PHP Developer

Saxon Global•Covington, KY

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate and experienced PHP Developer to join our team. You will be instrumental in modernizing our applications, focusing on security and performance. This role requires a blend of strong PHP development skills, experience with modern frameworks like Angular, and a deep understanding of application security. You will be a creator, a doer, and a disruptor, helping us build innovative solutions, taking ideas from concept to shippable prototypes, and learning from real-world feedback. We are looking for a self-starter who actively challenges the status quo, is curious, and not afraid to ask "Why" and "What if?". You should be experienced with modern programming languages and frameworks, embrace test-first development, and be adept at using data to make decisions.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5 years of software engineering development experience.
  • Proven hands-on experience working with PHP 8, Node.js, NPM, Angular 17+, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git, REST APIs, and modern web application development.
  • Proven hands-on experience developing Angular applications using Standalone Components, Signals, and modern control flow syntax.
  • Strong experience maintaining, enhancing, and troubleshooting legacy PHP applications.
  • Experience modernizing monolithic applications and migrating functionality from PHP-based architectures to Angular and Node.js solutions.
  • Proven experience identifying, analyzing, and remediating application security vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10 risks.
  • Experience implementing secure coding practices, authentication, authorization, input validation, and data protection controls.
  • Experience with relational databases including MySQL.
  • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with enterprise systems.
  • Proven experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and following Test Driven Development (TDD) principles.

Nice To Haves

  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • jQuery
  • JavaScript
  • CodeIgniter
  • Kubernetes and the cloud
  • Experience with Agile (Scrum or Kanban) methodologies and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
  • Experience modernizing legacy PHP frameworks such as CodeIgniter as well as custom-built applications.
  • Experience with application security scanning tools such as Mend, CodeQL and SonarQube.
  • Experience performing vulnerability remediation and supporting penetration testing efforts.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and containerized application deployments.
  • Experience with cloud platforms including Azure and AWS.
  • Experience with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, and other enterprise identity integrations.
  • Experience with Github Co-pilot.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, developing, and automated testing of applications.
  • Meeting with technology peers, including architecture, to work through technical designs.
  • Supporting other developers on the team with their work.
  • Participating in Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand up, Backlog grooming, Retrospective meetings).
  • Capturing requirements and running or participating in the systems design effort.
  • Developing maintainable standards and scalable solutions.
  • Adhering to project timelines, addressing, and resolving technical issues.
  • Ensuring code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing are completed efficiently and effectively.
  • Fostering teamwork, motivation, and a spirit of collaboration with project team and business and systems partners.
  • Reducing security exposure across PHP applications.
  • Supporting the modernization of applications by converting PHP and jQuery-based functionality to Angular where appropriate.
  • Mending vulnerability experience with ratings of 8.0 and above.
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