Technical Architect, PS

About Acquia

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! 

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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.

Required Skills:

• 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

Additional Skills:

• 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

We are an organization that embraces innovation and the potential of AI to enhance our processes and improve our work. We are always looking for individuals who are open to learning new technologies and collaborating with AI tools to achieve our goals.

Acquia is proud to provide best-in-class benefits to help our employees and their families maintain a healthy body and mind. Core Benefits include: competitive healthcare coverage, wellness programs, take it when you need it time off, parental leave, recognition programs, and much more! 

Compensation: The annual base salary for this full-time position is $120,000 - $130,000. Final compensation will be commensurate with your experience and will be determined by a variety of factors, including city of residence, relevant skillset, and job-related knowledge.

Acquia is an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veterans status or any other protected status or characteristic under federal, state or local law unrelated to the ability to perform the job.

Interested residents of Colorado may contact NA-recruiting@acquia.com as it relates to regulation C.R.S. § 8-5-201. Information regarding benefits are linked here.