PHP Developer

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Job Title: PHP Developer
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Duration: 06+ Months Contract

Job Description
Overview
Client is in the process of standardizing its legacy portfolio programming languages. To maximize value and allow for improved future support, the Application Maintenance Services (AMS) team is in the process of converting applications, and reports, from Classic ASP to PHP.

Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other Information Technology major, or equivalent work experience.

Tasks

Research existing Classic ASP application code to derive existing requirements and functionality

Make recommendations towards code reuse and/or the development of new code

Write, translate and code software programs and applications per specifications.

Perform thorough regression testing on PHP applications, to ensure that the rewritten applications successfully capture the same business needs as the previous application

Communicate and coordinate effectively, with the AMS team members, and program area customers, to ensure a quality product

Provide maintenance, enhancement, and support for a variety of the agency’s business applications.

Assist in the preparation and documentation of program requirements and specifications.

Assist in the development and maintenance of user manuals and guidelines.

Work with network administrators, systems analysts and software engineers to assist in resolving problems with software products or company software systems.

Provide mentoring and guidance to junior programmers.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience with PHP application development, leveraging MVC frameworks (preferably CodeIgniter, which is AMS’s PHP framework standard)

3+ years’ experience as a full-stack developer

Experience with responsive design frameworks, preferably Bootstrap

Experience using code repositories, preferably Git

Experience using continuous integration tools, preferably Jenkins

Knowledge of relational database designs

Knowledge of object-oriented design methodologies

Knowledge of Information Systems Development Methodology (ISDM)

Experience with database query tools (i.e., TOAD, SQL Developer, SQL Navigator)

Knowledge of database security, including role-based security

Knowledge and experience with Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Ability to be creative, to use sound judgment, and to display foresight to identify potential problems and design/specifications and assigned application software systems

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others

Ability to work independently

Ability to determine work priorities and ensure proper completion of work assignments

Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality

Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, oral and written communication skills

Preferred Skills

Experience developing Classic ASP applications and reports

Familiarity with Agile development, specifically Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP) and Kanban.

Experience with Virtualization, preferably Docker

Experience implementing GIS (Geographic Information System) applications

Experience with environmental regulatory business processes and practices

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