The Opportunity
Davidson Technology are working with a large Federal Government Agency to secure a Senior Drupal Developer on an initial contract from June 2026 for 12 months with the option of 1 x 12-month extensions. This role is open for NSW, VIC, ACT, QLD, SA, TAS locations. Baseline Clearnace Mandatory.
About the Role
The department maintains the Consolidated Library of Information and Knowledge (CLIK), a Drupal-based platform that serves as the authoritative source of policy and procedural information for both staff and clients. CLIK also underpins an AI-assisted chatbot (CLIKChat), which relies on the accuracy and currency of content within the platform.
The client requires an experienced Drupal contractor to support a time-critical content migration and publication program, lead a large-scale content audit, conduct a platform health assessment, and contribute to longer-term strategic platform planning.
Key duties and responsibilities
The contractor will be required to deliver the following:
Policy Documentation Upload (Priority / Time-Critical)
This is the highest priority workstream and should be commenced immediately upon engagement.
- Coordinate the upload of -2,000 policy pages into CLIK, ensuring accurate formatting, tagging, and compliance with stardards.
- Confirm content with policy owners prior to publication and prioritise uploads based on business need.
- Track progress and report status to the project lead.
Content Audit and Data Quality Improvement
The contractor will conduct a comprehensive health review of CLIK Drupal.
- Assess platform health, including versions, security, performance, and accessibility compliance.
- Identify technical debt and define a prioritise remediation roadmap.
- Implement approved updates and provide a platform health report with findings and recommendations.
Platform Planning
The contractor will provide technical advice and contribute to strateic planning for the CLIK platform.
- Provide technical advice on options to align or integrate CLIK with the DVA website platform.
- Document architecture options, risks, integration considerations, and resource impacts.
- Support decision-making by engaging ICT stakeholders and contributing to options papers or business cases.
Ticket Management and User Support
The contractor will also be responsible for:
- Providing support for ticket management and resolution of technical issues on the Drupal platform.
- Supporting users with efficient content management such as through information sessions.
About You
Skill Requirements
- Drupal development, configuration and administration, including site building
- Web development skills in a Drupal context
- Large-scale content upload/migration and structured publishing workflow delivery
- Content audit design and execution at scale
- Knowledge of accessibility and content best practice
- Information architecture, metadata and taxonomy design for knowledge/policy libraries
- Platform health assessment and remediation planning
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to work autonomously and collaboratively across ICT and business/policy teams.
- 3-years hands-on experience developing in Drupal
- Communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Organization and planning skills
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Adnan Haidermota on adnan.haidermota@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -052026-43222. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
