Lead PHP Architect with Drupal - Building a Digital Platform | Averity

If you’re currently a Sr. Engineer looking to take the step into a Lead Architect working with PHP and Drupal, this is the opportunity for you!

This is rare opportunity for someone to get the ability to take a valuable next step in their career as a full-time employee.  We believe in growing our team with the best Engineers possible in-house, not augmenting the staff with contractors or consultants.

In brief, we are architecting the next generation of our current digital platform, and looking for the Lead Architect to work with our General Manager in setting the course.  We already sit in the middle of a  $1.3 Billion media industry, and are looking to expand our presence.

Some day to day tasks are:

•   Architect and setup the framework from near scratch

•   Talk to the front-end architecture team to make sure that all parts integrate together smoothly

•   Lead, and provide guidance an internal team of 2-4 back end PHP developers

•   Roughly 70% hands on engineering with our core technology stack: LAMP, PHP, Drupal, MySQL with AWS

•   Drupal 7 add-ons, customizations, builds and improvements

•   Lead Agile meetings

•   Help shape the future technology platforms we build on

Did you know there are over 1500 brands that represent over $66 Billion in media spend?  We take advantage of this by directly connecting brands to 100% of the top 1500 as well as most recognized advertising award’s competition.

You can expect a competitive salary for this role with phenomenal benefits, 2 weeks vacation, all federal holidays, a sweet workspace and fun working environment.

What should you know to get this job?

•   PHP

•   Drupal

•   MySQL

•   Ability to setup AWS or setup a site quickly

•   Senior level Engineering and architecture know how on scalable consumer facing sites

•   The flexibility to roll your sleeves up when necessary

•   The ability to communicate at a high level to Product Owners and Stakeholders

Other Buzzwords that have an appeal to us if you work with them are:

•   AWS

•   Atlassian

•   RESTful API

•   MongoDB

•   WordPress

•   Node.JS 

•   Full Stack Development

Contact Chris Allaire directly for questions: 646.926.0792

Posted On: Monday, August 25, 2014
Compensation: $130k