The Technical Lead acts as technical expert and organize the efforts of the development team to ensure the successful delivery of client projects. They interface directly with clients to establish expectations and identify gaps within in the delivery process. Technical leads provide project status reports during weekly meetings and work directly with the Director of Development to identify development strategies. Beyond oversight, technical leads provide development solutions as part of their day to day responsibilities. Technical leads also represent the company at various technology related events. Strong preference will be given to candidates in the NYC or DC Metro areas as well as current maintainers of Drupal projects. Background Requirements: - BA / BS in a relevant discipline - 4-5 years professional experience acting as a lead developer with a progressive record of accomplishment in the field Required Skills: Drupal, PHP, MySQL, web services, ability to lead teams Desired Skill Set: AJAX (jquery), javascript, memcache, high performance Drupal, open source (general), user generated media and social networking If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume and salary requirements to beau@open-source-staffing.com Thank you, Beau J. Gould Open Source Staffing beau@open-source-staffing.com