assisted coding environments (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor), etc.
Contributes to code review in area of expertise, ensuring quality and security in both human and AI-generated code.
Contributes to backlog refinement and planning in area of expertise
Capable of jumping in and contributing to development activities on delivery projects in area of speciality
Capable of acting as technical lead on simple projects in areas of expertise, including the evaluation of AI modules and third-party LLM integrations.
Capable of simple debugging in areas of expertise and AI diagnostic prompts.
Writes code in area of expertise that conforms to industry / community / Acquia best practices
Passion for learning and discovery. Self direction. When you don't know an answer, you go find it. Stays current with the evolving landscape of Generative AI and its impact on CMS architecture.
Strong technical knowledge in area of speciality
Contributes to the design of technical solutions to meet customer requirements
Brings attention to detail, ability to focus (you and others) and eliminates distractions on projects.
Independently researches and resolves technical problems.
Able to participate in face-to-face customer communication
Contributes to the positive building of positive relationships with customers and delivery team(s)
Efficiently and professionally facilitates meetings/presentations/trainings via online platforms (e.g. Zoom) and/or in person
Participates in all aspects of the technical portions of the PS methodology
Communicates honestly, openly, with transparency.
Ability to display empathy, patience and emotional IQ with customers.
When necessary, acknowledges personal limitations (personal capabilities, time, etc.).
Willing to take responsibility and ownership.
Participates in knowledge sharing activities (e.g. architecture reviews and AI best-practice workshops)
Strong presentation creation / delivery skills