PHP Engineer (Drupal)

Overview

About Nortal:

We’re Nortal. We think big and create cutting-edge digital solutions with a global reach. And with 25 years of experience, 2,700+ professional experts, and half a billion people worldwide impacted by our work, we believe we’ve got the numbers to back up that statement.  

Our global teams have played a significant role in many Fortune 500 companies’ projects and systems and have been the driving force of digital transformation for governments, healthcare institutions, and leading enterprises worldwide. We combine best-in-class strategic consulting with software engineering, data, and design practices to bring our visions to life. 

The client you’ll work with:

Centellic stands at the center of the markets it serves, empowering organizations with indispensable data and insight to make critical decisions on growth, risk and opportunity.

Through proprietary data, deep market expertise and AI-enabled technology, their platforms are embedded in client workflows. That capability is underpinned by their events, which bring the market together to share perspective and deepen understanding of the issues shaping each sector.

Together, they give organizations earlier visibility of emerging trends, and the clarity and confidence to act when decisions matter.​

Headquartered in London and New York (supported by an international editorial team) they’re able to serve a significant portion of the global law market with news, analysis and research.

They have over 2,500 institutional clients from more than 100 countries; many of their products have become the primary daily resource on industry intelligence.​

The role:

As a member of the software development team, you play a critical role in delivering the product roadmap through the design, development and maintenance of our headless Drupal platform, which serves content to our front-end applications via web APIs.

You will be responsible for building, extending and maintaining the company’s headless Drupal back-end, developing custom modules, modelling content, and exposing it through JSON:API and GraphQL to decoupled front-end applications, migrating data, while integrating third-party services and ensuring our platform is secure, performant and maintainable.

You will constantly identify, manage and mitigate risk to the digital product portfolio for both internal systems and external threats, keeping Drupal core and contributed modules patched and up to date and securing the APIs that expose our content.

Responsibilities

• To work on and help deliver key strategic product development projects to achieve our organisational objectives
• Drive continuous improvement for Drupal
• Maintain effective working relationships with your colleagues
• Take responsibility for proactive communication with the key business stakeholders involved with you and your teams’ activity
• Maintaining Drupal CMS service levels
• Work within the company’s processes and support Company initiatives
• Quality and security of the code base and APIs, including timely application of Drupal core and module security updates
• Monitor for and resolve issues with applications in a timely manner

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building web applications with PHP, including hands-on work with headless Drupal
• Solid knowledge of custom Drupal module development, content modelling and JSON or GraphQL
• Good understanding of clean architecture and how to build software that is reliable, maintainable and able to scale
• Thoughtful, detail-oriented approach when working with production systems and data
• Confidence in assessing the impact of changes before they go live, including deployment, backup and rollback considerations
• Strong track record of delivering high-quality software
• Proactive, self-driven mindset and a collaborative approach to working with others

Brownie points:

• Familiarity with JavaScript or TypeScript in decoupled front-end environments
• Knowledge of automated testing with PHPUnit
• Understanding of API security, including OAuth, JWT and CORS
• Exposure to Drupal deployment workflows, upgrades and production troubleshooting
• Experience working with large Drupal databases or content-heavy platforms

Why work with us:

• Great work-life balance
• Competitive remuneration package
• Exceptional social package & special discounts
• Supplemental health & dental care
• Psychological counselling & mental health activities
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Team bonding events
• Sport initiatives
• Excellent office location & facilities

How to apply:

If you recognize yourself in this role, please send your CV in English using the button below.

Our team would be excited to get in touch if your skillset and experience match the profile we look for. Of course, all applications will be treated as strictly confidential.